Executive Order 8604 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8604—Partial Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Creating Public Water Reserves

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Saturday, November 30, 1940

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1 min read (282 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-11-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Creating Public Water Reserves." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 24, 34, 65, 20, and 119, are hereby revoked so far as they pertain to or affect the following-described lands in Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming: ARIZONA GILA AND SALT RIVER MERIDIAN In Public Water Reserve No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

282

1,483 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8604, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 30, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8604-partial-revocation-certain-executive-orders-creating-public-water.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

PUBLIC WATER RESTORATION NO. 86 ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND WYOMING By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, the Executive orders of January 13, 1915, April 17, 1916, July 10, 1919, June 24, 1914, and February 16, 1929, creating, respectively, Public Water Reserves Nos. 24, 34, 65, 20, and 119, are hereby revoked so far as they pertain to or affect the following-described lands in Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming: ARIZONA GILA AND SALT RIVER MERIDIAN In Public Water Reserve No. 24, of January 13, 1915, as construed by the Department of the Interior on June 13, 1921: T. 40 N., R. 5 W., sec. 35, SE¼NW¼, NE¼SW¼. In Public Water Reserve No. 34, of April 17, 1916, as construed by Department of the Interior Interpretation No. 222, of February 7, 1936: T. 37 N., R. 10 W., sec. 21, SE¼SW¼; sec. 28, NE¼NW¼ . NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN In Public Water Reserve No. 65, of July 10, 1919: T. 7 S., R. 7 E., sec. 14, N½SW¼, S½SE¼; sec. 15, E½NE¼. WYOMING SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN In Public Water Reserve No. 20, of June 24, 1914: T. 36 N., R. 72 W., sec. 17, W½NW¼; T. 36 N., R. 73 W., sec. 12, E½NE¼. In Public Water Reserve No. 119, of February 16, 1929: T. 32 N., R. 84 W., sec. 5, lots 1, 2, and 3, SE¼NE¼, SE¼NW¼, S½ (E½NE¼, NW¼NE¼, E½NW¼, S½); sec. 6, S½SE¼; sec. 7, NW¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼; sec. 8, NW¼; T. 33 N., R. 84 W., sec. 33, S½SE¼; sec. 34, SW¼SW¼. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 30, 1940.