Executive Order 8647 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.33)

Executive Order 8647—Establishing the Havasu Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wednesday, January 22, 1941

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1 min read (280 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 1941-01-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing the Havasu Lake National Wildlife Refuge." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c.

▪ 730, shall upon acquisition thereof become and be reserved as a part of the said refuge: As the lands herein described have been reserved or acquired, or are to be acquired, for purposes of the Parker Dam Project, their reservation as the Havasu Lake National Wildlife Refuge is subject to their use for the purposes of the Parker Dam Project.

▪ This reservation shall be known as the Havasu Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

280

1,628 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.33

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8647, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 22, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8647-establishing-the-havasu-lake-national-wildlife-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that all lands owned by the United States within the following-described areas, comprising approximately 37,370 acres, in Mohave and Yuma Counties, Arizona, and San Bernardino County, California, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart, subject to valid existing rights, for the use of the Department of the Interior as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife; and all lands hereafter acquired by the United States within such areas, including tribal and allotted Indian lands in which complete interests may hereafter be acquired by the United States pursuant to the act of July 8, 1940, Public No. 730, shall upon acquisition thereof become and be reserved as a part of the said refuge: As the lands herein described have been reserved or acquired, or are to be acquired, for purposes of the Parker Dam Project, their reservation as the Havasu Lake National Wildlife Refuge is subject to their use for the purposes of the Parker Dam Project. It is unlawful for any person to pursue, hunt, trap, capture, willfully disturb, or kill any bird or wild animal of any kind whatsoever within the limits of the refuge, or to enter thereon, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. This reservation shall be known as the Havasu Lake National Wildlife Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 22, 1941.