Executive Order 8696 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8696—Transfer of Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior

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Friday, February 28, 1941

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1 min read (271 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 1941-02-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Transfer of Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

271

1,707 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8696, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 28, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8696-transfer-certain-lands-from-the-secretary-agriculture-the-secretary.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEW MEXICO Whereas certain lands, together with the improvements thereon, have been acquired by the United States in connection with the Cuba-Rio Puerco Project, LU-NM-38-22-1, in Valencia and Bernalillo Counties, New Mexico, under authority of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 522, 525); and Whereas it appears that the transfer of jurisdiction over such lands from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior for administrative purposes would be in the public interest: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 32(c) of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that jurisdiction over the hereinafter-described lands, together with the improvements thereon, acquired by the United States in connection with the Cuba-Rio Puerco Project, LU-NM-38-22-1, be, and it is hereby, transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior; and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to administer such lands, through the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, for the exclusive use of the Pueblo Indians, under such conditions of use and administration as will best carry out the purposes of the land-conservation and land-utilization program for which such lands were acquired: VALENCIA AND BERNALILLO COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO New Mexico Principal Meridian Tps. 7, 8 and 9 N., Rs. 1, 2 and 3 W., those parts lying within the Antonio Sedillo Grant as described by Plat and Survey approved by the Court of Private Land Claims July 15, 1901. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 28, 1941.