Executive Order 8821 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8821—Reserving Public Land for Use of the Department of the Navy for Naval Aviation Purposes

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Wednesday, July 16, 1941

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2 min read (310 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 1941-07-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Public Land for Use of the Department of the Navy for Naval Aviation Purposes." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ M., Nevada, containing twenty (20) acres, more or less, at the Boulder City Airport site, within the Boulder Dam National Recreational Area, is hereby set apart and reserved for use for naval aviation purposes under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy: Beginning at a point in NE¼ SW¼ sec.

▪ This order shall take precedence over, but shall not rescind or revoke, the reservation made by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

310

1,708 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8821, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 16, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8821-reserving-public-land-for-use-the-department-the-navy-for-naval.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEVADA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The following-described tract of land in the Southwest quarter (SW¼) of section 8, T. 23 S., R. 64 E., M. D. M., Nevada, containing twenty (20) acres, more or less, at the Boulder City Airport site, within the Boulder Dam National Recreational Area, is hereby set apart and reserved for use for naval aviation purposes under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy: Beginning at a point in NE¼ SW¼ sec. 8 from which the corner of secs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 bears N. 37°23'53" W., 3943.29 feet; Thence by metes and bounds, S. 48°37'30" W., 1732.33 ft., N. 15°36'50" W., 876.53 ft.. to a point on the south boundary of the right of way of U.S. Highway No. 466 opposite Station 1083+36.98 on center line of said Highway; On a curve to the left with a radius of 6040 ft., 1497.42 ft. along the curve the direct long cord of which bears N. 67°17' E., 1493.63 ft., along the south boundary of the right of way of U.S. Highway No. 466 parallel to and 40 ft. from the center line of said Highway to a point opposite Station 1098+24.48 on said center line; S. 29°49'06" E., 318.02 ft. to the point of beginning, containing 20 acres, more or less. 2. This order shall take precedence over, but shall not rescind or revoke, the reservation made by Executive Order No. 6065 of March 3, 1933, establishing the Boulder Canyon Wildlife Refuge, and the withdrawals made by the orders of the Secretary of the Interior of January 3, 1929, and May 26, 1931, for the Boulder Canyon Reclamation Project, so far as such orders affect the above-described land. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 16, 1941.