Executive Order 8299 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8299—Withdrawal of Public Lands

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Monday, December 4, 1939

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1 min read (133 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 1939-12-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

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

▪ 497, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for public use for stock-watering purposes in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916, 39 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

133

736 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8299, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 4, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8299-withdrawal-public-lands.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

[Public Water Reserve No. 161] COLORADO By virtue of and pursuant to 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 subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for public use for stock-watering purposes in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 862, 865: COLORADO NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 32 N., R. 11 E., sec. 14, lot 3; sec. 15, lots 1, 2, and 3. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 4, 1939.