Executive Order 8407 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8407—Withdrawal of Public Land in Aid of Flood Control

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Friday, May 10, 1940

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1 min read (245 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 1940-05-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land in Aid of Flood Control." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

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

▪ 497, it is ordered as follows: SEC.

▪ 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain states for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the land described in section 2 of this order.

▪ 1570, as amended by the act of June 28, 1938, c.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

245

1,366 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8407, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 10, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8407-withdrawal-public-land-aid-flood-control.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

LOUISIANA 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, it is ordered as follows: SEC. 1. Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain states for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the land described in section 2 of this order. SEC. 2. Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts and to valid existing rights, the following-described public lands in Louisiana are hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for flood-control purposes in connection with the Bayou Bodcau Dam and Reservoir project, under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers as authorized by the act of June 22, 1936, c. 688, 49 Stat. 1570, as amended by the act of June 28, 1938, c. 795, 52 Stat. 1215: LOUISIANA MERIDIAN T. 20 N., R. 11 W., sec. 20, lot 9, containing 1.80 acres. T. 22 N., R. 11 W., sec. 4, lot 4. containing 6.72 acres: sec. 5, lots 3 and 4, containing 13.68 acres; aggregating 22.20 acres. SEC. 3. The reservation made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 10, 1940.