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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-07-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Executive Order No. 7515 of December 16, 1936, Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department." 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 that Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
164
909 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8486, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 16, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8486-modification-executive-order-no-7515-december-16-1936-withdrawing.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
ARIZONA 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 that Executive Order No. 7515 of December 16, 1936, temporarily withdrawing and reserving certain land in the State of Arizona for use of the War Department as an enlargement of a target range used by the Arizona National Guard, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent necessary to enable the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw the following-described tracts of public land for use by the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the establishment and maintenance of air-navigation facilities under and pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the act of May 24, 1928, 45 Stat. 728, 729: GILA AND SALT RIVER MERIDIAN T. 1 N., R. 3 W., sec. 7, W½NE¼, E½NW¼, containing 160 acres. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, July 16, 1940.
