Executive Order 8500 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8500—Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 661

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Tuesday, July 30, 1940

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1 min read (197 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 1940-07-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 661." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

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

▪ 497, it is ordered that the Executive order of December 12, 1917, creating Power Site Reserve No.

▪ 661, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent necessary to permit Lane County, State of Oregon, to construct a highway over the NW¼NE¼, sec.

▪ LANE COUNTY OREGON MAY 1937 Scale 1"=400' RIGHT OF WAY 50 FEET IN WIDTH" on condition that use of the highway shall be discontinued without liability or expense to the United States or its licensees when found by the Secretary of the Interior to be in conflict with project works authorized by the United States.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

197

1,056 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8500, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 30, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8500-modifying-executive-order-december-12-1917-creating-power-site.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WILLAMETTE RIVER TRIBUTARIES, OREGON MODIFICATION NO. 413 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 the Executive order of December 12, 1917, creating Power Site Reserve No. 661, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent necessary to permit Lane County, State of Oregon, to construct a highway over the NW¼NE¼, sec. 33, T. 16 S., R. 2 E., Willamette Meridian, Oregon, as shown on a map on file in the General Land Office, Department of the Interior, and bearing the title "PLAT OF MELVIN NICHOLS ROAD IN sections 28, 29, 33 & 34, T. 16 S., R. 2 E., W. M. LANE COUNTY OREGON MAY 1937 Scale 1"=400' RIGHT OF WAY 50 FEET IN WIDTH" on condition that use of the highway shall be discontinued without liability or expense to the United States or its licensees when found by the Secretary of the Interior to be in conflict with project works authorized by the United States. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, July 30, 1940.