Executive Order 8786 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8786—Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Use of the Navy Department for Naval Aviation Purposes

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Saturday, June 14, 1941

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1 min read (281 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 1941-06-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Use of the Navy Department 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

▪ 265, 292, authorizing the establishment of naval aviation shore facilities, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands on Amaknak Island, Alaska, comprising approximately 1,930 acres, are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the Navy Department for naval aviation purposes, subject to the withdrawals of portions of the island made by Executive Order No.

▪ 1733 of March 3, 1913, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ The reservation made by section one of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

281

1,652 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8786, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 14, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8786-withdrawal-public-lands-for-the-use-the-navy-department-for-naval.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of Title II of the act of June 11, 1940, 54 Stat. 265, 292, authorizing the establishment of naval aviation shore facilities, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands on Amaknak Island, Alaska, comprising approximately 1,930 acres, are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the Navy Department for naval aviation purposes, subject to the withdrawals of portions of the island made by Executive Order No. 1733 of March 3, 1913, as amended by Executive Order No. 5243 of December 19, 1929, for use as a preserve and breeding ground for native birds and for other purposes, and Executive Order No. 6044 of February 23, 1933, for the protection of the fishing rights of Alaska natives, when such uses will not interfere with naval activities; and subject to the existing reservations for lighthouse purposes of certain small tracts. SECTION 2. The reservation made by section one of this order supersedes, so far as any lands on Amaknak Island are affected, the reservations made by the Executive order of June 10, 1902, and by Executive Orders Nos. 1456, 7816, and 7847 of January 6, 1912, February 15, 1938, and March 21, 1938, respectively, for the use of the Navy Department. SECTION 3. The reservation made by section one of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 14, 1941.