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Executive Order 7883

Withdrawal of Public Lands To Provide Material for the Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads and Other Public Projects; California

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 9, 1938.

Later revoked or superseded
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Signed recordMay 9, 1938

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Publication record3 FR 1085

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 7883: Withdrawal of Public Lands To Provide Material for the Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads and Other Public Projects; California," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7883

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 7883: Withdrawal of Public Lands To Provide Material for the Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads and Other Public Projects; California [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7883

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 7883: Withdrawal of Public Lands To Provide Material for the Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads and Other Public Projects; California." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7883.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 7883: Withdrawal of Public Lands To Provide Material for the Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads and Other Public Projects; California}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7883}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-7883; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1938.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Later record

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Amends EO 6910, November 26, 1934
Revoked by Public Land Order 2913, January 30, 1963 (28 FR 1144) (in part)

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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