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Executive Order 8722

Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 659, Coast Streams in Western Oregon

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 28, 1941.

No later action on file
Signed recordMarch 28, 1941

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Publication record6 FR 1704

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Later actionNo later action on file

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Reference number
eo-8722
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 8722: Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 659, Coast Streams in Western Oregon," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8722

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8722: Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 659, Coast Streams in Western Oregon [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8722

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8722: Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 659, Coast Streams in Western Oregon." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8722.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_8722,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8722: Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 659, Coast Streams in Western Oregon}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8722}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8722; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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Amends Executive Order of December 12, 1917 (unnumbered series)

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