A presidential exemption is the power of

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to overrule or exempt certain laws or legal decisions.

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As an example from the separation of federal and state powers of the

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, in the U.S. Code Title 16 Chapter 33 "COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT", Presidential exemptions are governed by § 1456 - "Coordination and cooperation", subparagraph (c) (1) (B): U.S. Code Title 16 Chapter 33 § 1456 - Coordination and cooperation
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...the President may, upon written request from the
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, exempt from compliance those elements of the Federal agency activity that are found by the Federal court to be inconsistent with an approved State program, if the President determines that the activity is in the paramount interest of the United States.

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