16 U.S.C. § 256 — Acceptance of land ceded by State of Washington; assumption of jurisdiction
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Washington State ceded control of Olympic National Park's land to the United States in 1941. This law accepts that transfer, subject to the state's own reserved rights. The U.S. now has sole and exclusive jurisdiction over that land.
The provisions of the act of the Legislature of the State of Washington, approved March 8, 1941 (Chapter 51 of the Laws of 1941 of the State of Washington), ceding to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over and within all the territory included on March 8, 1941, in the tract of land in the State of Washington, set aside for the purposes of a national park and known as the Olympic National Park, are accepted. Subject to the reservations made by the State in the act of cession, the United States assumes sole and exclusive jurisdiction over such territory.
Source credit: (Mar. 6, 1942, ch. 151, § 1, 56 Stat. 135.)
- 1942Enacted · Act of Mar. 6, 1942, ch. 151 · 56 Stat. 135
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 151 on 1942-03-06.
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