16 U.S.C. § 81h — Civil and criminal jurisdiction; legislative authority of State over park

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Virginia keeps its civil and criminal authority over land inside Colonial National Historical Park, and residents keep their citizenship rights there. Creating the park does not reduce the state's legislative authority, unless Virginia later agrees to give some up.

Nothing in this subchapter takes away Virginia's, or any of its political subdivisions', civil and criminal jurisdiction over the areas included in the park. Nor does it affect the citizenship rights of any resident living there. Except to whatever extent Virginia later consents to give up authority, the state's legislative authority over all areas inside the park is not reduced or affected by creating the park, or by any provision of this subchapter. However, any rules and regulations authorized under section 81g of this title, and under the 1916 Act it refers to, do not apply to publicly owned property in the city of Williamsburg, other than property belonging to the United States.

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Nothing in this subchapter shall be held to deprive the State of Virginia, or any political subdivision thereof, of its civil and criminal jurisdiction in and over the areas included in said national park, nor shall this subchapter in any way impair or affect the rights of citizenship of any resident therein; and save and except as the consent of the State of Virginia may be hereafter given, the legislative authority of said State in and over all areas included within said national park shall not be diminished or affected by the creation of said national park, nor by the terms and provisions of this subchapter: Provided, That any rules and regulations authorized in section 81g of this title, and in the Act therein referred to,1 shall not apply to any property of a public nature in the city of Williamsburg, other than property of the United States.

Source credit: (July 3, 1930, ch. 837, § 6, 46 Stat. 856; June 5, 1936, ch. 525, § 2, 49 Stat. 1483.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1930Enacted · Act of July 3, 1930, ch. 837 · 46 Stat. 856
1936Amended · Act of June 5, 1936, ch. 525 · 49 Stat. 1483

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 837 on 1930-07-03.

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