22 U.S.C. § 277d–38 — Acquired land, addition to State; State jurisdiction

submitted 54 years ago by Pub. L. 92-549 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 83 words · no verdicts yet

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Land the United States acquires under the treaty, including the tract covered in section 277d-39, becomes part of whichever state it borders and falls under that state's civil and criminal jurisdiction, without changing who owns it. This addition and jurisdiction transfer only takes effect once the state accepts it.

Land the United States acquires, or will acquire, under the treaty — including the tract described in section 277d–39 — becomes a geographic part of the state it touches, and comes under that state's civil and criminal jurisdiction, without changing who owns the land. This addition of land, and the transfer of jurisdiction to the state, only takes effect once the state accepts it.

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Land acquired or to be acquired by the United States of America in accordance with the provisions of the treaty, including the tract provided for in section 277d–39 of this title, shall become a geographical part of the State to which it attaches and shall be under the civil and criminal jurisdiction of such State, without affecting the ownership of such land. The addition of land and the ceding of jurisdiction to a State shall take effect upon acceptance by such State.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 92–549, title I, § 105, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1162.)

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1972Enacted · Pub. L. 92-549 · 86 Stat. 1162

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