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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 40 — Department of Commerce

§ 1529. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction over certain lands

Statutory text

Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of Commerce, whenever the Secretary considers it desirable, may relinquish to a State, or to a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, all or part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States over lands or interests under the Secretary’s control in that State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished—

(1)

by filing with the Governor (or, if none exists, with the chief executive officer) of the State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession concerned a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance of the notice; or

(2)

as required by the laws of the State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 98–623 title IV § 406 · 98 Stat. 3394

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 1529

    (Pub. L. 98–623, title IV, § 406, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3409.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 98–623, title IV, § 406, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3409.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 406. RELINQUISHMENT OF LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN LANDS. Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of Commerce, State and local governments. whenever the Secretary considers it desirable, may relinquish to a State, or to a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, all or part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States over lands or interests under the Secretary’s control in that State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished— (1) by filing with the Governor (or, if none exists, with the chief executive officer) of the State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession concerned a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance of the notice; or (2) as required by the laws of the State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 98–623, title IV, § 406, , 98 Stat. 3409.)

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