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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 409f. Jurisdiction of New Jersey in civil, criminal and legislative matters retained; citizenship unaffected

Statutory text

Nothing in this subchapter shall be held to deprive the State of New Jersey, or any political subdivision thereof, of its civil and criminal jurisdiction in and over the areas included in said national historical 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 New Jersey may be hereafter given, the legislative authority of said State in and over all areas included within such national historical park shall not be diminished or affected by the creation of said park, nor by any terms and provisions of this subchapter.

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. 72–182 § 7 · 47 Stat. 1421

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 409f

    (Mar. 2, 1933, ch. 182, § 7, 47 Stat. 1422.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Mar. 2, 1933, ch. 182, § 7, 47 Stat. 1422.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 7. Nothing in this Act shall be held to deprive the State of New Jersey, or any political subdivision thereof, of its civil and criminal jurisdiction in and over the areas included in said national historical park, nor shall this Act 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 New Jersey may be hereafter given, the legislative authority of said State in and over all areas included within such national historical park shall not be diminished or affected by the creation of said park, nor by any terms and provisions of this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Mar. 2, 1933, ch. 182, § 7, 47 Stat. 1422.)

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