§ 81h. Civil and criminal jurisdiction; legislative authority of State over park

Statutory text

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.

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

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.

1930
Pub. L. 71–837 § 6 · 46 Stat. 855
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 81h
July 3, 1930, ch. 837, § 6, 46 Stat. 856
Source evidence
Code source credit
July 3, 1930, ch. 837, § 6, 46 Stat. 856
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 6. That nothing in this Act 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 monument, 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 Virginia may be hereafter given, the legislative authority of said State in and over all areas included within said national monument shall not be diminished or affected by the creation of said national monument, nor by the terms and provisions Proviso. Rules, etc., authorized herein, not applicable to property of Williamsburg. of this Act: Provided, That any rules and regulations authorized in section 5, and in the Act therein referred to, shall not apply to any property of a public nature in the city of Williamsburg, other than property of the United States.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Act referred to in section 81g of this title, referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act. See References in Text note set out under section 81g of this title.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 443e of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Act June 5, 1936, changed “Colonial National Monument” to “Colonial National Historical Park”.

Credits

1930–1936 · 2 acts

1930July 3, 1930, ch. 837, § 6, 46 Stat. 856
1936June 5, 1936, ch. 525, § 2, 49 Stat. 1483.

Show as published

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