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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 55 — Department of Agriculture

§ 2268. Public lands; relinquishment

Statutory text

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may, whenever he considers it desirable, relinquish to a State all or part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States over lands or interests under his control in that State. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished (1) by filing with the Governor of the State concerned a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof, or (2) as the laws of the State may otherwise provide.

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. 95–441 · 92 Stat. 1064

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 2268

    (Pub. L. 95–441, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1064.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 95–441, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1064.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Credits

(Pub. L. 95–441, , 92 Stat. 1064.)

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