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customhouses, post offices, arsenals, forts, magazines, dockyards, military reserves, or for needful public buildings.B\n\nThe acquisition by condemnation of any property within the Commonwealth, not expressly consented to in subsection A of this section, shall require the prior approval of the General Assembly.C\n\nOver all lands hereafter acquired by the United States, the Commonwealth hereby cedes to the United States concurrent governmental, judicial, executive and legislative power and jurisdiction.D\n\nThere is hereby expressly reserved in the Commonwealth, over all lands so acquired by the United States the following:\n\t\t\t1. Tax on motor vehicle fuels and lubricants. — The Commonwealth shall have the jurisdiction and power to levy a tax on oil, gasoline and all other motor fuels and lubricants thereon owned by others than the United States and a tax on the sale thereof, on such lands, except sales to the United States for use in the exercise of essentially governmental functions.\n\t\t\t2. Service of civil and criminal process. — The Commonwealth shall have the jurisdiction and power to serve criminal and civil process on such lands.\n\t\t\t3. Sale of intoxicating liquors. — The Commonwealth shall have the jurisdiction and power to license and regulate, or to prohibit, the sale of intoxicating liquors on any such lands.\n\t\t\t4. Tax on property and businesses. — The Commonwealth shall have the jurisdiction and power to tax all property, including buildings erected thereon, not belonging to the United States, and to require licenses and impose license taxes upon any business or businesses conducted thereon.E\n\nFor all purposes of taxation and of the jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth over persons, transactions, matters and property on such lands, the lands shall be deemed to be a part of the county or city in which they are situated.F\n\nAny such acquisition by or conveyance or lease to the United States, as provided in this section, shall be deemed to have been secured or made upon the express condition that the reservations of power and limitations provided in this section are recognized as valid by the United States and, in the event the United States shall deny the validity of the reservations, as to all or any part of such lands, then and in that event, the title and possession of all or any such part of such lands, conveyed to the United States by the Commonwealth, shall immediately revert to the Commonwealth.G\n\nNothing contained in this section shall affect any special act adopted ceding jurisdiction to the United States, nor any deeds executed pursuant to § 1-401.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":269876,"text":"On and after July 1, 1981, the conditional consent of the Commonwealth is hereby given in accordance with clause 17, § 8, Article 1 of the United States Constitution to the acquisition by the United States, or under its authority, by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, of any lands in 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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 211 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1981, chapter 533; in 2005, chapter 839<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66539,"section_number":"1-403","catch_line":"Conveyances of certain waste and unappropriated lands and marshlands to the United States","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-403\/"},{"id":69753,"section_number":"1-405","catch_line":"Reversion to Commonwealth; recorded title prerequisite to vesting jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-405\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86388,"section_number":"1-401","catch_line":"Ceding additional jurisdiction to United States","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-401\/"}],"permalink":{"id":143173,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75149,"identifier":"1-400","token":"1\/4\/1-400","url":"\/1-400\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-400\/","token":"1\/4\/1-400","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conditional consent given to acquisition of lands by United States; concurrent jurisdiction ceded","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-400","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On and after July 1, 1981, the conditional consent of the Commonwealth is hereby given in accordance with clause 17, § 8, Article 1 of the United States Constitution to the acquisition by the United States, or under its authority, by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, of any lands in the Commonwealth, whether under water or not, required for customhouses, post offices, arsenals, forts, magazines, dockyards, military reserves, or for needful public buildings. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The acquisition by condemnation of any property within the Commonwealth, not expressly consented to in subsection A of this section, shall require the prior approval of the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Over all lands hereafter acquired by the United States, the Commonwealth hereby cedes to the United States concurrent governmental, judicial, executive and legislative power and jurisdiction<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> There is hereby expressly reserved in the Commonwealth, over all lands so acquired by the United States the following:\n\t\t\t1. Tax on motor vehicle fuels and lubricants. — The Commonwealth shall have the jurisdiction<\/span> and power to levy<\/span> a tax on oil, gasoline and all other motor fuels and lubricants thereon owned by others than the United States and a tax on the sale thereof, on such lands, except sales to the United States for use in the exercise of essentially governmental functions.\n\t\t\t2. Service of civil and criminal process. — The Commonwealth shall have the jurisdiction<\/span> and power to serve criminal and civil process on such lands.\n\t\t\t3. Sale of intoxicating liquors. — The Commonwealth shall have the jurisdiction<\/span> and power to license and regulate, or to prohibit, the sale of intoxicating liquors on any such lands.\n\t\t\t4. Tax on property and businesses. — The Commonwealth shall have the jurisdiction<\/span> and power to tax all property, including buildings erected thereon, not belonging to the United States, and to require licenses and impose license taxes upon any business or businesses conducted thereon. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> For all purposes of taxation and of the jurisdiction<\/span> of the courts<\/span> of the Commonwealth over persons, transactions, matters and property on such lands, the lands shall be deemed to be a part of the county or city in which they are situated. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Any such acquisition by or conveyance or lease to the United States, as provided in this section, shall be deemed to have been secured or made upon the express condition that the reservations of power and limitations provided in this section are recognized as valid by the United States and, in the event the United States shall deny the validity of the reservations, as to all or any part of such lands, then and in that event, the title and possession<\/span> of all or any such part of such lands, conveyed to the United States by the Commonwealth, shall immediately revert to the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Nothing contained in this section shall affect any special act adopted ceding jurisdiction<\/span> to the United States, nor any deeds executed pursuant to § 1-401<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDITIONAL CONSENT GIVEN TO ACQUISITION OF LANDS BY UNITED STATES; CONCURRENT\nJURISDICTION CEDED (\u00a7 1-400)\n\nA. On and after July 1, 1981, the conditional consent of the Commonwealth is\nhereby given in accordance with clause 17, § 8, Article 1 of the United\nStates Constitution to the acquisition by the United States, or under its\nauthority, by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, of any lands in the\nCommonwealth, whether under water or not, required for customhouses, post\noffices, arsenals, forts, magazines, dockyards, military reserves, or for\nneedful public buildings.\n\nB. The acquisition by condemnation of any property within the Commonwealth, not\nexpressly consented to in subsection A of this section, shall require the prior\napproval of the General Assembly.\n\nC. Over all lands hereafter acquired by the United States, the Commonwealth\nhereby cedes to the United States concurrent governmental, judicial, executive\nand legislative power and jurisdiction.\n\nD. There is hereby expressly reserved in the Commonwealth, over all lands so\nacquired by the United States the following:\n\t\t\t1. Tax on motor vehicle fuels and lubricants. — The Commonwealth\nshall have the jurisdiction and power to levy a tax on oil, gasoline and all\nother motor fuels and lubricants thereon owned by others than the United States\nand a tax on the sale thereof, on such lands, except sales to the United States\nfor use in the exercise of essentially governmental functions.\n\t\t\t2. Service of civil and criminal process. — The Commonwealth shall\nhave the jurisdiction and power to serve criminal and civil process on such\nlands.\n\t\t\t3. Sale of intoxicating liquors. — The Commonwealth shall have the\njurisdiction and power to license and regulate, or to prohibit, the sale of\nintoxicating liquors on any such lands.\n\t\t\t4. Tax on property and businesses. — The Commonwealth shall have\nthe jurisdiction and power to tax all property, including buildings erected\nthereon, not belonging to the United States, and to require licenses and impose\nlicense taxes upon any business or businesses conducted thereon.\n\nE. For all purposes of taxation and of the jurisdiction of the courts of the\nCommonwealth over persons, transactions, matters and property on such lands, the\nlands shall be deemed to be a part of the county or city in which they are\nsituated.\n\nF. Any such acquisition by or conveyance or lease to the United States, as\nprovided in this section, shall be deemed to have been secured or made upon the\nexpress condition that the reservations of power and limitations provided in\nthis section are recognized as valid by the United States and, in the event the\nUnited States shall deny the validity of the reservations, as to all or any part\nof such lands, then and in that event, the title and possession of all or any\nsuch part of such lands, conveyed to the United States by the Commonwealth,\nshall immediately revert to the Commonwealth.\n\nG. Nothing contained in this section shall affect any special act adopted ceding\njurisdiction to the United States, nor any deeds executed pursuant to §\n1-401.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 211, \u00a7 7.1-18.1; 1981, c. 533; 2005, c. 839.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}