                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RELINQUISHMENT BY UNITED STATES OF JURISDICTION OVER LANDS IN THE COMMONWEALTH
(§ 1-408)

Whenever a duly authorized official or agent of the United States, acting
pursuant to authority conferred by the United States Congress, notifies the
Governor that the United States desires or is willing to relinquish to the
Commonwealth the jurisdiction, or a portion thereof, held by the United States
over lands located in the Commonwealth, as designated in such notice, the
Governor may, in his discretion, accept such relinquishment. Such acceptance
shall be made by sending a notice of acceptance to the official or agent
designated by the United States to receive such notice of acceptance. The
Governor shall send a signed copy of the notice of acceptance, together with the
notice of relinquishment received from the United States, to the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, who shall maintain a permanent file of said notices.
		Upon the sending of the notice of acceptance to the designated official or
agent of the United States, the Commonwealth shall immediately have such
jurisdiction over the lands designated in the notice of relinquishment as the
notice shall specify.
		Upon receipt of a copy of the notice of relinquishment and a copy of the
notice of acceptance, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall immediately give
written notice of such change in jurisdiction to the Attorney General and the
attorney for the Commonwealth of the city or county in which such lands are
located. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall also certify a copy of each of
the notices to the clerk of court in which deeds are admitted to record for the
city or county in which such lands are located. The clerk shall record the
notices in his deed book and index them in the name of the United States and the
Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1975, c. 411, § 7.1-25.1; 2005, c. 839.