Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

22 U.S.C. § 277d–38

U.S. CodeFederal
Acquired land, addition to State; State jurisdiction
About This Law
/us/usc/t22/s277d–38
Title
22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter
CH7
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

Highlight any text to annotate
Land acquired or to be acquired by the United States of America in accordance with the provisions of the treaty, including the tract provided for in section 277d–39 of this title, shall become a geographical part of the State to which it attaches and shall be under the civil and criminal jurisdiction of such State, without affecting the ownership of such land. The addition of land and the ceding of jurisdiction to a State shall take effect upon acceptance by such State. (Pub. L. 92–549, title I, § 105, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1162.)

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this section.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.