                                 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.