Text
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
CHAPTER II: CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PART 211: REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN CONNECTION WITH CIVIL WORKS PROJECTS
: Federal Jurisdiction over Real Estate
211.28 - Acceptance of jurisdiction.
The jurisdiction ceded by the State laws, by deeds of cession and by the enactment of special legislation shall be accepted in accordance with section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended, in order to establish Federal jurisdiction. This is accomplished by a letter from the Secretary of the Army addressed to the Governor of the State concerned or by an indorsement on the deed of cession giving notice of such acceptance.
Sponsored links