51 U.S.C. § 20146

U.S.C. Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
51 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS

Subtitle II - General Program and Policy Provisions

CHAPTER 201 - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM

SUBCHAPTER III - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec. 20146 - Retrocession of jurisdiction

From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§20146. Retrocession of jurisdiction

(a) Definition of State.—In this section, the term "State" means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

(b) Relinquishing Legislative Jurisdiction.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may relinquish to a State all or part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States over lands or interests under the control of the Administrator in that State.

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3353.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

20146
42 U.S.C. 2459k.
Pub. L. 85–568, title III, §316, as added Pub. L. 109–155, title VII, §701, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2935.

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