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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Virginia » Title 1 - General Provisions » Chapter 4 - Jurisdiction over Lands Acquired by the United States

§ 1-401. Ceding additional jurisdiction to United States

A. Whenever the head or other authorized officer of any department or independent establishment or agency of the United States shall deem it desirable that additional jurisdiction or powers be ceded over any lands in the Commonwealth acquired or proposed to be acquired by the United States under his immediate jurisdiction, custody or control, and […]

§ 1-402. Shenandoah National Park

The respective jurisdiction and powers of the Commonwealth and the United States over all lands within the Shenandoah National Park, as it is now constituted or may hereafter be extended, shall be as follows: 1. Criminal and police jurisdiction. — The United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction, legislative, executive and judicial, with respect to the commission […]

§ 1-405. Reversion to Commonwealth; recorded title prerequisite to vesting jurisdiction

A. As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise: “Corrective action” means the response and remediation to environmental contamination to the extent required by any applicable environmental law or regulation applicable to the property. “Environmental contamination” means any hazardous waste, substance or toxic material, or its discharge or release, that is regulated under […]

§ 1-408. Relinquishment by United States of jurisdiction over lands in the Commonwealth

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 […]