§27. Title to certain islands The title to all islands located in great ponds within the State and title to all islands located in the sea within the jurisdiction of the State, except such as have been previously granted away by the State or are now held in private ownership, shall remain in the State […]
§28. Usurpation of jurisdiction by foreign power; overt acts in State (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 696, §2 (RP).
§29. Consent not given for high-level radioactive waste deep geological repository Notwithstanding any other provisions of chapter 1 or any other provision of law, the State does not consent to the acquisition by the United States, or any agent, agency or person acting under its authority or direction, of any interest in land or waters […]
§3. Ownership of offshore waters and submerged land The ownership of the waters and submerged lands enumerated or described in section 2 shall be in this State unless it shall be, with respect to any given parcel or area, in any other person or entity by virtue of a valid and effective instrument of conveyance […]
§4. Certain jurisdiction and ownership unimpaired Nothing contained in sections 2 to 5 shall be construed to limit or restrict in any way: 1. Jurisdiction because of citizenship; residence. The jurisdiction of this State over any person or with respect to any subject within or without the State which jurisdiction is exercisable by reason […]
§5. Existing jurisdiction or ownership not waived Nothing in sections 2 to 5 shall alter the geographic area to which any statute of this State applies if such statute specifies such area precisely in miles or by some other numerical designation of distance or position. Nothing in any such statute or in sections 2 to […]
§6. Sovereignty in space Sovereignty in the space above the lands and waters of the State is declared to rest in the State, except where granted to and assumed by the United States pursuant to a constitutional grant from the people of this State.
§7. Division of State The State is divided into counties, districts, towns, plantations and unorganized territory.
§8. Transfer of legislative jurisdiction 1. Notice. In order to acquire all, or any measure of, legislative jurisdiction of the kind involved in the Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 over any land or other area; or in order to relinquish such legislative jurisdiction, or any measure thereof, that may […]
§9. Compliance with certain conditions necessary for valid transfer In no event shall any transfer of legislative jurisdiction between the United States and this State take effect nor shall the Governor transmit any notice proposing such a transfer pursuant to section 8, subsection 2, unless in addition to the other requirements of law: [PL […]
