STATE ACCEPTANCE OF JURISDICTION OVER U.S. LANDS
Act 199 of 1987
AN ACT to provide for the acceptance by the state of jurisdiction over land relinquished to the state by the federal government; to establish procedures for that acceptance; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.
History: 1987, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1987
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
3.191 Acceptance of legislative jurisdiction over federal lands or interests therein.
Sec. 1.
The governor may apply for and accept, on behalf of the state, all or any part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States over federal lands or interests in federal lands that may be relinquished to the state pursuant to federal law.
History: 1987, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1987
3.192 Notice; written acceptance; recordation; filing; preparation of documents.
Sec. 2.
(1) After receiving from an officer, department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States a notice of relinquishment of federal jurisdiction, the governor shall send to the officer, department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States the state's written acceptance of jurisdiction, including the date upon which the acceptance shall become effective.
(2) A notice of relinquishment of federal jurisdiction and all documents constituting the state's acceptance of jurisdiction shall be recorded in the office of register of deeds for county or counties in which the federal lands or interests in lands are located, and then shall be filed with and retained by the secretary of state.
(3) The attorney general shall prepare all state documents or instruments necessary to constitute the state's acceptance of jurisdiction.
History: 1987, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1987
3.193 Repeal of MCL 21.163.
Sec. 3.
Section 3 of Act No. 145 of the Public Acts of 1901, being section 21.163 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed.
History: 1987, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1987
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