2012 US Code
Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs
Subtitle II - General Program and Policy Provisions (§§ 20101 - 20305)
Chapter 201 - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM (§§ 20101 - 20164)
Subchapter III - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 20131 - 20147)
Section 20146 - Retrocession of jurisdiction

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Publication Title	United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
Category	Bills and Statutes
Collection	United States Code
SuDoc Class Number	Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within	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
Contains	section 20146
Date	2012
Laws in Effect as of Date	January 15, 2013
Positive Law	Yes
Disposition	standard
Source Credit	Pub. L. 111-314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3353.
Statutes at Large References	119 Stat. 2935 124 Stat. 3353
Public Law References	Public Law 85-568, Public Law 109-155, Public Law 111-314

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GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS - 51 U.S.C. § 20146 (2012)

§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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