Manual On Federal Jurisdiction

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JURISDICTION OVER FEDERAL

AREAS WITHIN THE STATESREPORT OF THE

INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEEFOR THE STUDY OF

JURISDICTION OVER FEDERAL AREASWITHIN THE STATES

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PART I

The Facts and Committee RecommendationsSubmitted to the Attorney General and transmitted to the Preside

April 1956

Reprinted by Constitutional Research AssociatesP.O. Box 550

So. Holland, Illinois 06473

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The White House,

Washington, April 27,

EAR MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL: I am herewith returning to you, so that it may be published an

ceive the widest possible distribution among those interested in Federal real property matters, Part

e Report of the Interdepartmental Committee for Study of Jurisdiction over Federal Areas within th

ates. I am impressed by the well- planned effort which went into the study underlying this report an

y the soundness of the recommendations which the report makes. It would seem particularly desirabat the report be brought to the attention of the Federal administrators of real properties, who should

uided by it in matters related to legislative jurisdiction, and to the President of the Senate, the Speak

the House of Representatives, and appropriate State officials, for their consideration of necessary

gislation. I hope that you will see to this. I hope, also, that the General services Administration will

tablish as soon as may be possible a central source of information concerning the legislativerisdictional status of Federal properties and that agency, with the Bureau of the Budget and the

epartment of Justice, will maintain a continuing and concerted interest in the progress made by all

ederal agencies in adjusting the status of their properties in conformity with the recommendations m

the report. The members of the committee and the other officials, Federal and State, who participa

the study, have my appreciation and congratulations on this report. I hope they will continue theirood efforts so that the text of the law on the subject of legislative jurisdiction which is planned as a

pplement will issue as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

DWIGHT D. EISENHOW

he Honorable Herbert Brownell, Jr.,

he Attorney General, Washington, D.C.

(III)

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

Office of the Attorney Genera

Washington, D.C., April 27,1

EAR MR. PRESIDENT: On my recommendation, and with your approval, there was organized on

ecember 15, 1954, an interdepartmental committee to study problems of jurisdiction related to fedewned property within the States. This Committee has labored diligently during the ensuing period a

ow has produced a factual report (part I), together with recommendations for changes in Federal ageactices, and in Federal and State laws, designed to eliminate existing problems arising out of

ederal-State Jurisdictional situations. Subject to your approval, I shall bring the report and

commendations to the attention of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

epresentatives for the purpose of bringing about consideration of the Federal legislative proposals

volved to the attention of State officials through established channels for consideration of the State

gislative proposals involved, and to the attention of heads of Federal Departments and agencies, for

eir guidance in matters relating to this subject. Part II of the Committee's report is now in course of

eparation and will be completed in the next several months. It will be a text which will discuss the

plicable to Federal jurisdiction over land owned in the States. Immediately upon completion of the

gal text it will be sent to you. The Committee is of the view, in which I concur, that the two parts o

port are sufficiently different in content and purpose that they may issue separately.

Respectfully,

Herbert BrownellAttorney General

HE PRESIDENT,

HE WHITE HOUSE.

(IV)

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