Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73

§8124 Transfer of jurisdiction between Federal and District of Columbia authorities

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART D— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - ADMINISTRATIVE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - JURISDICTION › § 8124

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal and D.C. officials can give control of federal- or D.C.-owned land in the District to one another for managing and caring for that land, as long as they agree on the terms. The National Capital Planning Commission must recommend the transfer before it becomes final, D.C. must tell Congress about every transfer and agreement, and this does not cancel any law that was in effect on May 20, 1932 that allowed similar transfers.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §8124

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(a)Federal and District of Columbia authorities administering properties in the District that are owned by the Federal Government or by the District may transfer jurisdiction over any part of the property among or between themselves for purposes of administration and maintenance under conditions the parties agree on. The National Capital Planning Commission shall recommend the transfer before it is completed.

(b)The District authorities shall report all transfers and agreements to Congress.

(c)Subsection (a) does not repeal any law in effect on May 20, 1932, which authorized the transfer of jurisdiction of certain land among and between federal and District authorities.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8124(a), (b)40:122.May 20, 1932, ch. 197, § 1, 47 Stat. 161; Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § (20), 68 Stat. 967. 8124(c)40:123.May 20, 1932, ch. 197, § 2, 47 Stat. 162. In subsection (a), the words “National Capital Planning Commission” are substituted for “National Capital Park and Planning Commission” because of section 9 of the Act of June 6, 1924 (ch. 270), as added by section 1 of the Act of July 19, 1952 (ch. 949, 66 Stat. 790). See section 8711(f) of the revised title. In subsection (c), the words “but all such laws shall remain in full force and effect” are omitted as unnecessary.

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40 U.S.C. § 8124

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73