Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§8123 Record of Transfer of Jurisdiction Between Director of National Park Service and Mayor of District of Columbia
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART D — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › CHAPTER 81 — ADMINISTRATIVE › SUBCHAPTER II — JURISDICTION › § 8123
Summary
Letters exchanged when public land is legally transferred between the National Park Service Director and the Mayor of the District of Columbia are enough to update official maps and records.
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Title 40, §8123
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When in accordance with law or mutual legal agreement, spaces or portions of public land are transferred between the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park Service, as established by the Act of July 1, 1898 (ch. 543, 30 Stat. 570), and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the letters of transfer and acceptance exchanged between them are sufficient authority for the necessary change in the official maps and for record when necessary.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 812340:79.July 1, 1898, ch. 543, § 5, 30 Stat. 570. For
Transfer of Functions
from the Chief of Engineers to the Director of the National Park Service, see the revision note under section 8102 of this title. The word “Mayor” is substituted for “Commissioners” [meaning the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia] [which subsequently should have been changed to “Commissioner” (meaning the Commissioner of the District of Columbia) rather than “District of Columbia Council” because of section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (eff. Nov. 3, 1967, 81 Stat. 951)] because of section 421 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198, 87 Stat. 789).
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Act of
July 1, 1898, referred to in text, is act
July 1, 1898, ch. 543, 30 Stat. 570, which enacted section 60, 75, 78, 79, and 80 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and amended section 67 of former Title 40. section 60, 67, 75, 78, and 80 of former Title 40 have been omitted from the Code. section 79 of former Title 40 was repealed and reenacted as this section by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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Citation
40 U.S.C. § 8123
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102