Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-110
§20146 Retrocession of Jurisdiction
Title 51 › Subtitle II — General Program and Policy Provisions › CHAPTER 201 — NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 20146
Summary
"State" means a U.S. State, DC, Puerto Rico, or any U.S. territory. The Administrator can give a State all or part of the federal legislative control over land the Administrator controls there, despite other laws.
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Title 51, §20146
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(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.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2014642 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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51 U.S.C. § 20146
Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110