(a) The consent of the state of Connecticut is given, in accordance with the seventeenth clause, eighth section, of the first article of the Constitution of the United States, to the acquisition by the United States, by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, of any land in this state required for customhouses, courthouses, post offices, arsenals or other public buildings or for any other purposes of the government. Exclusive jurisdiction in and over any land so acquired by the United States is ceded to the United States for all purposes except the service of all civil and criminal process of the courts of this state and as provided in subsection (b) of this section; but the jurisdiction so ceded shall continue no longer than the United States owns such land. The jurisdiction ceded shall not vest until the United States has acquired the title to such lands by purchase, condemnation or otherwise; and, so long as such lands remain the property of the United States when acquired as aforesaid, the same shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, assessment or other charges.
(b) (1) The Governor may accept, on behalf of this state, from the appropriate federal authority retrocession of full or partial jurisdiction over any land provided for in subsection (a) of this section. Documents concerning such retrocession shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State and recorded in a like manner as the original land acquisition by the United States.
(2) If the United States Attorney, or the United States District Court, for the district of Connecticut waives exclusive jurisdiction in any matter relating to a violation by a minor, as defined in section 1-1d, of federal law within the boundaries of any military installation of the United States Department of Defense located on any land provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the state shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over such military installation in such matter.
(1949 Rev., S. 7172; P.A. 75-46; P.A. 83-587, S. 57, 96; P.A. 22-63, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-46 added Subsec. (b) re governor's acceptance of retrocession of jurisdiction over land from federal authority; P.A. 83-587 made a technical amendment to Subsec. (b); P.A. 22-63 amended Subsec. (b) to designate existing provisions Subdiv. (1), to add Subdiv. (2) re concurrent jurisdiction and to make a technical change.
Constitutionality of such a provision. 75 C. 319. Cited. 170 C. 344.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 48-2. - When counties may take land.
Section 48-3. - Town may take land for town house or town hall.
Section 48-4. - Taking land for school purposes; exception.
Section 48-5. - Powers of towns in taking land for school purposes.
Section 48-7. - Town, borough or fire district may condemn land for square, common or park.
Section 48-8. - Town may condemn land for records building.
Section 48-9. - Condemnation of land and water for state institutions and courthouses.
Section 48-10. - Damages to be determined by state referee.
Section 48-11. - Deposit in court pending determination of amount to be paid.
Section 48-12. - Procedure for condemning land.
Section 48-13. - Inspection and testing prior to condemnation.
Section 48-14. - Value of crops included in damage computation.
Section 48-14a. - Apportionment of taxes.
Section 48-15. - Valuation of flood-damaged property.
Section 48-16. - Possession of property pending condemnation proceedings.
Section 48-17. - Payment for property taken by condemnation by the state.
Section 48-17b. - Inverse condemnation. Plaintiff's award.
Section 48-17c. - Payment of award.
Section 48-17d. - Environmental remediation costs.
Section 48-18. - Mode of taking land to enlarge cemetery.
Section 48-20. - Condemnation of land of incapable person.
Section 48-22. - Joint assessments for particular and remainder estates.
Section 48-23. - Obtaining possession of land acquired by eminent domain.
Section 48-25. - Installment payment of awards or sale price.
Section 48-26. - Condemnor to pay appraisal fees and fees of experts, when.
Section 48-27. - State referee approval of certain negotiated condemnations.