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[CITE: 40USC617]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
    CHAPTER 12--CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC 
                                BUILDINGS
 
Sec. 617. State administration of criminal and health and safety 
        laws
        
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may, 
whenever the Administrator considers it desirable, assign to a State, or 
to a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, all or 
part of the authority of the United States to administer criminal laws 
and health and safety laws with respect to lands or interests in lands 
under the control of the Administrator located in such State, 
commonwealth, territory, or possession. Assignment of authority under 
this section may be accomplished by filing with the chief executive 
officer of such State, commonwealth, territory, or possession a notice 
of assignment to take effect upon acceptance thereof, or in such other 
manner as may be prescribed by the laws of the State, commonwealth, 
territory, or possession in which such lands or interests in lands are 
located.

(Pub. L. 86-249, Sec. 19, as added Pub. L. 100-678, Sec. 5, Nov. 17, 
1988, 102 Stat. 4050.)
