(1) After receiving from an officer, department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States a notice of relinquishment of federal jurisdiction, the governor shall send to the officer, department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States the state‘s written acceptance of jurisdiction, including the date upon which the acceptance shall become effective.
  (2) A notice of relinquishment of federal jurisdiction and all documents constituting the state’s acceptance of jurisdiction shall be recorded in the office of register of deeds for county or counties in which the federal lands or interests in lands are located, and then shall be filed with and retained by the secretary of state.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 3.192

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (3) The attorney general shall prepare all state documents or instruments necessary to constitute the state’s acceptance of jurisdiction.
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