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California Government Code Section 113

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The Legislature of California hereby consents to the
retrocession of jurisdiction by the United States of land within this
state upon and subject to each and all of the following express
conditions:
   (a) The United States must in writing have requested state
acceptance of retrocession, and unless there is an officer of the
United States empowered by a United States statute to cede
jurisdiction, the request shall be by the act of Congress.  The
retrocession may return all jurisdiction to the state or may provide
for concurrent jurisdiction.
   (b) When the conditions of subdivision (a) have been found and
declared to have occurred and to exist, by the State Lands
Commission, the commission shall hold a hearing to determine whether
acceptance of the retrocession is in the best interests of the state.
  Notice of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061
in each county in which the land or any part of the land is situated
and a copy of the notice shall be personally served upon the clerk of
the board of supervisors of each such county.  The State Lands
Commission shall make rules and regulations governing the conditions
and procedure of the hearings.
   (c) The determination of the State Lands Commission shall be final
and jurisdiction accepted shall become effective when certified
copies of its orders or resolutions have been recorded in the office
of the county recorder of each county in which any part of the land
is situated.  The State Lands Commission shall keep copies of its
orders or resolutions and make them available to the public upon
request.

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