[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 154 (Thursday, August 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41423-41424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20207]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Concurrent Jurisdiction in Maryland

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Concurrent Jurisdiction.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Maryland has ceded to 
the National Park Service (NPS) concurrent legislative jurisdiction 
over lands and waters, owned, leased or administratively controlled by 
the NPS, within the boundaries of the 17 NPS units in the State of 
Maryland. This jurisdiction is in addition to those park areas already 
under concurrent jurisdiction in Maryland.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Concurrent legislative jurisdiction within NPS units 
became effective on June 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Einar Olsen, Ranger Services Division, 
National Capitol Field Area, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, 
SW, Washington, DC 20242. Telephone 202-619-7065.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 19, 1996, pursuant to Annotated Code 
of Maryland Section 14-102, the Honorable Parris Glendening, Governor 
of the State of Maryland, ceded by agreement to the NPS concurrent 
legislative jurisdiction over lands and waters, owned, leased or 
administratively controlled by the NPS, within the boundaries of the 17 
NPS units in the State of Maryland. Acting in accordance with the 
provisions of 16 U.S.C. 1a-3 and 40 U.S.C. 255, Secretary of the 
Interior Bruce Babbitt signed the agreement on January 4, 1995. In 
addition, the United States retrocedes and relinquishes exclusive 
jurisdiction over those NPS areas in the State where the United States 
had exclusive jurisdiction. The agreement became effective on the date 
of the last signature, June 20, 1996.

The 17 NPS Areas Include

Antietam National Battlefield (Washington County)
Assateague Island National Seashore (Worchester County)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Montgomery, 
Frederick, Washington, and Allegheny Counties)
Clara Barton National Historic Site (Montgomery County)
Fort Foote Park (Prince George's County)
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (Baltimore City)
Fort Washington Park (Prince George's County)
Clara Barton Parkway (Montgomery County)
Hampton National Historical Site (Baltimore County)
Harmony Hall (Prince George's County)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Washington County)
Monocacy National Battlefield (Frederick County)
Oxon Cove Park (Prince George's County)
Piscataway Park, including Colonial Farms and Marshall Hall (Prince 
George's County)
Piscataway Park (Charles County)
Thomas Stone National Historic Site (Charles County)

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Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Anne Arundel County)

    Dated: August 2, 1996.
Chris Andress,
Chief, Division of Ranger Activities, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 96-20207 Filed 8-7-96; 8:45 am]
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