KRS 3.260: Application by United States for concurrent legislative jurisdiction --

Procedure.

(1) Whenever the United States shall desire to acquire concurrent legislative

jurisdiction for purposes of criminal law enforcement over any lands within this

Commonwealth which the United States has or shall have acquired for purposes of

the establishment or extension of a unit of the National Park System of the United

States Department of the Interior and shall make application for that purpose,

Kentucky cedes such measu re of legislative jurisdiction, not exceeding that

requested by the United States, as may be necessary to enable the United States and

the Commonwealth of Kentucky to exercise concurrent legislative jurisdiction for

purposes of criminal law enforcement ove r such lands. The Governor is directed to

negotiate with the United States, on behalf of the General Assembly, the

administrative details of any such cession, which details shall be included in the

instrument of cession.

(2) Said application on behalf of the United States shall be accompanied by an accurate

description of the lands over which such concurrent legislative jurisdiction for

purposes of criminal law enforcement is desired.

(3) Said cession of legislative jurisdiction shall become effective when the instrument

of cession is signed by the Governor and the acceptance of jurisdiction by the

United States is indicated in writing upon the instrument of cession by the United

States Secretary of the Interior or his designee and entered upon the executive

journal. In the event the Governor is of the opinion that the cession of legislative

jurisdiction embodied in any proposed instrument of cession exceeds the measure of

legislative jurisdiction necessary to enable the United States and the

Commonwealth of Kentucky to exercise concurrent legislative jurisdiction for

purposes of criminal law enforcement over the lands in question, he shall not sign

the instrument of cession, and the cession shall not become effective until the

General Assembly, at its next session, shall approve same.