---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 U.S.C. § 3311"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Public Buildings, Property, and Works"
number: "3311"
heading: "State administration of criminal and health and safety laws"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/40/3311"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Public Buildings and Works"
  - "Part A — General"
  - "Chapter 33 — Acquisition, Construction, and Alteration"
---

# §3311. State administration of criminal and health and safety laws


When the Administrator of General Services considers it desirable, the Administrator may assign to a [State](/usc/40/3501.md?p=3) or a territory or possession of the [United States](/usc/40/3301.md?p=a-6) any part of the authority of the [Federal Government](/usc/40/3701.md?p=a) to administer criminal laws and health and safety laws with respect to land or an interest in land under the control of the Administrator and located in the [State](/usc/40/3501.md?p=3), territory, or possession. Assignment of authority under this section may be accomplished by filing with the chief executive officer of the [State](/usc/40/3501.md?p=3), territory, or possession a notice of assignment to take effect on acceptance, or in another manner as may be prescribed by the laws of the [State](/usc/40/3501.md?p=3), territory, or possession in which the land or interest is located.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1164.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 3311 | 40:617. | Pub. L. 86–249, § 19, as added Pub. L. 100–678, § 5, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4050. |

The words “Notwithstanding any other provision of law” and “commonwealth” are omitted as unnecessary.