---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 2268"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "2268"
heading: "Public lands; relinquishment"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/2268"
units:
  - "Chapter 55 — Department of Agriculture"
---

# §2268. Public lands; relinquishment


Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the [Secretary](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-2) of Agriculture may, whenever he considers it desirable, relinquish to a [State](/usc/7/198.md?p=5) all or part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States over lands or interests under his control in that [State](/usc/7/198.md?p=5). Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished (1) by filing with the Governor of the [State](/usc/7/198.md?p=5) concerned a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof, or (2) as the laws of the [State](/usc/7/198.md?p=5) may otherwise provide.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–441, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1064.)