An Act to provide for the adjustment of the legislative jurisdiction exercised by the United States over lands within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois
PL 90-339 (S.2452), enacted 06/15/1968

82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-339-JUNE 15, 1968 
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aguiiist self-iiu-riniiiiatioii, to testify or produce evidence, except that 
such individual so testifying- slndl not be exempt from prosecution and 
punishment for perjury conunitted in so testifying. 
(f) All process of any court to which application may be made 
under this joint resolution may be served m the judicial district 
wherein ihi' person requii'ed to be served is found or resides. 
Approved June 15, 1968. 
Public Law 90-339 
AN ACT 
To provide for the adjustment of the legislative jurisdiction exercised by the 
United States over lands within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in 
Illinois. 
June 15, 196 8 
[S.2452] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the obtaining or retaining of exclusive 
jurisdiction or any other measure of legislative jurisdiction by the 
United States over lands or interests therein which have been or shall 
hereafter be acquired as part of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife 
Refuge in Illinois shall not be required. The Secretary of the Interior 
may relinquish to the State of Illinois such measure of legislative 
jurisdiction as he may deem desirable over any lands or interests in 
the said refuge that are under his immediate jurisdiction, custody, or 
control. Such relinquishment of jurisdiction on the part of the United 
States shall be indicated by filing a notice thereof in such manner as 
may be prescribed for this purpose by the laws of the State of Illinois, 
and unless and until a notice is filed in accordance with such State 
laws, or with the Governor if the laws of such State do not prescribe 
another manner, it shall be conclusively presumed that no transfer of 
jurisdiction pursuant to this Act has taken place, nor shall any transfer 
of legislative jurisdiction pursuant to this Act take place unless and 
until the State of Illinois has accepted jurisdiction in such manner as 
its laws may provide. Upon a relinquishment by the United States of 
all of its legislative jurisdiction over said refuge to the State of 
Illinois, the State thereafter shall, with respect to such area, exercise 
the same jurisdiction which it would have had if legislative jurisdic-
tion over such area had never been in the United States. 
SEC. 2. Any civil or criminal process, lawfully issued by competent 
authority of the State of Illinois or political subdivision thereof may 
be served and executed within any area of the Crab Orchard National 
Wildlife Refuge under the exclusive, partial, or concurrent jurisdic-
tion of the United States to the same extent and with the same effect as 
though such area were not subject to the legislative jurisdiction of the 
United States: Provided^ That this section shall not be construed to 
affect the rights of authorized officers of the Federal Government or of 
any department or agency thereof to issue rules and regulations at any 
time for the purpose of preventing interference with the carrying out 
of Federal functions. 
Approved June 15, 1968. 
Crab Orchard 
National Wildlife 
Refuge, 111. 
Legislative 
jurisdiction by 
U.S., adjustment.