(1) Except
as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, the state of Colorado cedes
jurisdiction to the United States over property known as Tract 100 within the
confines of federally-owned property known as Buckley Air Force base situated in
section nine, township four south, range sixty-six west of the sixth principal
meridian, Arapahoe county, Colorado.
(2) Cessation of the state's jurisdiction over such property shall be under the
same terms and conditions as for other property within the Buckley Air National
Guard base previously conveyed by the state, including the retention of the right to
serve all civil and criminal process within the boundaries of such property. The
retention of such right shall continue so long as the United States shall own such
property.
(3) (a) (I) The state of Colorado hereby cedes concurrent legislative
jurisdiction under the laws of the state to the United States over the following tract
of land situated in the Buckley Air Force base: Parcel I: A parcel of land situated in
the Southwest one-quarter of Section 9, Township 4 South, Range 66 West of the
6th Principal Meridian, City of Aurora, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, being
more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Section 9, whence the West One-Quarter corner of said Section 9 bears North 0026'25 West, a distance of
2642.40 feet, said line forming the Basis of Bearings for this description; Thence
North 0026'25 West along the west line of said Southwest One-Quarter of
Section 9 a distance of 960.90 feet to the Point of Beginning;
Thence continuing North 0026'25 West along said west line of the Southwest
One-Quarter a distance of 696.00 feet;
Thence North 8936'05 East a distance of 1641.34 feet;
Thence South 0025'35 East a distance of 1669.69 feet to a point on the south line
of said Southwest One-Quarter of section 9;
Thence North 4516'27 West a distance of 631.35 feet;
Thence North 7426'25 West a distance of 431.97 feet;
Thence North 4326'25 West a distance of 558.00 feet;
Thence South 8933'35 West a distance of 400.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.
(II) Parcel I is also described as: Township Four South (T42), Range Sixty-Six
West (R66W) of the Sixth Principal Meridian Section Nine (9): A tract of land
situated in the SW1/4 being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Section 9 also being a point on the
centerline of South Airport Blvd.:
Thence North 0001'13 East, along the West line of said Section 9, a distance of
961.37 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING;
Thence continuing North 0001'13 East, along said west line of said section 9, a
distance of 696.00 feet;
Thence North 8956'13 East, a distance of 1641.34 feet;
Thence South 0005'27 East, a distance of 1669.72 feet to the south line of said
SE1/4 of Section 9;
Thence North 4456'19 West, a distance of 631.32 feet;
Thence North 7406'17 West, a distance of 432.00 feet;
Thence North 4306'17 West, a distance of 558.00 feet;
Thence South 8953'43, a distance of 400.00 feet, to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
(b) The concurrent legislative jurisdiction ceded in this subsection (3) is
vested upon acceptance by the United States through its appropriate officials and
shall continue for as long as the United States owns the property.
(c) The state of Colorado retains concurrent jurisdiction, both civil and
criminal, with the United States over all property specified in paragraph (a) of this
subsection (3).
(4) (a) The state of Colorado hereby accepts the relinquishment of exclusive
federal legislative jurisdiction from the United States over the following tract of
land situated in the Buckley Air Force base: Parcel II: A parcel of land situated in the
South one-half of Section 9, Township 4 South, Range 66 West of the 6th Principal
Meridian, City of Aurora, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, being more
particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Section 9, whence the West One
Quarter corner of said Section 9 bears North 0026'25 West a distance of 2642.40
feet, said line forming the Basis of Bearings for this description;
Thence South 8957'07 East along the south line of the Southwest One-Quarter of
said Section 9 a distance of 55.00 feet;
Thence North 0026'25 West along the easterly Right-of-Way line of South
Airport Boulevard and along a line 55.00 feet easterly of and parallel with the west
line of said Southwest One-Quarter of Section 9 a distance of 1657.33 feet; thence
North 8936'05 East along the northerly boundary line of a parcel of land
described in Reception number B3051785 of the Arapahoe County records a
distance of 1586.34 feet to the northeast corner of said parcel of land and the Point
of Beginning;
Thence North 8936'05 East a distance of 443.58 feet;
Thence South 0026'58 East a distance of 458.60 feet to a point of curvature;
Thence along the arc of a curve to the left, concave northeasterly, having a central
angle of 9044'52 and a radius of 285.16 feet a distance of 451.65 feet (chord of
said curve bears South 4549'24 East a distance of 405.90 feet);
Thence North 8848'10 East a distance of 291.11 feet;
Thence South 0041'49 East along a line 10.91 feet easterly of and parallel with
the east line of said Southwest One-Quarter of Section 9 a distance of 938.29 feet;
Thence South 8959'48 West along the south line of the Southeast One-Quarter
of said Section 9 a distance of 10.91 feet to the South One-Quarter corner of said
Section 9;
Thence North 8957'07 West along said south line of the Southwest One-Quarter
of Section 9 a distance of 1017.39 feet to the southeast corner of said parcel of land
described at Reception No. B3051785 of the Arapahoe County Records;
Thence North 0025'35 West along the easterly boundary line of said parcel of
land described in Reception No. B3051785 a distance of 1669.69 feet to said
northeast corner of said parcel of land and to the Point of Beginning.
(b) The state of Colorado shall have concurrent legislative jurisdiction with
the United States of the property indicated in paragraph (a) of this subsection (4)
for as long as the United States owns the property.
(c) The concurrent legislative jurisdiction created by this subsection (4) over
the property indicated in paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) shall take effect upon
acceptance by the governor of a notice filed by the secretary of the Air Force
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. sec. 2683, as amended, relinquishing exclusive federal
legislative jurisdiction and retaining concurrent legislative jurisdiction over the
property. Upon receipt of the notice, the governor shall notify the revisor of statutes
in writing of the date of acceptance of the notice.
(d) The state of Colorado shall not incur or assume any liability as a result of
accepting concurrent legislative jurisdiction pursuant to this subsection (4).
(e) Upon request by the United States through its appropriate officials, the
governor is authorized to execute the appropriate documents to accomplish the
retrocession granted in this subsection (4).