The bill proposes to repeal the existing section 12.025 of Missouri law and replace it with a new section that addresses jurisdiction over land owned and used by the United States. The new section maintains that jurisdiction concurrent with the state of Missouri is ceded to the United States for land utilized as an honor farm in connection with a federal penitentiary. Additionally, the bill removes previous provisions that ceded jurisdiction over the "Ozark National Scenic Riverways" and specified that certain watersheds, including the White River, Osage, and St. Francois River watersheds, would not be subject to this jurisdiction. The new language simplifies the jurisdictional framework by eliminating these specific exclusions, thereby streamlining the legal language related to federal land use in Missouri.

Statutes affected:
Introduced (6536H.01): 12.025