Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 159.03 (2026)

Consent of state given to acquisition by United States of land required for government purposes

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The consent of the state is given, in accordance with clause 17, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution, to the acquisition, after May 6, 1902, by the United States, by purchase, condemnation, lease, or otherwises, of any land in this state required for sites for custom houses, courthouses, correctional institutions, post-offices, arsenals, or other public buildings whatever, or for any other purposes of the government.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1969–2013 · leading case: Visicon, Inc. v. Tracy, 699 N.E.2d 89 (Ohio 1998).
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Visicon, Inc. v. Tracy, 699 N.E.2d 89 (Ohio 1998). · cites it 5× “R.C. 159.03 provides: “The consent of the state is given, in accordance with clause 17, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution, to the acquisition, between May 6,1902, and the effective date of this amendment [March 14, 1980], by the United States, by purchase,…”
Bd. of Health v. City of St. Bernard, 249 N.E.2d 888 (Ohio 1969). · cites it 4× “05, Revised Code, and Section 159.03 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of St.”
Gen. Dynamics Land Sys., Inc. v. Tracy, 700 N.E.2d 1242 (Ohio 1998). · cites it 3× “” R.C. 159.03. Furthermore, the General Assembly ceded exclusive jurisdiction to the United States “in and over any land acquired by the United States under section 159.”
Gen. Dynamics Land Sys., Inc. v. Tracy, 83 Ohio St. 3d 500 (1998). · cites it 3× “” R.C. 159.03. Furthermore, the General Assembly ceded exclusive jurisdiction to the United States “in and over any land acquired by the United States under section 159.”
Manley v. Burkhart, 531 N.E.2d 1306 (Ohio 1988). “We note that by R.C. 159.03, the state consents to the federal government’s acquisition of land required for “public buildings * * * or for any other purposes of the government” if the land was acquired between May 6,1902 and March 14,1980.”
Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. v. Huber, 2013-Ohio-4069. “Chapter 159, specifically R.C. 159.03 and 159.04, which contains provisions that allow the United States to acquire land in Ohio and cede exclusive jurisdiction to the United States over the acquired land.”
Visicon, Inc. v. Tracy, 83 Ohio St. 3d 211 (1998). · cites it 5× “R.C. 159.03 provides: “The consent of the state is given, in accordance with clause 17, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution, to the acquisition, between May 6, 1902, and the effective date of this amendment [March 14, 1980], by the United States, by purchase,…”
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