A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.

Congress holds express authority to dispose of and make all needful rules respecting federal property, which encompasses the management and transfer of administrative jurisdiction over parcels of federal land. Such action falls within the plenary legislative power over national domains, ensuring orderly administration without encroachment on other branches or states, consistent with the principles of energetic federal government.

The Congress possesses express authority to manage and dispose of property belonging to the United States, including lands acquired by the federal government. Transferring administrative jurisdiction over such federal parcels falls squarely within this enumerated power, as it constitutes a needful regulation respecting federal property. This action does not infringe upon reserved powers of the states, for the Tenth Amendment reserves only those powers not delegated to the federal government, and the management of federal lands is plainly delegated. No individual rights are abridged in such an …

The proposed bill authorizes the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over parcels of federal land, a measure squarely within the enumerated powers of Congress to manage property belonging to the United States. Such disposition and regulation of federal territory fall under the express constitutional grant, as defended in the Federalist Papers to ensure effective national administration without encroaching upon the reserved rights of the states, preserving the federal compact.

The proposed bill authorizes the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over parcels of Federal land within the United States. This action falls squarely within the enumerated power of Congress to dispose of and regulate property belonging to the United States, as such management is a needful regulation respecting Federal territory and property. The Constitution vests this authority expressly in Congress, and where the means are plainly adapted to a legitimate end within the scope of constitutional grant, they are constitutional under the necessary and proper framework. Judicial review confir…