43 U.S.C. § 931a : US Code - Section 931A: Authority of Attorney General to grant easements and rights-of-way to States, etc.

Search 43 U.S.C. § 931a : US Code - Section 931A: Authority of Attorney General to grant easements and rights-of-way to States, etc.

The Attorney General, whenever he deems it advantageous to the
Government and upon such terms and conditions as he deems
advisable, is authorized on behalf of the United States to grant to
any State, or any agency or political subdivision thereof,
easements in and rights-of-way over lands belonging to the United
States which are under his supervision and control. Such grant may
include the use of such easements or rights-of-way by public
utilities to the extent authorized and under the conditions imposed
by the laws of such State relating to use of public highways. Such
partial, concurrent, or exclusive jurisdiction over the areas
covered by such easements or rights-of-way, as the Attorney General
deems necessary or desirable, is ceded to such State. The Attorney
General is authorized to accept or secure on behalf of the United
States from the State in which is situated any land conveyed in
exchange for any such easement or right-of-way, such jurisdiction
as he may deem necessary or desirable over the land so acquired.