P.R. Laws tit. 28, § 46
That exclusive jurisdiction be and is hereby ceded to the United States over any and all lands, shores and the borders thereof, including streets, and other public roads and highways, conveyed to the United States by the Governor of Puerto Rico under the provisions of §§ 41—44, 46 and 47 of this title; and over any and all lands in which any interest, right or claim of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may hereafter be released in behalf of the United States by the Governor of Puerto Rico in conformity with §§ 41—44, 46 and 47 of this title. Provided, however, That in and over any lands acquired by or conveyed under the terms hereof to the United States, in the Island of Culebra, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over offenses and crimes committed within the territorial limits of the lands conveyed by §§ 41—44, 46 and 47 of this title; such jurisdiction, however, to be exercisable only when charges are preferred by the naval or other United States officer in charge of the said lands.
History —Feb. 16, 1903, p. 110, § 6; Nov. 18, 1953, No. 2, p. 2; June 10, 1955, No. 63, p. 228, § 2.