Section 59-E. Deed or release of land so acquired to United States

The
  governor may, if requested by any officer or agent of the United  States
  duly  authorized  under  the  hand  and seal of any head of an executive
  department of the government of the United States,  execute  a  deed  or
  release  to  the  government  of  the United States of the lands and the
  structures and waters thereon, described in the survey and map filed  in
  the office of the secretary of state as hereinbefore provided, excepting
  and  reserving  therefrom an easement for public highway purposes in and
  over the lands acquired for highway purposes pursuant to  this  article.
  Such deed or release may be so executed at any time after the commission
  shall  have  entered upon and taken possession of such lands, structures
  and waters. Such deed or release shall be in the form agreed upon by the
  governor and the proper representative of the government of  the  United
  States  and  shall  convey  title  to  the  lands, structures and waters
  described therein to the government of the United States, to be used for
  purposes of public defense and shall  cede  to  the  United  States  the
  jurisdiction  over  the  tracts  or parcels of land so described, to the
  extent and in the manner hereinafter  provided.  Such  deed  or  release
  shall  be  executed  in duplicate in the name of the state and under its
  great seal. One of such duplicates shall be filed and  recorded  in  the
  office of the secretary of state of the state of New York, and the other
  shall  be delivered to the proper executive department of the government
  of the United States.