What is Land and Soil Jurisdiction?

The Soil is the top six inches of the land, and
The Land is All underlying strata below six inches

*Definition: Jurisdiction: 1 the official power to make legal decisions and judgments; the power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders. 2 the territory within which a court or government agency may properly exercise its power. 3 the issues and matters over which a court or agency has proper standing to exercise its authority