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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2116 

To transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 15, 2005 

Mr. LOTT introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read 

the third time, and passed 

A BILL 

To transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the 

Supreme Court. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN 

4 REAL PROPERTY TO THE SUPREME COURT. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

6 ‘‘Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005’’. 

7 (b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Jurisdiction over the parcel 

9 of Federal real property described under paragraph 

10 (2) (over which jurisdiction was transferred to the 

11 Architect of the Capitol under section 
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1 514(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Omnibus Parks and Public 

2 Lands Management Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 5102 

3 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4165)) is 

4 transferred to the Supreme Court of the United 

5 States, without consideration. 

6 (2) PARCEL.—The parcel of Federal real prop7 erty referred to under paragraph (1) is that portion 

8 of the triangle of Federal land in Reservation No. 

9 204 in the District of Columbia under the jurisdic10 tion of the Architect of the Capitol, including any 

11 contiguous sidewalks, bound by Constitution Avenue, 

12 N.E., on the north, the branch of Maryland Avenue, 

13 N.E., running in a northeast direction on the west, 

14 the major portion of Maryland Avenue, N.E., on the 

15 south, and 2nd Street, N.E., on the east, including 

16 the contiguous sidewalks. 

17 (c) MISCELLANEOUS.— 

18 (1) COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.—Compli19 ance with this section shall be deemed to satisfy the 

20 requirements of all laws otherwise applicable to 

21 transfers of jurisdiction over parcels of Federal real 

22 property. 

23 (2) INCLUSION IN SUPREME COURT

24 GROUNDS.—Section 6101(b)(2) of title 40, United 

25 States Code, is amended by inserting before the pe-
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1 riod ‘‘and that parcel transferred under the Supreme 

2 Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005’’. 

3 (3) UNITED STATES CAPITOL GROUNDS.— 

4 (A) DEFINITION.—Section 5102 of title 

5 40, United States Code, is amended to exclude 

6 within the definition of the United States Cap7 itol Grounds the parcel of Federal real property 

8 described in subsection (b)(2). 

9 (B) JURISDICTION OF CAPITOL POLICE.— 

10 The United States Capitol Police shall not have 

11 jurisdiction over the parcel of Federal real 

12 property described in subsection (b)(2) by rea13 son of such parcel formerly being part of the 

14 United States Capitol Grounds. 

15 (4) RECORDING OF MAP OF SUPREME COURT

16 GROUNDS.—The Architect of the Capitol shall record 

17 with the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Co18 lumbia a map showing areas comprising the grounds 

19 of the Supreme Court of the United States that re20 flects— 

21 (A) the legal boundaries described under 

22 section 6101(b)(1) of title 40, United States 

23 Code; and 

24 (B) any portion of the United States Cap25 itol Grounds as described under section 5102 of 
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1 title 40, United States Code, which is contig2 uous to the boundaries or property described 

3 under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

4 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply to fiscal 

5 year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

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