109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 2116

AN ACT

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’’.
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1 (b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—

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

3 of Federal real property described under paragraph

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

5 Architect of the Capitol under section

6 514(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Omnibus Parks and Public

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

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

9 transferred to the Supreme Court of the United

10 States, without consideration.

11 (2) PARCEL.—The parcel of Federal real prop12 erty referred to under paragraph (1) is that portion

13 of the triangle of Federal land in Reservation No.

14 204 in the District of Columbia under the jurisdic15 tion of the Architect of the Capitol, including any

16 contiguous sidewalks, bound by Constitution Avenue,

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

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

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

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

21 the contiguous sidewalks.

22 (c) MISCELLANEOUS.—

23 (1) COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.—Compli24 ance with this section shall be deemed to satisfy the

25 requirements of all laws otherwise applicable to
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1 transfers of jurisdiction over parcels of Federal real

2 property.

3 (2) INCLUSION IN SUPREME COURT

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

5 States Code, is amended by inserting before the pe6 riod ‘‘and that parcel transferred under the Supreme

7 Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005’’.

8 (3) UNITED STATES CAPITOL GROUNDS.—

9 (A) DEFINITION.—Section 5102 of title

10 40, United States Code, is amended to exclude

11 within the definition of the United States Cap12 itol Grounds the parcel of Federal real property

13 described in subsection (b)(2).

14 (B) JURISDICTION OF CAPITOL POLICE.—

15 The United States Capitol Police shall not have

16 jurisdiction over the parcel of Federal real

17 property described in subsection (b)(2) by rea18 son of such parcel formerly being part of the

19 United States Capitol Grounds.

20 (4) RECORDING OF MAP OF SUPREME COURT

21 GROUNDS.—The Architect of the Capitol shall record

22 with the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Co23 lumbia a map showing areas comprising the grounds

24 of the Supreme Court of the United States that

25 reflects—
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1 (A) the legal boundaries described under

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

3 Code; and

4 (B) any portion of the United States Cap5 itol Grounds as described under section 5102 of

6 title 40, United States Code, which is contig7 uous to the boundaries or property described

8 under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

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

10 year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter.

Passed the Senate December 15, 2005.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 2116

AN ACT

To transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to

the Supreme Court.