S. 2116

One Hundred Ninth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the third day of January, two thousand and six

An Act

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO THE SUPREME COURT.

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

Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005’’.

(b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Jurisdiction over the parcel of Federal

real property described under paragraph (2) (over which jurisdiction was transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under

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

Management Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 5102 note; Public Law

104–333; 110 Stat. 4165)) is transferred to the Supreme Court

of the United States, without consideration.

(2) PARCEL.—The parcel of Federal real property referred

to under paragraph (1) is that portion of the triangle of Federal

land in Reservation No. 204 in the District of Columbia under

the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including any

contiguous sidewalks, bound by Constitution Avenue, N.E., on

the north, the branch of Maryland Avenue, N.E., running in

a northeast direction on the west, the major portion of Maryland

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

including the contiguous sidewalks.

(c) MISCELLANEOUS.—

(1) COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.—Compliance with this

section shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of all laws

otherwise applicable to transfers of jurisdiction over parcels

of Federal real property.

(2) INCLUSION IN SUPREME COURT GROUNDS.—Section

6101(b)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by

inserting before the period ‘‘and that parcel transferred under

the Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005’’.

(3) UNITED STATES CAPITOL GROUNDS.—

(A) DEFINITION.—Section 5102 of title 40, United States

Code, is amended to exclude within the definition of the

United States Capitol Grounds the parcel of Federal real

property described in subsection (b)(2).

(B) JURISDICTION OF CAPITOL POLICE.—The United

States Capitol Police shall not have jurisdiction over the

parcel of Federal real property described in subsection (b)(2)

by reason of such parcel formerly being part of the United

States Capitol Grounds.
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(4) RECORDING OF MAP OF SUPREME COURT GROUNDS.— The Architect of the Capitol shall record with the Office of

the Surveyor of the District of Columbia a map showing areas

comprising the grounds of the Supreme Court of the United

States that reflects— (A) the legal boundaries described under section

6101(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code; and

(B) any portion of the United States Capitol Grounds

as described under section 5102 of title 40, United States

Code, which is contiguous to the boundaries or property

described under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply to fiscal year 2006

and each fiscal year thereafter.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.