[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2116 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
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.
(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.