PRINTER'S NO. 3637
No. 2545 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY PERZEL AND RYAN, APRIL 9, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 9, 2002
AN ACT
1 Apportioning this Commonwealth into congressional districts in
2 conformity with constitutional requirements; providing for
3 the nomination and election of Congressmen; and requiring
4 publication of notice of the establishment of congressional
5 districts following the Federal decennial census; imposing
6 duties on the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the
7 Legislative Reference Bureau; and making a repeal.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Congressional districts.
11 For the purpose of electing representatives of the people of
12 Pennsylvania to serve in the House of Representatives in the
13 Congress of the United States, this Commonwealth shall be
14 divided into 19 districts which shall have one Congressman each,
15 as follows:
16 (1) The First District is composed of part of Delaware
17 County consisting of the City of Chester and the Townships of
18 Chester, Darby Wards 1 and 2, Ridley Ward 1 (Division 2) and
19 Tinicum Wards 1, 2 and 4 and the Boroughs of Colwyn, Darby,
20 Eddystone and Yeadon; and part of Philadelphia County
1 consisting of the City of Philadelphia Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
2 7, 10, 14, 15 (Divisions 3, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17 and 19), 17,
3 18, 19, 20, 23 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15,
4 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23), 25, 26 (Divisions 2 and
5 23), 31, 33 (Divisions 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
6 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24), 34, 37, 39,
7 40, 42, 43, 49 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12,
8 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22 and 23), 53 (Divisions 1, 2,
9 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22
10 and 23), 54 and 62 (Divisions 7, 10, 11, 14, 20 and 23).
11 (2) The Second District is composed of part of
12 Montgomery County consisting of the Township of Cheltenham;
13 and part of Philadelphia County consisting of the City of
14 Philadelphia Wards 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 (Divisions 1, 2,
15 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18), 16, 21, 22, 23
16 (Divisions 8, 10, 11 and 12), 24, 26 (Divisions 1, 3, 4, 5,
17 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,
18 22 and 24), 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33 (Divisions 2 and 3), 35
19 (Divisions 1, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29,
20 30 and 31), 36, 38, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49 (Divisions 7, 8, 18,
21 20, 24 and 25), 50, 51, 52, 59, 60 and 61.
22 (3) The Third District is composed of part of Armstrong
23 County consisting of the Townships of Boggs, Bradys Bend,
24 Cowanshannock, East Franklin, Hovey, Kittanning, Madison,
25 Mahoning, Perry, Pine, Rayburn, Redbank, South Buffalo
26 District Western, Sugarcreek, Valley, Washington, Wayne and
27 West Franklin and the Boroughs of Applewold, Atwood, Dayton,
28 Parker City, Rural Valley, South Bethlehem, West Kittanning
29 and Worthington; part of Butler County consisting of the City
30 of Butler and the Townships of Allegheny, Brady, Butler,
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1 Center, Cherry, Clay, Clearfield, Concord, Connoquenessing,
2 Donegal, Fairview, Forward, Franklin, Jefferson, Marion,
3 Mercer, Muddy Creek, Oakland, Parker, Penn, Slippery Rock,
4 Summit, Venango, Washington, Winfield and Worth and the
5 Boroughs of Bruin, Callery, Cherry Valley, Chicora,
6 Connoquenessing, East Butler, Eau Claire, Evans City,
7 Fairview, Harrisville, Karns City, Petrolia, Portersville,
8 Prospect, Saxonburg, Slippery Rock, West Liberty and West
9 Sunbury; part of Crawford County consisting of the City of
10 Meadville and the Townships of Athens, Beaver, Bloomfield,
11 Cambridge, Conneaut, Cussewago, East Fairfield, East
12 Fallowfield, East Mead, Fairfield, Greenwood, Hayfield, North
13 Shenango, Pine, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Sadsbury, South
14 Shenango, Sparta, Spring, Steuben, Summerhill, Summit, Troy,
15 Union, Venango, Vernon, Wayne, West Fallowfield, West Mead,
16 West Shenango and Woodcock and the Boroughs of Blooming
17 Valley, Cambridge Springs, Centerville, Cochranton, Conneaut
18 Lake, Conneautville, Linesville, Saegertown, Spartansburg,
19 Springboro, Townville, Venango and Woodcock; all of Erie
20 County; part of Mercer County consisting of the Cities of
21 Hermitage Districts Ne, Nw, Se and Sw (Divisions 1 and 2) and
22 Sharon and the Townships of Coolspring, Deer Creek, Delaware,
23 East Lackawannock, Fairview, Findley, French Creek, Greene,
24 Hempfield, Jackson, Jefferson, Lackawannock, Lake, Liberty,
25 Mill Creek, New Vernon, Otter Creek, Perry, Pine, Pymatuning,
26 Salem, Sandy Creek, Sandy Lake, South Pymatuning,
27 Springfield, Sugar Grove, West Salem, Wilmington, Wolf Creek
28 and Worth and the Boroughs of Clark, Fredonia, Greenville,
29 Grove City, Jackson Center, Jamestown, Mercer, New Lebanon,
30 Sandy Lake, Sharpsville, Sheakleyville and Stoneboro; part of
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1 Venango County consisting of the Townships of Clinton, Irwin,
2 Richland, Rockland and Scrubgrass and the Boroughs of
3 Barkeyville, Clintonville and Emlenton; and part of Warren
4 County consisting of the City of Warren and the Townships of
5 Brokenstraw, Columbus, Eldred, Farmington, Freehold, Glade,
6 Pine Grove, Spring Creek, Sugar Grove and Triumph and the
7 Boroughs of Bear Lake, Sugar Grove and Youngsville.
8 (4) The Fourth District is composed of part of Allegheny
9 County consisting of the Townships of Aleppo, East Deer Ward
10 1, Fawn, Frazer, Hampton, Harmar, Harrison, Indiana, Kilbuck,
11 Leet, Marshall, McCandless, O'Hara Wards 1 (Division 1), 2,
12 3, 4 and 5, Ohio, Pine, Richland, Ross, Shaler, Springdale
13 and West Deer and the Boroughs of Aspinwall, Avalon Ward 3
14 (Division 1), Bell Acres, Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights,
15 Brackenridge (Wards 01 (all blocks except 4019, 4025 and 4999
16 of tract 402000), 02 and 03), Bradford Woods, Cheswick,
17 Edgeworth, Emsworth, Etna Ward 3, Fox Chapel, Franklin Park,
18 Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, Oakmont, Osborne, Plum,
19 Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Springdale and
20 West View; all of Beaver County; part of Butler County
21 consisting of the Townships of Adams, Buffalo, Clinton,
22 Cranberry, Jackson, Lancaster and Middlesex and the Boroughs
23 of Harmony, Mars, Seven Fields, Valencia and Zelienople; all
24 of Lawrence County; part of Mercer County consisting of the
25 Cities of Farrell and Hermitage District Sw (Division 3) and
26 the Township of Shenango and the Boroughs of West Middlesex
27 and Wheatland; and part of Westmoreland County consisting of
28 the Boroughs of Delmont, Export and Murrysville.
29 (5) The Fifth District is composed of all of Cameron
30 County; all of Centre County; all of Clarion County; part of
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1 Clearfield County consisting of the City of Dubois and the
2 Townships of Bell, Bigler, Bloom, Boggs, Bradford, Brady,
3 Cooper, Covington, Decatur, Ferguson, Girard, Goshen, Graham,
4 Greenwood, Huston, Karthaus, Lawrence, Morris, Penn, Pike,
5 Pine, Sandy, Union and Woodward and the Boroughs of Brisbin,
6 Chester Hill, Clearfield, Curwensville, Glen Hope, Grampian,
7 Houtzdale, Lumber City, Mahaffey, Osceola Mills, Troutville
8 and Wallaceton; all of Clinton County; part of Crawford
9 County consisting of the City of Titusville and the Townships
10 of Oil Creek and Rome and the Borough of Hydetown; all of Elk
11 County; all of Forest County; all of Jefferson County; part
12 of Lycoming County consisting of the Townships of Anthony,
13 Armstrong, Bastress, Brady, Brown, Clinton, Cummings,
14 Fairfield, Limestone, McHenry, Mifflin, Nippenose, Old
15 Lycoming, Piatt, Pine, Porter, Susquehanna, Washington,
16 Watson and Woodward and the Boroughs of Duboistown, Jersey
17 Shore, Montgomery, Montoursville, Salladasburg and South
18 Williamsport; all of McKean County; part of Mifflin County
19 consisting of the Townships of Armagh, Brown, Decatur, Derry
20 and Granville and the Boroughs of Burnham, Juniata Terrace
21 and Lewistown; all of Potter County; all of Tioga County;
22 part of Venango County consisting of the Cities of Franklin
23 and Oil City and the Townships of Allegheny, Canal,
24 Cherrytree, Cornplanter, Cranberry, Frenchcreek, Jackson,
25 Mineral, Oakland, Oil Creek, Pinegrove, Plum, President,
26 Sandycreek and Victory and the Boroughs of Cooperstown,
27 Pleasantville, Polk, Rouseville, Sugarcreek and Utica; and
28 part of Warren County consisting of the Townships of Cherry
29 Grove, Conewango, Deerfield, Elk, Limestone, Mead,
30 Pittsfield, Pleasant, Sheffield, Southwest and Watson and the
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1 Boroughs of Clarendon and Tidioute.
2 (6) The Sixth District is composed of part of Berks
3 County consisting of the City of Reading Wards 3 (Division
4 2), 9 (Division 5), 10, 12 (Division 5), 13 (Divisions 4 and
5 5), 14, 15 (Division 9), 16, 17 and 18 (Divisions 1, 2 and 3)
6 and the Townships of Amity, Brecknock, Caernarvon,
7 Colebrookdale, Cumru, District, Douglass, Earl District 2,
8 Exeter, Hereford, Longswamp, Lower Alsace, Maxatawny,
9 Muhlenberg District 4, Pike, Robeson, Rockland, South
10 Heidelberg Precinct 2, Spring Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and
11 7, Union and Washington and the Boroughs of Adamstown, Bally,
12 Bechtelsville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Kenhorst, Kutztown,
13 Mohnton, Mount Penn, New Morgan, Shillington, Sinking Spring,
14 St. Lawrence, Topton, West Lawn, West Reading, Wyomissing and
15 Wyomissing Hills; part of Chester County consisting of the
16 City of Coatesville and the Townships of Caln, Charlestown,
17 East Bradford District North (all blocks except 3027 of tract
18 303900), East Brandywine, East Caln, East Coventry, East
19 Nantmeal, East Pikeland, East Vincent, East Whiteland, Honey
20 Brook, North Coventry, Pocopson, Sadsbury, Schuylkill, South
21 Coventry, Tredyffrin, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley,
22 Wallace, Warwick, West Bradford, West Brandywine, West Caln,
23 West Nantmeal, West Pikeland, West Sadsbury, West Vincent and
24 West Whiteland and the Boroughs of Atglen, Downingtown,
25 Elverson, Honey Brook, Modena, Phoenixville, South
26 Coatesville and Spring City; and part of Montgomery County
27 consisting of the Townships of East Norriton, Limerick, Lower
28 Merion, Perkiomen, Plymouth Districts 1, 3 (Division 2) and
29 4, Skippack, Whitemarsh District West (Divisions 1 and 2) and
30 Worcester and the Boroughs of Collegeville, Narberth,
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1 Norristown, Pottstown and Trappe.
2 (7) The Seventh District is composed of part of Chester
3 County consisting of the Townships of East Goshen, Easttown,
4 Thornbury, West Goshen, Westtown and Willistown and the
5 Borough of Malvern; part of Delaware County consisting of the
6 Townships of Aston, Bethel, Chadds Ford, Concord, Darby Wards
7 3, 4 and 5, Edgmont, Haverford, Lower Chichester, Marple,
8 Middletown, Nether Providence, Newtown, Radnor, Ridley Wards
9 1 (Divisions 1 and 3), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9,
10 Springfield, Thornbury, Tinicum Wards 3 and 5, Upper
11 Chichester, Upper Darby and Upper Providence and the Boroughs
12 of Aldan, Brookhaven, Chester Heights, Clifton Heights,
13 Collingdale, East Lansdowne, Folcroft, Glenolden, Lansdowne,
14 Marcus Hook, Media, Millbourne, Morton, Norwood, Parkside,
15 Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Rose Valley, Rutledge, Sharon
16 Hill, Swarthmore, Trainer and Upland; and part of Montgomery
17 County consisting of the Townships of Lower Providence, Upper
18 Merion, Upper Providence and West Norriton and the Boroughs
19 of Bridgeport, Conshohocken, Royersford and West
20 Conshohocken.
21 (8) The Eighth District is composed of all of Bucks
22 County; part of Montgomery County consisting of the Townships
23 of Abington Wards 5 (Division 2), 8 (Division 1) and 15
24 (Division 2), Upper Dublin Districts 3 and 5 (Division 2) and
25 Upper Moreland Districts 2 and 3 (Division 2); and part of
26 Philadelphia County consisting of the City of Philadelphia
27 Wards 58 (Divisions 4, 6, 7, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29, 31, 39 and
28 41) and 66 (Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22,
29 25, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42, 44, 45 and 46).
30 (9) The Ninth District is composed of all of Bedford
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1 County; all of Blair County; part of Cambria County
2 consisting of the Townships of Allegheny, Chest, Clearfield,
3 Dean, Elder, Gallitzin, Reade, Susquehanna and White and the
4 Boroughs of Ashville, Chest Springs, Gallitzin, Hastings,
5 Loretto, Northern Cambria, Patton and Tunnelhill (Cambria
6 County portion); part of Clearfield County consisting of the
7 Townships of Beccaria, Burnside, Chest, Gulich, Jordan and
8 Knox and the Boroughs of Burnside, Coalport, Irvona, New
9 Washington, Newburg, Ramey and Westover; part of Cumberland
10 County consisting of the Townships of Cooke, Dickinson,
11 Hopewell, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, North Middleton,
12 North Newton, Penn, South Newton, Southampton Districts Lower
13 and Upper (Precinct 1 and Precinct 2 only blocks 4028, 4029,
14 4030, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4057, 4061, 4062, 4063,
15 4064, 4066 and 4070 of tract 013101), Upper Frankford, Upper
16 Mifflin and West Pennsboro and the Boroughs of Newburg and
17 Newville; part of Fayette County consisting of the City of
18 Connellsville Wards 3 (only blocks 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
19 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2058, 2059 and 2061
20 of tract 260600 and only blocks 4001, 4002 and 4003 of tract
21 260800), 4 and 5 and the Townships of Connellsville, Dunbar
22 District 1, Georges Districts 1 and 2, Henry Clay, North
23 Union District 3, South Union District 3, Springfield,
24 Springhill District 1, Stewart and Wharton and the Boroughs
25 of Fairchance, Markleysburg, Ohiopyle, Smithfield and South
26 Connellsville; all of Franklin County; all of Fulton County;
27 all of Huntingdon County; part of Indiana County consisting
28 of the Townships of Armstrong, Banks, Black Lick, Brush
29 Valley, Buffington, Burrell, Canoe, Center, Conemaugh, East
30 Mahoning, East Wheatfield, Grant, Green, Montgomery, North
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1 Mahoning, Rayne, South Mahoning, Washington, West Mahoning,
2 West Wheatfield, White Districts 3, 4 and 6 and Young and the
3 Boroughs of Armagh, Blairsville, Cherry Tree, Creekside,
4 Ernest, Glen Campbell, Homer City, Indiana Districts 1 and 4,
5 Marion Center, Plumville, Saltsburg, Shelocta and Smicksburg;
6 all of Juniata County; part of Mifflin County consisting of
7 the Townships of Bratton, Menno, Oliver, Union and Wayne and
8 the Boroughs of Kistler, McVeytown and Newton Hamilton; part
9 of Perry County consisting of the Townships of Carroll,
10 Greenwood, Howe, Jackson, Liverpool, Northeast Madison, Rye,
11 Saville, Southwest Madison, Spring, Toboyne, Tuscarora and
12 Tyrone and the Boroughs of Blain, Landisburg, Liverpool and
13 Millerstown; and part of Somerset County consisting of the
14 Townships of Addison, Allegheny, Black, Brothersvalley, Elk
15 Lick, Fairhope, Greenville, Larimer, Lower Turkeyfoot,
16 Milford, Northampton, Ogle, Shade, Somerset, Southampton,
17 Stonycreek, Summit and Upper Turkeyfoot and the Boroughs of
18 Addison, Berlin, Callimont, Casselman, Central City,
19 Confluence, Garrett, Indian Lake, Meyersdale, New Baltimore,
20 New Centerville, Rockwood, Salisbury, Shanksville, Somerset,
21 Ursina and Wellersburg.
22 (10) The Tenth District is composed of all of Bradford
23 County; part of Lackawanna County consisting of the City of
24 Carbondale and the Townships of Abington, Benton, Carbondale,
25 Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Fell, Glenburn, Greenfield,
26 Jefferson, La Plume, Madison, Newton, North Abington, Ransom,
27 Roaring Brook, Scott, South Abington, Spring Brook,
28 Thornhurst and West Abington and the Boroughs of Archbald,
29 Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Dickson City Wards 1
30 (Divisions 2, 3 and 4), 2 and 3, Jermyn, Jessup Wards 1, 2
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1 and 3 (Divisions 2 and 3), Mayfield, Moscow, Olyphant Ward 1
2 and Vandling; part of Luzerne County consisting of the
3 Townships of Dallas, Exeter, Fairmount, Franklin, Kingston,
4 Lake, Lehman and Ross and the Boroughs of Dallas, Forty Fort,
5 Harveys Lake, Kingston, Swoyersville Wards 1 and 2, West
6 Wyoming and Wyoming; part of Lycoming County consisting of
7 the City of Williamsport and the Townships of Cascade, Cogan
8 House, Eldred, Franklin, Gamble, Hepburn, Jackson, Jordan,
9 Lewis, Loyalsock, Lycoming, McIntyre, McNett, Mill Creek,
10 Moreland, Muncy, Muncy Creek, Penn, Plunketts Creek,
11 Shrewsbury, Upper Fairfield and Wolf and the Boroughs of
12 Hughesville, Muncy and Picture Rocks; all of Montour County;
13 all of Northumberland County; all of Pike County; all of
14 Snyder County; all of Sullivan County; all of Susquehanna
15 County; all of Union County; all of Wayne County; and all of
16 Wyoming County.
17 (11) The Eleventh District is composed of all of Carbon
18 County; all of Columbia County; part of Lackawanna County
19 consisting of the City of Scranton and the Boroughs of
20 Blakely, Dickson City Ward 1 (Division 1), Dunmore, Jessup
21 Ward 3 (Division 1), Moosic, Old Forge, Olyphant Wards 2, 3
22 and 4, Taylor and Throop; part of Luzerne County consisting
23 of the Cities of Hazleton, Nanticoke, Pittston and Wilkes-
24 Barre and the Townships of Bear Creek, Black Creek, Buck,
25 Butler, Conyngham, Dennison, Dorrance, Fairview, Foster,
26 Hanover, Hazle, Hollenback, Hunlock, Huntington, Jackson,
27 Jenkins, Nescopeck, Newport, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth,
28 Rice, Salem, Slocum, Sugarloaf, Union, Wilkes-Barre and
29 Wright and the Boroughs of Ashley, Avoca, Bear Creek Village,
30 Conyngham, Courtdale, Dupont, Duryea, Edwardsville, Exeter,
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1 Freeland, Hughestown, Jeddo, Laflin, Larksville, Laurel Run,
2 Luzerne, Nescopeck, New Columbus, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park,
3 Plymouth, Pringle, Shickshinny, Sugar Notch, Swoyersville
4 Ward 3, Warrior Run, West Hazleton, West Pittston, White
5 Haven and Yatesville; and all of Monroe County.
6 (12) The Twelfth District is composed of part of
7 Allegheny County consisting of the Township of East Deer Ward
8 2 and the Boroughs of Brackenridge Ward 1 (only blocks 4019,
9 4025 and 4999 of tract 402000) and Tarentum; part of
10 Armstrong County consisting of the Townships of Bethel,
11 Burrell, Cadogan, Gilpin, Kiskiminetas, Manor, North Buffalo,
12 Parks, Plumcreek, South Bend and South Buffalo District
13 Eastern and the Boroughs of Apollo, Elderton, Ford City, Ford
14 Cliff, Freeport, Kittanning, Leechburg, Manorville and North
15 Apollo; part of Cambria County consisting of the City of
16 Johnstown and the Townships of Adams, Barr, Blacklick,
17 Cambria, Conemaugh, Cresson, Croyle, East Carroll, East
18 Taylor, Jackson, Lower Yoder, Middle Taylor, Munster,
19 Portage, Richland, Stonycreek, Summerhill, Upper Yoder,
20 Washington, West Carroll and West Taylor and the Boroughs of
21 Brownstown, Carrolltown, Cassandra, Cresson, Daisytown, Dale,
22 East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Ehrenfeld, Ferndale, Franklin,
23 Geistown, Lilly, Lorain, Nanty Glo, Portage, Sankertown,
24 Scalp Level, South Fork, Southmont, Summerhill, Vintondale,
25 Westmont and Wilmore; part of Fayette County consisting of
26 the Cities of Connellsville Wards 1, 2, 3 (all blocks except
27 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
28 2014, 2058, 2059 and 2061 of tract 260600 and 4001, 4002 and
29 4003 of tract 260800) and 6 and Uniontown and the Townships
30 of Brownsville, Bullskin, Dunbar Districts 2, 3 and 4,
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1 Franklin, Georges Districts 3 and 4, German, Jefferson, Lower
2 Tyrone, Luzerne, Menallen, Nicholson, North Union Districts
3 1, 2, 4 and 5, Perry, Redstone, Saltlick, South Union
4 Districts 1 and 2, Springhill District 2, Upper Tyrone and
5 Washington and the Boroughs of Belle Vernon, Brownsville,
6 Dawson, Dunbar, Everson, Fayette City, Masontown, Newell,
7 Perryopolis, Point Marion and Vanderbilt; all of Greene
8 County; part of Indiana County consisting of the Townships of
9 Cherryhill, Pine and White Districts 1 and 2 and the Boroughs
10 of Clymer and Indiana Districts 2 and 3; part of Somerset
11 County consisting of the Townships of Conemaugh, Jefferson,
12 Jenner, Lincoln, Middlecreek, Paint and Quemahoning and the
13 Boroughs of Benson, Boswell, Hooversville, Jennerstown,
14 Paint, Seven Springs, Stoystown and Windber; part of
15 Washington County consisting of the Cities of Monongahela and
16 Washington and the Townships of Canton, Carroll Districts 2,
17 3 and 5, Chartiers Districts 3, 5, 6 and 7, East Bethlehem,
18 Fallowfield Districts 1, 2 and 4, North Bethlehem, North
19 Strabane Districts 2, 3 and 5 (only blocks 3016, 3017, 4004,
20 4005, 4006, 4007, 4011, 4012, 4013 and 4015 of tract 745100),
21 Somerset, South Strabane Districts 2, 4 and 5, Union, West
22 Bethlehem and West Pike Run and the Boroughs of Allenport,
23 Beallsville, Bentleyville, California, Canonsburg Wards 2 and
24 3 (Division 1), Centerville, Charleroi Districts 1, 3 and 4,
25 Coal Center, Cokeburg, Deemston, Donora, Dunlevy, East
26 Washington District 2, Elco, Ellsworth, Finleyville, Houston,
27 Long Branch, Marianna, New Eagle, North Charleroi, Roscoe,
28 Speers, Stockdale, Twilight and West Brownsville; and part of
29 Westmoreland County consisting of the Cities of Arnold,
30 Latrobe, Lower Burrell, Monessen and New Kensington and the
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1 Townships of Allegheny, Bell, Derry, East Huntingdon District
2 Bessemer, Fairfield, Hempfield Districts Bovard, Hannastown
3 and Luxor, Loyalhanna, Mount Pleasant Districts Bridgeport,
4 Duncan, Heccla, Laurel Run, Mammoth, Spring Garden, United
5 and Westmoreland, Rostraver, Salem Districts Hugus and
6 Mechlings, Sewickley Districts East Herminie, Lowber,
7 Rillton, Sewickley and West Herminie, South Huntingdon
8 Districts Jacobs Creek, Mineral, Port Royal, Wayne, Wyano and
9 Yukon, St. Clair, Unity Districts Crabtree, Dorothy and
10 Lloydsville, Upper Burrell and Washington Districts North
11 Washington and Paulton and the Boroughs of Avonmore, Bolivar,
12 Derry, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Mount Pleasant, New
13 Alexandria, New Florence, North Belle Vernon, Oklahoma,
14 Scottdale, Seward, Smithton, Sutersville, Vandergrift, West
15 Leechburg and West Newton.
16 (13) The Thirteenth District is composed of part of
17 Montgomery County consisting of the Townships of Abington
18 Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Division 1), 6, 7, 8 (Division 2), 9,
19 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 (Division 1), Hatfield, Horsham,
20 Lower Frederick, Lower Gwynedd, Lower Moreland, Lower
21 Salford, Marlborough (only blocks 2002 and 2003 of tract
22 207600), Montgomery, New Hanover, Plymouth Districts 2 and 3
23 (Division 1), Springfield, Towamencin, Upper Dublin Districts
24 1, 2, 4, 5 (Division 1), 6 and 7, Upper Frederick, Upper
25 Gwynedd, Upper Moreland Districts 1, 3 (Division 1), 4, 5, 6
26 and 7, Upper Salford, Whitemarsh Districts East, Middle and
27 West (Division 3) and Whitpain and the Boroughs of Ambler,
28 Bryn Athyn, Green Lane, Hatboro, Hatfield, Jenkintown,
29 Lansdale, North Wales, Rockledge and Schwenksville; and part
30 of Philadelphia County consisting of the City of Philadelphia
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1 Wards 35 (Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14,
2 15, 16, 17, 25 and 32), 41, 45, 53 (Divisions 17, 20 and 21),
3 55, 56, 57, 58 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
4 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34,
5 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43 and 44), 62 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4,
6 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25 and
7 26), 63, 64, 65 and 66 (Divisions 1, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15,
8 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 38, 39, 40,
9 41 and 43).
10 (14) The Fourteenth District is composed of part of
11 Allegheny County consisting of the Cities of Clairton,
12 Duquesne, McKeesport and Pittsburgh and the Townships of
13 Elizabeth Ward 9, Kennedy, Neville, North Versailles Wards 1,
14 2, 3 (Division 2), 4, 5, 6 and 7, O'Hara Ward 1 (Division 2),
15 Penn Hills Wards 1, 2, 3 (Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5), 4
16 (Divisions 1, 2 and 4), 5 (Divisions 2, 3 and 4), 6
17 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6), 7 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and
18 7), 8 and 9 (Divisions 1, 2 and 5), Reserve, Robinson
19 Districts 3 and 5, Stowe and Wilkins Ward 2 (Division 2) and
20 the Boroughs of Avalon Wards 1, 2 and 3 (Divisions 2 and 3),
21 Baldwin Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 and
22 18, Bellevue, Blawnox, Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant,
23 Coraopolis, Crafton Wards 1, 2 and 3 (Division 1),
24 Dravosburg, East McKeesport, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Etna
25 Wards 1 and 2, Forest Hills, Glassport, Homestead, Ingram,
26 Liberty, Lincoln, McKees Rocks, Millvale, Monroeville Wards 1
27 (Division 1) and 7, Mount Oliver, Munhall, North Braddock,
28 Pitcairn Districts 2 and 3, Port Vue, Rankin, Sharpsburg,
29 Swissvale, Turtle Creek, Verona, Versailles, Wall, West
30 Homestead, West Mifflin, Whitaker, Wilkinsburg and
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1 Wilmerding.
2 (15) The Fifteenth District is composed of all of Lehigh
3 County; part of Montgomery County consisting of the Townships
4 of Douglass, Franconia, Lower Pottsgrove, Marlborough, (all
5 blocks except 2002 and 2003 of tract 207600), Salford, Upper
6 Hanover, Upper Pottsgrove and West Pottsgrove and the
7 Boroughs of East Greenville, Pennsburg, Red Hill, Souderton
8 and Telford (Montgomery County portion); and all of
9 Northampton County.
10 (16) The Sixteenth District is composed of part of Berks
11 County consisting of the City of Reading Wards 1, 2, 3
12 (Division 1), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Division 2), 11, 12
13 (Divisions 1 and 3), 13 (Divisions 1 and 2), 15 (Divisions 1,
14 2, 6 and 7), 18 (Division 4) and 19 and the Townships of Bern
15 District 3, Lower Heidelberg, South Heidelberg Precinct 1 and
16 Spring District 8 and the Borough of Wernersville; part of
17 Chester County consisting of the Townships of Birmingham,
18 East Bradford Districts North (only block 3027 of tract
19 303900) and South, East Fallowfield, East Marlborough, East
20 Nottingham, Elk, Franklin, Highland, Kennett, London Britain,
21 London Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New
22 London, Newlin, Penn, Pennsbury, Upper Oxford, West
23 Fallowfield, West Marlborough and West Nottingham and the
24 Boroughs of Avondale, Kennett Square, Oxford, Parkesburg,
25 West Chester and West Grove; and all of Lancaster County.
26 (17) The Seventeenth District is composed of part of
27 Berks County consisting of the Townships of Albany, Alsace,
28 Bern Districts 1 and 2, Bethel, Centre, Earl District 1,
29 Greenwich, Heidelberg, Jefferson, Maidencreek, Marion,
30 Muhlenberg Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, North
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1 Heidelberg, Oley, Ontelaunee, Penn, Perry, Richmond,
2 Ruscombmanor, Tilden, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper
3 Tulpehocken and Windsor and the Boroughs of Bernville,
4 Centerport, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Laureldale, Leesport,
5 Lenhartsville, Lyons, Robesonia, Shoemakersville, Strausstown
6 and Womelsdorf; all of Dauphin County; all of Lebanon County;
7 part of Perry County consisting of the Townships of Buffalo,
8 Centre, Juniata, Miller, Oliver, Penn, Watts and Wheatfield
9 and the Boroughs of Bloomfield, Duncannon, Marysville, New
10 Buffalo and Newport; and all of Schuylkill County.
11 (18) The Eighteenth District is composed of part of
12 Allegheny County consisting of the Townships of Baldwin,
13 Collier, Crescent, Elizabeth Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8,
14 Findlay, Forward, Moon, Mount Lebanon, North Fayette, North
15 Versailles Ward 3 (Divisions 1, Penn Hills Wards 3 (Divisions
16 1 and 6), 4 (Divisions 3 and 5), 5 (Divisions 1, 5 and 6), 6
17 (Division 5), 7 (Division 5) and 9 ( Divisions 3 and 4),
18 Robinson Districts 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9, Scott, South
19 Fayette, South Park, South Versailles, Upper St. Clair and
20 Wilkins Wards 1 and 2 (Division 1) and the Boroughs of
21 Baldwin Districts 6, 7, 8, 10, 14 and 17, Bethel Park,
22 Brentwood, Bridgeville, Carnegie, Castle Shannon, Churchill,
23 Crafton Ward 3 (Division 2), Dormont, Elizabeth, Green Tree,
24 Heidelberg, Jefferson Hills, McDonald (Allegheny County
25 portion), Monroeville Wards 1 (Divisions 2, 3 and 4), 2, 3,
26 4, 5 and 6, Oakdale, Pennsbury Village, Pitcairn District 1,
27 Pleasant Hills, Rosslyn Farms, Thornburg, Trafford (Allegheny
28 County portion), West Elizabeth, White Oak and Whitehall;
29 part of Washington County consisting of the Townships of
30 Amwell, Blaine, Buffalo, Carroll Districts 1 and 4, Cecil,
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1 Chartiers Districts 1, 2 and 4, Cross Creek, Donegal, East
2 Finley, Fallowfield District 3, Hanover, Hopewell,
3 Independence, Jefferson, Morris, Mount Pleasant, North
4 Franklin, North Strabane Districts 1, 4, 5 (all blocks except
5 blocks 3016, 3017, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4011, 4012, 4013
6 and 4015 of tract 745100) and 6, Nottingham, Peters,
7 Robinson, Smith, South Franklin, South Strabane Districts 1
8 and 3 and West Finley and the Boroughs of Burgettstown,
9 Canonsburg Wards 1 and 3 (Division 3), Charleroi Districts 2
10 and 6, Claysville, East Washington District 1, Green Hills,
11 McDonald, Midway, West Alexander and West Middletown; and
12 part of Westmoreland County consisting of the Cities of
13 Greensburg and Jeannette and the Townships of Cook, Donegal,
14 East Huntingdon Districts Ruffsdale, Stoners, Strohms and
15 Whites, Hempfield Districts Alwine, Carbon, East Adamsburg,
16 Eastview, Fort Allen, Foxhill, Gayville, Grapeville,
17 Haydenville, High Park, Lincoln Heights, Lincoln Heights
18 West, Maplewood, Middletown, New Stanton, North Carbon,
19 Sibel, Todd, University, Valley, Weavers Old Stand, Wegley,
20 Wendel Herm, West Hempfield and West Point, Ligonier, Mount
21 Pleasant Districts Pleasant Valley and Ridgeview, North
22 Huntingdon, Penn, Salem Districts Five Points, New Salem,
23 Slickville, Steeles and Trees Mills, Sewickley District
24 Whyel, South Huntingdon Districts Hixon and South Huntingdon,
25 Unity Districts Baggaley, Beatty, Dennison, Gravel Hill,
26 Kuhns, Marguerite, Mutual, Pleasant Unity, Roble and Whitney
27 and Washington Districts Beamers and Oakland X Roads and the
28 Boroughs of Adamsburg, Arona, Donegal, Hunker, Irwin, Laurel
29 Mountain, Ligonier, Madison, Manor, New Stanton, North Irwin,
30 Penn, South Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg, Trafford
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1 (Westmoreland County portion), Youngstown and Youngwood.
2 (19) The Nineteenth District is composed of all of Adams
3 County; part of Cumberland County consisting of the Townships
4 of East Pennsboro, Hampden, Lower Allen, Middlesex, Monroe,
5 Shippensburg, Silver Spring, South Middleton, Southampton
6 District Upper (Precinct 2 all blocks except 4028, 4029,
7 4030, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4057, 4061, 4062, 4063,
8 4064, 4066 and 4070 of tract 013101) and Upper Allen and the
9 Boroughs of Camp Hill, Carlisle, Lemoyne, Mechanicsburg,
10 Mount Holly Springs, New Cumberland, Shippensburg (Cumberland
11 County portion), Shiremanstown and Wormleysburg; and all of
12 York County.
13 Section 2. First election.
14 (a) General rule.--The first election under this act shall
15 be held at the primary election in the year 2002.
16 (b) Current officeholders.--The members of Congress now in
17 office shall continue in the office until the expiration of
18 their respective terms.
19 (c) Vacancies.--Vacancies now existing or happening after
20 the passage of this act and before the commencement of the terms
21 of the members elected at the election of 2002 shall be filled
22 for the unexpired terms from the districts formerly prescribed
23 by law.
24 Section 3. Missed political subdivision.
25 In the event any political subdivision or part thereof should
26 be omitted in the description of the congressional districts,
27 the political subdivision or part thereof shall be included as a
28 part of the congressional district which completely surrounds
29 it. Should any omitted political subdivision or part thereof be
30 not completely surrounded by one congressional district, it
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1 shall become a part of that congressional district to which it
2 is contiguous, or if there are two or more such contiguous
3 districts, it shall become a part of that congressional district
4 contiguous thereto which has the least population.
5 Section 4. Duty to publish notice of redistricting.
6 Upon the enactment of this act providing for the
7 establishment of congressional districts following the official
8 reporting of the Federal decennial census as required by Federal
9 law, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall publish notice of
10 the congressional districts as established at least once in at
11 least one newspaper of general circulation in each county in
12 which such newspapers are published.
13 Section 5. Contents of notice.
14 The notice shall contain a map of this Commonwealth showing
15 all congressional districts established and a map showing the
16 congressional districts in the county in which the publication
17 is made. The notice shall also state the population of the
18 districts having the smallest and largest populations and the
19 percentage variation of such districts from the average
20 population for congressional districts.
21 Section 6. Repeals and abrogation.
22 (a) Statutes.--
23 (1) The act of January 7, 2002 (P.L. , No.1),
24 entitled "An act to apportion the Commonwealth of
25 Pennsylvania into congressional districts in conformity with
26 constitutional requirements; providing for the nomination and
27 election of Congressmen; and requiring publication of notice
28 of the establishment of congressional districts following the
29 Federal decennial census," is repealed.
30 (2) All other acts and parts of acts are repealed
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1 insofar as they are inconsistent with this act.
2 (b) Existing plan.--The existing State Congressional
3 Redistricting Plan is abrogated.
4 Section 7. Pending litigation.
5 If the Secretary of the Commonwealth determines that Federal
6 litigation over the validity of the congressional apportionment
7 under the act of January 7, 2002 (P.L. , No.1), entitled "An
8 act to apportion the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania into
9 congressional districts in conformity with constitutional
10 requirements; providing for the nomination and election of
11 Congressmen; and requiring publication of notice of the
12 establishment of congressional districts following the Federal
13 decennial census," has been finally resolved with a judicial
14 declaration of invalidity, the secretary shall transmit notice
15 of the determination to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
16 publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
17 Section 8. Effective date.
18 This act shall take effect as follows:
19 (1) Section 6(b) shall take effect November 6, 2002.
20 (2) The following provisions shall take effect
21 immediately:
22 (i) Section 7.
23 (ii) This section.
24 (3) The remainder of this act shall take effect upon
25 publication of the notice under section 7.
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