PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1531, 1612, 1627 PRINTER'S NO. 1645
No. 1200 Session of 2001
Report of the Committee of Conference
To the Members of the Senate and House of Representatives:
We, the undersigned, Committee of Conference on the part of
the Senate and House of Representatives for the purpose of
considering Senate Bill No. 1200, entitled:
"An act to apportion the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania into
congressional districts in conformity with constitutional
requirements; providing for the nomination and election of
Congressmen; and requiring publication of notice of the
establishment of congressional districts following the Federal
decennial census,"
respectfully submit the following bill as our report:
DAVID J. BRIGHTBILL
JEFFREY E. PICCOLA
(Committee on the part of the Senate.)
SAMUEL H. SMITH
JOHN E. BARLEY
(Committee on the part of the House of Representatives.)
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AN ACT
1 To apportion the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania into congressional
2 districts in conformity with constitutional requirements;
3 providing for the nomination and election of Congressmen; and
4 requiring publication of notice of the establishment of
5 congressional districts following the Federal decennial
6 census.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Congressional districts.
10 For the purpose of electing representatives of the people of
11 Pennsylvania to serve in the House of Representatives in the
12 Congress of the United States, this Commonwealth shall be
13 divided into 19 districts which shall have one Congressman each,
14 as follows:
15 (1) The First District is composed of part of Delaware
16 County consisting of the City of Chester and the Townships of
17 Chester, Darby Wards 1 and 2, Ridley Ward 1 (Division 2) and
18 Tinicum Wards 1, 2 and 4 and the Boroughs of Colwyn, Darby,
19 Eddystone and Yeadon; and part of Philadelphia County
20 consisting of the City of Philadelphia Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
21 7, 10, 14, 15 (Divisions 3, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17 and 19), 17,
22 18, 19, 20, 23 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15,
23 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23), 25, 26 (Divisions 2 and
24 23), 31, 33 (Divisions 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
25 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24), 34, 37, 39,
26 40, 42, 43, 49 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12,
27 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22 and 23), 53 (Divisions 1, 2,
28 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22
29 and 23), 54 and 62 (Divisions 7, 10, 11, 14, 20 and 23).
30 (2) The Second District is composed of part of
31 Montgomery County consisting of the Township of Cheltenham;
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1 and part of Philadelphia County consisting of the City of
2 Philadelphia Wards 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 (Divisions 1, 2,
3 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18), 16, 21, 22, 23
4 (Divisions 8, 10, 11 and 12), 24, 26 (Divisions 1, 3, 4, 5,
5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,
6 22 and 24), 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33 (Divisions 2 and 3), 35
7 (Divisions 1, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29,
8 30 and 31), 36, 38, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49 (Divisions 7, 8, 18,
9 20, 24 and 25), 50, 51, 52, 59, 60 and 61.
10 (3) The Third District is composed of part of Armstrong
11 County consisting of the Townships of Boggs, Bradys Bend,
12 Cowanshannock, East Franklin, Hovey, Kittanning, Madison,
13 Mahoning, Perry, Pine, Rayburn, Redbank, South Buffalo
14 District Western, Sugarcreek, Valley, Washington, Wayne and
15 West Franklin and the Boroughs of Applewold, Atwood, Dayton,
16 Parker City, Rural Valley, South Bethlehem, West Kittanning
17 and Worthington; part of Butler County consisting of the City
18 of Butler and the Townships of Allegheny, Brady, Butler,
19 Center, Cherry, Clay, Clearfield, Concord, Connoquenessing,
20 Donegal, Fairview, Forward, Franklin, Jefferson, Marion,
21 Mercer, Muddy Creek, Oakland, Parker, Penn, Slippery Rock,
22 Summit, Venango, Washington, Winfield and Worth and the
23 Boroughs of Bruin, Callery, Cherry Valley, Chicora,
24 Connoquenessing, East Butler, Eau Claire, Evans City,
25 Fairview, Harrisville, Karns City, Petrolia, Portersville,
26 Prospect, Saxonburg, Slippery Rock, West Liberty and West
27 Sunbury; part of Crawford County consisting of the City of
28 Meadville and the Townships of Athens, Beaver, Bloomfield,
29 Cambridge, Conneaut, Cussewago, East Fairfield, East
30 Fallowfield, East Mead, Fairfield, Greenwood, Hayfield, North
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1 Shenango, Pine, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Sadsbury, South
2 Shenango, Sparta, Spring, Steuben, Summerhill, Summit, Troy,
3 Union, Venango, Vernon, Wayne, West Fallowfield, West Mead,
4 West Shenango and Woodcock and the Boroughs of Blooming
5 Valley, Cambridge Springs, Centerville, Cochranton, Conneaut
6 Lake, Conneautville, Linesville, Saegertown, Spartansburg,
7 Springboro, Townville, Venango and Woodcock; all of Erie
8 County; part of Mercer County consisting of the Cities of
9 Hermitage Districts Ne, Nw, Se and Sw (Divisions 1 and 2) and
10 Sharon and the Townships of Coolspring, Deer Creek, Delaware,
11 East Lackawannock, Fairview, Findley, French Creek, Greene,
12 Hempfield, Jackson, Jefferson, Lackawannock, Lake, Liberty,
13 Mill Creek, New Vernon, Otter Creek, Perry, Pine, Pymatuning,
14 Salem, Sandy Creek, Sandy Lake, South Pymatuning,
15 Springfield, Sugar Grove, West Salem, Wilmington, Wolf Creek
16 and Worth and the Boroughs of Clark, Fredonia, Greenville,
17 Grove City, Jackson Center, Jamestown, Mercer, New Lebanon,
18 Sandy Lake, Sharpsville, Sheakleyville and Stoneboro; part of
19 Venango County consisting of the Townships of Clinton, Irwin,
20 Richland, Rockland and Scrubgrass and the Boroughs of
21 Barkeyville, Clintonville and Emlenton; and part of Warren
22 County consisting of the City of Warren and the Townships of
23 Brokenstraw, Columbus, Eldred, Farmington, Freehold, Glade,
24 Pine Grove, Spring Creek, Sugar Grove and Triumph and the
25 Boroughs of Bear Lake, Sugar Grove and Youngsville.
26 (4) The Fourth District is composed of part of Allegheny
27 County consisting of the Townships of Aleppo, East Deer Ward
28 1, Fawn, Frazer, Hampton, Harmar, Harrison, Indiana, Kilbuck,
29 Leet, Marshall, McCandless, O'Hara Wards 1 (Division 1), 2,
30 3, 4 and 5, Ohio, Pine, Richland, Ross, Shaler, Springdale
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1 and West Deer and the Boroughs of Aspinwall, Avalon Ward 3
2 (Division 1), Bell Acres, Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights,
3 Brackenridge (Wards 01 (all blocks except 4019, 4025 and 4999
4 of tract 402000), 02 and 03), Bradford Woods, Cheswick,
5 Edgeworth, Emsworth, Etna Ward 3, Fox Chapel, Franklin Park,
6 Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, Oakmont, Osborne, Plum,
7 Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Springdale and
8 West View; all of Beaver County; part of Butler County
9 consisting of the Townships of Adams, Buffalo, Clinton,
10 Cranberry, Jackson, Lancaster and Middlesex and the Boroughs
11 of Harmony, Mars, Seven Fields, Valencia and Zelienople; all
12 of Lawrence County; part of Mercer County consisting of the
13 Cities of Farrell and Hermitage District Sw (Division 3) and
14 the Township of Shenango and the Boroughs of West Middlesex
15 and Wheatland; and part of Westmoreland County consisting of
16 the Boroughs of Delmont, Export and Murrysville.
17 (5) The Fifth District is composed of all of Cameron
18 County; all of Centre County; all of Clarion County; part of
19 Clearfield County consisting of the City of Dubois and the
20 Townships of Bell, Bigler, Bloom, Boggs, Bradford, Brady,
21 Cooper, Covington, Decatur, Ferguson, Girard, Goshen, Graham,
22 Greenwood, Huston, Karthaus, Lawrence, Morris, Penn, Pike,
23 Pine, Sandy, Union and Woodward and the Boroughs of Brisbin,
24 Chester Hill, Clearfield, Curwensville, Glen Hope, Grampian,
25 Houtzdale, Lumber City, Mahaffey, Osceola Mills, Troutville
26 and Wallaceton; all of Clinton County; part of Crawford
27 County consisting of the City of Titusville and the Townships
28 of Oil Creek and Rome and the Borough of Hydetown; all of Elk
29 County; all of Forest County; all of Jefferson County; part
30 of Lycoming County consisting of the Townships of Anthony,
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1 Armstrong, Bastress, Brady, Brown, Clinton, Cummings,
2 Fairfield, Limestone, McHenry, Mifflin, Nippenose, Old
3 Lycoming, Piatt, Pine, Porter, Susquehanna, Washington,
4 Watson and Woodward and the Boroughs of Duboistown, Jersey
5 Shore, Montgomery, Montoursville, Salladasburg and South
6 Williamsport; all of McKean County; part of Mifflin County
7 consisting of the Townships of Armagh, Brown, Decatur, Derry
8 and Granville and the Boroughs of Burnham, Juniata Terrace
9 and Lewistown; all of Potter County; all of Tioga County;
10 part of Venango County consisting of the Cities of Franklin
11 and Oil City and the Townships of Allegheny, Canal,
12 Cherrytree, Cornplanter, Cranberry, Frenchcreek, Jackson,
13 Mineral, Oakland, Oil Creek, Pinegrove, Plum, President,
14 Sandycreek and Victory and the Boroughs of Cooperstown,
15 Pleasantville, Polk, Rouseville, Sugarcreek and Utica; and
16 part of Warren County consisting of the Townships of Cherry
17 Grove, Conewango, Deerfield, Elk, Limestone, Mead,
18 Pittsfield, Pleasant, Sheffield, Southwest and Watson and the
19 Boroughs of Clarendon and Tidioute.
20 (6) The Sixth District is composed of part of Berks
21 County consisting of the City of Reading Wards 3 (Division
22 2), 9 (Division 5), 10, 12 (Division 5), 13 (Divisions 4 and
23 5), 14, 15 (Division 9), 16, 17 and 18 (Divisions 1, 2 and 3)
24 and the Townships of Amity, Brecknock, Caernarvon,
25 Colebrookdale, Cumru, District, Douglass, Earl District 2,
26 Exeter, Hereford, Longswamp, Lower Alsace, Maxatawny,
27 Muhlenberg District 4, Pike, Robeson, Rockland, South
28 Heidelberg Precinct 2, Spring Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and
29 7, Union and Washington and the Boroughs of Adamstown, Bally,
30 Bechtelsville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Kenhorst, Kutztown,
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1 Mohnton, Mount Penn, New Morgan, Shillington, Sinking Spring,
2 St. Lawrence, Topton, West Lawn, West Reading, Wyomissing and
3 Wyomissing Hills; part of Chester County consisting of the
4 City of Coatesville and the Townships of Caln, Charlestown,
5 East Bradford District North (all blocks except 3027 of tract
6 303900), East Brandywine, East Caln, East Coventry, East
7 Nantmeal, East Pikeland, East Vincent, East Whiteland, Honey
8 Brook, North Coventry, Pocopson, Sadsbury, Schuylkill, South
9 Coventry, Tredyffrin, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley,
10 Wallace, Warwick, West Bradford, West Brandywine, West Caln,
11 West Nantmeal, West Pikeland, West Sadsbury, West Vincent and
12 West Whiteland and the Boroughs of Atglen, Downingtown,
13 Elverson, Honey Brook, Modena, Phoenixville, South
14 Coatesville and Spring City; and part of Montgomery County
15 consisting of the Townships of East Norriton, Limerick, Lower
16 Merion, Perkiomen, Plymouth Districts 1, 3 (Division 2) and
17 4, Skippack, Whitemarsh District West (Divisions 1 and 2) and
18 Worcester and the Boroughs of Collegeville, Narberth,
19 Norristown, Pottstown and Trappe.
20 (7) The Seventh District is composed of part of Chester
21 County consisting of the Townships of East Goshen, Easttown,
22 Thornbury, West Goshen, Westtown and Willistown and the
23 Borough of Malvern; part of Delaware County consisting of the
24 Townships of Aston, Bethel, Chadds Ford, Concord, Darby Wards
25 3, 4 and 5, Edgmont, Haverford, Lower Chichester, Marple,
26 Middletown, Nether Providence, Newtown, Radnor, Ridley Wards
27 1 (Divisions 1 and 3), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9,
28 Springfield, Thornbury, Tinicum Wards 3 and 5, Upper
29 Chichester, Upper Darby and Upper Providence and the Boroughs
30 of Aldan, Brookhaven, Chester Heights, Clifton Heights,
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1 Collingdale, East Lansdowne, Folcroft, Glenolden, Lansdowne,
2 Marcus Hook, Media, Millbourne, Morton, Norwood, Parkside,
3 Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Rose Valley, Rutledge, Sharon
4 Hill, Swarthmore, Trainer and Upland; and part of Montgomery
5 County consisting of the Townships of Lower Providence, Upper
6 Merion, Upper Providence and West Norriton and the Boroughs
7 of Bridgeport, Conshohocken, Royersford and West
8 Conshohocken.
9 (8) The Eighth District is composed of all of Bucks
10 County; part of Montgomery County consisting of the Townships
11 of Abington Wards 5 (Division 2), 8 (Division 1) and 15
12 (Division 2), Upper Dublin Districts 3 and 5 (Division 2) and
13 Upper Moreland Districts 2 and 3 (Division 2); and part of
14 Philadelphia County consisting of the City of Philadelphia
15 Wards 58 (Divisions 4, 6, 7, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29, 31, 39 and
16 41) and 66 (Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22,
17 25, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42, 44, 45 and 46).
18 (9) The Ninth District is composed of all of Bedford
19 County; all of Blair County; part of Cambria County
20 consisting of the Townships of Allegheny, Chest, Clearfield,
21 Dean, Elder, Gallitzin, Reade, Susquehanna and White and the
22 Boroughs of Ashville, Chest Springs, Gallitzin, Hastings,
23 Loretto, Northern Cambria, Patton and Tunnelhill (Cambria
24 County portion); part of Clearfield County consisting of the
25 Townships of Beccaria, Burnside, Chest, Gulich, Jordan and
26 Knox and the Boroughs of Burnside, Coalport, Irvona, New
27 Washington, Newburg, Ramey and Westover; part of Cumberland
28 County consisting of the Townships of Cooke, Dickinson,
29 Hopewell, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, North Middleton,
30 North Newton, Penn, South Newton, Southampton Districts Lower
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1 and Upper (Precinct 1 and Precinct 2 only blocks 4028, 4029,
2 4030, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4057, 4061, 4062, 4063,
3 4064, 4066 and 4070 of tract 013101), Upper Frankford, Upper
4 Mifflin and West Pennsboro and the Boroughs of Newburg and
5 Newville; part of Fayette County consisting of the City of
6 Connellsville Wards 3 (only blocks 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
7 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2058, 2059 and 2061
8 of tract 260600 and only blocks 4001, 4002 and 4003 of tract
9 260800), 4 and 5 and the Townships of Connellsville, Dunbar
10 District 1, Georges Districts 1 and 2, Henry Clay, North
11 Union District 3, South Union District 3, Springfield,
12 Springhill District 1, Stewart and Wharton and the Boroughs
13 of Fairchance, Markleysburg, Ohiopyle, Smithfield and South
14 Connellsville; all of Franklin County; all of Fulton County;
15 all of Huntingdon County; part of Indiana County consisting
16 of the Townships of Armstrong, Banks, Black Lick, Brush
17 Valley, Buffington, Burrell, Canoe, Center, Conemaugh, East
18 Mahoning, East Wheatfield, Grant, Green, Montgomery, North
19 Mahoning, Rayne, South Mahoning, Washington, West Mahoning,
20 West Wheatfield, White Districts 3, 4 and 6 and Young and the
21 Boroughs of Armagh, Blairsville, Cherry Tree, Creekside,
22 Ernest, Glen Campbell, Homer City, Indiana Districts 1 and 4,
23 Marion Center, Plumville, Saltsburg, Shelocta and Smicksburg;
24 all of Juniata County; part of Mifflin County consisting of
25 the Townships of Bratton, Menno, Oliver, Union and Wayne and
26 the Boroughs of Kistler, McVeytown and Newton Hamilton; part
27 of Perry County consisting of the Townships of Carroll,
28 Greenwood, Howe, Jackson, Liverpool, Northeast Madison, Rye,
29 Saville, Southwest Madison, Spring, Toboyne, Tuscarora and
30 Tyrone and the Boroughs of Blain, Landisburg, Liverpool and
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1 Millerstown; and part of Somerset County consisting of the
2 Townships of Addison, Allegheny, Black, Brothersvalley, Elk
3 Lick, Fairhope, Greenville, Larimer, Lower Turkeyfoot,
4 Milford, Northampton, Ogle, Shade, Somerset, Southampton,
5 Stonycreek, Summit and Upper Turkeyfoot and the Boroughs of
6 Addison, Berlin, Callimont, Casselman, Central City,
7 Confluence, Garrett, Indian Lake, Meyersdale, New Baltimore,
8 New Centerville, Rockwood, Salisbury, Shanksville, Somerset,
9 Ursina and Wellersburg.
10 (10) The Tenth District is composed of all of Bradford
11 County; part of Lackawanna County consisting of the City of
12 Carbondale and the Townships of Abington, Benton, Carbondale,
13 Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Fell, Glenburn, Greenfield,
14 Jefferson, La Plume, Madison, Newton, North Abington, Ransom,
15 Roaring Brook, Scott, South Abington, Spring Brook,
16 Thornhurst and West Abington and the Boroughs of Archbald,
17 Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Dickson City Wards 1
18 (Divisions 2, 3 and 4), 2 and 3, Jermyn, Jessup Wards 1, 2
19 and 3 (Divisions 2 and 3), Mayfield, Moscow, Olyphant Ward 1
20 and Vandling; part of Luzerne County consisting of the
21 Townships of Dallas, Exeter, Fairmount, Franklin, Kingston,
22 Lake, Lehman and Ross and the Boroughs of Dallas, Forty Fort,
23 Harveys Lake, Kingston, Swoyersville Wards 1 and 2, West
24 Wyoming and Wyoming; part of Lycoming County consisting of
25 the City of Williamsport and the Townships of Cascade, Cogan
26 House, Eldred, Franklin, Gamble, Hepburn, Jackson, Jordan,
27 Lewis, Loyalsock, Lycoming, McIntyre, McNett, Mill Creek,
28 Moreland, Muncy, Muncy Creek, Penn, Plunketts Creek,
29 Shrewsbury, Upper Fairfield and Wolf and the Boroughs of
30 Hughesville, Muncy and Picture Rocks; all of Montour County;
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1 all of Northumberland County; all of Pike County; all of
2 Snyder County; all of Sullivan County; all of Susquehanna
3 County; all of Union County; all of Wayne County; and all of
4 Wyoming County.
5 (11) The Eleventh District is composed of all of Carbon
6 County; all of Columbia County; part of Lackawanna County
7 consisting of the City of Scranton and the Boroughs of
8 Blakely, Dickson City Ward 1 (Division 1), Dunmore, Jessup
9 Ward 3 (Division 1), Moosic, Old Forge, Olyphant Wards 2, 3
10 and 4, Taylor and Throop; part of Luzerne County consisting
11 of the Cities of Hazleton, Nanticoke, Pittston and Wilkes-
12 Barre and the Townships of Bear Creek, Black Creek, Buck,
13 Butler, Conyngham, Dennison, Dorrance, Fairview, Foster,
14 Hanover, Hazle, Hollenback, Hunlock, Huntington, Jackson,
15 Jenkins, Nescopeck, Newport, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth,
16 Rice, Salem, Slocum, Sugarloaf, Union, Wilkes-Barre and
17 Wright and the Boroughs of Ashley, Avoca, Bear Creek Village,
18 Conyngham, Courtdale, Dupont, Duryea, Edwardsville, Exeter,
19 Freeland, Hughestown, Jeddo, Laflin, Larksville, Laurel Run,
20 Luzerne, Nescopeck, New Columbus, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park,
21 Plymouth, Pringle, Shickshinny, Sugar Notch, Swoyersville
22 Ward 3, Warrior Run, West Hazleton, West Pittston, White
23 Haven and Yatesville; and all of Monroe County.
24 (12) The Twelfth District is composed of part of
25 Allegheny County consisting of the Township of East Deer Ward
26 2 and the Boroughs of Brackenridge Ward 1 (only blocks 4019,
27 4025 and 4999 of tract 402000) and Tarentum; part of
28 Armstrong County consisting of the Townships of Bethel,
29 Burrell, Cadogan, Gilpin, Kiskiminetas, Manor, North Buffalo,
30 Parks, Plumcreek, South Bend and South Buffalo District
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1 Eastern and the Boroughs of Apollo, Elderton, Ford City, Ford
2 Cliff, Freeport, Kittanning, Leechburg, Manorville and North
3 Apollo; part of Cambria County consisting of the City of
4 Johnstown and the Townships of Adams, Barr, Blacklick,
5 Cambria, Conemaugh, Cresson, Croyle, East Carroll, East
6 Taylor, Jackson, Lower Yoder, Middle Taylor, Munster,
7 Portage, Richland, Stonycreek, Summerhill, Upper Yoder,
8 Washington, West Carroll and West Taylor and the Boroughs of
9 Brownstown, Carrolltown, Cassandra, Cresson, Daisytown, Dale,
10 East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Ehrenfeld, Ferndale, Franklin,
11 Geistown, Lilly, Lorain, Nanty Glo, Portage, Sankertown,
12 Scalp Level, South Fork, Southmont, Summerhill, Vintondale,
13 Westmont and Wilmore; part of Fayette County consisting of
14 the Cities of Connellsville Wards 1, 2, 3 (all blocks except
15 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
16 2014, 2058, 2059 and 2061 of tract 260600 and 4001, 4002 and
17 4003 of tract 260800) and 6 and Uniontown and the Townships
18 of Brownsville, Bullskin, Dunbar Districts 2, 3 and 4,
19 Franklin, Georges Districts 3 and 4, German, Jefferson, Lower
20 Tyrone, Luzerne, Menallen, Nicholson, North Union Districts
21 1, 2, 4 and 5, Perry, Redstone, Saltlick, South Union
22 Districts 1 and 2, Springhill District 2, Upper Tyrone and
23 Washington and the Boroughs of Belle Vernon, Brownsville,
24 Dawson, Dunbar, Everson, Fayette City, Masontown, Newell,
25 Perryopolis, Point Marion and Vanderbilt; all of Greene
26 County; part of Indiana County consisting of the Townships of
27 Cherryhill, Pine and White Districts 1 and 2 and the Boroughs
28 of Clymer and Indiana Districts 2 and 3; part of Somerset
29 County consisting of the Townships of Conemaugh, Jefferson,
30 Jenner, Lincoln, Middlecreek, Paint and Quemahoning and the
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1 Boroughs of Benson, Boswell, Hooversville, Jennerstown,
2 Paint, Seven Springs, Stoystown and Windber; part of
3 Washington County consisting of the Cities of Monongahela and
4 Washington and the Townships of Canton, Carroll Districts 2,
5 3 and 5, Chartiers Districts 3, 5, 6 and 7, East Bethlehem,
6 Fallowfield Districts 1, 2 and 4, North Bethlehem, North
7 Strabane Districts 2, 3 and 5 (only blocks 3016, 3017, 4004,
8 4005, 4006, 4007, 4011, 4012, 4013 and 4015 of tract 745100),
9 Somerset, South Strabane Districts 2, 4 and 5, Union, West
10 Bethlehem and West Pike Run and the Boroughs of Allenport,
11 Beallsville, Bentleyville, California, Canonsburg Wards 2 and
12 3 (Division 1), Centerville, Charleroi Districts 1, 3 and 4,
13 Coal Center, Cokeburg, Deemston, Donora, Dunlevy, East
14 Washington District 2, Elco, Ellsworth, Finleyville, Houston,
15 Long Branch, Marianna, New Eagle, North Charleroi, Roscoe,
16 Speers, Stockdale, Twilight and West Brownsville; and part of
17 Westmoreland County consisting of the Cities of Arnold,
18 Latrobe, Lower Burrell, Monessen and New Kensington and the
19 Townships of Allegheny, Bell, Derry, East Huntingdon District
20 Bessemer, Fairfield, Hempfield Districts Bovard, Hannastown
21 and Luxor, Loyalhanna, Mount Pleasant Districts Bridgeport,
22 Duncan, Heccla, Laurel Run, Mammoth, Spring Garden, United
23 and Westmoreland, Rostraver, Salem Districts Hugus and
24 Mechlings, Sewickley Districts East Herminie, Lowber,
25 Rillton, Sewickley and West Herminie, South Huntingdon
26 Districts Jacobs Creek, Mineral, Port Royal, Wayne, Wyano and
27 Yukon, St. Clair, Unity Districts Crabtree, Dorothy and
28 Lloydsville, Upper Burrell and Washington Districts North
29 Washington and Paulton and the Boroughs of Avonmore, Bolivar,
30 Derry, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Mount Pleasant, New
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1 Alexandria, New Florence, North Belle Vernon, Oklahoma,
2 Scottdale, Seward, Smithton, Sutersville, Vandergrift, West
3 Leechburg and West Newton.
4 (13) The Thirteenth District is composed of part of
5 Montgomery County consisting of the Townships of Abington
6 Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Division 1), 6, 7, 8 (Division 2), 9,
7 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 (Division 1), Hatfield, Horsham,
8 Lower Frederick, Lower Gwynedd, Lower Moreland, Lower
9 Salford, Marlborough (only blocks 2002 and 2003 of tract
10 207600), Montgomery, New Hanover, Plymouth Districts 2 and 3
11 (Division 1), Springfield, Towamencin, Upper Dublin Districts
12 1, 2, 4, 5 (Division 1), 6 and 7, Upper Frederick, Upper
13 Gwynedd, Upper Moreland Districts 1, 3 (Division 1), 4, 5, 6
14 and 7, Upper Salford, Whitemarsh Districts East, Middle and
15 West (Division 3) and Whitpain and the Boroughs of Ambler,
16 Bryn Athyn, Green Lane, Hatboro, Hatfield, Jenkintown,
17 Lansdale, North Wales, Rockledge and Schwenksville; and part
18 of Philadelphia County consisting of the City of Philadelphia
19 Wards 35 (Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14,
20 15, 16, 17, 25 and 32), 41, 45, 53 (Divisions 17, 20 and 21),
21 55, 56, 57, 58 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
22 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34,
23 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43 and 44), 62 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4,
24 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25 and
25 26), 63, 64, 65 and 66 (Divisions 1, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15,
26 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 38, 39, 40,
27 41 and 43).
28 (14) The Fourteenth District is composed of part of
29 Allegheny County consisting of the Cities of Clairton,
30 Duquesne, McKeesport and Pittsburgh and the Townships of
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1 Elizabeth Ward 9, Kennedy, Neville, North Versailles Wards 1,
2 2, 3 (Division 2), 4, 5, 6 and 7, O'Hara Ward 1 (Division 2),
3 Penn Hills Wards 1, 2, 3 (Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5), 4
4 (Divisions 1, 2 and 4), 5 (Divisions 2, 3 and 4), 6
5 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6), 7 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and
6 7), 8 and 9 (Divisions 1, 2 and 5), Reserve, Robinson
7 Districts 3 and 5, Stowe and Wilkins Ward 2 (Division 2) and
8 the Boroughs of Avalon Wards 1, 2 and 3 (Divisions 2 and 3),
9 Baldwin Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 and
10 18, Bellevue, Blawnox, Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant,
11 Coraopolis, Crafton Wards 1, 2 and 3 (Division 1),
12 Dravosburg, East McKeesport, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Etna
13 Wards 1 and 2, Forest Hills, Glassport, Homestead, Ingram,
14 Liberty, Lincoln, McKees Rocks, Millvale, Monroeville Wards 1
15 (Division 1) and 7, Mount Oliver, Munhall, North Braddock,
16 Pitcairn Districts 2 and 3, Port Vue, Rankin, Sharpsburg,
17 Swissvale, Turtle Creek, Verona, Versailles, Wall, West
18 Homestead, West Mifflin, Whitaker, Wilkinsburg and
19 Wilmerding.
20 (15) The Fifteenth District is composed of all of Lehigh
21 County; part of Montgomery County consisting of the Townships
22 of Douglass, Franconia, Lower Pottsgrove, Marlborough, (all
23 blocks except 2002 and 2003 of tract 207600), Salford, Upper
24 Hanover, Upper Pottsgrove and West Pottsgrove and the
25 Boroughs of East Greenville, Pennsburg, Red Hill, Souderton
26 and Telford (Montgomery County portion); and all of
27 Northampton County.
28 (16) The Sixteenth District is composed of part of Berks
29 County consisting of the City of Reading Wards 1, 2, 3
30 (Division 1), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Division 2), 11, 12
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1 (Divisions 1 and 3), 13 (Divisions 1 and 2), 15 (Divisions 1,
2 2, 6 and 7), 18 (Division 4) and 19 and the Townships of Bern
3 District 3, Lower Heidelberg, South Heidelberg Precinct 1 and
4 Spring District 8 and the Borough of Wernersville; part of
5 Chester County consisting of the Townships of Birmingham,
6 East Bradford Districts North (only block 3027 of tract
7 303900) and South, East Fallowfield, East Marlborough, East
8 Nottingham, Elk, Franklin, Highland, Kennett, London Britain,
9 London Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New
10 London, Newlin, Penn, Pennsbury, Upper Oxford, West
11 Fallowfield, West Marlborough and West Nottingham and the
12 Boroughs of Avondale, Kennett Square, Oxford, Parkesburg,
13 West Chester and West Grove; and all of Lancaster County.
14 (17) The Seventeenth District is composed of part of
15 Berks County consisting of the Townships of Albany, Alsace,
16 Bern Districts 1 and 2, Bethel, Centre, Earl District 1,
17 Greenwich, Heidelberg, Jefferson, Maidencreek, Marion,
18 Muhlenberg Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, North
19 Heidelberg, Oley, Ontelaunee, Penn, Perry, Richmond,
20 Ruscombmanor, Tilden, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper
21 Tulpehocken and Windsor and the Boroughs of Bernville,
22 Centerport, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Laureldale, Leesport,
23 Lenhartsville, Lyons, Robesonia, Shoemakersville, Strausstown
24 and Womelsdorf; all of Dauphin County; all of Lebanon County;
25 part of Perry County consisting of the Townships of Buffalo,
26 Centre, Juniata, Miller, Oliver, Penn, Watts and Wheatfield
27 and the Boroughs of Bloomfield, Duncannon, Marysville, New
28 Buffalo and Newport; and all of Schuylkill County.
29 (18) The Eighteenth District is composed of part of
30 Allegheny County consisting of the Townships of Baldwin,
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1 Collier, Crescent, Elizabeth Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8,
2 Findlay, Forward, Moon, Mount Lebanon, North Fayette, North
3 Versailles Ward 3 (Divisions 1, Penn Hills Wards 3 (Divisions
4 1 and 6), 4 (Divisions 3 and 5), 5 (Divisions 1, 5 and 6), 6
5 (Division 5), 7 (Division 5) and 9 ( Divisions 3 and 4),
6 Robinson Districts 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9, Scott, South
7 Fayette, South Park, South Versailles, Upper St. Clair and
8 Wilkins Wards 1 and 2 (Division 1) and the Boroughs of
9 Baldwin Districts 6, 7, 8, 10, 14 and 17, Bethel Park,
10 Brentwood, Bridgeville, Carnegie, Castle Shannon, Churchill,
11 Crafton Ward 3 (Division 2), Dormont, Elizabeth, Green Tree,
12 Heidelberg, Jefferson Hills, McDonald (Allegheny County
13 portion), Monroeville Wards 1 (Divisions 2, 3 and 4), 2, 3,
14 4, 5 and 6, Oakdale, Pennsbury Village, Pitcairn District 1,
15 Pleasant Hills, Rosslyn Farms, Thornburg, Trafford (Allegheny
16 County portion), West Elizabeth, White Oak and Whitehall;
17 part of Washington County consisting of the Townships of
18 Amwell, Blaine, Buffalo, Carroll Districts 1 and 4, Cecil,
19 Chartiers Districts 1, 2 and 4, Cross Creek, Donegal, East
20 Finley, Fallowfield District 3, Hanover, Hopewell,
21 Independence, Jefferson, Morris, Mount Pleasant, North
22 Franklin, North Strabane Districts 1, 4, 5 (all blocks except
23 blocks 3016, 3017, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4011, 4012, 4013
24 and 4015 of tract 745100) and 6, Nottingham, Peters,
25 Robinson, Smith, South Franklin, South Strabane Districts 1
26 and 3 and West Finley and the Boroughs of Burgettstown,
27 Canonsburg Wards 1 and 3 (Division 3), Charleroi Districts 2
28 and 6, Claysville, East Washington District 1, Green Hills,
29 McDonald, Midway, West Alexander and West Middletown; and
30 part of Westmoreland County consisting of the Cities of
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1 Greensburg and Jeannette and the Townships of Cook, Donegal,
2 East Huntingdon Districts Ruffsdale, Stoners, Strohms and
3 Whites, Hempfield Districts Alwine, Carbon, East Adamsburg,
4 Eastview, Fort Allen, Foxhill, Gayville, Grapeville,
5 Haydenville, High Park, Lincoln Heights, Lincoln Heights
6 West, Maplewood, Middletown, New Stanton, North Carbon,
7 Sibel, Todd, University, Valley, Weavers Old Stand, Wegley,
8 Wendel Herm, West Hempfield and West Point, Ligonier, Mount
9 Pleasant Districts Pleasant Valley and Ridgeview, North
10 Huntingdon, Penn, Salem Districts Five Points, New Salem,
11 Slickville, Steeles and Trees Mills, Sewickley District
12 Whyel, South Huntingdon Districts Hixon and South Huntingdon,
13 Unity Districts Baggaley, Beatty, Dennison, Gravel Hill,
14 Kuhns, Marguerite, Mutual, Pleasant Unity, Roble and Whitney
15 and Washington Districts Beamers and Oakland X Roads and the
16 Boroughs of Adamsburg, Arona, Donegal, Hunker, Irwin, Laurel
17 Mountain, Ligonier, Madison, Manor, New Stanton, North Irwin,
18 Penn, South Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg, Trafford
19 (Westmoreland County portion), Youngstown and Youngwood.
20 (19) The Nineteenth District is composed of all of Adams
21 County; part of Cumberland County consisting of the Townships
22 of East Pennsboro, Hampden, Lower Allen, Middlesex, Monroe,
23 Shippensburg, Silver Spring, South Middleton, Southampton
24 District Upper (Precinct 2 all blocks except 4028, 4029,
25 4030, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4057, 4061, 4062, 4063,
26 4064, 4066 and 4070 of tract 013101) and Upper Allen and the
27 Boroughs of Camp Hill, Carlisle, Lemoyne, Mechanicsburg,
28 Mount Holly Springs, New Cumberland, Shippensburg (Cumberland
29 County portion), Shiremanstown and Wormleysburg; and all of
30 York County.
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1 Section 2. First election.
2 (a) General rule.--The first election under this act shall
3 be held at the primary election in the year 2002.
4 (b) Current officeholders.--The members of Congress now in
5 office shall continue in the office until the expiration of
6 their respective terms.
7 (c) Vacancies.--Vacancies now existing or happening after
8 the passage of this act and before the commencement of the terms
9 of the members elected at the election of 2002 shall be filled
10 for the unexpired terms from the districts formerly prescribed
11 by law.
12 Section 3. Missed political subdivision.
13 In the event any political subdivision or part thereof should
14 be omitted in the description of the congressional districts,
15 the political subdivision or part thereof shall be included as a
16 part of the congressional district which completely surrounds
17 it. Should any omitted political subdivision or part thereof be
18 not completely surrounded by one congressional district, it
19 shall become a part of that congressional district to which it
20 is contiguous, or if there are two or more such contiguous
21 districts, it shall become a part of that congressional district
22 contiguous thereto which has the least population.
23 Section 4. Duty to publish notice of redistricting.
24 Upon the enactment of this act providing for the
25 establishment of congressional districts following the official
26 reporting of the Federal decennial census as required by Federal
27 law, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall publish notice of
28 the congressional districts as established at least once in at
29 least one newspaper of general circulation in each county in
30 which such newspapers are published.
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1 Section 5. Contents of notice.
2 The notice shall contain a map of this Commonwealth showing
3 all congressional districts established and a map showing the
4 congressional districts in the county in which the publication
5 is made. The notice shall also state the population of the
6 districts having the smallest and largest populations and the
7 percentage variation of such districts from the average
8 population for congressional districts.
9 Section 6. Repeals and abrogation.
10 (a) Statutes.--All acts and parts of acts are repealed
11 insofar as they are inconsistent with this act.
12 (b) Existing plan.--The existing State Congressional
13 Redistricting Plan is abrogated.
14 Section 7. Effective date.
15 This act shall take effect as follows:
16 (1) Section 6(b) shall take effect November 6, 2002.
17 (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect
18 immediately.
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