THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HANNA, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DePASQUALE, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GERGELY, GOODMAN, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HARKINS, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MANN, MATZIE, MIRABITO, MULLERY, MUNDY, MURPHY, M. O'BRIEN, PAYTON, SAINATO, SANTARSIERO, SANTONI, K. SMITH, M. SMITH, STABACK, STURLA AND YOUNGBLOOD, DECEMBER 14, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 14, 2011  

AN ACT

Apportioning this Commonwealth 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.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

CHAPTER 1

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Section 101.  Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Congressional

Redistricting Act of 2011.

Section 102.  Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Secretary."  The Secretary of the Commonwealth.

CHAPTER 3

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

Section 301.  Congressional districts.

For the purpose of electing representatives of the people of

Pennsylvania to serve in the House of Representatives in the

Congress of the United States, this Commonwealth shall be

divided into 18 districts which shall have one Congressman each,

as follows:

(1)  The First District is composed of part of Delaware

County consisting of the city of Chester part, Wards 01

(part, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 and 08), 02 (part,

Divisions 01, 02 and 03), 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 and

11 and the townships of Aston, Chester, Darby part, Wards 01

and 02, Ridley part, Wards 01 (part, Division 02) and 06

(part, Division 01) and Tinicum and the boroughs of

Brookhaven, Darby, Eddystone, Folcroft, Millbourne, Parkside,

Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Sharon Hill part, Precinct 04,

Upland and Yeadon and Part of Philadelphia County consisting

of the city of Philadelphia part, Wards 01, 02, 03, 04, 05,

07, 08 (part, Division 21), 11 (part, Division 01), 13 (part,

Division 12), 14, 15 (part, Divisions 03, 07, 10, 15 and 17),

18, 19, 20, 23 (part, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07,

09, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23), 25, 26

(part, Divisions 02, 23 and 24), 31, 33 (part, Divisions 01,

02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,

18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24), 34, 35 (part, Divisions 02,

03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 32),

37, 39, 40, 41 (part, Divisions 01 and 03), 42 (part,

Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 13, 22

and 23), 43 (part, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08,

09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

and 25), 45, 49 (part, Divisions 01, 04 and 05), 51 (part,

Division 27), 53, 54 (part, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06,

07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 and 22),

55 (part, Divisions 09, 15 and 16), 56 (part, Divisions 07,

15, 34 and 40) and 62.

(2)  The Second District is composed of part of

Montgomery County consisting of the township of Cheltenham

and Part of Philadelphia County consisting of the city of

Philadelphia part, Wards 06, 08 (part, Divisions 01, 02, 03,

04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,

19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30), 09, 10, 11

(part, Divisions 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20), 12, 13 (part, Divisions

01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16,

17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25), 15 (part, Divisions

01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18 and 19),

16, 17, 21, 22, 23 (part, Divisions 08, 10, 11 and 12), 24,

26 (part, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11,

12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22), 27, 28, 29,

30, 32, 33 (part, Division 03), 35 (part, Divisions 01, 11,

13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and

31), 36, 38, 42 (part, Divisions 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,

20, 21, 24 and 25), 43 (part, Division 14), 44, 46, 47, 48,

49 (part, Divisions 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,

14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22), 50, 51 (part,

Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,

14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 28),

52, 59, 60 and 61.

(3)  The Third District is composed of part of Allegheny

County consisting of the townships of Fawn part, District 02

and Marshall and the borough of Bradford Woods; Part of

Armstrong County consisting of the townships of Bradys Bend

and Hovey; Part of Butler County consisting of the city of

Butler and the townships of Adams, Allegheny, Brady, Buffalo,

Butler, Center, Cherry, Clay, Clinton, Concord,

Connoquenessing, Cranberry, Donegal, Fairview, Forward,

Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lancaster, Marion, Mercer,

Middlesex, Muddycreek, Oakland, Parker, Penn, Slippery Rock,

Summit, Venango, Washington, Winfield and Worth and the

boroughs of Bruin, Callery, Cherry Valley, Chicora,

Connoquenessing, East Butler, Eau Claire, Evans City,

Fairview, Harmony, Harrisville, Karns City, Mars, Petrolia,

Portersville, Prospect, Saxonburg, Seven Fields, Slippery

Rock, Valencia, West Liberty, West Sunbury and Zelienople;

Part of Crawford County consisting of the cities of Meadville

and Titusville and the townships of Athens, Beaver,

Bloomfield, Cambridge, Conneaut, Cussewago, East Fairfield,

East Fallowfield, Fairfield, Greenwood, Hayfield, North

Shenango, Oil Creek, Pine, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale,

Rome, Sadsbury, South Shenango, Sparta, Spring, Steuben,

Summerhill, Summit, Troy, Union, Venango, Vernon, West

Fallowfield, West Mead, West Shenango and Woodcock and the

boroughs of Blooming Valley, Cambridge Springs, Centerville,

Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Hydetown,

Linesville, Saegertown, Spartansburg, Springboro, Townville,

Venango and Woodcock; All of Erie County; Part of Lawrence

County consisting of the townships of Hickory, Neshannock,

Perry part, District 02, Plain Grove, Pulaski part, Districts

02 and 03, Scott, Shenango part, District 05, Slippery Rock

part, Districts 01 and 02, Washington and Wilmington and the

boroughs of New Wilmington and Volant; Part of Mercer County

consisting of the cities of Farrell, Hermitage and Sharon and

the townships of Coolspring, Deer Creek, Delaware, East

Lackawannock, Fairview, Findley, Greene, Hempfield, Jackson,

Jefferson, Lackawannock, Lake, Liberty, Mill Creek, New

Vernon, Otter Creek, Perry, Pine, Pymatuning, Salem, Sandy

Creek, Sandy Lake, Shenango, South Pymatuning, Springfield,

Sugar Grove, West Salem, Wilmington, Wolf Creek and Worth and

the boroughs of Clark, Fredonia, Greenville, Grove City,

Jackson Center, Jamestown, Mercer, New Lebanon, Sandy Lake,

Sharpsville, Sheakleyville, Stoneboro, West Middlesex and

Wheatland and Part of Venango County consisting of the

township of Frenchcreek.

(4)  The Fourth District is composed of part of Allegheny

County consisting of the city of Pittsburgh part, Ward 26

(part, Division 14) and the townships of Aleppo, Crescent,

East Deer, Fawn part, District 01, Frazer, Hampton, Harmar,

Harrison, Indiana, Kennedy, Kilbuck, Leet, McCandless,

Neville, O'Hara, Ohio, Penn Hills, Pine, Reserve, Richland,

Robinson part, District 05, Ross part, Wards 01 (part,

Divisions 01, 02 and 04), 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 (part,

Divisions 01, 03 and 04), 08 and 09, Shaler, Springdale,

Stowe, West Deer and Wilkins and the boroughs of Aspinwall,

Avalon, Bell Acres, Bellevue, Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights,

Blawnox, Brackenridge, Chalfant, Cheswick, Churchill,

Coraopolis part, Wards 01, 02, 03 (part, Division 01) and 04,

Edgewood, Edgeworth, Emsworth, Etna, Forest Hills part,

District 02, Fox Chapel, Franklin Park, Glen Osborne,

Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, McKees Rocks, Millvale,

Monroeville part, Wards 01 (part, Divisions 01, 02 and 04),

02, 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07, Oakmont, Pitcairn, Plum,

Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Sharpsburg,

Springdale, Swissvale part, District 11, Tarentum, Verona,

West View and Wilkinsburg; All of Beaver County; Part of

Lawrence County consisting of the city of New Castle and the

townships of Little Beaver, Mahoning, North Beaver, Perry

part, District 01, Pulaski part, District 01, Shenango part,

Districts 01, 02, 03 and 04, Slippery Rock part, District 03,

Taylor, Union and Wayne and the boroughs of Bessemer,

Ellport, Ellwood City Lawrence County Portion, Enon Valley,

New Beaver, S.N.P.J., South New Castle and Wampum; Part of

Washington County consisting of the townships of Cecil part,

District 03, Hanover part, District 01 and Robinson and the

boroughs of McDonald Washington County Portion and Midway and

Part of Westmoreland County consisting of the cities of

Arnold, Lower Burrell and New Kensington.

(5)  The Fifth District is composed of part of Armstrong

County consisting of the city of Parker City and the

townships of Bethel, Boggs, Burrell, Cadogan, Cowanshannock,

East Franklin, Gilpin, Kiskiminetas part, Districts Horrell,

Orch.hills-north and Spring Church, Kittanning, Madison,

Mahoning, Manor, North Buffalo, Parks, Perry, Pine,

Plumcreek, Rayburn, Redbank, South Buffalo, Sugarcreek,

Valley, Washington, Wayne and West Franklin and the boroughs

of Apollo, Applewold, Atwood, Dayton, Elderton, Ford City,

Ford Cliff, Freeport, Kittanning, Leechburg, Manorville,

North Apollo, Rural Valley, South Bethlehem, West Kittanning

and Worthington; Part of Bradford County consisting of the

townships of Armenia, Canton, Columbia, Granville, Leroy,

Ridgebury, Smithfield, South Creek, Springfield, Troy, Wells

and West Burlington and the boroughs of Alba, Canton,

Sylvania and Troy; Part of Butler County consisting of the

township of Clearfield; All of Cameron County; Part of Centre

County consisting of the townships of Benner, Boggs,

Burnside, College, Curtin, Ferguson, Gregg, Haines, Halfmoon,

Harris, Howard, Huston, Liberty, Marion, Miles, Patton, Penn,

Rush, Snow Shoe, Spring, Taylor, Union, Walker and Worth and

the boroughs of Bellefonte, Howard, Milesburg, Millheim,

Philipsburg, Port Matilda, Snow Shoe, State College and

Unionville; All of Clarion County; All of Clearfield County;

Part of Clinton County consisting of the city of Lock Haven

and the townships of Allison, Bald Eagle, Beech Creek,

Castanea, Chapman, Colebrook, Crawford, Dunnstable, East

Keating, Greene, Grugan, Lamar, Leidy, Logan, Noyes, Pine

Creek, Porter, Wayne, West Keating and Woodward and the

boroughs of Avis, Beech Creek, Flemington, Loganton, Mill

Hall, Renovo and South Renovo; Part of Crawford County

consisting of the townships of East Mead and Wayne; All of

Elk County; All of Forest County; Part of Indiana County

consisting of the townships of Banks, Canoe, East Mahoning,

Grant, Montgomery, North Mahoning, South Mahoning, Washington

and West Mahoning and the boroughs of Cherry Tree, Creekside,

Glen Campbell, Marion Center, Plumville and Smicksburg; All

of Jefferson County; Part of Lycoming County consisting of

the townships of Porter and Watson; All of McKean County;

Part of Mercer County consisting of the township of French

Creek; Part of Mifflin County consisting of the township of

Armagh part, District Old; All of Potter County; Part of

Tioga County consisting of the townships of Bloss,

Brookfield, Charleston, Chatham, Clymer, Covington,

Deerfield, Delmar, Duncan, Elk, Farmington, Gaines, Hamilton,

Jackson, Lawrence, Liberty, Middlebury, Morris, Nelson,

Osceola, Putnam, Richmond, Rutland, Shippen, Sullivan, Tioga,

Union part, District North, Ward and Westfield and the

boroughs of Blossburg, Elkland, Knoxville, Lawrenceville,

Liberty, Mansfield, Roseville, Tioga, Wellsboro and

Westfield; Part of Venango County consisting of the cities of

Franklin and Oil City and the townships of Allegheny, Canal,

Cherrytree, Clinton, Cornplanter, Cranberry, Irwin, Jackson,

Mineral, Oakland, Oil Creek, Pinegrove, Plum, President,

Richland, Rockland, Sandycreek, Scrubgrass and Victory and

the boroughs of Barkeyville, Clintonville, Cooperstown,

Emlenton Venango County Portion, Pleasantville, Polk,

Rouseville, Sugarcreek and Utica and All of Warren County.

(6)  The Sixth District is composed of part of Berks

County consisting of the city of Reading part, Ward 18 (part,

Division 01) and the townships of Amity, Brecknock,

Caernarvon, Colebrookdale, Cumru, Douglass, Earl, Exeter

part, Precincts 04 and 07, Heidelberg, Hereford part,

District 02, Lower Heidelberg, North Heidelberg, Penn,

Robeson, South Heidelberg, Spring, Union and Washington and

the boroughs of Adamstown Berks County Portion, Bally,

Bechtelsville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Kenhorst, Mohnton, New

Morgan, Robesonia, Shillington, Sinking Spring, St. Lawrence,

Wernersville, West Reading part, District 03, Womelsdorf and

Wyomissing; Part of Chester County consisting of the city of

Coatesville and the townships of Birmingham, Caln part,

District 02, Charlestown, East Brandywine, East Caln part,

District 01, East Coventry, East Fallowfield, East

Marlborough part, District West, East Nantmeal, East Pikeland

part, Precincts 01 and 03, East Vincent, East Whiteland,

Honey Brook, Newlin, North Coventry, Pennsbury part, District

North, Pocopson, Sadsbury part, District North, South

Coventry, Tredyffrin part, Districts Middle (part, Divisions

01 and 04) and West, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley, Wallace,

Warwick, West Bradford part, Precincts 03, 04 and 05, West

Brandywine, West Caln, West Nantmeal, West Pikeland, West

Sadsbury, West Vincent, West Whiteland part, Precincts 02,

03, 04, 05, 06 and 07 and Willistown part, District North

(part, Divisions 04 and 06) and the boroughs of Atglen,

Downingtown part, District East (part, Division West),

Elverson, Honey Brook, Modena, Parkesburg, South Coatesville

and Spring City; Part of Lancaster County consisting of the

city of Lancaster part, Ward 07 (part, Division 08) and the

townships of Brecknock, Caernarvon, Earl, East Cocalico, East

Earl, East Lampeter part, Districts 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07

and 08, Ephrata, Leacock, Manheim part, District 12,

Salisbury, Upper Leacock, Warwick part, Districts

Brunnerville, Clay Newport, Hilltop Manor, Kissel Hill,

Newport West, Rothsville and Woodcrest, West Cocalico and

West Earl and the boroughs of Adamstown Lancaster County

Portion, Akron, Christiana, Denver, Ephrata, Lititz, New

Holland and Terre Hill and Part of Montgomery County

consisting of the townships of Douglass, Franconia, Hatfield

part, Districts 02 (part, Division 01), 03 (part, Division

01) and 04 (part, Division 02), Limerick, Lower Frederick,

Lower Pottsgrove, Lower Salford part, Districts 01, 02 and

05, Marlborough, New Hanover, Salford, Upper Frederick, Upper

Hanover, Upper Pottsgrove, Upper Salford and West Pottsgrove

and the boroughs of East Greenville, Green Lane, Pennsburg,

Pottstown, Red Hill, Souderton and Telford Montgomery County

Portion.

(7)  The Seventh District is composed of part of Chester

County consisting of the townships of Caln part, Districts

01, 03 and 04, East Bradford, East Caln part, District 02,

East Goshen, East Pikeland part, Precinct 02, Easttown,

Schuylkill, Thornbury, Tredyffrin part, Districts East and

Middle (part, Divisions 02, 03, 05, 06 and 07), West Bradford

part, Precincts 01 and 02, West Goshen, West Whiteland part,

Precinct 01, Westtown and Willistown part, Districts North

(part, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 05) and South and the

boroughs of Downingtown part, Districts East (part, Division

East) and West, Malvern, Phoenixville part, Wards East,

Middle, North (part, Divisions 02 and 03) and West and West

Chester; Part of Delaware County consisting of the city of

Chester part, Wards 01 (part, Division 02) and 02 (part,

Division 04) and the townships of Bethel, Chadds Ford,

Concord, Darby part, Wards 03, 04 and 05, Edgmont, Haverford,

Lower Chichester, Marple, Middletown, Nether Providence,

Newtown, Radnor, Ridley part, Wards 01 (part, Divisions 01

and 03), 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 (part, Division 02), 07, 08 and

09, Springfield, Thornbury, Upper Chichester, Upper Darby and

Upper Providence and the boroughs of Aldan, Chester Heights,

Clifton Heights, Collingdale, Colwyn, East Lansdowne,

Glenolden, Lansdowne, Marcus Hook, Media, Morton, Norwood,

Rose Valley, Rutledge, Sharon Hill part, Precincts 01, 02 and

03, Swarthmore and Trainer and Part of Montgomery County

consisting of the townships of Lower Merion, Lower Providence

part, District 03 (part, Division 02) and Upper Merion part,

Districts Belmont, Candlebrook, Gulph, King, Roberts and

Swedesburg and the boroughs of Conshohocken, Narberth and

West Conshohocken.

(8)  The Eighth District is composed of part of Bucks

County consisting of the townships of Bedminster, Bensalem,

Bridgeton, Bristol, Buckingham, Doylestown, Durham, East

Rockhill, Falls, Haycock, Hilltown, Lower Makefield, Lower

Southampton, Middletown, Milford, New Britain, Newtown,

Nockamixon, Northampton, Plumstead, Richland, Solebury,

Springfield part, Districts East and West, Tinicum, Upper

Makefield, Upper Southampton, Warminster, Warrington,

Warwick, West Rockhill and Wrightstown and the boroughs of

Bristol, Chalfont, Doylestown, Dublin, Hulmeville, Ivyland,

Langhorne, Langhorne Manor, Morrisville, New Britain, New

Hope, Newtown, Penndel, Perkasie, Quakertown, Richlandtown,

Riegelsville, Sellersville, Silverdale, Telford Bucks County

Portion, Trumbauersville, Tullytown and Yardley and Part of

Philadelphia County consisting of the city of Philadelphia

part, Wards 57 (part, Divisions 01, 02, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,

14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27 and 28), 64 (part,

Division 01), 65 (part, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 10,

12, 13, 20 and 23) and 66.

(9)  The Ninth District is composed of part of Allegheny

County consisting of the borough of Monroeville part, Ward 01

(part, Division 03); Part of Armstrong County consisting of

the townships of Kiskiminetas part, District Orch.hills-south

and South Bend; All of Bedford County; Part of Blair County

consisting of the city of Altoona and the townships of

Allegheny, Antis, Blair, Catharine, Frankstown, Freedom,

Greenfield, Huston, Juniata, Logan, North Woodbury, Snyder

part, District 01, Taylor, Tyrone and Woodbury and the

boroughs of Bellwood, Duncansville, Hollidaysburg,

Martinsburg, Newry, Roaring Spring, Tunnelhill Blair County

Portion, Tyrone and Williamsburg; Part of Cambria County

consisting of the townships of Barr, Blacklick part, District

01, Cambria part, District Colver, Chest, Clearfield, Dean,

East Carroll part, District North, Elder, Reade, Susquehanna,

West Carroll and White and the boroughs of Carrolltown,

Hastings, Northern Cambria, Patton and Tunnelhill Cambria

County Portion; Part of Franklin County consisting of the

townships of Antrim, Greene part, District 06, Guilford,

Hamilton, Letterkenny, Metal, Montgomery, Peters, Quincy, St.

Thomas, Warren and Washington and the boroughs of

Chambersburg, Greencastle, Mercersburg, Mont Alto and

Waynesboro; All of Fulton County; Part of Huntingdon County

consisting of the townships of Carbon, Cass, Clay, Cromwell,

Dublin, Hopewell, Juniata, Lincoln, Penn, Shirley,

Springfield, Tell, Todd, Union, Walker and Wood and the

boroughs of Birmingham, Broad Top City, Cassville, Coalmont,

Dudley, Mapleton, Marklesburg, Orbisonia, Rockhill, Saltillo,

Shade Gap, Shirleysburg and Three Springs; Part of Indiana

County consisting of the townships of Armstrong, Blacklick,

Brush Valley, Buffington, Burrell, Center, Cherryhill,

Conemaugh, East Wheatfield, Green, Pine, Rayne, West

Wheatfield, White and Young and the boroughs of Armagh,

Blairsville, Clymer, Ernest, Homer City, Indiana, Saltsburg

and Shelocta; Part of Somerset County consisting of the

townships of Fairhope and Ogle and Part of Westmoreland

County consisting of the cities of Greensburg, Jeannette and

Latrobe and the townships of Allegheny, Bell, Cook, Derry

part, Districts Alters, Bradenville, Cokeville, Cooperstown,

Kingston, Loyalhanna, Millwood, New Derry, Peanut, Saxman,

Simpsons and Torrance, Donegal, Fairfield, Hempfield,

Ligonier part, Districts North Ligonier and Wilpen,

Loyalhanna, Mount Pleasant part, Districts Heccla, Laurel

Run, Mammoth, Pleasant Valley, Ridgeview, Spring Garden,

United and Westmoreland, North Huntingdon, Penn, Salem, St.

Clair, Unity, Upper Burrell and Washington and the boroughs

of Adamsburg, Arona, Avonmore, Bolivar, Delmont, Derry,

Donegal, East Vandergrift, Export, Hyde Park, Irwin,

Ligonier, Manor, Murrysville, New Alexandria, New Florence,

New Stanton, North Irwin, Oklahoma, Penn, Seward, South

Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg, Trafford Westmoreland

County Portion, Vandergrift, West Leechburg, Youngstown and

Youngwood.

(10)  The Tenth District is composed of part of Blair

County consisting of the township of Snyder part, District

02; Part of Centre County consisting of the township of

Potter and the borough of Centre Hall; Part of Clinton County

consisting of the township of Gallagher; Part of Columbia

County consisting of the townships of Franklin and Madison

and the borough of Catawissa; Part of Cumberland County

consisting of the townships of East Pennsboro part, Districts

05, 08 and 10, Hopewell, Lower Mifflin, North Middleton,

North Newton, Shippensburg, Silver Spring part, Precinct 09,

South Middleton part, Precincts 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08 and

09, Southampton, Upper Frankford and Upper Mifflin and the

boroughs of Carlisle, Newburg and Shippensburg Cumberland

County Portion; Part of Dauphin County consisting of the city

of Harrisburg part, Wards 14 and 15 and the townships of

Conewago part, District 02, Derry part, Precincts 01, 02, 03,

04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15, East Hanover

part, Precinct 02, Halifax, Jackson, Jefferson, Lower Paxton

part, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27,

Lykens, Middle Paxton, Mifflin, Reed, Rush, South Hanover,

Susquehanna part, Wards 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 and 09,

Swatara part, Districts 04 and 06, Upper Paxton, Washington,

Wayne, West Hanover, Wiconisco and Williams and the boroughs

of Berrysburg, Dauphin, Elizabethville, Gratz, Halifax,

Hummelstown, Lykens, Millersburg, Penbrook, Pillow and

Williamstown; Part of Franklin County consisting of the

townships of Fannett, Greene part, Districts 02, 03 and 05,

Lurgan and Southampton and the boroughs of Orrstown and

Shippensburg Franklin County Portion; Part of Huntingdon

County consisting of the townships of Barree, Brady,

Franklin, Henderson, Jackson, Logan, Miller, Morris, Oneida,

Porter, Smithfield, Spruce Creek, Warriors Mark and West and

the boroughs of Alexandria, Huntingdon, Mill Creek, Mount

Union and Petersburg; All of Juniata County; Part of Lycoming

County consisting of the city of Williamsport and the

townships of Anthony, Armstrong, Bastress, Brady, Brown,

Cascade, Clinton, Cogan House, Cummings, Eldred, Fairfield,

Franklin, Gamble, Hepburn, Jackson, Lewis, Limestone,

Loyalsock, Lycoming, McHenry, McIntyre, McNett, Mifflin, Mill

Creek, Moreland, Muncy, Muncy Creek, Nippenose, Old Lycoming,

Penn, Piatt, Pine, Plunketts Creek, Susquehanna, Upper

Fairfield, Washington, Wolf and Woodward and the boroughs of

Duboistown, Hughesville, Jersey Shore, Montgomery,

Montoursville, Muncy, Picture Rocks, Salladasburg and South

Williamsport; Part of Mifflin County consisting of the

townships of Armagh part, District New, Bratton, Brown,

Decatur, Derry, Granville, Menno, Oliver, Union and Wayne and

the boroughs of Burnham, Juniata Terrace, Kistler, Lewistown,

McVeytown and Newton Hamilton; Part of Montour County

consisting of the townships of Anthony, Derry, Liberty,

Limestone, Mayberry and West Hemlock and the borough of

Washingtonville; Part of Northumberland County consisting of

the cities of Shamokin and Sunbury and the townships of Coal,

Delaware, East Cameron, East Chillisquaque, Jackson, Jordan,

Lewis, Little Mahanoy, Lower Augusta, Lower Mahanoy, Mount

Carmel part, Districts Diamond, Exchange, Strong and West,

Point, Ralpho, Rockefeller, Rush, Shamokin, Turbot, Upper

Augusta, Upper Mahanoy, Washington, West Cameron, West

Chillisquaque and Zerbe and the boroughs of Herndon,

Kulpmont, Marion Heights, McEwensville, Milton, Mount Carmel,

Northumberland, Riverside, Snydertown, Turbotville and

Watsontown; All of Perry County; All of Snyder County; Part

of Sullivan County consisting of the township of Hillsgrove;

Part of Tioga County consisting of the township of Union

part, District South and All of Union County.

(11)  The Eleventh District is composed of part of

Bradford County consisting of the townships of Albany,

Asylum, Athens, Burlington, Franklin, Herrick, Litchfield,

Monroe, North Towanda, Orwell, Overton, Pike, Rome,

Sheshequin, Standing Stone, Stevens, Terry, Towanda,

Tuscarora, Ulster, Warren, Wilmot, Windham, Wyalusing and

Wysox and the boroughs of Athens, Burlington, Leraysville,

Monroe, New Albany, Rome, Sayre, South Waverly, Towanda and

Wyalusing; Part of Carbon County consisting of the township

of Banks and the borough of Beaver Meadows; Part of Columbia

County consisting of the townships of Benton, Briar Creek,

Catawissa, Cleveland, Conyngham, Fishing Creek, Greenwood,

Hemlock, Jackson, Locust, Main, Mifflin, Montour, Mount

Pleasant, North Centre, Orange, Pine, Roaring Creek, Scott,

South Centre and Sugarloaf and the town of Bloomsburg and the

boroughs of Ashland Columbia County Portion, Benton, Berwick,

Briar Creek, Centralia, Millville, Orangeville and

Stillwater; Part of Lackawanna County consisting of the

cities of Carbondale and Scranton part, Ward 03 (part,

Division 02) and the townships of Abington, Benton,

Carbondale, Elmhurst, Fell, Glenburn, Greenfield, Jefferson,

La Plume, Madison, Newton, North Abington, Ransom, Roaring

Brook, Scott, South Abington and West Abington and the

boroughs of Archbald part, Wards 02, 03 and 04, Blakely part,

Wards 02 and 03 (part, Division 02), Clarks Green, Clarks

Summit, Dalton, Jermyn, Mayfield, Moscow, Olyphant part, Ward

02 and Vandling; Part of Luzerne County consisting of the

cities of Hazleton, Nanticoke, Pittston and Wilkes-Barre and

the townships of Bear Creek, Black Creek, Butler, Conyngham,

Dallas, Dennison, Dorrance, Exeter, Fairmount, Fairview,

Foster, Franklin, Hanover, Hazle, Hollenback, Hunlock,

Huntington, Jackson, Jenkins, Kingston, Lake, Lehman,

Nescopeck, Newport, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth, Rice, Ross,

Salem, Slocum, Sugarloaf, Union, Wilkes-Barre and Wright and

the boroughs of Ashley, Avoca, Bear Creek Village, Conyngham,

Courtdale, Dallas, Dupont, Duryea, Edwardsville, Exeter,

Forty Fort, Freeland, Harveys Lake, Hughestown, Jeddo,

Kingston, Laflin, Larksville, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Nescopeck,

New Columbus, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park, Plymouth, Pringle,

Shickshinny, Sugar Notch, Swoyersville, Warrior Run, West

Hazleton, West Pittston, West Wyoming, White Haven, Wyoming

and Yatesville; Part of Lycoming County consisting of the

townships of Jordan and Shrewsbury; Part of Montour County

consisting of the townships of Cooper, Mahoning and Valley

and the borough of Danville; Part of Northumberland County

consisting of the township of Mount Carmel part, District

Natalie; All of Pike County; Part of Sullivan County

consisting of the townships of Cherry, Colley, Davidson,

Elkland, Forks, Fox, Laporte and Shrewsbury and the boroughs

of Dushore, Eagles Mere, Forksville and Laporte; All of

Susquehanna County; All of Wayne County and All of Wyoming

County.

(12)  The Twelfth District is composed of part of

Allegheny County consisting of the city of Clairton and the

townships of Elizabeth, Forward, South Park part, Districts

01, 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 and 11 and South Versailles and

the boroughs of Bethel Park part, Ward 04 (part, Division

03), Elizabeth, Glassport, Jefferson Hills, Liberty, Lincoln,

Pleasant Hills part, District 05, Port Vue, Versailles, West

Elizabeth and White Oak; Part of Cambria County consisting of

the city of Johnstown and the townships of Adams, Allegheny,

Blacklick part, District 02, Cambria part, Districts 01, 04

and Revloc, Conemaugh, Cresson, Croyle, East Carroll part,

District South, East Taylor, Gallitzin, Jackson, Lower Yoder,

Middle Taylor, Munster, Portage, Richland, Stonycreek,

Summerhill, Upper Yoder, Washington and West Taylor and the

boroughs of Ashville, Brownstown, Cassandra, Chest Springs,

Cresson, Daisytown, Dale, East Conemaugh, Ebensburg,

Ehrenfeld, Ferndale, Franklin, Gallitzin, Geistown, Lilly,

Lorain, Loretto, Nanty Glo, Portage, Sankertown, Scalp Level,

South Fork, Southmont, Summerhill, Vintondale, Westmont and

Wilmore; All of Fayette County; All of Greene County; Part of

Somerset County consisting of the townships of Addison,

Allegheny, Black, Brothersvalley, Conemaugh, Elk Lick,

Greenville, Jefferson, Jenner, Larimer, Lincoln, Lower

Turkeyfoot, Middlecreek, Milford, Northampton, Paint,

Quemahoning, Shade, Somerset, Southampton, Stonycreek, Summit

and Upper Turkeyfoot and the boroughs of Addison, Benson,

Berlin, Boswell, Callimont, Casselman, Central City,

Confluence, Garrett, Hooversville, Indian Lake, Jennerstown,

Meyersdale, New Baltimore, New Centerville, Paint, Rockwood,

Salisbury, Seven Springs Somerset County Portion,

Shanksville, Somerset, Stoystown, Ursina, Wellersburg and

Windber; Part of Washington County consisting of the cities

of Monongahela and Washington and the townships of Amwell,

Blaine, Buffalo, Canton, Carroll, Cecil part, Districts 01,

02, 04, 05 and 06, Chartiers, Cross Creek, Donegal, East

Bethlehem, East Finley, Fallowfield, Hanover part, District

02, Hopewell, Independence, Jefferson, Morris, Mount

Pleasant, North Bethlehem, North Franklin, North Strabane,

Nottingham, Peters, Smith, Somerset, South Franklin, South

Strabane, Union, West Bethlehem, West Finley and West Pike

Run and the boroughs of Allenport, Beallsville, Bentleyville,

Burgettstown, California, Canonsburg, Centerville, Charleroi,

Claysville, Coal Center, Cokeburg, Deemston, Donora, Dunlevy,

East Washington, Elco, Ellsworth, Finleyville, Green Hills,

Houston, Long Branch, Marianna, New Eagle, North Charleroi,

Roscoe, Speers, Stockdale, Twilight, West Brownsville and

West Middletown and Part of Westmoreland County consisting of

the city of Monessen and the townships of Derry part,

District Scalp Level, East Huntingdon, Ligonier part,

Districts Idle Park, Laughlinstown, South Ligonier and

Waterford, Mount Pleasant part, Districts Bridgeport and

Duncan, Rostraver, Sewickley and South Huntingdon and the

boroughs of Hunker, Laurel Mountain, Madison, Mount Pleasant,

North Belle Vernon, Scottdale, Smithton, Sutersville and West

Newton.

(13)  The Thirteenth District is composed of part of

Chester County consisting of the borough of Phoenixville

part, Ward North (part, Division 01); Part of Montgomery

County consisting of the townships of Abington, East

Norriton, Hatfield part, Districts 01, 02 (part, Division

02), 03 (part, Division 02), 04 (part, Division 01) and 05,

Horsham, Lower Gwynedd, Lower Moreland, Lower Providence

part, Districts 01, 02 and 03 (part, Divisions 01, 03 and

04), Lower Salford part, Districts 03, 04 and 06, Montgomery,

Perkiomen, Plymouth, Skippack, Springfield, Towamencin, Upper

Dublin, Upper Gwynedd, Upper Merion part, District Swedeland,

Upper Moreland, Upper Providence, West Norriton, Whitemarsh,

Whitpain and Worcester and the boroughs of Ambler,

Bridgeport, Bryn Athyn, Collegeville, Hatboro, Hatfield,

Jenkintown, Lansdale, Norristown, North Wales, Rockledge,

Royersford, Schwenksville and Trappe and Part of Philadelphia

County consisting of the city of Philadelphia part, Wards 41

(part, Divisions 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,

14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26), 54

(part, Divisions 19 and 20), 55 (part, Divisions 01, 02, 03,

04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,

22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29), 56 (part, Divisions 01,

02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18,

19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,

35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 41), 57 (part, Divisions 03, 04, 05,

06, 07, 08, 20, 23 and 26), 58, 63, 64 (part, Divisions 02,

03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

and 18) and 65 (part, Divisions 06, 08, 09, 11, 14, 15, 16,

17, 18, 19, 21 and 22).

(14)  The Fourteenth District is composed of part of

Allegheny County consisting of the cities of Duquesne,

McKeesport and Pittsburgh part, Wards 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06,

07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,

22, 23, 24, 25, 26 (part, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06,

07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17), 27, 28, 29, 30,

31 and 32 and the townships of Baldwin, Collier, Findlay,

Moon, Mount Lebanon, North Fayette, North Versailles,

Robinson part, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08 and 09,

Ross part, Wards 01 (part, Division 03) and 07 (part,

Division 02), Scott, South Fayette, South Park part,

Districts 03, 04, 10 and 12 and Upper St. Clair and the

boroughs of Baldwin, Bethel Park part, Wards 01, 02, 03, 04

(part, Divisions 01 and 02), 05, 06, 07, 08 and 09, Braddock,

Braddock Hills, Brentwood, Bridgeville, Carnegie, Castle

Shannon, Coraopolis part, Ward 03 (part, Division 02),

Crafton, Dormont, Dravosburg, East McKeesport, East

Pittsburgh, Forest Hills part, Districts 01, 03, 04, 05, 06,

07 and 08, Green Tree, Heidelberg, Homestead, Ingram,

McDonald Allegheny County Portion, Mount Oliver, Munhall,

North Braddock, Oakdale, Pennsbury Village, Pleasant Hills

part, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09 and 10,

Rankin, Rosslyn Farms, Swissvale part, Districts 01, 02, 03,

04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 and 10, Thornburg, Trafford Allegheny

County Portion, Turtle Creek, Wall, West Homestead, West

Mifflin, Whitaker, Whitehall and Wilmerding.

(15)  The Fifteenth District is composed of part of Berks

County consisting of the townships of Albany, District,

Exeter part, Precincts 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 08, 09 and 10,

Greenwich, Hereford part, District 01, Longswamp, Lower

Alsace part, District 01, Maxatawny, Oley, Pike and Rockland

and the boroughs of Kutztown, Lenhartsville, Lyons and

Topton; Part of BUCKS County consisting of the township of

Springfield part, District Middle; All of Lehigh County and

Part of Northampton County consisting of the cities of

Bethlehem Northampton County Portion and Easton and the

townships of Allen, Bethlehem, Bushkill, East Allen, Forks,

Hanover, Lehigh, Lower Mount Bethel, Lower Nazareth, Lower

Saucon, Moore part, Districts Beersville, Eastern and Pt.

Phillips, Palmer, Plainfield, Upper Mount Bethel, Upper

Nazareth, Washington and Williams and the boroughs of Bangor,

Bath, Chapman, East Bangor, Freemansburg, Glendon,

Hellertown, Nazareth, North Catasauqua, Northampton, Pen

Argyl, Portland, Roseto, Stockertown, Tatamy, Walnutport,

West Easton, Wilson and Wind Gap.

(16)  The Sixteenth District is composed of part of Berks

County consisting of the townships of Marion and Tulpehocken;

Part of Chester County consisting of the townships of East

Marlborough part, Districts East and South, East Nottingham,

Elk, Franklin, Highland, Kennett, London Britain, London

Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New London,

Penn, Pennsbury part, District South, Sadsbury part, District

South, Upper Oxford, West Fallowfield, West Marlborough and

West Nottingham and the boroughs of Avondale, Kennett Square,

Oxford and West Grove; Part of Dauphin County consisting of

the city of Harrisburg part, Wards 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06,

07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and the townships of Conewago

part, District 01, Derry part, Precinct 13, East Hanover

part, Precinct 01, Londonderry, Lower Paxton part, Districts

10 and 17, Lower Swatara and Swatara part, Districts 01, 02,

03, 05, 07, 08 and 09 and the boroughs of Highspire,

Middletown, Paxtang, Royalton and Steelton; Part of Lancaster

County consisting of the city of Lancaster part, Wards 01,

02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 (part, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06

and 07), 08 and 09 and the townships of Bart, Clay, Colerain,

Conestoga, Conoy, Drumore, East Donegal, East Drumore, East

Hempfield, East Lampeter part, District 02, Eden, Elizabeth,

Fulton, Lancaster, Little Britain, Manheim part, Districts

01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15,

16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, Manor, Martic, Mount Joy,

Paradise, Penn, Pequea, Providence, Rapho, Sadsbury,

Strasburg, Warwick part, Districts Millport and Southwest,

West Donegal, West Hempfield and West Lampeter and the

boroughs of Columbia, East Petersburg, Elizabethtown,

Manheim, Marietta, Millersville, Mount Joy, Mountville,

Quarryville and Strasburg; All of Lebanon County and Part of

Schuylkill County consisting of the township of Pine Grove

part, Precinct 02.

(17)  The Seventeenth District is composed of part of

Berks County consisting of the city of Reading part, Wards

01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,

16, 17, 18 (part, Divisions 02, 03 and 04) and 19 and the

townships of Alsace, Bern, Bethel, Centre, Jefferson, Lower

Alsace part, District 02, Maidencreek, Muhlenberg,

Ontelaunee, Perry, Richmond, Ruscombmanor, Tilden, Upper

Bern, Upper Tulpehocken and Windsor and the boroughs of

Bernville, Centerport, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Laureldale,

Leesport, Mount Penn, Shoemakersville, Strausstown and West

Reading part, District 01; Part of Carbon County consisting

of the townships of East Penn, Franklin, Kidder, Lausanne,

Lehigh, Lower Towamensing, Mahoning, Packer, Penn Forest and

Towamensing and the boroughs of Bowmanstown, East Side, Jim

Thorpe, Lansford, Lehighton, Nesquehoning, Palmerton,

Parryville, Summit Hill, Weatherly and Weissport; Part of

Columbia County consisting of the township of Beaver; Part of

Lackawanna County consisting of the city of Scranton part,

Wards 01, 02, 03 (part, Division 01), 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10,

11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 and the

townships of Clifton, Covington, Spring Brook and Thornhurst

and the boroughs of Archbald part, Ward 01, Blakely part,

Wards 01 and 03 (part, Division 01), Dickson City, Dunmore,

Jessup, Moosic, Old Forge, Olyphant part, Wards 01, 03 and

04, Taylor and Throop; Part of Luzerne County consisting of

the township of Buck; All of Monroe County; Part of

Northampton County consisting of the township of Moore part,

District Klecknersville; Part of Northumberland County

consisting of the township of Mount Carmel part, District

Locust Gap and Part of Schuylkill County consisting of the

city of Pottsville and the townships of Barry, Blythe,

Branch, Butler, Cass, Delano, East Brunswick, East Norwegian,

East Union, Eldred, Foster, Frailey, Hegins, Hubley, Kline,

Mahanoy, New Castle, North Manheim, North Union, Norwegian,

Pine Grove part, Precinct 01, Porter, Reilly, Rush, Ryan,

Schuylkill, South Manheim, Tremont, Union, Upper Mahantongo,

Walker, Washington, Wayne, West Brunswick, West Mahanoy and

West Penn and the boroughs of Ashland Schuylkill County

Portion, Auburn, Coaldale, Cressona, Deer Lake, Frackville,

Gilberton, Girardville, Gordon, Landingville, Mahanoy City,

McAdoo, Mechanicsville, Middleport, Minersville, Mount

Carbon, New Philadelphia, New Ringgold, Orwigsburg, Palo

Alto, Pine Grove, Port Carbon, Port Clinton, Ringtown,

Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah, St. Clair, Tamaqua, Tower City

and Tremont.

(18)  The Eighteenth District is composed of all of Adams

County; Part of Cumberland County consisting of the townships

of Cooke, Dickinson, East Pennsboro part, Districts 01, 02,

03, 04, 06, 07 and 09, Hampden, Lower Allen, Lower Frankford,

Middlesex, Monroe, Penn, Silver Spring part, Precincts 01,

02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 and 08, South Middleton part,

Precincts 01 and 07, South Newton, Upper Allen and West

Pennsboro and the boroughs of Camp Hill, Lemoyne,

Mechanicsburg, Mount Holly Springs, New Cumberland, Newville,

Shiremanstown and Wormleysburg; Part of Dauphin County

consisting of the township of Susquehanna part, Ward 01; Part

of Franklin County consisting of the township of Greene part,

Districts 01 and 04 and All of York County.

Section 302.  Current officeholders and vacancies.

(a)  Current officeholders.--The members of Congress now in

office shall continue in the office until the expiration of

their respective terms.

(b)  Vacancies.--Vacancies now existing or happening after

the passage of this chapter and before the commencement of the

terms of the members elected at the election of 2012 shall be

filled for the unexpired terms from the districts established

under section 301.

Section 303.  Missed political subdivision.

In the event any political subdivision or part thereof should

be omitted in the description of the congressional districts,

the political subdivision or part thereof shall be included as a

part of the congressional district which completely surrounds

it. Should any omitted political subdivision or part thereof be

not completely surrounded by one congressional district, it

shall become a part of that congressional district to which it

is contiguous, or if there are two or more such contiguous

districts, it shall become a part of that congressional district

contiguous thereto which has the least population.

Section 304.  Duty to publish notice of redistricting.

The secretary shall publish notice of the congressional

districts as established at least once in at least one newspaper

of general circulation in each county in which such newspapers

are published. The notice shall contain legal descriptions for

all congressional districts in the county in which the

publication is made. The notice shall also state the population

of the districts having the smallest and largest populations and

the percentage variation of such districts from the average

population for congressional districts.

CHAPTER 15

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1510.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.