Pennsylvania Act 1996-32 — FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS - AMEND LAND AND FACILITIES

Act text

Session of 1996

No. 1996-32

HB 2066

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 26, 1931 (P.L.7, No.4), entitled "An act to cede jurisdiction to the United States over the tracts of lands and buildings occupied, or hereafter to be occupied, by the United States Northeastern Penitentiary, located in and adjacent to the Township of Kelly, County of Union," providing for the ceding of concurrent jurisdiction to the United States for land and facilities occupied by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The title of the act of March 26, 1931 (P.L.7, No.4), entitled "An act to cede jurisdiction to the United States over the tracts of lands and buildings occupied, or hereafter to be occupied, by the United States Northeastern Penitentiary, located in and adjacent to the Township of Kelly, County of Union," is amended to read:

AN ACT

To cede jurisdiction to the United States over the tracts of lands and buildings occupied, or hereafter to be occupied, by the [United States Northeastern Penitentiary] Federal Bureau of Prisons , located in and adjacent to [the Township of Kelly, County of Union] Kelly Township, Union County; Loretto, Cambria County; Bradford, McKean County; Minersville, Schuylkill County; and Metropolitan Detention Center, Philadelphia County .

Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 4. (a) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby cedes concurrent jurisdiction to the United States over the existing lands, waters and buildings acquired for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The existing institutions are:

(1) the Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto;

(2) the Federal Correctional Institution, Bradford;

(3) the Federal Correctional Institution, Minersville; and

(4) the Metropolitan Detention Center, Philadelphia.

(b) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby cedes concurrent jurisdiction to the United States over all lands, waters and buildings acquired or leased for the Federal Bureau of Prisons on or after September 12, 1995.

(c) Cession of jurisdiction pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect only upon acceptance of such jurisdiction by the United States. Federal jurisdiction ceded pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) over lands, waters or buildings, or portions thereof, shall end as to any such lands, waters or buildings, or portions thereof, that the United States ceases to own or to lease.

Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 10th day of May, A. D. 1996.

THOMAS J. RIDGE