HB 469 — An Act amending the act of August 5, 1977 (P.L.181, No.47), entitled "An act providing for the acceptance by the Governor of jurisdiction relinquished by the United States to the Commonwealth over lands within the Commonwealth's boundaries," further providing for general provisions and for procedure relating to concurrent jurisdiction over military installations.

PRINTER'S NO.   452

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 469
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY HOWARD, PIELLI, D. WILLIAMS, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS,
        BURGOS, SANCHEZ, GUENST, KHAN, OTTEN, CERRATO AND GREEN,
        FEBRUARY 4, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
        OPERATIONS, FEBRUARY 4, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of August 5, 1977 (P.L.181, No.47), entitled
 2      "An act providing for the acceptance by the Governor of
 3      jurisdiction relinquished by the United States to the
 4      Commonwealth over lands within the Commonwealth's
 5      boundaries," further providing for general provisions and for
 6      procedure relating to concurrent jurisdiction over military
 7      installations.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    Sections 1 and 2 of the act of August 5, 1977
11   (P.L.181, No.47), entitled "An act providing for the acceptance
12   by the Governor of jurisdiction relinquished by the United
13   States to the Commonwealth over lands within the Commonwealth's
14   boundaries," are amended to read:
15   Section 1.   General provisions.
16      The consent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is hereby
17   given to the retrocession of jurisdiction by the United States
18   over land within the boundaries of the Commonwealth now owned or
19   later acquired by the United States. The Governor is hereby
 1   authorized to accept for the Commonwealth such retrocession to
 2   partial, concurrent, or exclusive jurisdiction.
 3   Section 2.   Procedure.
 4      Retrocession of jurisdiction shall be effected upon the
 5   completion of the following procedure:
 6          (1)   Written notice shall be filed with the Governor by
 7      the United States, or any department or agency thereof, in
 8      accordance with applicable acts of Congress. When a notice is
 9      filed by the principal officer of the military installation
10      or other authorized representative of the United States
11      having supervision and control over the land of a military
12      installation, the notice shall:
13                (i)    Clearly state the subject matter for the
14          concurrent jurisdiction request, specifically identifying
15          whether it includes juvenile delinquency and status
16          offenses.
17                (ii)    Provide a metes and bounds description of the
18          boundary of the concurrent jurisdiction request.
19                (iii)    Indicate whether the request includes future
20          contiguous expansions of land acquired for military
21          purposes.
22          (2)   The Governor shall give public notice of
23      retrocession of jurisdiction by publication in the
24      Pennsylvania Bulletin.
25          (3)   Written acceptance shall not be made less than 30
26      days after public notice of retrocession.
27          (4)   The following procedure shall apply when a notice is
28      filed:
29                (i)    When the notice is filed by the principal
30          officer of the military installation or other authorized

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 1        representative of the United States having supervision
 2        and control over the land of a military installation, the
 3        Governor's written acceptance shall confirm each of the
 4        elements of the request that are accepted and shall cause
 5        to be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth:
 6                     (A)   The United States' request for concurrent
 7              jurisdiction.
 8                     (B)   The Governor's written acceptance.
 9                     (C)   The metes and bounds description of the land
10              to be recorded and indexed.
11              (ii)    Upon the filing with the Secretary of the
12        Commonwealth, the Governor shall cause a certified copy
13        of the recorded documents to be sent to the requestor.
14        (5)   Upon the establishment of concurrent jurisdiction,
15    any State or local agency may enter into a reciprocal
16    agreement or memorandum of understanding with any agency of
17    the United States for coordination and designation of
18    responsibilities related to the concurrent jurisdiction.
19    Section 2.    This act shall take effect immediately.




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