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2001 SPECIAL SESSION I

010281720
HOUSE BILL NO. 18
Offered June 27, 2001
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-302.1, and to repeal § 24.2-302 of the Code of Virginia, relating to congressional districts.
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Patron-- Devolites
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 24.2-302.1 as follows:

§ 24.2-302.1. Congressional districts.

A. There shall be eleven Virginia members of the United States House of Representatives elected from eleven congressional districts and each district is entitled to representation by one representative.

B. All references in this section to counties and cities shall be interpreted to refer to those in existence on April 1, 2001, and as reported by the United States Bureau of the Census in the 2000 Census reports provided pursuant to United States Public Law §§ 94-171, notwithstanding subsequent boundary changes by law, annexation, merger, consolidation, or the voiding of boundary changes theretofore made final.

C. Parts of counties and cities listed in subsection D are defined by reference to the 2000 Census reports for the precincts, parts of precincts, and blocks listed for each congressional district in the Statistical Report on file with the Clerk of the Senate for the Act of Assembly containing the final enactment of this section.

D. The eleven congressional districts are:

First. All of Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford, Westmoreland, and York Counties; all of the Cities of Fredericksburg, Poquoson, and Williamsburg; part of New Kent County comprised of part of the Courthouse Precinct; part of Prince William County comprised of the Dumfries, Potomac, Graham Park, Quantico, Washington-Reid, and Rippon Precincts; part of Spotsylvania County comprised of the Travelers Rest, Grange Hall, Plank Road, Summit, Frazers Gate, Holbert, Salem, Battlefield, and Brent's Mill Precincts and part of the Maury Precinct; part of the City of Hampton comprised of the Syms, Booker, Burbank, Fox Hill, Kecoughtan, Kraft, Langley, Magruder, Northampton, Phillips, and Tucker Capps Precincts; part of the City of Newport News comprised of the Richneck, Windsor, Boulevard, Christopher Newport, Watkins, Hidenwood, Palmer, Saunders, Yates, Kiln Creek, Beaconsdale, Sedgefield, and South Morrison Precincts and parts of the Deep Creek, Hilton, Riverside, and Warwick Precincts.

Second. All of Accomack and Northampton Counties; part of the City of Chesapeake comprised of the Greenbrier, B. M. Williams School, Hickory Grove, Indian Creek, Indian River, Norfolk Highlands, Oak Grove, Oaklette, Tanglewood, Westover, River Birch, Parkways, and Pleasant Crossing Precincts and part of the Georgetown Precinct; part of the City of Hampton comprised of the Lasalle, Phoebus, River, Wythe, and Buckroe Precincts; part of the City of Norfolk comprised of the Northside, Titustown Center, Zion Grace, Canterbury, Crossroads, Larchmont Library, Therapeutic Center, Azalea Gardens, Barron Black, Bayview School, Bayview United, East Ocean View, Larrymore, Little Creek, Ocean View School, Oceanair, Tarrallton, Third Presbyterian, Ocean View Center Part 1, and Ocean View Center Part 2 Precincts and parts of the Easton and Fairlawn Precincts; and part of the City of Virginia Beach comprised of the North Beach, South Beach, Linkorn, Alanton, Kingston, London Bridge, Cape Henry, Plaza, Mt. Trashmore, Malibu, Old Donation, Aragona, Ocean Park, Thoroughgood, Lake Smith, Bayside, Davis Corner, Point O'View, Arrowhead, Larkspur, Providence, Thalia, Holland, Creeds, Capps Shop, Blackwater, Courthouse, Windsor Oaks, Chesapeake Beach, Witchduck, Pembroke, Bonney, College Park, Brandon, Bellamy, Centerville, Timberlake, Green Run, Kings Grant, Wolfsnare, Lynnhaven, Oceana, Stratford Chase, Homestead, Shannon, Salem, Magic Hollow, Little Neck, Sherry Park, Glenwood, Meadows, Forest, Landstown, Rosemont Forest, Colonial, Hunt, Eastern Shore, Hilltop, Shell, Strawbridge, Round Hill, Dahlia, Ocean Lakes (3)/Red Wing (30)/Sigma (31)/Culver (63), Seatack (5)/Rudee (72), Trantwood (9)/Great Neck (10), and Woodstock (25)/Fairfield (26) Precincts.

Third. All of Charles City and Surry Counties; part of Henrico County comprised of the Adams, Canterbury, Central Gardens, East Highland Park, Highland Gardens, Ratcliffe, Chickahominy, Donahoe, Eanes, Elko, Glen Echo, Highland Springs, Laburnum, Masonic, Town Hall, Montrose, Pleasants, Sandston, Seven Pines, Sullivans, Mehfoud, Whitlocks, Nine Mile, Dorey, and Antioch Precincts; part of Isle of Wight County comprised of the Rushmere Precinct and part of the Carrollton Precinct; part of New Kent County comprised of the Chickahominy River Precinct and parts of the Courthouse and Providence Forge Precincts; part of the City of Chesapeake comprised of part of the Georgetown Precinct; part of the City of Hampton comprised of the Aberdeen, Bassette, City Halll, Cooper, East Hampton, Lee, Pembroke, Phenix, Smith, Tarrant, Forrest, Jones, Mallory, and Tyler Precincts; part of the City of Newport News comprised of the Denbigh, Epes, Jenkins, Mcintosh, Oyster Point, Reservoir, Lee Hall, Bland, Charles, Grissom, Nelson, Sanford, Riverview, Briarfield, Carver, Chestnut, Downtown, Dunbar, Huntington, Jefferson, Magruder, Marshall, New Market, Newsome Park, Reed, River, Washington, and Wilson Precincts and parts of the Deep Creek, Hilton, Riverside, and Warwick Precincts; part of the City of Norfolk comprised of the Granby, Tucker House, Ghent Square, Immanuel, Lafayette Library, Lafayette Presbyterian, Lambert's Point, Larchmont Recreation Center, Maury, Ohef Sholom, Park Place, St. Andrew's, Stuart, Suburban Park, Wesley, Willard, Ballentine, Tanner's Creek, Bowling Park, Coleman Place School, Lafayette-Winona, Lindenwood, Monroe, Norview Methodist, Norview Recreation Center, Rosemont, Sherwood School, Union Chapel, Berkley, Brambleton, Campostella, Chesterfield, Coleman Place Presbyterian, Houston, Hunton Y, Ingleside, Poplar Halls, Young Park, Sherwood Rec Center Part 1 and Sherwood Rec Center Part 2 Precincts and parts of the Easton and Fairlawn Precincts; part of the City of Portsmouth comprised of the One, Five, Seven, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Thirteen, Fourteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-One, Twenty-Six, and Twenty-Seven Precincts and parts of the Twenty-Eight, Thirty-Six, and Thirty-Seven/Thirty-Eight Precincts; part of the City of Richmond comprised of the 113, 114, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 402, 403, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 508, 509, 510, 602, 603, 604, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 802, 806, 807, 810, 811, 812, 813, 902, 903, 906, 908, 909, 910, and 911 Precincts; and part of the City of Virginia Beach comprised of the Baker Precinct.

Fourth. All of Amelia, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna, Greensville, Louisa, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince George, Southampton, and Sussex Counties; all of the Cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Franklin, Petersburg, Suffolk, and Hopewell; part of Brunswick County comprised of the Elmore Precinct; part of Chesterfield County comprised of the Bellwood, South Chester, Enon, North Chester, Harrowgate, Wells, Ecoff, Point of Rocks, Dutch Gap, Iron Bridge, Gates, Etttrick, Deer Run, Matoaca, Winfrees Store, Beach, Winterpock, Skinquarter, Walthall, Woolridge, Branches, Bailey Bridge, Spring Run, and Pocahontas 307/Crenshaw 308 Precincts and part of the Drewry's Bluff Precinct; part of Goochland County comprised of the Fife, Hadensville, Three Square, and Sandy Hook Precincts; part of Isle of Wight County comprised of the Smithfield, Pons, Courthouse, Windsor, Orbit, Walters, Camps Mill, Carrsville, and Zuni Precincts and part of the Carrollton Precinct; part of the City of Chesapeake comprised of the Great Bridge, Bethel, Churchland, Deep Creek, Bells Mill, Oscar Smith School, Geneva Park, Gilmerton, Jolliff One, E. W. Chittum School, Fellowship Baptist Church, St. Julians, Johnson Park, Silverwood, Sunray I, Hickory Middle School, Taylor Road Fire Station, Great Bridge Middle School, Bridgetown, Bailey Creek, Lake Drummond, John T. West, Nansemond, Sunray II, Bells Mill II, Green Sea, Grassfield Part 1, Grassfield Part 2, and South Norfolk Recreation Precincts; and part of the City of Portsmouth comprised of the Twenty-Two, Twenty-Three, Twenty-Four, Twenty-Five, Twenty-Nine, Thirty, Thirty-One, Thirty-Two, Thirty-Three, Thirty-Four, and Thirty-Five Precincts and parts of the Twenty-Eight, Thirty-Six, and Thirty-Seven/Thirty-Eight Precincts.

Fifth. All of Albemarle, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Greene, Halifax, Lunenburg, Madison, Mecklenburg, Nelson, Pittsylvania, and Prince Edward Counties; all of the Cities of Bedford, Charlottesville, Danville, and Martinsville; part of Bedford County comprised of the Chamblissburg, Staunton River, Moneta, Mountain View, New London, Otter Hill, Walton's Store, White House, Huddleston, Jefferson, Goode, Liberty High School, and Sign Rock Precincts and part of the Hardy Precinct; part of Brunswick County comprised of the Brodnax, Rock Store, Tillman, Dromgoole, Edgerton, Fitzhugh, Alberta, Danieltown, Seymour, Sturgeon, King's Store, and Lawrenceville Precincts; part of Henry County comprised of the Axton, Irisburg, Mount Olivet, Mountain Valley, Collinsville 1, Daniels Creek, Collinsville 2, Mountain View, Figsboro, Stanleytown, Oak Level, Dyers Store, Fontaine, Hillcrest, and Ridgeway Precincts; and part of Orange County comprised of Precincts One West, One East, Two West, Two East, and Three and part of Precinct Four.

Sixth. All of Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Highland, Rockbridge, Rockingham, and Shenandoah Counties; all of the Cities of Buena Vista, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, and Waynesboro; part of Bedford County comprised of the Stewartsville, Forest, Cove, Big Island, Sedalia, Kelso, Boonsboro, Montvale, Shady Grove, and Thaxton Precincts and part of Hardy Precinct; part of Montgomery County comprised of Precincts A-1, A-2, A-3, F-1, G-1, and G-2 and part of Precinct E-1; and part of Roanoke County comprised of the Catawba, Mason Valley, Northside, Peters Creek, Bennett Springs, Plantation, Burlington, Mountain View, Botetourt Springs, Bonsack, Hollins, Woodlands, Poages Mill, Windsor Hills, Garst Mill, Oak Grove 304/Castle Rock 305, North Vinton, South Vinton, Lindenwood, Mount Pleasant, Cotton Hill, Penn Forest, Cave Spring, Ogden, Clearbrook, Mount Vernon, and Hunting Hills Precincts.

Seventh. All of Caroline, Culpeper, Hanover, Page, and Rappahannock Counties; part of Chesterfield County comprised of the Beulah, Bird, Jacobs, Falling Creek, Belmont, Chippenham, Meadowbrook, Salem Church, Five Forks, Tomahawk, Evergreen, Genito, Brandermill, Providence, Lyndale, Smoketree, Monacan, Reams, Manchester, Wagstaff, Davis, Harbour Pointe 401/Swift Creek 411, Huguenot, Crestwood, Midlothian, Robious, Bon Air, Greenfield, Salisbury, Cranbeck, Sycamore, Shenandoah, Beaufont, Watkins, and Belgrade 508/Black Heath 511 Precincts and part of the Drewry's Bluff Precinct; part of Fauquier County comprised of the Catlett, Casanova, Lois, Morrisville, Remington, Opal, and Waterloo Precincts and parts of the Baldwin Ridge and Kettle Run Precincts; part of Goochland County comprised of the Goochland Court House, Centerville, and Manakin Precincts; part of Henrico County comprised of the Brookland, Dumbarton, Glen Allen, Glenside, Greendale, Hermitage, Hilliard, Hunton, Johnson, Lakeside, Longan, Maude Trevvett, Moody, Staples Mill, Stratford Hall, Summit Court, Azalea, Bloomingdale, Brook Hill, Chamberlayne, Fairfield, Glen Lea, Greenwood, Hungary, Longdale, Randolph, Upham, Wilkinson, Yellow Tavern, Maplewood, Chipplegate, Landmark, Cardinal, Coalpit, Crestview, Freeman, Innsbrook, Jackson Davis, Lauderdale, Monument Hills, Ridge, Sadler, Cedarfield, Skipwith, Three Chopt, Tucker, Westwood, Causeway, Stoney Run, Byrd, Lakewood, Derbyshire, Gayton, Godwin, Maybeury, Mooreland, Pemberton, Pinchbeck, Ridgefield, Rollingwood, Spottswood, Tuckahoe, West End, Cedar Fork, and Fairmount Precincts; part of New Kent County comprised of the Black Creek, Quinton, Watkins, Cumberland, and Eltham Precincts and parts of the Courthouse and Providence Forge Precincts; part of Orange County comprised of the Locust Grove and Lake of the Woods Precincts and part of Precinct Four; part of Spotsylvania County comprised of the Partlow, Blaydes Corner, Belmont, Brokenburg, and Todd's Tavern Precincts and part of the Maury Precinct; and part of the City of Richmond comprised of the 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 111, 112, 309, 404, 409, 410, 411, 412, and 413 Precincts.

Eighth. All of Arlington County; all of the Cities of Alexandria and Falls Church; part of Fairfax County comprised of the Reston #1, Reston #2, Westbriar, Dogwood, Hunters Woods, Reston #3, Glade, South Lakes, Terraset, Wolftrap, Sunrise Valley, North Point, Aldrin, Pimmit, Bush Hill, Cameron, Franconia, Groveton, Mount Eagle, Pioneer, Rose Hill, Virginia Hills, Beulah, Villages, Kingstowne, Van Dorn, Hayfield 406/Woodlawn 412/Fairfield 413, Baileys, Glen Forest, Lincolnia, Parklawn, Westlawn, Weyanoke, Willston, Skyline, Whittier, Walnut Hill #1, Bren Mar, Edsall, Belle Haven, Belleview, Bucknell, Hollin Hall, Huntington, Kirkside, Marlan, Sherwood, Belvoir, Grosvenor, Fort Buffalo, Graham, Greenway, Marshall, Pine Spring, Shreve, Timber Lane, Woodburn, Magarity, Walnut Hill #2, and Tysons Precincts and parts of the Holmes and Westhampton Precincts.

Ninth. All of Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Patrick, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe Counties; all of the Cities of Bristol, Clifton Forge, Covington, Galax, Norton, and Radford; part of Henry County comprised of the Bassett 2, Gunville, Scott's Tanyard, Fieldale, Horsepasture, Spencer, and Bassett 1 Precincts; part of Montgomery County comprised of the B-1, B-2, B-3, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, D-1, D-2, D-3 Part 1, D-4, D-5, E-2, and F-2 Precincts and part of the E-1 Precinct; part of Roanoke County comprised of the Glenvar, Green Hill, and Bent Mountain Precincts; and Montgomery A.

Tenth. All of Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, and Warren Counties; all of the Cities of Winchester, Manassas and Manassas Park; part of Fairfax County comprised of the Colvin, Fox Mill, Floris 203/Frying Pan 235, Chain Bridge, Chesterbrook, Churchill, Cooper, El Nido, Great Falls, Haycock, Kenmore, Kirby, Langley, Longfellow, Mclean, Salona, Westmoreland, Herndon #1, Herndon #2, Clearview, Forestville, Shouse, Herndon #3, Hutchison, Stuart, Sugarland, Hickory, Seneca, Centre Ridge, Chantilly, Dulles, Franklin, Greenbriar East, Greenbriar West, Kinross, London Towne, Navy, Rocky Run, Virginia Run, Lees Corner, Deer Park, and Cub Run 903/Stone 917 Precincts and part of the Westhampton Precinct; part of Fauquier County comprised of the Warrenton, Marshall, Leeds, Upperville, The Plains, New Baltimore, and Broad Run Precincts and parts of the Baldwin Ridge and Kettle Run Precincts; and part of Prince William County comprised of the Buckhall, Parkside, Jackson, Evergreen, Loch Lomond, Sinclair, Stonewall, Sudley, Westgate, Catharpin, Bull Run, Plantation, and Mullen Precincts.

Eleventh. All of the City of Fairfax; part of Fairfax County comprised of the Bristow, Chapel, Fairview, Heritage, Kings Park, Olde Creek, North Springfield #1, North Springfield #2, North Springfield #3, Oak Hill, Ravensworth, Wakefield, Lake Braddock, Laurel, Sideburn, Villa, Long Branch, Robinson, Olley, Signal Hill, Bonnie Brae, Flint Hill, Vienna #1, Vienna #2, Vienna #4, Vienna #6, Crestwood, Garfield, Lynbrook, Barcroft, Belvedere, Masonville, Ravenwood, Sleepy Hollow, Saint Albans, Columbia, Hummer, Brook Hill, Camelot, Poe, Ridgelea, Fort Hunt, Stratford, Waynewood, Westgate, Whitman, Woodley, Gunston, Lorton, Newington, Delong, Pohick Run, Blake, Freedom Hill, Mantua, Mosby, Price, Walker, Pine Ridge, Stenwood, Thoreau, Merrifield, Oakton, Nottoway, Penderbrook, Oak Marr, Burke, Cardinal, Clifton, Fairfax Station, Keene Mill, Pohick, Valley, Woodyard, Orange, Cherry Run, Irving, Saratoga, Terra Centre, White Oaks, Hunt, Burke Centre, Sangster, Silverbrook, West Springfield, Popes Head, Parkway, Leehigh, Newgate, Vale, Waples Mill, Centreville, Green Trails, Willow Springs, Woodson Part 1, and Woodson Part 2 Precincts and part of the Holmes Precinct; part of Prince William County comprised of the Brentsville, Armory, Nokesville, Linton Hall, Woodbine, Park, Saunders, Enterprise, Coles, Mccoart, Springwoods, King, Lodge, Westridge, Pattie, Henderson, Montclair, Haymarket, Lake Ridge, Occoquan, Old Bridge, Rockledge, Mohican, Bethel, Chinn, Dale, Neabsco, Godwin, Civic Center, Minnieville, Bel Air, Kerrydale, Belmont, Library, Lynn, Featherstone, Potomac View, and Kilby Precincts; and Fairfax A.

2. That § 24.2-302 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.