Local Access to Courts Act Local Access to Courts Act 119–109 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20240419 2026-10-09 LACA Local Access to Courts Act 18472 119 2026-09-16 Local Access to Courts Act [(Public Law 119–109)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 119–109. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. [28 U.S.C. 1 note] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Local Access to Courts Act” or “LACA”.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF TEXAS DISTRICT COURTS. Section 124(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (3), by inserting “and College Station” before the period at the end.
SEC. 3. ORGANIZATION OF CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COURTS. Section 84(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting “and El Centro” after “at San Diego”.