Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019 Public Law 116–73 Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019 73 116–73 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 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019 15528 116 2019-11-26 Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019 [(Public Law 116–73)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 116–73. 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 amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas, and for other purposes.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 “Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019”.
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“Eastern District “(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. “(1) The Central Division comprises the counties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Yell. Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. “(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis. Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. “(3) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff. Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jonesboro.” .
SEC. 3. [28 U.S.C. 83 note] EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.