PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1153 PRINTER'S NO. 1293
No. 985 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY HOLL, OCTOBER 2, 1979
SENATOR REIBMAN, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 30, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," further providing for the disposition
6 of certain unused and unnecessary lands.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 707, act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
10 No.14), known as the "Public School Code of 1949," is amended by
11 adding a clause to read:
12 Section 707. Sale of Unused and Unnecessary Lands and
13 Buildings.--The board of school directors of any district is
14 hereby vested with the necessary power and authority to sell
15 unused and unnecessary lands and buildings, by any of the
16 following methods and subject to the following provisions:
17 * * *
18 (12) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
19 section, in the case of property which has been acquired by
1 condemnation, if the condemned property has not been
2 substantially improved, it may not be disposed of by the <--
3 condemnor within ten (10) years without first being offered to
4 the condemnee at the same price paid to the condemnee by the
5 condemnor, the condemnee shall be served with notice of the
6 offer in the same manner as prescribed for service of notice
7 herein. WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS, IT <--
8 MAY BE RETURNED TO THE CONDEMNEE WITHIN TEN (10) YEARS OF
9 CONDEMNATION, FOR THE AMOUNT PAID TO THE CONDEMNEE BY THE
10 CONDEMNOR. THE CONDEMNEE ON ACCEPTING THE PROPERTY FOR RETURN
11 WILL BE REQUIRED TO INDEMNIFY ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS LEVYING
12 TAXES ON REAL ESTATE FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAXES AS WOULD HAVE
13 BEEN PAID FOR EACH YEAR THE CONDEMNEE HAD USE OF THE PROPERTY
14 HAD THE PROPERTY NOT BEEN CONDEMNED.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall
16 apply to all property which has been acquired by condemnation
17 and has not been disposed of prior to the effective date hereof. <--
18 SUBSEQUENT TO JANUARY 1, 1970. <--
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