PRINTER'S NO. 617
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
620
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, MARCH 13, 2015
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 13, 2015
AN ACT
Authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain
land owned by the Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County, in
return for the development of park and open-space lands
within the Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Release of restrictions in the Borough of Carlisle,
Cumberland County.
(a) Authorization.--Pursuant to the requirements of section
20(b) of the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L.131, No.8),
known as the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act, the
General Assembly hereby approves the release of Project 70
restrictions from the land owned by the Borough of Carlisle,
Cumberland County, which is more particularly described in
subsection (c), in exchange for the development of park and open
space-lands described in subsection (d).
(b) Land to be released from Project 70 restrictions.--The
Borough of Carlisle intends to sell a portion of the land it
owns for highway right-of-way purposes and therefore wishes to
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release the land described in subsection (c) from Project 70
restrictions.
(c) Description of premise to be conveyed.--The land
referred to in subsection (b) is ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land
situate in the Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania being shown as the Required Right-of-Way Area on
the plan entitled "Shaffer Park – Acquisition of Right-of-Way
Plan" dated November 7, 2014 and prepared by Raudenbush
Engineering, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA and being more fully described
as follows:
BEGINNING at a point of origin found at the westerly corner of
lands now or formerly of Carlisle Borough, Parcel No.29-18-1369-
037, per Plan Book 75 Page 75, said point being located along
the existing Legal Right-of-Way Line of the westbound lanes of
the Pennsylvania Turnpike;
Thence along the Property Line of Carlisle Borough, North
28°50'41" West, a distance of 20.31 feet to a point in said
Property Line;
Thence North 71°14'10" East, a distance of 58.76 feet to a
point;
Thence North 18°45'50" West, a distance of 20.00 feet to a
point;
Thence North 71°14'10" East, a distance of 350.00 feet to a
point;
Thence South 18°45'50" East, a distance of 20.00 feet to a
point;
Thence North 71°14'10" East, a distance of 100.00 feet to a
point;
Thence South 18°45'50" East, a distance of 19.99 feet to a
point, said point being co-located along the Property Line of
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CarlisleBorough and the existing Legal Right-of-way Line of the
westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike;
Thence along said Property Line of CarlisleBorough and the
existing Legal Right-of-way Line of the westbound lanes of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike, South 71°14'10" West, a distance of
505.21 feet along the Property Line of Carlisle Borough and the
existing Legal Right-of-way Line of the westbound lanes of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike to the Point of BEGINNING.
Containing 0.393 acres, more or less.
(d) Use of sale proceeds and interest.--An amount equal to
or greater than the right-of-way acquisition payment made to the
Borough of Carlisle for the land described in subsection (c)
shall be deposited into a special interest-bearing account
established by the Borough of Carlisle for development of park
and open-space lands in the Borough of Carlisle. None of the
funds shall be disbursed from this special account until a plan
is developed by the Borough of Carlisle for use of the funds by
the borough and the plan has been approved by the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources. Any funds remaining in the
special account five years after the date of deposit by the
Borough of Carlisle shall immediately be paid to the
Commonwealth for deposit into the Project 70 Land Acquisition
Sinking Fund or current equivalent.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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