PRINTER'S NO. 978
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
855
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, JUNE 27, 2023
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 27, 2023
AN ACT
Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
and the Governor, to grant and convey to Drexel University,
permanent easement encumbering certain lands situate in the
City and County of Philadelphia.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Conveyance in City and County of Philadelphia.
(a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
the approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
and the Governor, is authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to grant to Drexel University a permanent easement
encumbering the following tract of land, being the southern half
of Cuthbert Street (vacated), located between 32nd Street and
33rd Street in the City and County of Philadelphia, under terms
and conditions to be established in an easement agreement, which
agreement shall include Drexel University's provision to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, in
perpetuity, of 35 parking spaces for the exclusive use of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, as fee
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title owner of the property known as 3205-51 Lancaster Avenue,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(b) Property description.--The property to be encumbered by
a permanent easement under subsection (a) consists of the
following:
ALL THAT CERTAIN piece or parcel of land situate in the 24th
Ward of the City of Philadelphia, County of Philadelphia, and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, described according to a plan
entitled "ALTA NSPS Land Title Survey" of property owned by land
n/f Drexel University, prepared by Pennoni Associates, Inc.,
dated October 14, 2022, last revised June 5, 2023, Project
GATDV21001,to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the former centerline of the former
Cuthbert Street (stricken from City Plan and vacated), said
point being S 11 degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds W, a distance of
20.00 feet, from the intersection of the easterly line of lands
n/f OPA 88-5498280 and the former northerly line of the
aforementioned Cuthbert Street; thence, from said point of
beginning; (1) through the bed of aforementioned Cuthbert
Street, S 11 degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds W, a distance of
20.00', to a point in the northerly line of lands n/f of OPA 77-
4520500, thence; (2) coincident with the same, N 78 degrees 59
minutes 00 seconds W, a distance of 283.00', to a point in the
westerly line of lands of the same; thence; (3) departing said
line through the bed of aforementioned Cuthbert Street, N 11
degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds E, a distance of 20.00', to a
point on the former centerline of the aforementioned Cuthbert
Street, thence; (4) coincident with the same, S 78 degrees 59
minutes 00 seconds E, a distance of 283.00', to the place and
point of beginning. Said above described tract or parcel of
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land containing with said bounds 5,660 square feet, or 0.12994
acres of land (more or less).
BEING a portion of OPA Account Number 774520500, known as
3205-51 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) Conditions.--The conveyance shall be made under and
subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and
rights of others, including, but not confined to, streets,
roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,
electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and
subject to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies
vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of
the land or improvements erected thereon.
(d) Deed of conveyance.--The conveyance shall be made by
easement agreement to be executed by the Secretary of General
Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(e) Expiration.--In the event that the conveyance authorized
under subsection (a) is not completed within two years after the
effective date of this subsection, the authority to convey the
easement as specified under subsection (a) shall expire.
(f) Proceeds.--The proceeds from the easement conveyance
under this section shall be deposited into the General Fund.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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