H1656B2284A03008 JAM:JMM 07/12/07 #90 A03008
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1656
Sponsor: SENATOR SCARNATI
Printer's No. 2284
1 Amend Title, page 1, line 7, by striking out "AND"
2 Amend Title, page 1, line 12, by removing the period after
3 "COUNTY" and inserting
4 ; and authorizing and directing the Department of General
5 Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department
6 of Military and Veterans Affairs, to grant and convey to the
7 Borough of Mansfield certain lands situate in the Borough of
8 Mansfield, Tioga County.
9 Amend Bill, page 33, by inserting between lines 1 and 2
10 Section 3. Conveyance in Mansfield Borough, Tioga County.
11 (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
12 the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and
13 Veterans Affairs, is authorized and directed on behalf of the
14 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey to the Borough
15 of Mansfield certain land situate in the Borough of Mansfield,
16 Tioga County for fair market value as determined by independent
17 appraisal.
18 (b) Description.--The property to be conveyed pursuant to
19 subsection (a) consists of approximately 1.23 acres and an
20 armory building bounded and more particularly described as
21 follows:
22 BEGINNING at a point at the western edge of the now or late
23 Erie Railroad Company right-of-way, the Southeast corner of land
24 of the now or late Mansfield Joint School Authority and the
25 Northeast corner of land of the now or late Mansfield School
26 District, the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 77 degrees 50
27 minutes West along lands of the now or late Mansfield School
28 District, a distance of 273.67 feet to a point, the Southwest
29 corner hereof; thence North 13 degrees 30 minutes West along
30 lands of the now or late Mansfield Joint School Authority, a
31 distance of 252.25 feet to a point, the Northwest corner hereof;
32 thence North 76 degrees 30 minutes East along lands of the now
33 or late Mansfield Joint School Authority a distance of 153.00
34 feet to a point at the western edge of the now or late Erie
35 Railroad Company right-of-way, the Northeast corner hereof;
36 thence along the said Railroad Company right-of-way, South 27
37 degrees 48 minutes East, a distance of 12.00 feet to a point;
38 thence South 38 degrees 55 minutes East along said Railroad
39 Company right-of-way, a distance of 272.25 feet to a point, the
1 place of beginning.
2 CONTAINING 1.23 acres more or less.
3 (c) Easements.--The conveyance shall be made under and
4 subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and
5 rights of others, including streets, roadways and rights of any
6 telephone, telegraph, water, electric, gas or pipeline
7 companies, as well as under the subject to any lawful and
8 enforceable estates or tenancies vested in third persons
9 appearing of record, for any portion of the land or improvements
10 erected on the land.
11 (d) Use restriction.--Any conveyance authorized under this
12 section shall be made under and subject to the condition, which
13 shall be contained in the deed of conveyance, that no portion of
14 the property conveyed shall be used as a licensed facility as
15 defined in 4 Pa.C.S. § 1103 (relating to definitions) or any
16 other similar type of facility authorized under State law. The
17 condition shall be a covenant running with the land and shall be
18 binding upon the Grantee, its successors and assigns. If the
19 Grantee, its successors or assigns, permits any portion of the
20 property authorized to be conveyed in this section to be used in
21 violation of this subsection, the title shall immediately revert
22 to and revest in the Grantor.
23 (e) Deed.--The deed of conveyance shall be by Special
24 Warranty Deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General
25 Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
26 (f) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to this
27 conveyance shall be borne by the Grantee.
28 (g) Proceeds.--The proceeds from the conveyance shall be
29 deposited in the State Treasury Armory Fund.
30 (h) Alternate disposition.--In the event that this
31 conveyance is not executed within 12 months of the effective
32 date of this section, the property may be sold by the Department
33 of General Services, with the approval of the Department of
34 Military and Veterans Affairs, for fair market value as
35 determined by an independent appraisal.
36 Amend Sec. 3, page 33, line 2, by striking out "3" and
37 inserting
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