HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1139 PRINTER'S NO. 1430
No. 983 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, MAY 17, 1999
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 20, 1999
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
2 approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Mercer
3 County certain lands situate in Coolspring Township, Mercer
4 County; AND AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, <--
5 WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, TO GRANT AND CONVEY TO THE
6 CAPITAL REGION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A
7 PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, CERTAIN LANDS SITUATE IN
8 THE CITY OF HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. (A) The Department of General Services, with the <--
12 approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of the
13 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey to Mercer
14 County certain land and buildings described in section 2 <--
15 SUBSECTION (B) for fair market value as determined by <--
16 independent appraisal.
17 Section 2. (B) The property to be conveyed pursuant to <--
18 section 1 SUBSECTION (A), known as Lot 1 of the Mercer State <--
19 Police Barracks Subdivision, consisting of approximately 0.85
1 acres and a building bounded and more particularly described as
2 follows:
3 BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of S.R. 0058 at the
4 northeast corner of the lot herein described; thence south 17
5 degrees, 05 minutes east along the centerline of S.R. 0058 for a
6 distance of 205.85 feet to a point; thence south 88 degrees, 45
7 minutes west along lands now or formerly of Gitson for a
8 distance of 215.32 feet to an iron pin; thence north 01 degree,
9 28 minutes, 30 seconds west along Lot 2 of said subdivision for
10 a distance of 198.04 feet to a mag nail; thence north 88
11 degrees, 45 minutes east along Lot 2 of said subdivision for a
12 distance of 159.93 feet to a point in the center line of S.R.
13 0058, said point being the place of beginning for the above
14 described parcel.
15 Containing 0.85 acres.
16 Section 3. (C) The conveyance shall be made under and <--
17 subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and
18 rights of others, including but not confined to streets,
19 roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,
20 electric, gas or pipeline companies as well as under and subject
21 to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies vested in
22 third persons appearing of record, for any portion of the land
23 or improvements erected thereon.
24 Section 4. (D) The deed of conveyance shall be by special <--
25 warranty deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General
26 Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
27 Section 5. (E) Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance <--
28 shall be borne by the Grantee.
29 Section 6. (F) In the event that this conveyance is not <--
30 executed within 12 months of the effective date of this act, the
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1 property may be disposed of in accordance with section 2406-A of
2 the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The
3 Administrative Code of 1929.
4 SECTION 2. (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE <--
5 APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED ON BEHALF OF THE
6 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TO GRANT AND CONVEY THE CAPITAL
7 REGION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CERTAIN LANDS AND A
8 BUILDING DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (B) FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE AS
9 DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL.
10 (B) THE PROPERTY TO BE CONVEYED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A)
11 CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 2.339 ACRES OF LAND AND A BUILDING,
12 LOCATED IN THE SEVENTH WARD OF THE CITY OF HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN
13 COUNTY, BOUNDED AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
14 BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIPE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE WESTERLY
15 RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH CAMERON STREET (80 FEET WIDE) AND THE
16 SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF REILY STREET (80 FEET WIDE);
17 THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH CAMERON
18 STREET, SOUTH 10 DEGREES, 28 MINUTES, 16 SECONDS EAST, A
19 DISTANCE OF 302.91 FEET TO A STEEL PIN; THENCE ALONG OTHER LANDS
20 OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA (FORMERLY CALDER STREET) THE
21 FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES; (1) SOUTH 66 DEGREES, 20 MINUTES, 21
22 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 82.42 FEET TO A POINT; (2) BY A
23 CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 480.00 FEET, AN ARC
24 LENGTH OF 108.48 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH IS SOUTH 72 DEGREES,
25 48 MINUTES, 49 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 108.25 FEET TO A
26 POINT; (3) SOUTH 79 DEGREES, 17 MINUTES, 16 SECONDS WEST, A
27 DISTANCE OF 170.96 FEET TO A P.K. NAIL; (4) NORTH 10 DEGREES, 31
28 MINUTES, 46 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 246.18 FEET TO A STEEL
29 REBAR, SAID STEEL REBAR BEING IN THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE
30 OF REILY STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE
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1 OF REILY STREET, NORTH 65 DEGREES, 37 MINUTES, 00 SECONDS EAST,
2 A DISTANCE OF 369.81 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE, SAID IRON PIPE BEING
3 IN THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH CAMERON STREET, THE
4 POINT OF BEGINNING.
5 CONTAINING 2.339-ACRES OF LAND.
6 (C) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES IS AUTHORIZED TO
7 RESERVE A PERMANENT EASEMENT ON THE LANDS HEREIN CONVEYED OVER
8 THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY (AKA CALDER STREET) FOR INGRESS, EGRESS
9 AND REGRESS TO ITS RESIDUAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 1400 NORTH CAMERON
10 STREET.
11 (D) THE CONVEYANCE SHALL BE MADE UNDER AND SUBJECT TO ALL
12 LAWFUL AND ENFORCEABLE EASEMENTS, SERVITUDES AND RIGHTS OF
13 OTHERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT CONFINED TO STREETS, ROADWAYS AND
14 RIGHTS OF ANY TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, WATER, ELECTRIC, GAS OR
15 PIPELINE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS UNDER AND SUBJECT TO ANY LAWFUL
16 AND ENFORCEABLE ESTATES OR TENANCIES VESTED IN THIRD PERSONS
17 APPEARING OF RECORD, FOR ANY PORTION OF THE LAND OR IMPROVEMENTS
18 ERECTED THEREON.
19 (E) THE DEED OF CONVEYANCE SHALL BE BY SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED
20 AND SHALL BE EXECUTED BY THE SECRETARY OF GENERAL SERVICES IN
21 THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
22 (F) COSTS AND FEES INCIDENTAL TO THIS CONVEYANCE SHALL BE
23 BORNE BY THE GRANTEE.
24 Section 8 3. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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