HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1139, 1430 PRINTER'S NO. 1488
No. 983 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, MAY 17, 1999
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NOVEMBER 10, 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; AND AUTHORIZING THE <--
9 DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
10 GOVERNOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO GRANT AND
11 CONVEY TO OIL CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CERTAIN
12 LANDS SITUATE IN THE CITY OF FRANKLIN, VENANGO COUNTY,
13 PENNSYLVANIA.
14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 hereby enacts as follows:
16 Section 1. (A) The Department of General Services, with the <--
17 approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of the
18 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey to Mercer
19 County certain land and buildings described in section 2 <--
20 SUBSECTION (B) for fair market value as determined by <--
21 independent appraisal.
22 Section 2. (B) The property to be conveyed pursuant to <--
1 section 1 SUBSECTION (A), known as Lot 1 of the Mercer State <--
2 Police Barracks Subdivision, consisting of approximately 0.85
3 acres and a building bounded and more particularly described as
4 follows:
5 BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of S.R. 0058 at the
6 northeast corner of the lot herein described; thence south 17
7 degrees, 05 minutes east along the centerline of S.R. 0058 for a
8 distance of 205.85 feet to a point; thence south 88 degrees, 45
9 minutes west along lands now or formerly of Gitson for a
10 distance of 215.32 feet to an iron pin; thence north 01 degree,
11 28 minutes, 30 seconds west along Lot 2 of said subdivision for
12 a distance of 198.04 feet to a mag nail; thence north 88
13 degrees, 45 minutes east along Lot 2 of said subdivision for a
14 distance of 159.93 feet to a point in the center line of S.R.
15 0058, said point being the place of beginning for the above
16 described parcel.
17 Containing 0.85 acres.
18 Section 3. (C) The conveyance shall be made under and <--
19 subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and
20 rights of others, including but not confined to streets,
21 roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,
22 electric, gas or pipeline companies as well as under and subject
23 to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies vested in
24 third persons appearing of record, for any portion of the land
25 or improvements erected thereon.
26 Section 4. (D) The deed of conveyance shall be by special <--
27 warranty deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General
28 Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
29 Section 5. (E) Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance <--
30 shall be borne by the Grantee.
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1 Section 6. (F) In the event that this conveyance is not <--
2 executed within 12 months of the effective date of this act, the
3 property may be disposed of in accordance with section 2406-A of
4 the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The
5 Administrative Code of 1929.
6 SECTION 2. (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE <--
7 APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED ON BEHALF OF THE
8 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TO GRANT AND CONVEY THE CAPITAL
9 REGION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CERTAIN LANDS AND A
10 BUILDING DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (B) FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE AS
11 DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL.
12 (B) THE PROPERTY TO BE CONVEYED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A)
13 CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 2.339 ACRES OF LAND AND A BUILDING,
14 LOCATED IN THE SEVENTH WARD OF THE CITY OF HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN
15 COUNTY, BOUNDED AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
16 BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIPE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE WESTERLY
17 RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH CAMERON STREET (80 FEET WIDE) AND THE
18 SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF REILY STREET (80 FEET WIDE);
19 THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH CAMERON
20 STREET, SOUTH 10 DEGREES, 28 MINUTES, 16 SECONDS EAST, A
21 DISTANCE OF 302.91 FEET TO A STEEL PIN; THENCE ALONG OTHER LANDS
22 OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA (FORMERLY CALDER STREET) THE
23 FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES; (1) SOUTH 66 DEGREES, 20 MINUTES, 21
24 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 82.42 FEET TO A POINT; (2) BY A
25 CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 480.00 FEET, AN ARC
26 LENGTH OF 108.48 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH IS SOUTH 72 DEGREES,
27 48 MINUTES, 49 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 108.25 FEET TO A
28 POINT; (3) SOUTH 79 DEGREES, 17 MINUTES, 16 SECONDS WEST, A
29 DISTANCE OF 170.96 FEET TO A P.K. NAIL; (4) NORTH 10 DEGREES, 31
30 MINUTES, 46 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 246.18 FEET TO A STEEL
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1 REBAR, SAID STEEL REBAR BEING IN THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE
2 OF REILY STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE
3 OF REILY STREET, NORTH 65 DEGREES, 37 MINUTES, 00 SECONDS EAST,
4 A DISTANCE OF 369.81 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE, SAID IRON PIPE BEING
5 IN THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH CAMERON STREET, THE
6 POINT OF BEGINNING.
7 CONTAINING 2.339-ACRES OF LAND.
8 (C) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES IS AUTHORIZED TO
9 RESERVE A PERMANENT EASEMENT ON THE LANDS HEREIN CONVEYED OVER
10 THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY (AKA CALDER STREET) FOR INGRESS, EGRESS
11 AND REGRESS TO ITS RESIDUAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 1400 NORTH CAMERON
12 STREET.
13 (D) THE CONVEYANCE SHALL BE MADE UNDER AND SUBJECT TO ALL
14 LAWFUL AND ENFORCEABLE EASEMENTS, SERVITUDES AND RIGHTS OF
15 OTHERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT CONFINED TO STREETS, ROADWAYS AND
16 RIGHTS OF ANY TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, WATER, ELECTRIC, GAS OR
17 PIPELINE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS UNDER AND SUBJECT TO ANY LAWFUL
18 AND ENFORCEABLE ESTATES OR TENANCIES VESTED IN THIRD PERSONS
19 APPEARING OF RECORD, FOR ANY PORTION OF THE LAND OR IMPROVEMENTS
20 ERECTED THEREON.
21 (E) THE DEED OF CONVEYANCE SHALL BE BY SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED
22 AND SHALL BE EXECUTED BY THE SECRETARY OF GENERAL SERVICES IN
23 THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
24 (F) COSTS AND FEES INCIDENTAL TO THIS CONVEYANCE SHALL BE
25 BORNE BY THE GRANTEE.
26 Section 8 3. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
27 SECTION 3. (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE <--
28 APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
29 IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
30 PENNSYLVANIA TO GRANT AND CONVEY TO OIL CITY COMMUNITY
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1 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S
2 ENGINEERING DISTRICT 1-0 OFFICE FACILITY, LAND AND BUILDINGS
3 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (B) FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE, AS DETERMINED
4 BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL.
5 (B) THE PROPERTY TO BE CONVEYED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A)
6 CONSISTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ENGINEERING
7 DISTRICT 1-0 OFFICE FACILITY, BOUNDED AND MORE PARTICULARLY
8 DESCRIBED AS ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED
9 IN THE FIRST WARD OF THE CITY OF FRANKLIN, VENANGO COUNTY,
10 PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
11 PARCEL 1
12 BEGINNING AT A POST AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LIBERTY STREET
13 AND SOUTH PARK STREET; THENCE SOUTHWARDLY ALONG THE EASTERLY
14 SIDE OF LIBERTY STREET A DISTANCE OF 112.71 FEET TO THE CORNER
15 OF LOT CONVEYED BY VALVOLINE OIL COMPANY TO SETH J. COX BY DEED
16 DATED NOVEMBER 10, 1939 AND RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF
17 SAID COUNTY IN DEED BOOK NO. 472, PAGE 564; THENCE EASTWARDLY BY
18 LAND CONVEYED TO SETH J. COX AS AFORESAID, EIGHTY-SIX (86) FEET
19 TO LAND NOW OWNED BY HELEN PATTERSON IRWIN; THENCE NORTHWARDLY
20 BY LAND OF HELEN PATTERSON IRWIN, TWO AND SEVENTY-ONE ONE-
21 HUNDREDTHS (2.71) FEET TO A POST; THENCE EASTWARDLY BY THE SAME
22 FOUR (4) FEET TO A POST; THENCE NORTHWARDLY BY THE SAME ONE
23 HUNDRED TEN (110) FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SOUTH PARK
24 STREET; THENCE WESTWARDLY BY THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID STREET,
25 NINETY (90) FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. BEING PART OF IN-
26 LOTS NOS. 460 AND 461 AS MARKED AND NUMBERED ON THE GENERAL PLAN
27 OF THE CITY OF FRANKLIN.
28 BEING PART OF THE SAME PREMISES WHICH VALVOLINE OIL COMPANY,
29 BY DEED DATED APRIL 3, 1944 AND RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S
30 OFFICE OF VENANGO COUNTY IN DEED BOOK 497, PAGE 383, CONVEYED TO
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1 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
2 PARCEL 2
3 BEGINNING ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH PARK STREET, AT A POINT
4 NINETY (90) FEET FROM THE CORNER OF LIBERTY AND SOUTH PARK
5 STREETS; THENCE ALONG THE LINE OF SOUTH PARK STREET NORTH SIXTY-
6 FIVE DEGREES FORTY-EIGHT MINUTES EAST SIXTY (60) FEET; THENCE
7 SOUTH TWENTY-FOUR DEGREES TWELVE MINUTES EAST ONE HUNDRED AND
8 NINETY-TWO AND SEVENTY-ONE HUNDREDTHS (192.71) FEET; THENCE
9 SOUTH SIXTY-FIVE DEGREES FORTY-EIGHT MINUTES WEST SIXTY-FOUR
10 (64) FEET; THENCE NORTH TWENTY-FOUR DEGREES TWELVE MINUTES WEST
11 EIGHTY-TWO AND SEVENTY-ONE ONE-HUNDREDTHS (82.71) FEET; THENCE
12 NORTH SIXTY-FIVE DEGREES FORTY-EIGHT MINUTES EAST FOUR (4) FEET;
13 THENCE NORTH TWENTY-FOUR DEGREES TWELVE MINUTES WEST ONE HUNDRED
14 AND TEN (110) FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. BEING PART OF IN
15 LOTS FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE (461), FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY
16 (460) AND FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN (457) AS SURVEYED BY T.L.
17 KENNERDELL, CITY ENGINEER, APRIL 2, 1897.
18 BEING THE SAME PREMISES WHICH WAS CONVEYED TO COMMONWEALTH OF
19 PENNSYLVANIA BY HELEN PATTERSON IRWIN ESTATE, BY EXECUTOR, BY
20 DEED DATED AUGUST 24, 1961, AND RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S
21 OFFICE OF VENANGO COUNTY IN DEED BOOK 655, PAGE 366.
22 THE COMBINED PARCELS CONTAIN A TOTAL OF 0.5056 ACRES MORE OR
23 LESS.
24 (C) THE CONVEYANCE SHALL BE MADE UNDER AND SUBJECT TO ALL
25 LAWFUL AND ENFORCEABLE EASEMENTS, SERVITUDES AND RIGHTS OF
26 OTHERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT CONFINED TO STREETS, ROADWAYS AND
27 RIGHTS OF ANY TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, WATER, ELECTRIC, GAS OR
28 PIPELINE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS UNDER AND SUBJECT TO ANY LAWFUL
29 AND ENFORCEABLE ESTATES OR TENANCIES VESTED IN THIRD PERSONS
30 APPEARING OF RECORD, FOR ANY PORTION OF THE LAND OR IMPROVEMENTS
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1 ERECTED THEREON.
2 (D) THE DEED OF CONVEYANCE SHALL BE BY SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED
3 AND SHALL BE EXECUTED BY THE SECRETARY OF GENERAL SERVICES IN
4 THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
5 (E) COSTS AND FEES INCIDENTAL TO THIS CONVEYANCE SHALL BE
6 BORNE BY THE GRANTEE.
7 (F) THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE
8 CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND TO PAY FOR COSTS AND FEES INCURRED FOR
9 THE PURCHASE OF A NEW DISTRICT 1-0 OFFICE FACILITY, AS SET FORTH
10 IN THE LEASE WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
11 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE OIL CITY COMMUNITY
12 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 1997, AS WELL AS THE
13 COSTS AND FEES INCURRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES AS
14 AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 2406-A OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929
15 (P.L.177, NO.175), KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1929. ANY
16 PROCEEDS REMAINING AFTER PAYMENT OF THE ABOVE SAID COSTS SHALL
17 BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND.
18 (G) IN THE EVENT THAT THIS CONVEYANCE IS NOT EXECUTED WITHIN
19 12 MONTHS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VACATING THE
20 PREMISES, THE PROPERTY MAY BE DISPOSED OF, WITH THE APPROVAL OF
21 THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
22 2406-A OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.177, NO.175), KNOWN AS
23 THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1929. THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE
24 SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (F).
25 SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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