PRINTER'S NO. 2332
No. 1847 Session of 1972
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. DREIBELBIS, LETTERMAN AND RITTER,
JANUARY 17, 1972
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 17, 1972
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the Secretary of Environmental Resources with the
2 approval of the Governor, to transfer certain Project 70
3 lands in Centre County to the Department of Transportation
4 for a highway project under certain conditions.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Pursuant to the requirements of subsection (b) of
8 section 20, act of June 22, 1964 (P.L.131), known as the
9 "Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act," the General
10 Assembly authorizes the Secretary of Environmental Resources
11 with the approval of the Governor, to transfer the hereinafter
12 described land in College Township in Centre County to the
13 Department of Transportation for a right-of-way for construction
14 of Project L.R. 1050 section 2 involving relocation of Traffic
15 Route 322.
16 Such land shall be free of the restrictions on use and
17 alienation prescribed by section 20, act of June 22, 1964
18 (P.L.131), known as the "Project 70 Land Acquisition and
19 Borrowing Act," upon:
1 (1) Reimbursement of the Project 70 Acqusition Fund or the
2 Project 70 Land Acquisition Sinking Fund by the Department of
3 Transportation from moneys in the Motor License Fund in an
4 amount equal to the funds advanced by the Commonwealth for the
5 purchase of the said land under the "Project 70 Land Acquisition
6 and Borrowing Act," and
7 (2) The execution and filing of a document of release citing
8 such reimbursement and release of the said land from the
9 restrictions on use and alienation prescribed by subsection (b)
10 of section 20 of said act.
11 The document of release in such cases shall, upon such
12 reimbursement, be prepared by the Attorney General and filed in
13 the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in which the
14 said land is located. Such reimbursement shall be paid by the
15 State Treasurer into the Acquisition Fund if said fund is still
16 active, or if such is not the case, into the Project 70 Land
17 Acquisition Sinking Fund. Compliance with this subsection
18 constitutes the express approval of the General Assembly of
19 release of the restrictions on use or alienation of lands
20 acquired by the Department of Transportation required by
21 subsection (b) of section 20 of said act.
22 Section 2. The land and right-of-way to be transferred by
23 the Secretary of Environmental Resources with the approval of
24 the Governor to the Department of Transportation for a right-of-
25 way for construction of Project L.R. 1050, section 2 to relocate
26 Traffic Route 322 is more particularly described as follows:
27 Project Description
28 Project L.R. 1050, section 2 beginning at a point on new
29 location approximately 2700 feet west of L.R. 14016. Fox Hollow
30 Road in Patton Township, approximately 0.75 miles northeast of
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1 Overlook Heights, thence in a southeasterly direction, and
2 terminating at a point on new location approximately 3900 feet
3 southeast of existing L.R. 14019 Branch Road, in College
4 Township, approximately 0.57 miles south of Lemont Centre
5 County, a distance of approximately 4.52 miles.
6 Right-of-way Description
7 The right-of-way acquisition will affect two (2) "Project 70"
8 sites, the first being located between Station 361+60 and
9 Station 365+50 (total of 12.90 acres) having a maximum width of
10 310 feet more or less. It will be necessary to acquire 2.44
11 acres from the first site and 3.49 acres from the second site
12 for the new highway.
13 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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