PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1195                      PRINTER'S NO. 1528

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 972 Session of 1983


        INTRODUCED BY HELFRICK, SEPTEMBER 13, 1983

        SENATOR O'CONNELL, STATE GOVERNMENT, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 30,
           1983

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of July 20, 1979 (P.L.177, No.58), entitled "An
     2     act authorizing and directing the Department of General
     3     Services, with the approval of the Department of
     4     Environmental Resources and the Governor, to sell and convey
     5     a certain tract of land, situate in the Township of Mount
     6     Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania," providing for
     7     relocation of citizens displaced by the Centralia mine fire.

     8     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     9  hereby enacts as follows:
    10     Section 1.  Section 2 of the act of July 20, 1979 (P.L.177,
    11  No.58), entitled "An act authorizing and directing the
    12  Department of General Services, with the approval of the
    13  Department of Environmental Resources and the Governor, to sell
    14  and convey a certain tract of land, situate in the Township of
    15  Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania," is amended
    16  to read:
    17     Section 2.  The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause
    18  that the lands conveyed shall be used for public purposes [by     <--
    19  the County of Northumberland and if at any time the said County


     1  of Northumberland or its successor in function conveys said
     2  property or authorizes or permits said property to be used for
     3  any purpose other than public purposes, the title thereto shall
     4  immediately revert to and revest in the Commonwealth of
     5  Pennsylvania] and, BUT THE CONVEYANCE OR USE OF THE PROPERTY for  <--
     6  relocation of citizens displaced by the Centralia mine fire, in
     7  the Borough of Centralia, Conyngham Township, Columbia County
     8  SHALL NOT CAUSE A REVERTER OF TITLE TO THE COMMONWEALTH.          <--
     9     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.














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