HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1195, 1528, 1582 PRINTER'S NO. 2468
No. 972 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY HELFRICK, SEPTEMBER 13, 1983
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NOVEMBER 21, 1984
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 AND AUTHORIZING A CONVEYANCE OF A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND IN
9 THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TO TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 SECTION 1. THE TITLE OF THE ACT OF JULY 20, 1979 (P.L.177, <--
13 NO.58), ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
14 DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
15 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND THE GOVERNOR, TO SELL
16 AND CONVEY A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND, SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF
17 MOUNT CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA," IS AMENDED
18 TO READ:
19 AN ACT
20 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES[,
1 WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
2 RESOURCES AND THE GOVERNOR, TO SELL AND CONVEY A CERTAIN
3 TRACT OF LAND, SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF MOUNT CARMEL,
4 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA] TO SELL AND CONVEY
5 CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND.
6 Section 1 2. Section 2 of the act of July 20, 1979 (P.L.177, <--
7 No.58), entitled "An act authorizing and directing the
8 Department of General Services, with the approval of the
9 Department of Environmental Resources and the Governor, to sell
10 and convey a certain tract of land, situate in the Township of
11 Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania," is amended
12 to read:
13 Section 2. The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause
14 that the lands conveyed shall be used for public purposes by the
15 County of Northumberland and if at any time the said County of
16 Northumberland or its successor in function conveys said
17 property or authorizes or permits said property to be used for
18 any purpose other than public purposes, the title thereto shall
19 immediately revert to and revest in the Commonwealth of
20 Pennsylvania, but the conveyance or use of the property for
21 relocation of citizens displaced by the Centralia mine fire, in
22 the Borough of Centralia, Conyngham Township, Columbia County, <--
23 shall not cause a reverter of title to the Commonwealth.
24 Conveyances of any part of the property for purposes of
25 relocating citizens displaced by the Centralia mine fire shall
26 extinguish forever the Commonwealth's possibility of reverter
27 for those portions of the property so conveyed.
28 SECTION 3. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ: <--
29 SECTION 3.1. THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE
30 APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, ON
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1 BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO SELL AND CONVEY
2 TO TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER
3 EDUCATION, FOR A CONSIDERATION EQUAL TO THE GREATER OF THE FAIR
4 MARKET VALUE, AS DETERMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL OBTAINED
5 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, OR OF THE COST OF
6 ACQUISITION INCURRED BY THE COMMONWEALTH THE FOLLOWING TRACT OF
7 LAND SITUATE IN THE 20TH WARD OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA,
8 PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
9 BEGINNING AT A POINT FORMED BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE
10 NORTHERLY SIDE OF MONTGOMERY AVENUE (50 FEET WIDE) AND THE
11 EASTERLY SIDE OF 12TH STREET (50 FEET WIDE); THENCE EXTENDING
12 FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT, ALONG THE SAID EASTERLY SIDE OF 12TH
13 STREET, IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION, THE DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY
14 280 FEET TO AN EXISTING FENCE; THENCE EXTENDING ALONG THE SAID
15 FENCE, IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION, THE DISTANCE OF 396 FEET TO A
16 POINT ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF 11TH STREET (50 FEET WIDE); THENCE
17 EXTENDING ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF 11TH STREET, IN A SOUTHERLY
18 DIRECTION, THE DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 280 FEET TO THE
19 NORTHERLY SIDE OF MONTGOMERY AVENUE AFORESAID; THENCE EXTENDING
20 ALONG THE SAID NORTHERLY SIDE OF MONTGOMERY AVENUE, IN A
21 WESTERLY DIRECTION, THE DISTANCE OF 396 FEET TO THE EASTERLY
22 SIDE OF 11TH STREET AND THE FIRST MENTIONED POINT AND PLACE OF
23 BEGINNING.
24 THE CONVEYANCE SHALL BE MADE UNDER AND SUBJECT TO ALL TITLE
25 RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD AT THE TIME OF THE ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT.
26 A PURCHASE PRICE EQUAL TO THE GREATER OF THE FAIR MARKET
27 VALUE OR THE COST OF ACQUISITION INCURRED BY THE COMMONWEALTH
28 SHALL BE PAID TO THE COMMONWEALTH AT TIME OF SETTLEMENT AND
29 SHALL BE UTILIZED TO RETIRE ANY OUTSTANDING BONDS ISSUED FOR THE
30 ACQUISITION OF THIS PROPERTY.
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1 THE DEED OF CONVEYANCE SHALL BE APPROVED AS PROVIDED BY LAW
2 AND SHALL BE EXECUTED BY THE SECRETARY OF GENERAL SERVICES IN
3 THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND AS EXECUTIVE
4 DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL STATE AUTHORITY.
5 COSTS AND FEES INCIDENTAL TO THIS CONVEYANCE SHALL BE BORNE
6 BY THE GRANTEE.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
8 SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. <--
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