HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1325 PRINTER'S NO. 1428
No. 989 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY LOGAN, DECEMBER 17, 2003
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 15, 2004
AN ACT
1 Authorizing and directing the Department of General Services,
2 with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to
3 North Versailles Township THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF <--
4 ALLEGHENY COUNTY certain lands situate in North Versailles
5 Township, Allegheny County; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE <--
6 DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
7 GOVERNOR, TO GRANT AND CONVEY TO THE LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY
8 FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND
9 SITUATE IN THE CITY OF LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY, IN
10 EXCHANGE FOR A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND SITUATE IN THE CITY OF
11 LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Conveyance in North Versailles Township, Allegheny
15 County.
16 (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
17 the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed
18 on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and
19 convey to North Versailles Township THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY <--
20 OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY certain land, and any improvements thereon,
21 described in subsection (b) for $400.
1 (b) Property description.--The property to be conveyed
2 pursuant to this section consists of two tracts of land totaling
3 approximately 0.21-acres more particularly described as follows:
4 TRACT 1
5 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the
6 Township of North Versailles, Allegheny County, and being known
7 as Lot No. 8 in Block 10 in the Plan of Lots called "Crestas"
8 laid out by Horace G. Gallinger as recorded in the Recorder's
9 Office in and for Allegheny County in Plan Book Volume 17, Pages
10 102 to 104.
11 CONTAINING 0.10-acres, more or less.
12 BEING the same tract of land distributed to the Commonwealth
13 of Pennsylvania by a Decree entered in the Estate of Joseph
14 Tomasic, Deceased (OC No.4594-1971) dated October 2, 1972, and
15 recorded in the Recorder's Office in and for Allegheny County in
16 Deed Book Volume 5147, Page 1.
17 ALSO BEING designated as Block 457-E, Lot 159 in the records
18 of the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County.
19 TRACT 2
20 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the
21 Township of North Versailles, Allegheny County, and being known
22 as Lot No. 9 in Block 10 in the Plan of Lots called "Crestas"
23 laid out by Horace G. Gallinger as recorded in the Recorder's
24 Office in and for Allegheny County in Plan Book Volume 17, Pages
25 102 to 104.
26 CONTAINING 0.11-acres, more or less.
27 BEING the same tract of land distributed to the Commonwealth
28 of Pennsylvania by a Decree entered in the Estate of Joseph
29 Tomasic, Deceased (OC No.4594-1971) dated October 2, 1972, and
30 recorded in the Recorder's Office in and for Allegheny County in
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1 Deed Book Volume 5142, Page 1.
2 ALSO BEING designated as Block 457-E, Lot 157 in the records
3 of the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County.
4 (c) Conditions of conveyance.--The conveyance shall be made
5 under and subject to all lawful and enforceable easements,
6 servitudes and rights of others, including, but not confined to,
7 streets, roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,
8 electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and
9 subject to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies
10 vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of
11 the land or improvements erected thereon.
12 (d) Deed.--The deed of conveyance shall be by Quit Claim
13 Deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General Services
14 in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
15 (e) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to this
16 conveyance shall be borne by the Grantee.
17 (f) Alternative disposition.--In the event that this
18 conveyance is not executed within 12 months of the effective
19 date of this act, the property may be disposed of in accordance
20 with Article SECTION 2406-A of the act of April 9, 1929 <--
21 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.
22 SECTION 2. CONVEYANCE IN THE CITY OF LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON <--
23 COUNTY.
24 (A) AUTHORIZATION.--THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH
25 THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED
26 ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TO GRANT AND
27 CONVEY TO THE LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, CERTAIN LAND AS
28 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (B).
29 (B) CONVEYED PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.--THE PROPERTY TO BE
30 CONVEYED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) CONSISTS OF ALL THAT CERTAIN
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1 PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE ON THE CAMPUS OF LOCK HAVEN
2 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER
3 EDUCATION IN THE CITY OF LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY,
4 PENNSYLVANIA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
5 ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE THIRD
6 WARD OF THE CITY OF LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
7 BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PLAT OF SURVEY
8 PREPARED BY H. RICHARD OHL, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR NO.
9 7084-E, WOOLRICH, PENNSYLVANIA, DATED JANUARY 14, 1987, AS
10 FOLLOWS:
11 BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FOURTH
12 STREET (60 FEET WIDE) AND MARY'S ALLEY (16 FEET WIDE); THENCE
13 THROUGH LAND OF CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION (FORMERLY PENN
14 CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY), KNOWN AS THE MAIN LINE
15 HARRISBURG-BUFFALO AND IDENTIFIED AS LINE CODE 2314 IN THE
16 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (EXTENSION OF
17 FOURTH STREET SOUTHWESTERLY), SOUTH 38 DEGREES 00 MINUTES WEST,
18 A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE AND 4/10 (181.4) FEET TO AN
19 IRON PIPE, WHICH IS 26 FEET NORTHEASTERLY BY RADIAL MEASUREMENT
20 FROM THE NEAR RAIL OF THE EXISTING TRACK OF RAILROAD OF SAID
21 CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 43
22 MINUTES WEST, A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE AND 4/10
23 (195.4) FEET TO AN IRON PIPE, WHICH IS 26 FEET NORTHEASTERLY BY
24 RADIAL MEASUREMENT FROM SAID NEAR RAIL; THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES
25 02 MINUTES WEST, A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX AND 5/10
26 (196.5) FEET TO AN IRON PIPE, WHICH IS 26 FEET NORTHEASTERLY BY
27 RADIAL MEASUREMENT FROM SAID NEAR RAIL; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES
28 06 MINUTES WEST, A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE AND
29 44/100 (173.44) FEET TO AN IRON PIPE WHICH IS 26 FEET
30 NORTHEASTERLY BY RADIAL MEASUREMENT FROM SAID NEAR RAIL; THENCE
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1 ACROSS FIFTH STREET AND LANDS NOW OR LATE OF RICHARD HANNA, JR.,
2 SOUTH 52 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST, A DISTANCE OF FIVE HUNDRED
3 FIVE (505) FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE BY LAND NOW OR LATE OF
4 RICHARD HANNA, JR., NORTH 38 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST, A DISTANCE
5 OF SIXTY-FIVE (65) FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE BY THE SOUTH
6 LINE OF MARY'S ALLEY, SOUTH 52 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST, A
7 DISTANCE OF FORTY-SEVEN AND 4/10 (47.4) FEET TO AN IRON PIPE AND
8 PLACE OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 0.915 OF AN ACRE.
9 (C) RECEIVING PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.--THE CONVEYANCE
10 AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION (B) SHALL BE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE
11 CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY KNOWN AS 220 NORTH FAIRVIEW STREET, LOCK
12 HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17745, BY SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED, FROM THE
13 LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF
14 PENNSYLVANIA, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
15 SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, MORE
16 PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS:
17 ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE THIRD
18 WARD OF THE CITY OF LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
19 KNOWN AND DESIGNATED ON A "PLOT OF A FURTHER ADDITION TO THE
20 TOWN OF LOCK HAVEN", LAID OUT BY PHILLIP M. PRICE, AS PART OF
21 LOT NO. 336, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
22 SITUATED ON THE NORTHEASTWARDLY SIDE OF NORTH FAIRVIEW STREET
23 AT A DISTANCE OF FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR AND 4/10 (434.4) FEET
24 SOUTHEASTWARDLY FROM THE SOUTHEASTWARDLY SIDE OF SIXTH STREET.
25 CONTAINING IN FRONT ON NORTH FAIRVIEW STREET SIXTY (60) FEET,
26 AND EXTENDING IN DEPTH NORTHEASTWARDLY BETWEEN PARALLEL LINES AT
27 RIGHT ANGLES WITH NORTH FAIRVIEW STREET ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (160)
28 FEET. BOUNDED SOUTHWESTWARDLY BY NORTH FAIRVIEW STREET;
29 NORTHWESTWARDLY BY PORTION OF LOT NO. 337 IN SAID ADDITION, NOW
30 OF LESTER KLECKNER; NORTHEASTWARDLY BY THE REMAINING PORTION OF
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1 SAID LOT NO. 336; AND SOUTHEASTWARDLY BY A FORTY (40) FOOT
2 STREET, KNOWN AS LOCUST STREET.
3 THE IMPROVEMENTS ERECTED THEREON CONSIST OF A TWO (2)-STORY
4 BRICK DWELLING HOUSE AND GARAGE.
5 (D) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.--THE CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED BY
6 SUBSECTION (A) SHALL BE MADE UNDER AND SUBJECT TO ALL LAWFUL AND
7 ENFORCEABLE EASEMENTS, SERVITUDES AND RIGHTS OF OTHERS,
8 INCLUDING, BUT NOT CONFINED TO STREETS, ROADWAYS AND RIGHTS OF
9 ANY TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, WATER, ELECTRIC, GAS OR PIPELINE
10 COMPANIES, AS WELL AS UNDER AND SUBJECT TO ANY LAWFUL AND
11 ENFORCEABLE ESTATES OR TENANCIES VESTED IN THIRD PERSONS
12 APPEARING OF RECORD, FOR ANY PORTION OF THE LAND OR IMPROVEMENTS
13 ERECTED THEREON.
14 (E) DEED.--THE DEED OF CONVEYANCE SHALL BE BY SPECIAL
15 WARRANTY DEED AND SHALL BE EXECUTED BY THE SECRETARY OF GENERAL
16 SERVICES IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
17 (F) COSTS.--COSTS AND FEES INCIDENTAL TO THIS CONVEYANCE
18 SHALL BE BORNE BY THE GRANTEE.
19 Section 2 3. Effective date. <--
20 This act shall take effect immediately.
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