THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, SEIP, BRENNAN, GROVE, HALUSKA, HESS, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MILLARD, PHILLIPS, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, STABACK, STEVENSON AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 9, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 2009  

AN ACT

Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the

approval of the Governor and the Department of Corrections,

to grant and convey to Schuylkill County certain lands

situate in Ryan Township, Schuylkill County.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Conveyance in Ryan Township, Schuylkill County.

(a)  Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with

the approval of the Governor and the Department of Corrections,

is hereby authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania to grant and convey to Schuylkill County

approximately 4.748-acres of vacant land together with a 50 foot

wide ingress and egress easement as described in subsection (b)

for $48,000.00 and under terms and conditions to be established

in an Agreement of Sale with the Department of General Services.

(b)  Description.--The property to be conveyed, pursuant to

this section consists of approximately 4.748 acres of land

thereon more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point, an iron pin at the intersection of the

south right-of-way line of Prison Road, a proposed 50' wide

right-of-way, and the east right-of-way line of PP&L Company;

said point being located, S 51-37-36E – 72.13' and S 51-37-36

E-108.47' from a disk at the intersection of the south right-of-

way line of Interstate 81 and the east right-of-way line of PP&L

Company; thence from the place of beginning along the above-

mentioned proposed south right-of-way line of Prison Road for

the following:

1.  Along a curve to the right having:

Angle, 01-50-20

Radius, 675.00'

Tangent, 10.83'

Length, 21.66'

Chord, S 78-58-10 E-21.66' to a point,

2.  S 78-03-00 E-92.05' to a point,

3.  Along a curve to the left, having:

Angle, 17-35-59

Radius, 765.00'

Tangent, 118.43'

Length, 234.99'

Chord, S 86-51-00 E-234.07' to a point,

4.  N 84-21-00 E – 309.52' to an iron pin,

at a common corner with the proposed south right-of-way line of

Prison Road; thence continuing through said Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania Department of General Services property, S 17-17-00

E-710.82' to an iron pin on the said east right-of-way line of

PP&L Company; thence continuing through the same and along PP&L

Company east right-of-way line, N 51-37-36 W - 1102.35' to the

place of beginning.

DESCRIBED PARCEL being shown as Parcel 1 on the Lot Plan for

the County of Schuylkill Pre-Release Facility Subdivision

prepared by WJP Engineers.

DESCRIBED PARCEL being a portion of property of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services as

shown on deed dated October 13, 1983, as recorded in Schuylkill

County Deed Book 1336, Page 128, and identified in County Tax

Assessment records as UPI No. 26-06-15.

CONTAINING 4.748-acres or 206,832 square feet.

TOGETHER with an ingress and egress easement along and across

a proposed 50' right-of-way as proposed for the existing Prison

Access Road, crossing Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of

General Services property, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point, at the intersection of the proposed

north right-of-way line of Prison Road and the east right-of-way

line of an unnamed access road, said point being located, S

41-59-39 E–75.81' from a disk located at the northwest corner of

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services

property; thence from the place of beginning through

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services

property for the following:

1.  N 49-09-56 E – 106.99' to a point,

2.  Along a curve to the right, having:

Angle, 35-11-04

Radius, 300.00'

Tangent, 95.12'

Length, 184.22'

Chord, N 66-45-28 E-181.34' to a point.

on the south right-of-way line of Interstate 81; thence partly

along the south right-of-way line of Interstate 81 and partly

through Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General

Services property, N 84-21-00 E–781.21' to a survey disk; thence

continuing through Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of

General Services property for the following:

1.  Along a curve to the right, having:

Angle, 17-35-59

Radius, 725.00'

Tangent, 112.23'

Length, 222.70'

Chord, S 86-51-00 E–221.83' to a point,

2.  S 78-03-00 E–92.05' to a point,

3.  Along a curve to the left, having:

Angle, 17-35-59

Radius, 715.00'

Tangent, 110.69'

Length, 219.63'

Chord, S 86-51-00 E–218.77' to a point,

4.   N 84-21-00 E–299.23' to a point,

5.   S 17-17-00 E–51.05' to an iron pin,

at a common corner with the proposed northeast corner of Parcel

1 of the County of Schuylkill Pre-Release Facility Subdivision;

thence partly along said Parcel 1 and continuing through

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services

property for the following:

1.  S 84-21-00 W – 309.52' to a point,

2.  Along a curve to the right, having:

Angle, 17-35-59

Radius, 765.00'

Tangent, 118.43'

Length, 234.99'

Chord, N 86-51-00 W–234.07' to a point,

3.  N 78-03-00 W–92.05' to a point,

4.  Along a curve to the left, having:

Angle, 17-35-59

Radius, 675.00'

Tangent, 104.49'

Length, 207.34'

Chord, N 86-51-00 W–206.53 to a point,

5.  S 84-21-00 W–781.21' to a point,

6.  Along a curve to the left, having:

Angle, 35-11-04

Radius, 250.00'

Tangent, 79.27'

Length, 153.52'

Chord, S 66-45-28 W–151.12' to a point,

7.  S 49-09-56 W–105.97' to a point,

On the above-mentioned east right-of-way line of an unnamed

access road; thence along said right-of-way line, N 41-59-39 W –

50.01' to the place of beginning.

DESCRIBED PARCEL being a portion of property of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services by

deed dated October 13, 1983, recorded in Schuylkill County Deed

Book 1336, Page 128, and identified in County Tax Assessment

records in UPI No. 26-06-0014, 26-06-0015 and 26-06-0007.

CONTAINING 2.176-acres or 94,766 square feet.

(c)  Easements.--The conveyance shall be made under and

subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and

rights of others, including but not confined to streets,

roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,

electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and

subject to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies

vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of

the land or improvements erected thereon.

(d)  Restriction.--The conveyance authorized under this

section shall be made under and subject to the condition, which

shall be contained in the deed of conveyance, that no portion of

the property conveyed shall be used as a licensed facility, as

defined in 4 Pa.C.S. § 1103 (relating to definitions), or any

other similar type of facility authorized under State law. The

condition shall be a covenant running with the land and shall be

binding upon the Grantee, its successors and assigns. Should the

Grantee, its successors or assigns, permit any portion of the

property authorized to be conveyed in this section to be used in

violation of this subsection, the title shall immediately revert

to and revest in the Grantor.

(e)  Deed of conveyance.--The deed of conveyance shall be

executed by the Secretary of General Services in the name of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(f)  Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to this

conveyance shall be borne by the Grantee.

(g)  Expiration of authorization.--In the event that an

agreement of sale between the parties is not executed within two

years of the effective date of this section, the authorization

contained in this section shall expire.

Section 2.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.