THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, JUNE 23, 2011

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 23, 2011  

AN ACT

Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the

approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

and the Governor, to grant and convey to the Borough of

Canonsburg certain lands situate in the Borough of

Canonsburg, Washington County.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Conveyance to Borough of Canonsburg, Washington

County, Pennsylvania.

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

the approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

and the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey to the Borough

of Canonsburg two tracts of land totaling approximately 0.51

acres of land, including any improvements thereon, as described

in subsection (b) for $268,000 and under terms and conditions to

be established in an agreement of sale.

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

subsection (a) consists of two tracts of land totaling

approximately 0.51 acres, including any improvements thereon,

more particularly described as follows:

TRACT 1

BEGINNING at a peg common to the Westerly property line of

North Central Avenue and the Northerly property line of West

College Street, thence along the Northerly property line of West

College Street South 75 degrees 31 minutes West, 166.4 feet to a

lot formerly of Nathan Berman, thence by lot formerly of said

Nathan Berman North 14 degrees 29 minutes West 97.08 feet to

other property of Mabel H. Barr; thence along other property of

said Mabel H. Barr and Walter J. Wagner, et. ux., North 76

degrees 5 minutes East 166.9 feet to a point in the Westerly

property line of North Central Avenue; thence along the Western

property line of North Central Avenue South 14 degrees 11

minutes East 95.5 feet to a point, the place of BEGINNING.

BEING Tax Parcel No. 100-02-0-2-06

BEING the same premises conveyed from Mabel H. Barr and

Thomas C. Barr, her husband to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

by deed dated July 17, 1937 and recorded July 19, 1937, in the

Recorder of Deeds office for Washington County, Pennsylvania, in

Deed Book 6158, Page 215.

TRACT 2

BEGINNING at a point at the northwest corner of property

belonging to the Grantee herein; thence from said point of

beginning South 75 degrees 0 minutes West, 86 feet to a point;

thence along land now or formerly of St. Paul's Evangelical

Lutheran Church, North 15 degrees 0 minutes West, 48.5 feet to a

point on line of land of The First Baptist Church formerly the

Margaret Crane property; thence along said First Baptist Church

line, North 75 degrees 0 minutes East, 104 feet to a point;

thence along line of land now or N. Baxter, South 15 degrees 0

minutes East, 18.5 feet; thence continuing along the same, North

75 degrees 0 minutes East, 30 feet to a point; thence along land

now or formerly of Georgia Stewart, South 15 degrees 0 minutes

East, 30 feet to a point on line of land of Grantee; thence

along land of Grantee, South 75 degrees 0 minutes West, 46 feet

to a point, the place of BEGINNING.

BEING Tax Parcel No. 100-02-0-2-07

BEING the same premises conveyed from the Borough of

Canonsburg to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by deed dated

September 17, 1965 and recorded October 8, 1965 in Recorder of

Deeds Office for Washington County, Pennsylvania in Deed Book

1218, Page 557.

(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)  Gaming facility restriction.--Any conveyance authorized

under this act 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 act to be used in violation of this subsection, the title

shall immediately revert to and revest in the Grantor.

(e)  Execution.--The deed of conveyance shall be executed by

the Secretary of General Services in the name of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(f)  Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale shall be deposited

in the State Treasury Armory Fund.

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

conveyance shall be borne by the Grantee.

(h)  Disposal.--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 property may be disposed of

in accordance with Article 2405-A of the act of April 9, 1929

(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.