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PRINTER'S NO. 3487
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2836
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY HENNESSEY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
AN ACT
Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
approval of the Governor, to grant and convey certain lands
and improvements situate in East Vincent Township, Chester
County, to Pennhurst Holdings DE, LLC.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Conveyance in East Vincent Township, Chester County.
(a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey certain
tracts of land together with any improvements thereon, being
portions of the lands of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Veterans
Center, situate in East Vincent Township, Chester County, to
Pennhurst Holdings DE, LLC, for $220,000, under terms and
conditions to be established in an agreement of sale.
(b) Property description.--The property to be conveyed under
this section consists of the following:
ALL those certain parts or parcels of land situate, lying and
being in the Township of Vincent, County of Chester, and
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows,
to wit:
Premises A, Area 1
This parcel is preliminarily described as follows, pursuant
to a proposed subdivision plan entitled, "Over-All Subdivision
Plan," prepared by Pennoni Associates, Inc., and dated August
23, 2022, which description is subject to change as necessary to
conform with a final subdivision plan approved by the Township
of East Vincent:
BEGINNING at Northeast comer Right-of-way of Brown Drive and
Commonwealth Drive. Thence, along Brown Drive Right-of-way North
89 degrees 12 minutes 25 seconds West, distance of 64.69' to a
point. Thence, leaving Brown Drive Right-of-way North 03 degrees
13 minutes 01 seconds West, distance of 435.98 feet to point.
Thence, South 71 degrees 50 minutes 15 seconds West, distance of
153.89 feet to a point. Thence, North 03 degrees 29 minutes 40
seconds East, distance of 89.31 feet to comer of now or late
Philadelphia Electric Company.
Thence, along the same, following the southern edge of the
abandoned railroad the following three course and distances: (1)
in a northeasterly direction by a line curving to the left
having a radius 1960.00 feet, length 149.70 feet, chord bearing
North 86 degrees 57 minutes 13 seconds East with chord distance
of 149.66 feet to a point. (2) South 5 degrees 10 minutes 7
seconds East, 10.17 feet. (3) in a northeasterly direction by a
line curving to the left having a radius of feet, length 458.27
feet, chord bearing North 78 degrees 10 minutes 2 seconds East
with a chord distance of 457.24 feet to point at the coming of
now or late Pennhurst Holdings DE LLC premises A. Thence, along
the same, following four course and distances: (1) S 9 degrees
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15 minutes 43 seconds East, 221.19 feet to a point in the bed of
50 feet right-of-way of Commonwealth Drive. (2) South 60 degrees
41 minutes 58 seconds East, 366.07 feet. (3) South 77 degrees 51
minutes 5 seconds East, 275.97 feet. (4) South 3 degrees 1
minute 41 seconds East, 85.31 feet. Thence, N 86 degrees 14
minutes 3 seconds West, 986.22 feet to a point at the easterly
edge of 50 feet Right-of-way of Commonwealth Drive. Thence,
along the same in a southwesterly direction by a line curving to
the left having a radius 496.54 feet, length 45.82 feet, chord
bearing South 40 degrees 33 minutes 50 seconds West with chord
distance of 45.80 feet to a point. Thence, in a southeasterly
direction by a line curving to the left having a radius of 20
feet, length of 44.38 feet, chord bearing South 25 degrees 38
minutes 36 seconds East with a chord length of 35.82 feet to the
first mentioned point of BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 7.20-acres.
Premises A, Area 2
This parcel is preliminarily described as follows, pursuant
to a proposed subdivision plan entitled, "Over-All Subdivision
Plan," prepared by Pennoni Associates, Inc., and dated August
23, 2022, which description is subject to change as necessary to
conform with a final subdivision plan approved by the Township
of East Vincent:
BEGINNING at the centerline of Brown Drive, comer of now or
late Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, thence South 14 degrees 37
minutes 23 seconds West, distance of 23.14 feet to southern side
of Brown Drive Right-of-way (50 feet). Thence, along the same
following the southern edge of the Right-of-way 7 course and
distances: (1) North 89 degrees 1 minute 46 seconds West,
distance of 207.72 feet. (2) line curving to the right having a
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radius 533.57 feet, length 104.58 feet, chord bearing North 83
degrees 24 minutes 52 seconds West with chord distance of 104.41
feet. (3) North 77 degrees 47 minutes 58 seconds West, distance
of 336.96 feet. (4) North 78 degrees 12 minutes 50 seconds West,
distance 246.15 feet. (5) line curving to the right having a
radius 402.55 feet, length 53.23 feet, chord bearing North 74
degrees 25 minutes 32 seconds West with chord distance of 53.19
feet. (6) North 70 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds West, distance
of 159.52 feet. (7) line curving to the left having a radius
580.33 feet, length 130.60 feet, chord bearing North 77 degrees
05 minutes 3 seconds West with chord distance of 130.32 feet to
a point on the southern side of Brown Drive. Thence, leaving the
southern side of Brown drive North 3 degrees 01 minutes 41
seconds West, distance of 27.19 feet to a point in bed of Brown
Drive. Thence, along the same following Brown Drive the
following five course and distances. (1) South 79 degrees 37
minutes 12 seconds East, distance of 105.61 feet. (2) South 69
degrees 35 minutes 14 seconds East, distance of 196.25 feet. (3)
South 75 degrees 05 minutes 2 seconds East, distance of 89.57
feet. (4) South 78 degrees 13 minutes 9 seconds East, distance
of 575.47 feet. (5) South 87 degrees 57 minutes 2 seconds East,
distance of 280.23 feet to mentioned point of BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 29,596.00 square feet of land, more or less.
Premises B
BEGINNING at a Mag Nail found at a point of intersection of
the center title line of Brown Drive (50' wide private right-of-
way) and the eastern property line of lands N/F Owen J. Roberts
School District said mag nail being located South 76°53'44" West
a distance of 244.25 feet from the intersection of center title
line of Brown Drive (50' wide private right-of-way) and center
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title line of Pennhurst Drive (50' wide private right-of-way);
1. Thence along said lands N/F Owen J. Roberts School
District, passing over a broken concrete monument found 25.00
feet from beginning of this course, South 12°45'04" East for
a distance of 225.00 feet to a found capped rebar;
2. Thence along said lands, South 77°14'56" West, for a
distance of 326.70 feet to a found capped rebar;
3. Thence along said lands, passing over a concrete
monument found 25.00 feet from the terminus of this course,
North 12°45'27" West, for a distance of 230.60 feet to a
found Mag Nail at the center title line of Brown Drive (50'
wide private right-of-way);
4. Thence along said title line, North 78°13'50" East,
326.77 feet to a found Mag Nail , and the point of beginning.
CONTAINING 74,424.4 square feet (l.708 Acres) of land, more
or less, as shown as a Tract #2 on a map entitled "Southeastern
Pennsylvania Veterans Center Boundary Retracement Survey Plan"
as prepared by Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc.,
dated April 09, 2020 to be attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
(c) Existing encumbrances.--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 restriction.--Any conveyance authorized under
this section shall be made under and subject to the condition,
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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) Easements.--The Department of General Services may
reserve any easements in, over and across the lands to be
conveyed as it deems necessary, convenient or appropriate for
the continued operation of the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Veterans Center or the Spring City Readiness Center. The
Department of General Services may also grant or assign such
easements to Pennhurst Holdings DE, LLC, as the Department of
General Services deems necessary, convenient or appropriate to
provide access to the lands of Pennhurst Holdings DE, LLC.
(f) Release of condition and termination of perpetual
license.--The Department of General Services is authorized to
take such action as is necessary to release the interest of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in that certain condition, and to
terminate a related perpetual license, concerning a garage as
provided in the deed from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
Pennhurst Acquisition, L.P., dated February 14, 2008, and
recorded at the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Montgomery
County at Book 7373 Page 1647.
(g) Deed.--The conveyance shall be made by special warranty
deed to be executed by the Secretary of General Services in the
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name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(h) Sunset.--In the event that the conveyance authorized
under this section is not completed within two years after the
effective date of this section, the authority to convey the
property under subsection (a) shall expire.
(i) Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale shall be deposited
into the General Fund.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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