A08908
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
817
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, JUNE 29, 2017
SENATOR FOLMER, STATE GOVERNMENT, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 17, 2017
AN ACT
Authorizing the Department of General Services to extend the
term of a certain lease of real property, being a portion of
the Southeastern Pennsylvania Veterans' Center in East
Vincent Township, Chester County.; and authorizing the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, with the
approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Robbie S.
Cohen-Millstein certain lands situate in Nockamixon Township,
Bucks County, in exchange for Robbie S. Cohen-Millstein
granting and conveying certain lands to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources, to be added to those existing lands at Delaware
Canal State Park.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Extension of lease term.
The NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER STATUTORY PROVISION TO THE
CONTRARY, THE Department of General Services is authorized to
extend the original term of that certain Lease Agreement, #LML-
2016-1, for property being a portion of the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Veterans' Center in East Vincent Township, Chester
County, between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and
through the Department of General Services, with the approval of
the Department of Military Affairs and the Governor, and the
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County of Chester, dated May 19, 2016, to a 15-year term, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the lease agreement.
The lease agreement shall be on file with the Department of
General Services.
Section 2. Inconsistent repeal.
Section 2402(i) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is repealed
to the extent of any inconsistency with this act.
Section 2. Conveyance in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County.
(a) Authorization.--The Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby
authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
grant and convey to Robbie S. Cohen-Millstein certain lands
situate in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, in exchange for
that certain property to be conveyed to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, in accordance with
subsection (c).
(b) Conveyance of lands to Robbie S. Cohen-Millstein.--The
property to be conveyed in accordance with this act consists of
approximately 0.10 acres, located in Nockamixon Township, Bucks
County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows: BEGINNING at an iron pipe on the line between the
property formerly of Margaret Cowperthwaite and the property now
or late of Robert and Rebecca Ranieri, said iron pipe being on
the north side, 13.6 feet perpendicular from the centerline of
State Route 32, thence N 28°5' W, 62.35 feet to a point in
Gallows Run, thence in and along Gallows Run, N 58°15' E, 56.64
feet to a point 8 feet southwestwardly from the edge of the
Delaware Canal, thence along the bank of the Canal, S 62°53' E,
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19.88 feet to a point 8 feet southwestwardly from the edge of
the Delaware Canal, thence parallel to the bank of the Canal, S
44°08' E, 26.95 feet to a point, thence along land of Robbie S.
Cohen-Millstein, S 45°52' W, 31.45 feet to a point on the west
edge of a stone wall, thence along land of said Cohen-Millstein,
along the edge of the said stone wall, S 27°30' E, 33.3 feet to
a point along the edge of State Route 32, thence along the edge
of State Route 32, S 84°5' W, 48.33 feet to place of beginning.
BEING the same premises conveyed to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania from Margaret Cowperthwaite, by deed dated October
12th, 1967 and recorded November 16th, 1967 in the Bucks County
Recorder of Deeds Office at Book 1882, Page 904.
(c) Conveyance of lands to Commonwealth.--The property to be
conveyed in accordance with this act consists of approximately
0.25 acres, located in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
BOUNDED on the West by lands of Gregory and Jane Wuerstle, on
the North by the Delaware River, on the East by Gallows Run, and
on the South by the towpath of the Delaware Canal. BEING known
as Bucks County, Pennsylvania tax map number 30-008-045. BEING
part of the same premises conveyed to Robbie S. Millstein by
deed dated December 30th, 2013 and recorded December 31st, 2013
in the Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Office as Instrument
Number 2013101582.
(d) Conditions of conveyance.--The conveyances described in
this section shall be made concurrently and under and subject to
all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and rights of
others, including, but not limited to, streets, roadways and
rights of any telephone, telegraph, water, electric, gas or
pipeline companies, as well as under and subject to any lawful
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and enforceable estates or tenancies vested in third persons
appearing of record, for any portion of the land or improvements
erected thereon.
(e) Deeds.--The deed of conveyance of the property described
in subsection (b) shall be by special warranty deed and shall be
executed by the Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources
in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(f) Costs and fees.--All costs and fees incidental to the
conveyances contained in this section shall be borne by their
respective parties. This provision shall not apply to any taxes
to which the Commonwealth is immune.
(g) Time period for conveyances.--In the event that these
conveyances are not executed by December 31, 2019, the
authorization contained in this section shall become null and
void.
Section 3 2 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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