H0676B3828A07499 SFL:JB 06/12/08 #90 A07499 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 676 Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE W. KELLER Printer's No. 3828 1 Amend Title, page 1, line 4, by removing the period after 2 "Philadelphia" and inserting 3 ; and providing for Commonwealth ownership of 4 submerged lands. 5 Amend Bill, page 2, line 30, by striking out all of said line 6 and inserting 7 Section 1. Land consisting of 16.89 acres in the City of 8 Philadelphia. 9 (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with 10 the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed 11 on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and 12 convey to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, for $1, 13 certain lands situate in the 39th Ward of the City of 14 Philadelphia described in subsection (b). 15 (b) Description.--The lands to be conveyed pursuant to 16 subsection (a) consist of 16.89 acres more or particularly 17 described as follows: 18 ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, piece or parcel of land situate in the 19 39th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of 20 Pennsylvania, described as follows to wit: 21 PARCEL No. 1 22 BEGINNING at a point on the Bulkhead Line of the Delaware River, 23 approved by the Secretary of War, September 10, 1940, said point 24 being located the two (2) following courses and distances from 25 the intersection of the Southerly side of Packer Avenue (148 26 feet wide) and the said Easterly side of Christopher Columbus 27 Boulevard (250 feet wide); (1) thence extending S 14 degrees 30 28 minutes 00.0 seconds W along the Easterly side of Christopher 29 Columbus Boulevard (formerly Delaware Avenue), the distance of 30 3,601.940 feet to a point; (2) thence extending S 75 degrees 30 31 minutes 00.0 seconds E along a line the distance of 580.759 feet 32 to said point of beginning. 33 (1) THENCE extending from said point of beginning S 75 34 degrees 30 minutes 00.0 seconds E the distance of 438.331 35 feet to a point on the Pierhead Line of the Delaware 36 River approved by the Secretary of War, September 10, 37 1940; 38 (2) THENCE continuing along said line S 75 degrees 30 39 minutes 00.0 seconds E the distance of 100.000 feet to a
1 point; 2 (3) THENCE extending along a line S 29 degrees 01 minute 18 3 seconds W the distance of 567.735 feet to a point; 4 (4) THENCE extending along a line N 75 degrees 58 minutes 5 58.9 seconds W the distance of 100.000 feet to a point on 6 the Pierhead Line of the Delaware River approved by the 7 Secretary of War, September 10, 1940; 8 (5) THENCE continuing along said line N 75 degrees 58 9 minutes 58.9 00.0 seconds W the distance of 565.227 feet 10 to a point on the Bulkhead Line of the Delaware River, 11 approved by the Secretary of War, September 10, 1940; 12 (6) THENCE extending along said Bulkhead Line of the 13 Delaware River, approved by the Secretary of War, 14 September 10, 1940 N 40 degrees 23 minutes 05 seconds E 15 the distance of 617.039 feet to the point of beginning. 16 CONTAINING within said metes and bounds, 7.62 acres of land 17 being the same, more or less. 18 PARCEL No. 2 19 BEGINNING at a point on the Bulkhead Line of the Delaware River, 20 approved by the Secretary of War, September 10, 1940, said point 21 being located the three (3) following courses and distances from 22 the intersection of the Southerly side of Packer Avenue (148 23 feet wide) and the said Easterly side of Christopher Columbus 24 Boulevard 250 feet wide; (1) thence extending S 14 degrees 30 25 minutes 00.0 seconds W along the Easterly side of Christopher 26 Columbus Boulevard (formerly Delaware Avenue), the distance of 27 3,601.940 feet to a point; (2) thence extending S 75 degrees 30 28 minutes 00.0 seconds E along a line the distance of 580.759 feet 29 to a point on the Bulkhead Line of the Delaware River, approved 30 by the Secretary of War, September 10, 1940; (3) thence 31 extending along said Bulkhead Line of the Delaware River, 32 approved by the Secretary of War, September 10, 1940 S 40 33 degrees 23 minutes 05 seconds W the distance of 617.039 feet to 34 the said point of beginning; 35 (1) THENCE extending from said point of beginning along a 36 line S 75 degrees 58 minutes 58.9 seconds E the distance 37 of 565.227 feet to a point on the Pierhead Line of the 38 Delaware River approved by the Secretary of War, 39 September 10, 1940; 40 (2) THENCE, continuing along said line S 75 degrees 58 41 minutes 58.9 seconds E the distance of 100.000 feet to a 42 point; 43 (3) THENCE extending along a line S 28 degrees 57 minutes 13 44 seconds W the distance of 573.207 feet to a point; 45 (4) THENCE extending along a line N 76 degrees 03 minutes 40 46 seconds W the distance of 100.000 feet to a point on the 47 Pierhead Line of the Delaware River approved by the 48 Secretary of War, September 10, 1940; 49 (5) THENCE continuing along said line N 76 degrees 03 50 minutes 40 seconds W the distance of 691.822 feet to a 51 point on the Bulkhead Line of the Delaware River, 52 approved by the Secretary of War, September 10, 1940; 53 (6) THENCE extending along said Bulkhead Line of the 54 Delaware River, approved by the Secretary of War, 55 September 10, 1940 N 40 degrees 23 minutes 05 seconds E 56 the distance of 618.514 feet to the point of beginning. 57 CONTAINING within said metes and bounds, 9.27 acres of land 58 being the same, more or less. 59 (c) Easements.--The conveyance shall be made under and HB0676A07499 - 2 -
1 subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and 2 rights of others, including but not confined to streets, 3 roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water, 4 electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and 5 subject to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies 6 vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of 7 the land or improvements erected thereon. 8 (d) Deed.-- 9 (1) The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause that 10 the lands conveyed in this section shall be used only for 11 maritime purposes by the grantee, or its successor in 12 interest or its lessees, concessionaires, licensees or 13 assignees permitted by the Commonwealth. Should the grantee, 14 or its successors in interest, allow the lands conveyed to be 15 used for any other purpose or attempt to convey or transfer 16 the lands, the title shall immediately revert to and revest 17 in the grantor. The term "maritime purposes" shall mean 18 activities related to the handling, import, export and or 19 transport of cargo or the transport of passengers within and 20 through the Port of Philadelphia but the term shall not mean 21 activities related to gambling or gaming. 22 (2) The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause that 23 if the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority or its successors 24 in interest ceases to exist, the lands conveyed in this 25 section shall immediately revert to and revest in the 26 grantor, unless a successor authority has been formed to 27 continue the Commonwealth's governance of regional port 28 activities along the Delaware River. 29 (e) Deed execution.--The deed of conveyance authorized by 30 this section shall be approved as provided by law and shall be 31 executed by the Secretary of General Services in the name of the 32 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 33 (f) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to this 34 conveyance shall be borne by the grantee. 35 Section 2. Land consisting of 305 acres in the City of 36 Philadelphia. 37 Amend Sec. 2, page 7, line 7, by striking out "2" and 38 inserting 39 3 F12L90SFL/HB0676A07499 - 3 -