HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1424, 2198 PRINTER'S NO. 2346
No. 1219 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, SEPTEMBER 20, 1995
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OCTOBER 8, 1996
AN ACT 1 Authorizing the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to convey 2 a portion of a Project 70 tract of land in Porter Township, 3 Clinton County, under certain conditions to the Township of 4 Porter, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of 5 Pennsylvania; AND AUTHORIZING HARRISON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY <-- 6 COUNTY, TO EXCHANGE LAND. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Authorization. 10 Under the requirements of section 20(b) of the act of June 11 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L.131, No.8), known as the Project 70 Land 12 Acquisition and Borrowing Act, the General Assembly hereby 13 authorizes the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to convey a 14 portion of its Cedar Springs Fish Culture Station located in the 15 Township of Porter, County of Clinton, to the Township of Porter 16 for inclusion into the right-of-way of Porter Township Road No. 17 321 of the township roadway system allowing for the continued 18 use and enjoyment of the public at large.
1 Section 2. Freedom of restrictions.
2 The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is authorized to
3 convey a portion of its Cedar Springs Fish Culture Station being
4 approximately 0.09 acres, lying adjacent to the right-of-way of
5 Porter Township Road No. 321 from the Commonwealth of
6 Pennsylvania for use of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
7 Commission to the Township or OF Porter free of the restrictions <--
8 on use and alienation prescribed by the act of June 22, 1964
9 (Sp.Sess., P.L.131, No.8), known as the Project 70 Land
10 Acquisition and Borrowing Act, provided the conveyance shall be
11 subject to all easements of record and the following conditions:
12 (1) If, at any time, Porter Township shall abandon the
13 herein described property or restrict its use in any way that
14 it is not open to free public use and enjoyment, the said
15 property shall revert to the ownership of the Commonwealth of
16 Pennsylvania for use by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
17 Commission.
18 (2) The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission shall
19 retain at all times the unrestricted right of ingress, egress
20 and regress over the said property.
21 Section 3. Execution.
22 The deed of conveyance from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
23 Commission to the Township of Porter shall be executed by the
24 Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
25 in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for use by the
26 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and shall be approved for
27 legality and form by the Chief Counsel of the Pennsylvania Fish
28 and Boat Commission and the Office of Attorney General.
29 Section 4. Description of premises to be conveyed.
30 The portion of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's
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1 Cedar Springs Fish Culture Station to be conveyed under this act 2 is described as - all that land situated adjacent to the right- 3 of-way of Porter Township Road No. 321 in Porter Township, 4 Clinton County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further described 5 as: 6 Being all that area defined by the widening of the right-of- 7 way of the said township road from 16.5 feet from centerline to 8 25 feet from centerline beginning at the intersection of the 9 said township road and State Route 2018 and extending in a 10 westerly direction from the said intersection approximately 225 11 feet on the south of township road centerline (upstream side of 12 road) and approximately 184 feet on the north of the township 13 road centerline; and 14 Also including all that area along the aforementioned area 15 south of the said township road at its intersection with State 16 Route 2018 required for the development of a 35-foot turning 17 radius joining the cartway of the said State Route and Township 18 Road; and 19 Further including a drainage swale area being all that area 20 north of the said Township Road at its intersection with the 21 State Route having an approximate width of 10 feet along the 22 State Route right-of-way to a 0 width at approximately 75 feet 23 from the said intersection running along the aforementioned 24 right-of-way line to the north of the said Township Road. 25 Containing approximately 0.09 acres. 26 SECTION 5. HARRISON TOWNSHIP EXCHANGE.--UNDER THE <-- 27 REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 20(B) OF THE ACT OF JUNE 22, 1964 28 (SP.SESS., P.L.131, NO.8), KNOWN AS THE PROJECT 70 LAND 29 ACQUISITION AND BORROWING ACT, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEREBY 30 AUTHORIZES HARRISON TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, TO EXCHANGE ALL 19950S1219B2346 - 3 -
1 OR A PORTION OF PROPERTY, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 17, 1968, IN THE
2 RECORDER'S OFFICE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN DEED BOOK VOLUME 4605,
3 PAGE 637, FOR PROPERTY EQUAL OR GREATER IN SIZE WITH AN
4 ADJOINING LANDOWNER.
5 Section 5 6. Effective date. <--
6 This act shall take effect immediately.
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