PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2135 PRINTER'S NO. 2196
No. 1720 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY FORCIER, J. EVANS, HUTCHINSON AND WILT,
JUNE 11, 2001
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 12, 2001
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
2 approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Crawford-
3 Venango Fire School, certain lands situate in Cambridge
4 Township, Crawford County.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Land in Cambridge Township, Crawford County.
8 (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
9 the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed
10 on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and
11 convey to Crawford-Venango Fire School certain land situate on
12 the grounds of SCI-Cambridge Springs described in subsection (b)
13 for fair consideration equal to fair market value as determined <--
14 by independent appraisal. $1 PLUS THE FIRE TRAINING SERVICES <--
15 PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (D).
16 (b) Description.--The property to be conveyed pursuant to
17 subsection (a) consists of 12.90 acres more particularly
18 described as follows:
1 COMMENCING at an existing pipe in the center of Ridge Road
2 (Twp-817), said iron pipe being a southeastern corner of the
3 whole tract and identified as Tax Parcel No. 1505-25.
4 Thence south 76 degrees 07 minutes 53 seconds west, 159.04
5 feet along the center of Ridge Road to an existing iron pipe;
6 Thence south 81 degrees 03 minutes 58 seconds west, 199.46
7 feet along the center of Ridge Road to an existing iron pipe;
8 Thence north 89 degrees 31 minutes 49 seconds west, 106.42
9 feet along the center of Ridge Road to a point, said point being
10 the point of beginning and the southeast corner of the parcel
11 being conveyed to the Crawford-Venango Fire School;
12 Thence continuing along the center of Ridge Road, north 89
13 degrees 31 minutes 49 seconds west, 750 feet to an existing iron
14 pipe being at the road intersection of Ridge Road (Twp-817) and
15 Center Street Ext. (Twp-680);
16 Thence along the center of Center Street Ext. (Twp-680),
17 north 02 degrees 10 minutes 07 seconds west, 750 feet to a point
18 in the center of the road;
19 Thence leaving said Center Street Ext. and passing through a
20 5/8 inch iron rebar setback 25.03 feet from the center of said
21 road, south 89 degrees 31 minutes 49 seconds east, 750 feet to a
22 5/8 inch iron rebar.
23 Thence south 02 degrees 10 minutes 07 seconds east, 750 feet
24 and passing through a 5/8 inch iron rebar setback 25.03 feet
25 from center of Ridge Road (Twp-817) to a point, said point being
26 the point of BEGINNING.
27 SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 12.90-acres.
28 Description taken from a survey prepared by LAKE ENGINEERING,
29 dated April 19, 2001.
30 BEING a portion of the tract of land title to which became
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1 vested in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by Deed of The
2 Polish National Alliance School Corporation, dated December 22,
3 1990 and recorded in Deed Book 0110, Page 0176 in the Office of
4 the Recorder of Deeds of Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
5 (c) Easements.--The conveyance shall be made under and
6 subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and
7 rights of others, including but not confined to streets,
8 roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,
9 electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and
10 subject to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies
11 vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of
12 the land or improvements erected thereon.
13 (d) Restrictive covenants.--The deed of conveyance shall
14 contain the following restrictive covenants:
15 Under and Subject to a condition that the lands conveyed
16 herein shall be used as a Fire School by the Grantee, or its
17 successor in function. Should the Grantee, OR ITS SUCCESSOR IN <--
18 FUNCTION, allow the lands conveyed to be used for any other
19 purpose or attempts ATTEMPT to convey the Premises, title shall <--
20 immediately revert to and revest in the Grantor.
21 Under and Subject to a condition that the Grantee, or its
22 successor in function, will OFFER TO provide fire training, free <--
23 of charge, to a minimum of 25 designated employees per year of
24 the Department of Corrections, or its successor in function, in
25 perpetuity. Should the Grantee fail to, OR ITS SUCCESSOR IN <--
26 FUNCTION, FAIL TO OFFER TO provide these services, title shall
27 immediately revert to and revest in the Grantor.
28 (e) Execution.--The deed of conveyance shall be by Special
29 Warranty Deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General
30 Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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1 (f) Costs.--Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance
2 shall be borne by the Grantee.
3 Section 2. Effective date.
4 This act shall take effect immediately.
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