THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PICCOLA, JANUARY 20, 2009

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 20, 2009  

AN ACT

Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the

approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Susquehanna

Township a pedestrian easement through certain lands situate

in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Pedestrian easement in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin

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 to

Susquehanna Township a pedestrian easement over and through

certain lands situate in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County,

for $1.

(b)  Description.--The easement to be conveyed under

subsection (b) consists of approximately 6.44-acres bounded and

more particularly described as follows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN strip of land located in Susquehanna

Township, Dauphin County, being 30 feet wide and extending for a

length of approximately 5,381 feet (the "Original Pathway"),

identified as "Proposed 30' Easement" on the "Construction Plan

for the Capital Area Greenbelt Northern Corridor, Susquehanna

Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 2003" recorded on

September 12, 2003, at the Recorder of Deeds of Dauphin County

at Deed Book 255, Page 2802 (the "Plan"), together with an

additional strip of land extending 35 feet in a northerly or

westerly direction from the northern or western boundary (as

applicable) of the Original Pathway between the centerline

station 51+00 and centerline station 85+00, as such centerline

stations are depicted on the Plan.

CONTAINING approximately 6.44-acres.

(c)  Easements.--The conveyance shall be made 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 and enforceable estates or tenancies

vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of

the land or improvements erected thereon.

(d)  Deed.--The deed of easement shall be executed by the

Secretary of General Services in the name of the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania.

(e)  Permanent restriction.--The deed of easement shall

contain a permanent restriction specifically limiting the use of

the pedestrian easement by the grantee for the Capital Area

Greenbelt. If the easement area ceases being utilized for the

Capital Area Greenbelt, the easement shall immediately

extinguish and all property rights shall revert to the

Commonwealth. The restriction shall be in form and substance

approved by the Department of General Services and shall be

included in the deed of easement.

(f)  Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to this

conveyance shall be borne by the grantee.

(g)  Expiration.--In the event that this conveyance is not

executed within 12 months of the effective date of this section,

the authority contained in this section shall expire.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.