Regular Session 2021-2022 House Bill 2356 P.N. 2770

PRINTER'S NO. 2770

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

2356

Session of

2022

INTRODUCED BY CAUSER, MARCH 8, 2022

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 8, 2022

AN ACT

Authorizing the Department of General Services, on behalf of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and with the approval of the

Governor, to issue a corrective deed to the Potter County

Housing Authority, and to quitclaim and release to the Potter

County Housing Authority any right, title or interest it may

have with respect to a certain use restriction and a related

reversionary interest in each case related to certain real

property situate in the Borough of Coudersport, Potter

County.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Authorization for corrective deed and for quitclaim

and release to Potter County Housing Authority.

(a) Authorization for corrective deed.--The Department of

General Services is authorized to issue a corrective deed to the

Potter County Housing Authority to correct the name of the

grantee with respect to that certain property previously

conveyed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Potter

County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, by deed dated March

7, 1996 and recorded at the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of

Potter County at Record Book 258, Page 641-644, pursuant to

authority provided by the act of December 7, 1994 (P.L.677,

No.103), entitled "An Act authorizing and directing the

Department of General Services, with the approval of the

Governor, to convey to East Pikeland Township a tract of land

situate in East Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania;

authorizing the conveyance of a permanent right-of-way over

certain State land to the Middletown Fire Company No. 1,

Delaware County, Pennsylvania; authorizing and directing the

Department of General Services, with the approval of the

Governor and the Department of Corrections, to convey a tract of

land in Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County; authorizing the

Department of General Services, with the approval of the

Governor, to convey a tract of land situate in Frenchcreek

Township, Venango County; authorizing and directing the

Department of General Services, with the approval of the

Governor, to convey to Glade Township Volunteer Fire Department,

Inc., a tract of land situate in Glade Township, Warren County;

authorizing and directing the Department of General Services,

with the approval of the Governor, the Department of

Agriculture, the Department of Public Welfare and the Department

of Transportation, to convey to Upper St. Clair Township a tract

of land situate in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County,

Pennsylvania; authorizing and directing the Department of

General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant

and convey to the Potter County Housing and Redevelopment

Authority, land situate in the Borough of Coudersport, Potter

County, Pennsylvania; authorizing the Department of General

Services, with the approval of the Governor, to sell and convey

a tract of land situate in East Allen Township, Northampton

County, Pennsylvania, to East Allen Township; authorizing the

Department of General Services, with the approval of the

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Governor, to convey to Northampton County a tract of land

situate in both East Allen Township and Allen Township,

Northampton County, Pennsylvania; and making a repeal."

(b) Authorization for quitclaim and release.--The Department

of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, is

hereby authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

to quitclaim and release to the Potter County Housing Authority

any right, title or interest it may have with respect to the

"Declaration of Covenant," containing a use restriction and a

related reversionary interest as required by section 7(c) of the

act of December 7, 1994 (P.L.677, No.103), set forth in that

certain deed from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Potter

County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, dated March 7, 1996,

and recorded at the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Potter

County at Record Book 258, Page 641-644, and any corrective

deed, to enable the Potter County Housing Authority to convey

such property free of such Declaration of Covenant. Such

quitclaim and release shall be made on such terms, conditions

and for such consideration as are acceptable to the Secretary of

General Services.

under subsection (a) and the Declaration of Covenant referenced

under subsection (b) affect the following:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate,

lying and being in the First Ward, Borough of Coudersport,

County of Potter and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and

described as follows:

BEGINNING at a stake corner, said corner is the NORTHEAST

corner of the parcel of land herein described, said corner is

the intersection of the SOUTH right-of-way line of Seventh

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Street with the WEST easement line of the Coudersport Flood

Control Project on the Allegheny River, THENCE along the WEST

easement line of the Coudersport Flood Control Project, said

easement line being ten (10) feet from the top inside edge of

the WEST concrete retaining wall on the bank of the Allegheny

River, SOUTH 01 degrees 07 minutes WEST, one hundred and six

tenths (100.6) feet to a stake corner, said corner being a

common corner with that of land belonging to Harold Bradley;

THENCE along the line of Harold Bradley, of which this parcel is

a part, NORTH 82 degrees 30 minutes WEST, one hundred forty-one

and one tenth (141.1) feet to a stake corner, said corner being

on the line of land belonging to Mrs. Kathryn Ives; THENCE along

the land of Mrs. Kathryn Ives, NORTH 07 degrees 30 minutes EAST,

one hundred (100.0) feet to a stake corner, said corner is a

common corner with that of land belonging to Mrs. Kathryn Ives,

said corner is on the SOUTH right-of-way line of Seventh Street,

said right -of-way line being thirty-three (33) feet from the

centerline thereof; THENCE along the SOUTH right-of-way line of

Seventh Street, SOUTH 82 degrees 30 minutes EAST, one hundred

twenty-nine and nine tenths (129.9) feet to the place of

BEGINNING.

CONTAINING 0.31-acres, more or less.

BEING Tax Parcel No. 061-005-097.

(d) Legal instruments.--The corrective deed referenced under

subsection (a) and any legal instruments necessary to effectuate

the quitclaim and release of any right, title or interest the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may have with respect to the

Declaration of Covenant referenced under subsection (b) shall be

executed by the Secretary of General Services in the name of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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(e) Costs and sees.--Any costs and fees incidental to the

release hereby authorized shall be borne by the Potter County

Housing Authority.

(f) Proceeds.--Any proceeds received by the Department of

General Services for the quitclaim and release hereby authorized

shall be deposited into the General Fund.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.

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