Pennsylvania Act 1988-98 — CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN SNYDER, SOMERSET AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES

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CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN SNYDER, SOMERSET AND CUMBERLAND
                                 COUNTIES
                  Act of Jul. 14, 1988, P.L. 549, No. 98              Cl. 85
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the Department of Transportation, with the approval
        of the Governor, to convey to the Borough of Shamokin Dam two
        parcels of land in the Borough of Shamokin Dam, Snyder
        County, Pennsylvania; authorizing the Secretary of
        Environmental Resources to add certain parcels of land
        situate in Jefferson Township, Somerset County, to Forbes
        State Forest; and authorizing and directing the Department of
        General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the
        Department of Agriculture, to sell and convey a tract of land
        situate in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  (a)  Conveyance to Borough of Shamokin Dam.--The
     Department of Transportation, with the approval of the Governor,
     is authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania to grant and convey, for a consideration of one-
     half of its fair market value as determined by the Department of
     Transportation, to the Borough of Shamokin Dam the two following
     tracts or parcels of land situate in the Borough of Shamokin
     Dam, Snyder County, Pennsylvania:
                             Parcel Number 1.
        All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate in the
     Borough of Shamokin Dam, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, as more
     particularly described in accordance with a survey prepared by
     William C. Hilling, a Professional Land Surveyor, Pennsylvania
     Registration No.22340-E on September 23, 1986, as follows:
        Beginning at a set PK nail in the intersection of the west
     line of Legislative Route No.54067 (Old Trail Road) and north
     line of Sixth Avenue; thence north 63 degrees 15 minutes 13
     seconds west along the north line of Sixth Avenue a distance of
     233.78 feet to a set PK nail; thence north 27 degrees 30 minutes
     16 seconds east along the east line of Center Street a distance
     of 230.78 feet to a set iron pin; thence along the east and
     south line of a service road the following three courses and
     distances: (1) north 68 degrees 22 minutes 16 seconds east a
     distance of 44.55 feet to a set iron pin; (2) north 83 degrees
     00 minutes 32 seconds east a distance of 144.56 feet to a set
     iron pin; (3) south 71 degrees 41 minutes 25 seconds east a
     distance of 82.93 feet to a set iron pin on the south line of
     Legislative Route No.54067; thence along the west line of
     Legislative Route No.54067 the following two courses and
     distances: (1) south 27 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds west a
     distance of 256.17 feet to a set iron pin; (2) south 26 degrees
     10 minutes 30 seconds west a distance of 100.35 feet to the
     point of beginning.
        Containing 1.66 acres.
                             Parcel Number 2.
        All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate in the
     Borough of Shamokin Dam, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, as more
     particularly described in accordance with a survey prepared by
     William C. Hilling, a Professional Land Surveyor, Pennsylvania
     Registration No.22340-E on June 6, 1986, as follows:
        Beginning at a set iron pin at the intersection of west line
     of Helen Street and the north line of Walnut Street (now
     abandoned) and at the southeast corner of the lot of land herein
     described; thence north 51 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west
     along the north line of Walnut Street a distance of 138.01 feet
     to a set iron pin; thence along the east right-of-way line of
     Legislative Route No.25 E.B. the following two courses and
     distances: (1) north 60 degrees 49 minutes 10 seconds east a
     distance of 115.70 feet to a set iron pin; (2) north 67 degrees
     54 minutes 10 seconds east a distance of 184.02 feet to a set
     iron pin; thence south 37 degrees 42 minutes 10 seconds west
     along the west line of Helen Street a distance of 268.56 feet to
     a point of beginning.
        Containing 0.46 acres.
        (b)  Easements, etc.--The conveyance shall be made under and
     subject to all easements, servitudes and rights of others,
     including, but not confined to, streets, roadways and rights of
     any telephone, telegraph, water, electric, sewer, gas or
     pipeline companies, as well as under and subject to any
     interest, estates or tenancies vested in third persons, whether
     or not appearing of record, for any portion of the land or
     improvements erected thereon.
        (c)  Approval.--The deed of conveyance shall be approved as
     provided by law and shall be executed by the Secretary of
     Transportation in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
        (d)  Costs.--Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance
     shall be borne by the grantee.
        (e)  Deed.--The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause
     that the lands conveyed shall be used by the Borough of Shamokin
     Dam for borough purposes that benefit the public, and, if at any
     time the Borough of Shamokin Dam conveys, transfers, sells or
     permits the property to be used for any purpose other than those
     aforementioned, the title thereto shall immediately revert to
     and revest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
        (f)  Proceeds.--Proceeds from the conveyance provided for in
     this act shall be deposited in the Motor License Fund.
        Section 2.  The Secretary of Environmental Resources is
     hereby authorized to add two tracts of land, formerly
     administered as part of Laurel Hill State Park, to Forbes State
     Forest, subject to all laws and regulations concerning the
     administration of State forest lands in the Commonwealth. The
     tracts of land to be so added are described as follows:
        All those two parcels of land situate in Jefferson Township,
     Somerset County, lying to the north and west of the center of
     Beltz Road, being part of a larger tract of land conveyed by the
     United States of America to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by
     deed dated October 25, 1945, and recorded in the office of the
     Somerset County Recorder of Deeds at Deed Book Volume 363, Page
     78.
        Containing 297.52 acres, more or less.
        Section 3.  (a)  Conveyance to Capital Area Intermediate
     Unit.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of
     the Governor and the Department of Agriculture, is authorized
     and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth to sell and convey to
     the Capital Area Intermediate Unit, for a consideration of one-
     half of the fair market value, the following tract of land
     situate in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County,
     Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
        Beginning at a point, said point being the right-of-way
     intersection of the eastern right-of-way line of First Street,
     S.R.1019, and the southern right-of-way line of Railroad Avenue,
     relocated; thence along the southern right-of-way line of
     Railroad Avenue north 43 degrees 33 minutes 46 seconds east, a
     distance of 161.74 feet to a point; thence along the same on an
     arc of a curve curving to the left, having a radius of 318.83
     feet, an arc length of 207.60 feet to a point; thence along land
     of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation north 43 degrees 25
     minutes 31 seconds east, a distance of 134.76 feet to a point;
     thence along the same north 26 degrees 53 minutes 28 seconds
     west, a distance of 544.42 feet to a point; thence along the
     southern right-of-way line of I-81, S.R.0081, north 63 degrees
     15 minutes 26 seconds east, a distance of 741.36 feet to a
     point; thence along the same on an arc of a curve curving to the
     right, having a radius of 2,984.55 feet, an arc length of 247.75
     feet to a point; thence along land of the estate of Ruth V.
     Miller south 53 degrees 02 minutes 19 seconds east, a distance
     of 657.79 feet to a point; thence along land of the Commonwealth
     of Pennsylvania south 63 degrees 15 minutes 26 seconds west, a
     distance of 942.77 feet to a point; thence along the same south
     43 degrees 33 minutes 47 seconds west, a distance of 787.38 feet
     to a point; thence along the eastern right-of-way line of First
     Street north 46 degrees 26 minutes 13 seconds west, a distance
     of 100.00 feet to a point the point of beginning. Said tract
     contains 775,012.50 square feet or 17.33 acres.
        (b)  Easements, etc.--The conveyance shall be made under and
     subject to all easements, servitudes and rights of others,
     including, but not confined to, streets, roadways and rights of
     telephone, telegraph, water, electric, sewer, gas or pipeline
     companies, as well as under and subject to any interest, estates
     or tenancies vested in third persons, whether or not appearing
     of record, for any portion of the land or improvements erected
     on the land.
        (c)  Restriction on use of property.--The deed of conveyance
     shall contain a clause that the property conveyed shall be used
     for scholastic and recreation purposes by the Capital Area
     Intermediate Unit, and, if at any time the Capital Area
     Intermediate Unit or its successor in function conveys the
     property or permits the property to be used for any purpose
     other than those specified in this subsection, the title to the
     property shall immediately revert to the Commonwealth.
        (d)  Approval.--The deed of conveyance shall be approved as
     provided by law and shall be executed by the Secretary of
     General Services in the name of the Commonwealth.
        (e)  Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to the
     conveyance shall be borne by the grantee.
        Section 4.  This act shall take effect as follows:
            (1)  Section 1 shall take effect in 60 days.
            (2)  Sections 2 and 3 shall take effect immediately.