Pennsylvania Act 1972-18 — CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

Act text

AN ACT

Authorizing the Department of Property and Supplies, with the approval of the Department of Public Welfare, to sell and convey to East Allen Township, Northampton County a tract of land located in East Allen Township, Northampton County. (Title amended June 12, 1973, P.L.50, No.21)

Compiler's Note: The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this act, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.

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

Section 1. The Department of Property and Supplies, with the approval of the Department of Public Welfare, acting on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is hereby authorized to convey to East Allen Township, Northampton County for such consideration as an independent appraisal obtained through the Department of Property and Supplies shall determine and the Attorney General shall approve, the following tract of land.

All that certain tract or parcel of land situate in East Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, located a distance northerly of Township Route 437, leading from Legislative Route 48049 to Township Route 424, bounded and described as follows, to wit:

Beginning at a concrete monument marking a corner common to "East Allen Manor Section II" and land now or formerly of D. Spengler, being the most southerly corner of the premises herein described and located the following three courses and distances from a railroad spike marking the point of intersection of the center line of Township Route 437 with the center line of Apache Lane of "East Allen Manor Section II," north 9 degrees 52 minutes 25 seconds east a distance of 409.50 feet, more or less, north 80 degrees 07 minutes 35 seconds west a distance of 189.10 feet, more or less, and north 5 degrees 35 minutes 21 seconds east a distance of 80.70 feet, more or less; thence along property now or formerly of D. Spengler north 88 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds west a distance of 130.18 feet to an iron pin marking a corner of property now or formerly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; thence along said property of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania north 3 degrees 29 minutes 49 seconds east a distance of 1,366.68 feet to a concrete monument in the southerly boundary line of the Northampton and Bath Railroad; thence along the southerly boundary line of the Northampton and Bath Railroad the following three courses and distances, south 85 degrees 23 minutes 01 second east a distance of 134.90 feet to a concrete monument, north 3 degrees 41 minutes 29 seconds east a distance of 99.59 feet to a concrete monument and north 58 degrees 07 minutes 38 seconds east a distance of 816.32 feet to a concrete monument marking a corner property now or formerly of Shafer; thence along property now or formerly of Shafer south 4 degrees 08 minutes 15 seconds west a distance of 1,640.94 feet to a concrete monument in line of the property of "East Allen Manor Section II"; thence along said property of "East Allen Manor Section II" the following two courses and distances, north 85 degrees 08 minutes 05 seconds west a distance of 649.52 feet to a concrete monument and south 4 degrees 02 minutes 04 seconds west a distance of 306.87 feet to the place of beginning. Containing 25.205 acres of land.

Less and excepting thereout rights of way granted unto the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company.

(1 amended Jun. 12, 1973, P.L.50, No.21)

Compiler's Note: The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.

Section 1.1. The land authorized to be conveyed by this act shall be subject to the restriction and condition that at such time as the grantee, its successors and assigns ceases to use the subject land for recreational purposes, the title to the property shall revert to the Commonwealth. (1.1 added Jun. 12, 1973, P.L.50, No.21)

Section 2. The deed of conveyance shall be approved by the Department of Justice and shall be executed by the Department of Property and Supplies with the concurrence of the Secretary of Public Welfare, in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Compiler's Note: The Secretary of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Secretary of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.

Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.