Pennsylvania Act 2001-58 — CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN MERCER COUNTY

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CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN MERCER COUNTY
                  Act of Jun. 25, 2001, P.L. 669, No. 58              Cl. 85
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing and directing the Department of General Services,
        with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to
        Mercer County certain lands situate in Findley Township,
        Mercer County.

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

     Section 1.  Land in Findley Township, Mercer County.
        (a)  Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
     the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed
     on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and
     convey to Mercer County certain land situate on the grounds of
     the State Regional Correctional Facility-Mercer and described in
     subsection (b) for fair market value as determined by
     independent appraisal.
        (b)  Description.--The property to be conveyed pursuant to
     subsection (a) consists of 16.26 acres more particularly
     described as follows:
        BEGINNING at an iron pin found at the northeast corner of
     lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and along the western
     line of land now or formerly of James W. Workman, South 03
     degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds West along lands now or formerly
     of James W. Workman, Jr. and Robert Campbell for a distance of
     698.50 feet to an iron pin found; thence North 73 degrees 44
     minutes 42 seconds West along land now or formerly of Edward W.
     Flannigan for a distance of 962.14 feet to a point in the center
     of Thompson Road; thence North 14 degrees 34 minutes 54 seconds
     West along the centerline of Thompson Road for a distance of
     564.11 feet to a point; thence North 05 degrees 50 minutes 40
     seconds West along the centerline of Thompson Road for a
     distance of 79.37 feet to a point; thence North 14 degrees 07
     minutes 12 seconds East along the centerline of Thompson Road
     for a distance of 107.85 feet to a point; thence South 74
     degrees 30 minutes 07 seconds East along land now or formerly of
     Renaldo J. Vish for a distance of 1128.10 feet to an iron pin
     found and the place of BEGINNING.
        CONTAINING 16.26-acres as per survey dated 4/19/01 by
     Kurtanich Engineers & Associates, Inc., Hermitage, PA.
        BEING a portion of the tract of land title to which became
     vested in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by Deed of Gaylord
     J. McConnell and Clara McConnell, dated November 13, 1969 and
     recorded in Deed Book 1969 D.R. 2837 in the Office of the
     Recorder of Deeds of Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
        (c)  Easements.--The conveyance shall be made under and
     subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and
     rights of others, including, but not confined 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)  Restrictive covenant.--A deed of conveyance shall
     contain the following restrictive covenant:
        Under and subject to a condition that the lands conveyed
     herein shall be used as an adult correctional facility by the
     grantee, or its successor in function. Should the grantee allow
     the lands conveyed to be used for any other purpose or attempts
     to convey the premises, title shall immediately revert to and
     revest in the grantor.
        (e)  Execution.--The deed of conveyance shall be by special
     warranty deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General
     Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
        (f)  Costs.--Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance
     shall be borne by the grantee.
     Section 2.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect immediately.