Pennsylvania Act 2004-167 — CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN WEST CHILLISQUAQUE TOWNSHIP, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY

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CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN WEST CHILLISQUAQUE TOWNSHIP,
                          NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
                 Act of Nov. 29, 2004, P.L. 1326, No. 167             Cl. 85
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing and directing the Department of General Services,
        with the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
        Commission and the Governor, to grant and convey to Milton
        Area School District certain lands and building situate in
        the Township of West Chillisquaque, County of Northumberland,
        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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

     Section 1.  Authorization.
        The Department of General Services, with the approval of the
     Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Governor,
     is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth
     of Pennsylvania to grant and convey to Milton Area School
     District, for one dollar ($1.00), approximately 0.374 acres of
     land and a stone school building formerly known as "Sodom
     School" as described in The Indenture from Milton Area School
     District dated June 12, 1968.
     Section 2.  Description.
        The property to be conveyed pursuant to section 1 consists
     of:
        ALL THAT CERTAIN tract or lot of land situate in the Township
     of West Chillisquaque, Northumberland County, Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
        BEGINNING at a point in the northern line of Pennsylvania
     Highway Route 45 leading from Montandon to Mooresburg, which
     said point marks the southwest corner of lands of Earl Walters;
     thence westwardly along the northern line of said Pennsylvania
     Highway Route 45, South 67 1/4 degrees West, a distance of 10
     perches, more or less, to a point, corner of lands of Foster
     Weaver and Pearl Weaver, his wife;
        thence Northwardly along same, North 4 3/4 degrees East, a
     distance of 8.9 perches, more or less, to a point;
        thence eastwardly along lands of Earl Walters, South 81 1/4
     degrees East, a distance of 6.5 perches, more or less to a
     point;
        thence southwardly along lands of Earl Walters, South 21 1/2
     degrees East, a distance of 6.4 perches, more or less, to the
     point and place of beginning.
        CONTAINING 16,291 square feet (0.374 acres) of land, more or
     less.
        WHEREON IS ERECTED a stone school and meeting house, formerly
     known as "Sodom School".
        BEING the same premises which the Milton Area School
     District, by its deed dated June 12, 1968, and recorded in
     Northumberland County Deed Book Vol. 487, Page 64, granted and
     conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, grantor herein.
     Section 3.  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.
     Section 4.  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.
     Section 5.  Restrictions.
        The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause requiring the
     Milton Area School District to provide public access to the
     building and to maintain and preserve the premises by ensuring
     that any improvements to the property are compatible with its
     original architectural design and landscape/site plan in terms
     of scale, massing, fenestration, materials and color, and are
     consistent with the recommended approaches in the Secretary of
     the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for
     Rehabilitating Historic Buildings as revised in 1995. No new
     construction, demolition, alteration, remodeling or
     landscaping/site work shall be undertaken or permitted to be
     undertaken on the property without the prior written approval of
     the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. If at any
     time the Grantee, or its successors in function, conveys said
     property, prohibits public access or does not maintain or
     preserve the property in accordance with the restrictions set
     forth in this section, ownership shall revert to the
     Commonwealth.
     Section 6.  Costs and fees.
        Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance shall be borne
     by the grantee.
     Section 7.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect immediately.