Pennsylvania Act 1996-21 — PROJECT 70 LANDS - SALE OF CLINTON COUNTY LANDS

Act text

AN ACT

Authorizing the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to convey a Project 70 tract of land in Porter Township, Clinton County, under certain conditions.

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

Section 1. Under the requirements of section 20(b) of the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L.131, No.8), known as the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act, the General Assembly hereby authorizes the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, having determined that the following described property is no longer needed for public purposes, to convey the property once known as the Purity Flour Mill Tract of the Cedar Springs Fish Culture Station located in the Township of Porter, County of Clinton.

Section 2. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is authorized to convey the portion of the property once known as the Purity Flour Mill Tract of the Cedar Springs Fish Culture Station more fully described in section 4 free of all restrictions on use and alienation imposed by the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L.131, No.8), known as the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act.

Section 3. (a) The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is authorized to convey the property described in section 4 to the person or persons who submit the highest bid responsive to the invitation for bid. The commission may at its option and in its discretion solicit bids for this sale by means of written sealed bids or by public auction. The commission may establish a minimum acceptable bid for the tract or tracts to be conveyed. The commission is authorized to subdivide the property to be conveyed into no more than two lots as here and after described and may, in its discretion, sell the two tracts as two parcels or as a single parcel.

(b) The deeds of conveyance from the commission to the purchaser shall be executed by the Executive Director of the commission in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for use by the commission and shall be approved for legality and form by the chief counsel of the commission and the Office of Attorney General.

Section 4. (a) Boundary description of Lot "A" of the "Minor Subdivision of the Purity Flour Mill Tract," a portion of the Cedar Springs Fish Culture Station:

Lot "A"

All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Porter, County of Clinton, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a railroad spike in the center line of Township Road 321, being located approximately 180 feet from the intersection of said Township Road 321 and State Route 2018, said spike being on the western line of remaining lands now or formerly of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and being the northeastern corner of the lands herein described; thence along remaining lands now or formerly of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission the following two (2) courses and distances: south 32 degrees 24 minutes 15 seconds west a distance of 350 feet to a concrete monument; north 86 degrees 37 minutes 45 seconds west a distance of 140.66 feet to an iron pin in the southeastern corner of Lot "B" of the "Minor Subdivision of the Purity Flour Mill Tract," which herein-described parcel is a part; thence along said Lot "B" north 11 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds east a distance of 338.79 feet to a P.K. nail in the center line of Township Road 321; thence along center line of said road the following two (2) courses and distances: south 78 degrees 22 minutes 45 seconds east a distance of 110 feet to a P.K. nail, south 81 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds east a distance of 153.64 feet to a railroad spike in the center line of said road and place of beginning.

Containing 1.51 acres (65,665 square feet) of land and being designated as Lot "A."

Excepting and reserving unto the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for use of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, its successors and assigns, the full, free liberty and right at all times to have and use a variable width easement for ingress, egress and regress at the eastern side of the parcel being designated as Lot "A" as shown on the "Minor Subdivision of the Purity Flour Mill Tract" and further bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a P.K. nail in the center line of Township Road 321, being located north 81 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds west a distance of 73.64 feet from a railroad spike at the northeastern corner of aforementioned parcel; thence leaving said road and through aforementioned parcel the following two (2) courses and distances: south 15 degrees 39 minutes 15 seconds west a distance of 130 feet to a point; south 57 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds east a distance of 29.81 feet to a point along remaining lands now or formerly of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; thence along said lands of the commission the following two (2) courses and distances: south 32 degrees 24 minutes 15 seconds west a distance of 195.56 feet to a concrete monument; north 86 degrees 37 minutes 45 seconds west a distance of 22.87 feet to a point; thence through lands of aforementioned parcel the following three (3) courses and distances: north 32 degrees 24 minutes 15 seconds east a distance of 189.67 feet to a point; north 57 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds west a distance of 22.44 feet to a point; north 15 degrees 39 minutes 15 seconds east a distance of 140.47 feet to a point in the center line of Township Road 321; thence along center line of said road, south 81 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds east a distance of 17.14 feet to a P.K. nail in center line of said road and place of beginning.

Containing 0.15 acres (6,595 square feet).

Further excepting and reserving all easements, conveyances and rights-of-way appearing in and made part of the public record.

Being a portion and/or part of the same premises granted and conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by deed of S. Dale Furst, Jr., and Ruth K. Furst, dated 5 July, 1968, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Clinton County in Deed Book 223, Page 661.

(b) Boundary description of Lot "B" of the "Minor Subdivision of the Purity Flour Mill Tract," a portion of the Cedar Springs Fish Culture Station:

Lot "B"

All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Porter, County of Clinton, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a railroad spike in the center line of Township Road 321, in the northeastern corner of lands now or formerly of Douglas C. Yearick, and being the northwestern corner of lands herein described; thence along center line of said Township Road 321 the following two (2) courses and distances: south 86 degrees 33 minutes 45 seconds east a distance of 89.51 feet to a railroad spike; south 78 degrees 22 minutes 45 seconds east a distance of 187.69 feet to a railroad spike in the center line of said road and the northwestern corner of Lot "A" of the "Minor Subdivision of the Purity Flour Mill Tract," which the herein-described parcel is a part; thence leaving said road and along said Lot "A" south 11 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds west a distance of 338.79 feet to an iron pin in remaining lands now or formerly of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; thence along said lands of the commission north 86 degrees 37 minutes 45 seconds west a distance of 77.91 feet to a concrete monument in line of lands now or formerly of Emma Y. Lamey; thence along said lands of Lamey north 19 degrees 30 minutes 45 seconds west a distance of 230 feet to an iron pin in the southeastern corner of said lands of Yearick; thence along said lands of Yearick north 18 degrees 8 minutes 45 seconds west a distance of 161.69 feet to a railroad spike and the place of beginning.

Containing 1.44 acres (62,553 square feet) of land and being designated as Lot "B."

Excepting and reserving all easements, conveyances and rights-of-way appearing in and made part of the public record.

Being a portion and/or part of the same premises granted and conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by deed of S. Dale Furst, Jr., and Ruth K. Furst, dated 5 July, 1968, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Clinton County in Deed Book 223, Page 661.

Section 5. All proceeds from the sale of the lands described in section 4 shall be deposited in the Fish Fund of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and used for the acquisition of lands meeting the standards for acquisition described in section 18(b) of the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L.131, No.8), known as the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act.

Section 6. This act shall take effect immediately.