Pennsylvania Act 2003-11 — TOWNSHIP STATE HIGHWAY LAW - AMEND ADDING PIKETOWN ROAD, WEST HANOVER TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY, AND COLEBROOK ROAD, EAST DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, TO THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

Act text

Session of 2003

No. 2003-11

HB 651

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), entitled "An act establishing certain township roads as State highways; authorizing their construction, maintenance, and improvement under certain conditions and restrictions; limiting the obligation of the Commonwealth in the construction of certain structures located on such highways; conferring certain powers upon the Department of Highways and local authorities, persons, associations and corporations for sharing the cost of the maintenance and construction of such highways; and making an appropriation to carry out the provisions of said act," adding Piketown Road, West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, and Colebrook Road, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, to the State highway system.

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

Section 1. Sections 23 and 37 of the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law, are amended by adding routes to read:

Section 23. The township roads to be taken over, under the provisions of this act, in the COUNTY OF DAUPHIN, are those situate and described as follows:

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Piketown Road Route T-560. The section of Piketown Road beginning at Route T-561 (Blue Ridge Avenue) Station 0+00 (formerly Legislative Route 22020) heading in a northerly direction to a point at Beaver Creek/Lower Paxton Township line, Station 61+14 (formerly Legislative Route 22070) a distance of 6,114 feet or 1.157 miles.

Section 37. The township roads to be taken over, under the provisions of this act, in the COUNTY OF LANCASTER, are those situate and described as follows:

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Route 36179. Beginning at Mt. Joy Pike, State Route 772, Station 52+44 (formerly Legislative Route 36004) heading in a northerly direction to State Route 4002 (Donegal Springs Road) Station 183+99 (formerly Legislative Route 36004) a distance of 13,155 feet or 2.491 miles.

Section 2. (a) If West Hanover Township accepts the turn-back of Green Hill Road (State Route 2026) from a beginning point at Oak Grove Road, Segment 0010 offset 0000 (Station 0+00) heading in an easterly direction to State Route 39, Segment 0030 offset 2235 (Station 82+83) for a distance of 8,426 feet or 1.595 miles, having an existing right-of-way width of 33 feet, then the Department of Transportation shall transmit notice of the acceptance to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

(b) If East Donegal Township accepts the turnback of Donegal Springs Road (State Route 4002) from a beginning point at State Route 0743, Segment 0050 offset 0000 (Station 143+89) to Colebrook Road, Segment 0080 offset 1618 (Station 241+50) for a distance of 9,759 feet or 1.848 miles, having an existing right-of-way width of 33 feet, then the Department of Transportation shall transmit notice of the acceptance to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

Section 3. This act shall take effect as follows:

(1) The amendment of section 23 of the act shall take effect upon publication of the notice pursuant to section 2(a).

(2) The amendment of section 37 of the act shall take effect upon publication of the notice pursuant to section 2(b).

(3) The remainder of this act shall take effect immediately.

APPROVED--The 6th day of July, A. D. 2003.

EDWARD G. RENDELL