Pennsylvania Act 1983-23 — PROJECT 70 LAND CONVEYANCE - LUZERNE COUNTY

Act text

AN ACT

Authorizing the City of Wilkes-Barre in the County of Luzerne and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to sell and convey certain Project 70 lands containing 2.13 acres more or less in said city and county belonging to the City of Wilkes-Barre subject to certain conditions.

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

Section 1. (a) Pursuant to the requirements of subsection (b) of section 20 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 City of Wilkes-Barre to convey a certain parcel of land containing 2.13 acres more or less situated in the City of Wilkes-Barre, County of Luzerne and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(b) Said land shall be free of restriction on use and alienation prescribed by section 20 of the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act, provided:

(1) The property shall be appraised by an independent appraisal paid for by the City of Wilkes-Barre.

(2) Fifty percent of the fair market value of said property or $5,857.50, whichever is greater, shall be returned to the Commonwealth through deposit into the Project 70 Land Acquisition Sinking Fund upon approval of the Department of Community Affairs.

(c) The City of Wilkes-Barre shall not be required to purchase additional recreational land to replace the Project 70 land disposed of under this act as the recreational needs of the City of Wilkes-Barre are adequately addressed through other recreational lands and facilities of the City of Wilkes-Barre.

Compiler's Note: The Department of Community Affairs, referred to in subsec. (b), was abolished by Act 58 of 1996 and its functions were transferred to the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Section 2. The land to be transferred by the City of Wilkes-Barre, situated in said city of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the southwesterly line of Brazill Street with the southeasterly line of Mayock Street in the City of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; thence southeasterly along said line of Brazill Street 360 feet, more or less, to its intersection with the northwesterly line of Finn Street; thence southwesterly along said line of Finn Street 270 feet to a corner, being the northeasterly corner of land quitclaimed to Edmund M. Seibel by Grantor herein by deed dated March 18, 1966; thence southwesterly along aforesaid land 215 feet, more or less, to a point in the aforementioned southwesterly line of Mayock Street distant 450 feet southwesterly measured along said line of street from the aforesaid southwesterly line of Brazill Street; thence northeasterly along said southeasterly line of Mayock Street 450 feet to the place of beginning.

Containing 2.13 acres, more or less.

Section 3. All conveyances made by the City of Wilkes-Barre shall be subject to any easements of record.

Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.