Bill Text: PA HB720 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizing the City of Warren, Warren County, to sell and convey certain Project 70 lands free of restrictions imposed by the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 21-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-06 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS [HB720 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB720-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 799
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 720 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, HUTCHINSON, CAUSER, KAUFFMAN, BEYER, BRENNAN, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GROVE, HALUSKA, KORTZ, KOTIK, MAJOR, MENSCH, MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, ROAE, ROHRER, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, STEVENSON, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 4, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 4, 2009
AN ACT
Authorizing the City of Warren, Warren County, to sell and
convey certain Project 70 lands free of restrictions imposed
by the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. City of Warren, Warren County.
(a) Authorization.--Pursuant to 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 release of Project 70
restrictions and sale of the lands owned by the City of Warren
which are more particularly described in subsection (c) for a
consideration of $81,500 which represents the fair market value
of the property as determined by an appraisal.
(b) Freedom of restrictions.--The lands described in
subsection (c) shall be free of restrictions on use and
alienation imposed by the Project 70 Land Acquisition and
Borrowing Act upon conveyance of the lands to Warren General
Hospital.
(c) Lands to be released from restrictions.--The lands to be
released from Project 70 restrictions are situated in the City
of Warren, Warren County, and more particularly described as
follows:
Parcel No. 1
All that certain piece or parcel of land, generally referred
to as the "Musante Field," being that lot identified on the
Warren County Assessment Map as WN-578-1184, and consisting of a
rectangular-shaped level and open piece of land whose dimensions
approximate 100 feet by 200 feet for a total of 20,000 square
feet or 0.46 acre.
Parcel No. 2
All that certain piece or parcel of land being that lot
identified on the Warren County Assessment Map as WN-578-119 and
consisting of a triangular-shaped piece of land whose dimensions
approximate 190 feet by 130 feet by 232 feet for a total of
12,350 square feet or 0.28 acre.
(d) Use of proceeds.--The consideration of $81,500 from the
sale of the land shall be deposited in a special account
established by the City of Warren for acquisition or development
of park land, to include a ballfield, parking lot and access
road. Use of funds from the special account must be approved by
the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Any funds
remaining in the special account after five years of the date of
deposit by the City of Warren shall be paid to the Commonwealth
for deposit into the Project 70 Land Acquisition Sinking Fund.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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