Bill Text: PA SB987 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Washington County Authority, certain lands situate in Cecil Township, Washington County.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-06-16 - Act No. 34 [SB987 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB987-Amended.html

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HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1224 PRINTER'S NO. 1756
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 987 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY STOUT, PIPPY AND KASUNIC, JUNE 26, 2009
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 10, 2010
AN ACT
Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Washington
County Authority, certain lands situate in Cecil Township,
Washington County.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Washington County.
(a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
the approval of the Governor, is authorized on behalf of the
Commonwealth, to grant and convey to Washington County Authority
three tracts of land situate in Cecil Township, Washington
County, under terms and conditions to be established in an
Agreement of Sale with the Department of General Services. The <--
consideration received by the Department of General Services for
the sale of the three tracts shall be no less than $615,000.
(b) Description.--The property to be conveyed pursuant to
this section consists of three parcels of vacant land containing
67.875 acres, being bounded and more particularly described as
follows:
PARCEL No. 140-014-00-00-0029-00
ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL of land situate in Cecil Township,
Washington County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being South of
the Southpointe Exit on Interstate 79 (SR 79) and beginning on
the right-of-way along said interstate highway, being more
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the legal right-of-way of line of
Interstate 79 and the lands herein described by the following
courses and distances: Thence North 51°-35'-01" East a distance
of 10.00' to a point common to the lands of now or formerly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the lands herein described:
Thence North 28°-00'-30" West a distance of 1273.05' to an iron
pin found common to the lands of said Commonwealth and the lands
herein described: Thence North 26°-55'-56" West a distance of
264.00' to an iron pin found common to the lands of said
Commonwealth and the lands herein described: Thence South
62°-49'-01" West a distance of 283.76' to an iron pin set common
to the lands of said Commonwealth, a point on the legal right of
way line of Interstate 79, and the lands herein described:
Thence by a curve to the left having a radius of 2112.01' and
arc length of 245.25' and a chord bearing and distance of South
35°-05'-24" East for a distance of 245.11' to a point on the
legal right-of-way line of Interstate 79 and the lands herein
described: Thence South 38°-24'-59" East a distance of 1321.40'
to a point, the place of BEGINNING.
CONTAINING a total area of 5.342 acres.
BEING designated as Tract 2, and described in accordance with a
survey performed by Widmer Engineering, Inc., in September of
2008, last revised January 20, 2009.
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PARCEL No. 140-014-00-00-0019-01
ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL of land situate in Cecil Township,
Washington County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being South of
the Southpointe Exit on Interstate 79 (SR 79) and beginning on
the right-of-way along said interstate highway more particularly
described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the legal right-of-way line of
Interstate 79 and common to the lands herein described by the
following courses and distances: Thence North 28°-00'-30" West a
distance of 1273.05' to an iron pin found common to the lands of
now or formerly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the land
herein described: Thence North 57°-19'-02" East a distance of
547.80' to an iron pin found common to the lands of said
Commonwealth, the Weaver Heritage Trust and the lands herein
described: Thence South 39°-33'-03" East a distance of 1345.95'
to an iron pin found common to the lands of the Weaver Heritage
Trust, Maple Leaf Homes Inc., and the lands herein described:
Thence South 44°-43'-57" East a distance of 1201.09' to a point
common to the lands of said Maple Leaf Homes, and the lands
herein described: Thence South 73°-16'-03" West a distance of
1004.94' to a point on the legal right-of-way line of Interstate
79 and common to lands of the said Commonwealth, and the lands
herein described: Thence North 38°-24'-59" West a distance of
970.80' to a point, the place of BEGINNING.
CONTAINING a total area of 41.483 acres.
BEING designated as Tract 3, and described in accordance with a
survey performed by Widmer Engineering, Inc., in September of
2008, last revised January 20, 2009.
PARCEL No. 140-014-00-00-0030-00
ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL of land situate in Cecil Township,
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Washington County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being South of
the Southpointe Exit on Interstate 79 (SR79) and beginning on
the right-of-way along said interstate highway more particularly
described as follows:
BEGINNING at an iron pin set on the legal right-of-way line of
Interstate 79 and common to the lands of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the lands herein described by the following
courses and distances: Thence North 73°-16'-03" East to an iron
pin set on line at station 9+89.94', for a distance of 1004.94'
to a point common to the lands of said Commonwealth, Maple Leaf
Homes, Inc., and the lands herein described: Thence South
35°-06'-04" East a distance of 630.30' to an iron pin set common
to the lands of said Maple Leaf Homes, and the lands herein
described: Thence South 40°-36'-04" East a distance of 833.77'
to an iron pin set common to the lands of said Maple Leaf Homes
and the right-of-way of Morganza Road (S.R. 1009); Thence the
following five (5) courses and distances along the legal right-
of-way line of Morganza Road South 53°-17'-48" West a distance
of 18.64' to a point: Thence South 36°-42'-12" East a distance
of 20.00 feet to a point: Thence South 53°-17'-48" West a
distance of 75.89 feet to a point: Thence by a curve to the left
having a radius of 1298.24' an arc length of 152.79' and a chord
bearing and distance of South 49°-55'-36" West for 152.70' to a
point: Thence South 46°-33'-18" West a distance of 61.95' to a
point in Chartiers Creek, and common to the lands of said
William and Carolyn Byham, and the lands herein described:
Thence North 46°-38'-09" West a distance of 228.02 feet to a
point in Chartiers Creek and common to the lands of William and
Carolyn Byham, and the lands herein described: Thence North
61°-08'-09" West a distance of 528.00' to a point common to the
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lands of said Byham and the lands herein described: Thence North
72°-23'-09" West a distance of 396.00' to a point in said creek
and common to the lands of said Byham and the lands herein
described: Thence North 34°-53'-09" West a distance of 231.00'
to a point common to lands of said Byham and the lands herein
described: Thence North 82°-53'-09" West a distance of 132.00'
to a point common to lands of said Byham, and the lands herein
described: Thence South 69°-06'-51" West a distance of 45.83' to
a point on the legal right-of-way line of Interstate 79, and
common to lands of said Byham and the land herein described:
Thence North 38°-24'-59" West a distance of 108.85' to a point
common the the legal right of line of Interstate 79 and the
lands herein described: Thence by the legal right-of-way line of
Interstate 79 the following four (4) courses and distances South
51°-35'-01" West a distance of 50.00' to a point; Thence North
38°-24'-59" West a distance of 275.00' to a point: Thence North
51°-35'-01" East a distance of 10.00' to a point; Thence North
38°-24'-59" West a distance of 97.20' to a point, the place of
beginning.
SUBJECT TO an area taken by the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation for a channel change of Chartiers Creek
containing 2.299 acres.
CONTAINING a total area of 23.349 acres. (Total area includes
area of channel change)
BEING designated as Tract 4, and described in accordance with a
survey performed by Widmer Engineering, Inc., in September of
2008, last revised January 20, 2009.
(c) Reservation.--To effectuate this section, the department
is authorized, on behalf of the Commonwealth, to reserve or
grant any easements on property known as the Department of
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Transportation's Washington County Maintenance Facility, as the
Secretary of General Services determines are appropriate or
desirable, including for access and utility service.
(d) Conditions.--
(1) The conveyance shall be made under and subject to
all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and rights
of others, including streets, roadways and rights of any
telephone, telegraph, water, electric, gas or pipeline
companies, and 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 on the land.
(2) The conveyance shall be made under and subject to
the condition, which must be contained in the deed of
conveyance, that no portion of the property conveyed shall be
used as a licensed facility, as defined in 4 Pa.C.S. § 1103
(relating to definitions), or any other similar type of
facility authorized under State law. The condition shall be a
covenant running with the land and shall be binding upon the
grantee, its successors and assigns. If the grantee, its
successors or assigns permits any portion of the property
authorized to be conveyed in this act to be used in violation
of this subsection, the title shall immediately revert to and
revest in the grantor.
(e) Deed.--The deed of conveyance must be by special
warranty deed and must be executed by the secretary in the name
of the Commonwealth.
(f) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to the
conveyance shall be borne by the grantee.
(g) Expiration.--If an agreement of sale between the parties
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is not executed within 12 months of the effective date of this
section, the authorization contained in this section shall
expire.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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