PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1694, 2081 PRINTER'S NO. 2197
No. 1431 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY KAISER, READSHAW, GEORGE, GODSHALL, CALTAGIRONE,
HALUSKA, CAWLEY, WOJNAROSKI, SOLOBAY, HORSEY, DALEY,
KIRKLAND, PISTELLA, BELFANTI, HARHAI, FRANKEL, LAUGHLIN,
YOUNGBLOOD, COSTA, DIVEN, STEELMAN, PRESTON AND LaGROTTA,
APRIL 25, 2001
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 12, 2001
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
2 approval of the Governor, to grant and convey the David L.
3 Lawrence Convention Center and other interests situate in the
4 City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, to the Sports and
5 Exhibition Authority.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Authorization to convey David L. Lawrence Convention
9 Center and other interests.
10 (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
11 the approval of the Governor, is authorized and directed on
12 behalf of the Commonwealth:
13 (1) To grant and convey to the authority SPORTS AND <--
14 EXHIBITION AUTHORITY created under Article XXV-A of the act
15 of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class
16 County Code, for a consideration of $1, the tract of land,
17 with the structures, facilities, buildings, fixtures and
1 improvements erected thereon, situate in the City of
2 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and known as the
3 David L. Lawrence Convention Center, as described by a deed
4 dated July 1, 1975, and recorded in the Allegheny COUNTY <--
5 Recorder of Deeds Office, July 25, 1975, in deed book volume
6 5509, page 13.
7 (2) To grant and convey, by quit claim deed, to the
8 authority created under Article XXV-A of the act of July 28, <--
9 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class County
10 SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY CREATED UNDER ARTICLE XXV-A <--
11 OF THE SECOND CLASS COUNTY Code, for a consideration of $1,
12 any property or interests near or adjacent to the convention
13 center within the boundary of Garrison Place, the low tide
14 line of the Allegheny River, the eastern boundary line of the
15 David L. Lawrence Convention Center, as described by a deed
16 dated July 1, 1975, and recorded in the Allegheny COUNTY <--
17 Recorder of Deeds Office, July 25, 1975, in deed book volume
18 5509, page 13 and Penn Avenue that is ARE acquired by the <--
19 Commonwealth prior to the date of the conveyance and any <--
20 options to acquire such adjacent property held by the
21 Commonwealth on the date of the conveyance. CONVEYANCE. <--
22 (b) Easements.--The conveyances shall be made under and
23 subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and
24 rights of others, including, but not confined to, streets,
25 roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,
26 electric, sewer, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and
27 subject to any lawful and enforceable interest, estates or
28 tenancies vested in third persons appearing of record, for any
29 portion of the land or improvements erected thereon.
30 (c) Labor contracts.--The authority created under Article <--
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1 XXV-A of the Second Class County Code SPORTS AND EXHIBITION <--
2 AUTHORITY shall be bound by the terms of any labor contracts
3 relating to the convention center that are in effect at the time
4 of its conveyance to the authority. SPORTS AND EXHIBITION <--
5 AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY MAY NOT LIMIT BIDS OR CONTRACTS ENTERED
6 INTO AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT THAT RELATE TO THE
7 CONVENTION CENTER TO CONTRACTORS WHO ARE UNION MEMBERS OR WHOSE
8 WORKERS ARE UNION MEMBERS OR TO CONTRACTORS WHO AGREE OR WHOSE
9 WORKERS AGREE TO JOIN THE APPROPRIATE UNION AFTER BEGINNING
10 EMPLOYMENT.
11 (D) REPORT.--
12 (1) THE AUTHORITY SHALL, NO LATER THAN THE START OF EACH
13 FISCAL YEAR, PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORT OF ITS
14 ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR RELATING TO
15 CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND MINORITY-
16 OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES AND WOMEN-OWNED AND OPERATED
17 BUSINESSES. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE:
18 (I) THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MINORITY-OWNED AND
19 OPERATED BUSINESSES AND WOMEN-OWNED AND OPERATED
20 BUSINESSES WITH WHICH THE AUTHORITY HAS ENTERED INTO
21 CONTRACTS AND THE NATURE OF THOSE CONTRACTS.
22 (II) A DESCRIPTION OF ANY PROGRAM OR PROCEDURES USED
23 BY THE AUTHORITY TO IDENTIFY MINORITY-OWNED AND OPERATED
24 BUSINESSES AND WOMEN-OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES WHICH
25 COULD MEET THE CONTRACTUAL NEEDS OF THE AUTHORITY. THE
26 AUTHORITY SHALL DELINEATE EFFORTS USED TO IDENTIFY
27 MINORITY-OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES AND WOMEN-OWNED
28 AND OPERATED BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN AND
29 OUTSIDE THE AUTHORITY'S LOCALITY.
30 (III) AN EVALUATION OF THE AUTHORITY'S EFFORTS TO
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1 INCLUDE MINORITY-OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES AND WOMEN-
2 OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES IN ITS CONTRACTUAL
3 ARRANGEMENTS.
4 (2) THE AUTHORITY SHALL FORWARD A COPY OF THE ANNUAL
5 REPORT EACH YEAR TO THE GOVERNOR AND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
6 (d) (E) Execution.--The deeds shall be approved as provided <--
7 by law and shall be executed by the Secretary of General
8 Services in the name of the Commonwealth.
9 (e) (F) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to the <--
10 conveyances shall be borne by the grantee.
11 (f) (G) Hotel tax revenues not affected.--The conveyance of <--
12 the convention center under this section shall not affect the
13 availability of the revenues from the hotel tax authorized in
14 section 1970.2 of the Second Class County Code to fund the
15 operational and maintenance expenditures of the convention
16 center.
17 Section 2. Effective date.
18 This act shall take effect immediately.
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