PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2054 PRINTER'S NO. 2138
No. 1619 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY BUXTON, HERSHEY, DALEY, MARSICO, McNAUGHTON AND PAYNE, JUNE 3, 2005
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 8, 2005
AN ACT 1 Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the 2 approval of the Governor, to grant and convey certain lands 3 situate in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to 4 Crossgates, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. City of Harrisburg. 8 (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with 9 the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of 10 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey the 11 following tract of land, together with any improvements thereon, 12 situate in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 13 to Crossgates, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation, in accordance 14 with and for the consideration established in an Agreement of 15 Sale with the Department of General Services, dated March 23, 16 2005. 17 (b) Description.--The property to be conveyed pursuant to 18 this section consists of approximately 4.866-acres and is more
1 particularly described as follows: 2 BEGINNING at the intersection of the southerly legal right- 3 of-way line of Wildwood Park Drive and the westerly legal right- 4 of-way line of Cameron Street; Thence in and through legal 5 right-of-way of Cameron Street, North 87 degrees, 27 minutes, 37 6 seconds East, a distance of 112.45 feet to a point in the legal 7 right of way of Cameron Street; thence through the legal right- 8 of-way of Cameron Street, South 02 degrees, 32 minutes, 23 9 seconds East, a distance of 437.25 feet to a point; thence 10 crossing the westerly legal right-of-way line of Cameron Street 11 and through lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State 12 Farm Show complex, South 87 degrees, 27 minutes, 37 seconds 13 West, a distance of 477.96 feet to a point; thence through lands 14 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Farm Show complex, 15 North 11 degrees, 50 minutes, 56 seconds West, a distance of 16 260.19 feet to a point; thence continuing through lands of the 17 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Farm Show Complex, North 02 18 degrees, 32 minutes, 23 seconds West, a distance of 124.92 feet 19 to a point in the southerly legal right-of-way line of Wildwood 20 Park Drive; thence along the said southerly legal right-of-way 21 line of Wildwood Park Drive the following four courses: 22 1. North 88 degrees, 22 minutes, 43 seconds East, a 23 distance of 18.21 feet to a point; 24 2. North 75 degrees, 27 minutes, 56 seconds East, a 25 distance of 96.84 feet to a point; 26 3. North 78 degrees, 57 minutes, 09 seconds East, a 27 distance of 145.23 feet to a point; and 28 4. North 82 degrees, 04 minutes, 12 seconds East, a 29 distance of 151.71 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. 30 CONTAINING 4.866-Acres of land. 20050H1619B2138 - 2 -
1 (c) Adjacent easements.--The Department of General Services, 2 with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized on 3 behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey 4 pursuant to an Agreement of Sale referred to in subsection (a) 5 to Crossgates, Inc., any easements on, across and through lands 6 adjoining the property referenced in subsection (b) for 7 vehicular and pedestrian ingress, egress and regress, and 8 construction and maintenance of signage all for the benefit of 9 the property described in subsection (b). 10 (d) Easements.--The conveyance shall be made under and 11 subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and 12 rights of others, including, but not confined to streets, 13 roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water, 14 electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and 15 subject to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies 16 vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of 17 the land or improvements erected thereon. 18 (e) Deed.--The deed of conveyance shall be by Special 19 Warranty Deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General 20 Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The 21 deed of easement shall be executed by the Secretary of General 22 Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 23 (f) Reversion.--The deed of conveyance shall contain the 24 following covenant: 25 "Under and subject to a condition that the Grantee, its 26 successors and assigns, shall utilize the property solely 27 as a hotel/motel with an associated full service 28 restaurant and conference center. NO PORTION OF THE <-- 29 PROPERTY SHALL BE USED FOR GAMING OR GAMBLING ACTIVITIES. 30 Should the Grantee, its successors or assigns, utilize 20050H1619B2138 - 3 -
1 the property for any other purpose GAMING OR GAMBLING OR <--
2 FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE NOT PERMITTED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH,
3 the property conveyed herein shall immediately revert to
4 and revest in the Grantor."
5 (g) Proceeds of sale.--The proceeds from the sale of the
6 land shall be deposited in the Purchasing Fund of the Department
7 of General Services and may be utilized by the Department of
8 General Services, with the approval of the Department of
9 Agriculture, only to acquire and improve real property for the
10 benefit of the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex. If any or
11 all of the proceeds are not utilized for this purpose within
12 three years after their receipt, the remaining amount shall be
13 transferred to the Farm Products Show Fund.
14 (h) Costs.--Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance
15 shall be borne by the grantee.
16 (i) Expiration.--In the event the conveyance authorized by
17 subsection (b) is not executed within 18 months of the effective
18 date of this act, the authorization contained herein shall
19 expire.
20 Section 2. Effective date.
21 This act shall take effect immediately.
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