Regular Session 2023-2024 House Bill 1468 P.N. 1654

PRINTER'S NO. 1654

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

1468

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY YOUNG, JUNE 21, 2023

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 21, 2023

AN ACT

Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the

approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the City of

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, certain land, buildings

and improvements situate in the 40th Ward of the City of

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County; and making a repeal.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Conveyance in City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia

County.

(a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with

the approval the Governor, is authorized on behalf of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey, to the City of

Philadelphia, the following tract of land together with any

buildings, structures or improvements thereon, situate in the

40th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, for

$38,000,000, under terms and conditions to be established in an

agreement of sale.

(b) Property description.--The property to be conveyed under

subsection (a) consists of a tract of land totaling

approximately 18.837 acres, including all buildings, structures

and improvements located thereon, more particularly described as

follows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract or parcel of ground situated in the

40th Ward of the City of Philadelphia bounded and described in

accordance with a plan thereof made by Maurice H. Goldich,

Surveyor and Regulator of the Tenth Survey District, dated

September 21, 1966, as follows:

BEGINNING at a point on the northwesterly side of Enterprise

Avenue (70' wide) at the distance of 398' as measured N 60

degrees 46 minutes 26 seconds East along said northwesterly side

of Enterprise Avenue from the point of intersection of the said

side of Enterprise Avenue produced southwestwardly and the

northeasterly side of Executive Avenue (60' wide) produced

southeastwardly, said point of beginning being on the

northeasterly line of a proposed right-of-way for an industrial

railroad side track (agreement between City of Philadelphia and

the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company

pending); thence extending along said northeasterly right-of-way

line North 29 degrees 13 minutes 34 seconds West a distance of

836.394' to a point of curve; thence extending along a curve to

the right having a radius of 335' subtending a central angle of

65 degrees 02 minutes 44 seconds an arc distance of 380.312' to

a point of tangency, said point of tangency being on the

southeasterly side of the clear zone of runway 4-22 Philadelphia

International Airport; thence extending along said southeasterly

side of the clear zone North 35 degrees 49 minutes 10 seconds

East a distance of 355.147' to a point; thence extending North

72 degrees 21 minutes 25.45 seconds East a distance of 188.176'

to a point on a property line of the City of Philadelphia

(Southwest Sewage Treatment Works); thence extending along said

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property line and crossing the head of a right-of-way for sewer

and drainage purposes South 29 degrees 13 minutes 34 seconds

East a distance of 1252.172' to a point on the aforementioned

northwesterly side of Enterprise Avenue; thence extending along

the said side of Enterprise Avenue the following four (4)

courses and distances: (1) South 60 degrees 46 minutes 26

seconds West 6.325', (2) along a curve to the left having a

radius of 100' subtending a central angle of 117 degrees 03

minutes 30.74 seconds and recrossing the head of the

aforementioned right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes and

arc distance of 204.306' to a point of reverse curve, (3)

extending along a curve to the right having a radius of 100'

subtending a central angle of 47 degrees 32 minutes 45.08

seconds an arc distance of 82.983' to a point of tangency; (4)

South 60 degrees 46 minutes 26 seconds West 452.436' to the

first mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 18.837 acres, more or less.

SUBJECT to a 60 foot wide right-of-way for sewer and drainage

purposes located in the Easternmost corner of the Premises

adjacent to the Northeastern extremity of Enterprise Avenue.

BEING Tax Parcel No. 77-3-1025-00.

BEING the same premises the General State Authority conveyed

to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by deed dated July 11,

1997, and recorded August 29, 1997, in the Recorder of Deeds

Office of Philadelphia County in Deed Book D 0398, Page 565.

section shall be made under and subject to the condition, which

shall 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

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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 City of Philadelphia and its successors and

assigns. Should the City of Philadelphia, its successors or

assigns, permit any portion of the property authorized to be

conveyed in this section to be used in violation of this

subsection, the title shall immediately revert to and revest in

the Department of General Services.

(d) Existing encumbrances.--The conveyance shall be made

under and subject to all lawful and enforceable easements,

servitudes and rights of others, including, but not confined to,

streets, roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,

electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as 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 thereon.

(e) Deed of conveyance.--The conveyance shall be by special

warranty deed to be executed by the Secretary of General

Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(f) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to this

conveyance shall be borne by the City of Philadelphia.

(g) Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale shall be deposited

into the General Fund.

Section 2. Repeals.

Repeals are as follows:

(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under

paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate this act.

(2) Section 13 of the act of December 12, 1998

(P.L.1036, No.137), entitled "An act authorizing the

Department of General Services, with the approval of the

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Governor, to sell and convey to Paul A. Balach certain land

situate in Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;

authorizing and directing the Department of General Services,

with the approval of the Governor, to sell and convey to

Everett Foodliner, Inc., a certain tract of land situate in

the Borough of Everett, Bedford County, Pennsylvania;

authorizing and directing the Department of General Services,

with the approval of the Governor and the Pennsylvania

Historical and Museum Commission, to convey a tract of land

in Cresson Township, Cambria County, to the Cresson Area

Historical Association; authorizing the Department of General

Services, with the approval of the Governor and the

Department of Transportation, to grant and convey to the

Columbia Alliance for Economic Growth certain lands situate

in Bloomsburg, Columbia County; authorizing the Department of

General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the

Department of Transportation, to grant and convey to Wyeth-

Ayerst Laboratories certain lands situate in Radnor Township,

Delaware County; authorizing the Department of General

Services, with the approval of the Governor, to sell and

convey to Brenda Rae Miller and Kevin Ray Miller certain land

situate in Saltlick Township, Fayette County, and to sell and

convey to Robert Pritts, Catherine Pritts and Alverta Pritts

certain land situate in Saltlick Township, Fayette County;

authorizing and directing the Department of Transportation,

with the approval of the Governor, to convey to Old Lycoming

Township Fire Company a tract of land situate in the City of

Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania; authorizing the

Department of General Services, with the approval of the

Governor, to sell and convey to Upper Skippack Mennonite

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Church certain improved land situate in the Township of

Skippack, County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;

authorizing the Department of General Services, with the

approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to North Warren

Municipal Authority certain lands situate in Conewango

Township, Warren County; authorizing and directing the

Department of General Services, with the approval of the

Governor, to sell and convey to Warren Area Student Union,

Inc., a certain tract of land situate in the Borough of

Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania; authorizing and

directing the Department of General Services, with the

approval of the Governor and the Pennsylvania Historical and

Museum Commission, to acquire a tract of land situate in

Cornplanter Township, Venango County; authorizing and

directing the Department of General Services, with the

approval of the Governor, to sell and convey to the United

States certain land situate in the Township of Canaan, Wayne

County, Pennsylvania; authorizing and directing the

Department of General Services, with the approval of the

Department of Environmental Protection, to lease certain

lands within the bed of the Delaware River in the 5th Ward of

the City of Philadelphia, subject to certain conditions; and

authorizing the Department of General Services, with the

approval of the Governor, to sell and convey to the City of

Philadelphia certain land situate in the 40th Ward of the

City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," is repealed.

Section 3. Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.

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