PRINTER'S NO. 730
No. 636 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY WENGER, APRIL 25, 2005
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 25, 2005
AN ACT
1 Authorizing and directing the Department of General Services,
2 with the approval of the Governor and the Department of
3 Military and Veterans' Affairs, to grant and convey to the
4 Borough of Columbia, Lancaster County, certain lands situate
5 in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Conveyance in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County.
9 (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
10 the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and
11 Veterans' Affairs, is hereby authorized and directed on behalf
12 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey, to the
13 Borough of Columbia, Lancaster County, for fair market value as
14 determined by an independent appraisal, the tract of land
15 described in subsection (b) together with any buildings,
16 structures or improvements thereon, situate in Columbia Borough,
17 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
18 (b) Description of property.--The property to be conveyed
19 pursuant to this section consists of approximately 0.37 acres
1 and an armory building bounded and more particularly described
2 as follows:
3 BEGINNING at a point in the north line of Walnut Street, one
4 hundred and seventeen and one-half (117 1/2') feet east of the
5 east line of Second Street, and extending in an eastwardly
6 direction along said north line of Walnut Street, in width in
7 front, eighty-two and one-half (82 1/2') feet, and extending in
8 depth, in a northwardly direction, uniform in width and at right
9 angles to Walnut Street, two hundred (200') feet to public alley
10 G;
11 Bounded: North by alley G, south by Walnut Street, east by
12 property of the estate of Jessie Wolf, deceased, and west by a
13 ten feet (10') wide private alley and property of Michael S.
14 Shuman.
15 CONTAINING 0.37 acres, more or less.
16 (c) Deposit of proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale of the
17 land and armory described in subsection (b) shall be deposited
18 in the State Treasury Armory Fund.
19 (d) Conditions.--The conveyance shall be made under and
20 subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and
21 rights of others, including, but not confined to streets,
22 roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,
23 electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and
24 subject to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies
25 vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of
26 the land or improvements erected thereon.
27 (e) Deed.--The deed of conveyance shall be by Special
28 Warranty Deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General
29 Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
30 (f) Alternate disposition.--In the event the conveyance is
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1 not executed within three months of the effective date of this
2 section, the Department of General Services may dispose of the
3 property in accordance with section 2406-A of the act of April
4 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of
5 1929.
6 Section 2. Effective date.
7 This act shall take effect immediately.
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