PRINTER'S NO. 1302
No. 975 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE, D. WHITE, ORIE AND ROBBINS,
NOVEMBER 26, 2003
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 26, 2003
AN ACT
1 Authorizing and directing the Department of General Services,
2 with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to
3 Butler County, certain lands situate in the City of Butler,
4 Butler County, Pennsylvania.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Butler County.
8 (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
9 the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed
10 on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and
11 convey to Butler County, 0.39-acres of land, more or less, and
12 building as described in subsection (b) for fair market value as
13 determined by an independent appraiser under terms and
14 conditions established in a lease and option to purchase
15 agreement with the department dated November 5, 2003.
16 (b) Property description.--The property to be conveyed
17 pursuant to subsection (a) consists of two parcels of land
18 totaling approximately 0.39-acres bounded and more particularly
1 described as follows:
2 PARCEL 1
3 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of land situate in the Third
4 Ward of the City of Butler, Butler County, Commonwealth of
5 Pennsylvania, being located on the south side of West Cunningham
6 Street in the said City and having a frontage on said street of
7 forty five (45) feet, more or less, and extending south one
8 hundred eighty (180) feet to an alley, said lot being more fully
9 described as follows:
10 On the North by West Cunningham Street; on the East by lands
11 of now or formerly Casper Eith; on the South by an alley; and on
12 the West by lands of formerly William Graham, now Kradel.
13 PARCEL 2
14 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of land, situate in the third
15 Ward of the City of Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, bounded
16 and described as follows:
17 On the North sixty seven (67) feet, more or less, by West
18 Cunningham Street; on the East one hundred eighty (180) feet,
19 more or less, by lot of Grantees; on the South fifty seven and
20 one-half (57.5) feet, more or less, by West Yogeley Street; on
21 the West one hundred eighty (180) feet, more or less, by lot of
22 Craftsman-Ziegler Company.
23 (c) Easements.--The conveyance shall be made under and
24 subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and
25 rights of others, including, but not confined to streets,
26 roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water,
27 electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and
28 subject to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies
29 vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of
30 the land or improvements erected thereon.
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1 (d) Deed.--The deed of conveyance shall be by special
2 warranty deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General
3 Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
4 (e) Costs.--Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance
5 shall be borne by the grantee.
6 (f) Alternative disposition.--In the event that this
7 conveyance is not executed within 180 days of the effective date
8 of this section, the property may be disposed of in accordance
9 with section 2406-A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
10 No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.
11 Section 2. Effective date.
12 This act shall take effect immediately.
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