Pennsylvania Act 2002-72 — CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN BUCKS COUNTY

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CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN BUCKS COUNTY
                  Act of Jun. 25, 2002, P.L. 460, No. 72              Cl. 85
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
        approval of the Department of Transportation and the
        Governor, to grant and convey to the Heritage Conservancy
        Inc. certain lands in the Borough of Doylestown, Bucks
        County.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

     Section 1.  Borough of Doylestown, Bucks County.
        (a)  Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
     the approval of the Department of Transportation and the
     Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania to grant and convey to the Heritage Conservancy
     Inc. the Department of Transportation's Bucks County Maintenance
     Facility, land and buildings described in subsection (b) for
     fair consideration equal to market value as determined by
     independent appraisal in accordance with an Agreement of Sale
     dated September 27, 2001.
        (b)  Description.--The property to be conveyed pursuant to
     subsection (a) consists of the Department of Transportation's
     Bucks County Maintenance Facility, bounded and more particularly
     described as all that certain piece or parcel of land in the
     Borough of Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, bounded and
     described as follows:
                                 PARCEL 1
        BEGINNING on the north side of Broad Street, forty (40) feet
     wide at a point fourteen and sixty-two hundredths feet east of
     the center line of Doyle Street, fifty (50) feet wide; thence
     extending north forty-nine degrees 00 minutes west four hundred
     forty-three feet three and seven-eighths inches to a point, said
     point being the intersection of the north line of the said Broad
     Street with east line of a proposed street fifty (50) feet wide
     as shown on above mentioned plan; thence north thirty-nine
     degrees forty-five minutes east three hundred twenty-three feet
     two and seven-eighths inches on the line of east side of the
     said proposed street to a point; thence south forty-nine degrees
     00 minutes east four hundred seventy-three feet eleven and one-
     quarter inches to a point on the dividing line between this lot
     and partly by ground of Raymond Buck, Jr., partly by ground of
     Clear Spring Worsted Company, and partly by ground of Raymond
     Buck to a point on the dividing line of ground adjacent to this
     lot owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; thence south
     forty-five degrees ten minutes west three hundred twenty-four
     feet no and three-eighth inch along the last mentioned line to
     the first mentioned point and place of BEGINNING.
        Containing three and four hundred two thousandths acres.
                                 PARCEL 2
        BEGINNING at an iron pin set for a corner of James B.
     Cotton's lands and in the center of Broad Street, said iron pin
     being north 48 degrees and 40 minutes west of and at a distance
     of one hundred and eighty-four feet from a point set for the
     intersection of Broad and Union Streets; thence from said iron
     pin north 48 degrees 40 minutes west three hundred and fifty-
     five feet along center line of said Broad Street to an iron pin
     set for a corner; thence north 45 degrees 32 minutes east three
     hundred and eighty seven and nine tenths feet by lands of Abe
     and Sam Margolis to an iron pin set for a corner; thence south
     48 degrees 08 minutes east three hundred and forty one and five
     tenths feet, by lands of Arthur A. Fretz to an iron pin set for
     a corner; thence south 02 degrees 06 minutes east seventy and
     nine tenths feet, still by lands of said Fretz to an iron pin
     set for a corner; thence north 48 degrees 40 minutes west eighty
     six and seven tenths feet by lands of the real estate holding
     company to an iron pin set for a corner; thence south 40 degrees
     07 minutes west one hundred and forty six and eight tenths feet
     by lands of said real estate holding company and George Sommers
     to an iron pin set for a corner; thence south 48 degrees 40
     minutes east sixteen feet, by lands of said Sommers to an iron
     pin set for a corner; thence south 40 degrees 07 minutes west
     one hundred and eighty five and five tenths feet by lands of
     Cotton aforesaid to the place of BEGINNING.
        Containing in all 2.981 acres of land, be the same more or
     less.
        (c)  Easements.--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.
        (d)  Execution.--The deed of conveyance shall be by special
     warranty deed and shall be executed by the Secretary of General
     Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
        (e)  Costs.--Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance
     shall be borne by the grantee.
        (f)  Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale shall be deposited
     in the Motor License Fund of the Department of Transportation to
     pay for costs and fees incurred for the lease, acquisition,
     design and/or construction of a new Bucks County Maintenance
     Facility as well as the costs and fees incurred by the
     Department of General Services as authorized under section 2406-
     A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The
     Administrative Code of 1929.
        (g)  Alternate disposition.--In the event that this
     conveyance is not executed within 120 days from the Department
     of Transportation notice of cease of operations and subsequent
     vacancy of the building, the property may be disposed of, with
     the approval of the Department of Transportation, in accordance
     with section 2406-A of The Administrative Code of 1929. The
     proceeds from the sale shall be deposited in accordance with
     subsection (f).
     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.