Pennsylvania Act 2004-93 — PROJECT 70 LANDS - RELEASE AND IMPOSITION OF RESTRICTIONS ON LAND IN SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY

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PROJECT 70 LANDS - RELEASE AND IMPOSITION OF RESTRICTIONS ON LAND IN
                       SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY
                  Act of Jul. 15, 2004, P.L. 754, No. 93              Cl. 85
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions imposed on
        certain lands owned by the City of Scranton, Lackawanna
        County, being conveyed by the city in return for the
        imposition of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands being
        conveyed to the city.

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

     Section 1.  Conveyance in City of Scranton, Lackawanna County.
        (a)  Authorization.--Pursuant to the requirements of section
     20(b) of the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L.131, No.8),
     known as the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act, the
     General Assembly hereby authorizes the release of the
     restrictions imposed by section 20 of the Project 70 Land
     Acquisition and Borrowing Act from the land owned by the City of
     Scranton, Lackawanna County, being conveyed to Lackawanna Land &
     Energy, Inc., and more particularly described in subsection (c)
     in exchange for the imposition of the section 20 restriction on
     lands owned by Lackawanna Land & Energy, Inc., being conveyed to
     the City of Scranton and more particularly described in
     subsection (d).
        (b)  Freedom of restrictions.--The lands described in
     subsection (c), owned by the City of Scranton and being conveyed
     to Lackawanna Land & Energy, Inc., shall be free of the
     restrictions on use and alienation imposed by section 20 of
     Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act upon the
     imposition of and recording of the Project 70 deed restrictions
     set forth in subsection (e) on the parcel of replacement land
     owned by Lackawanna Land & Energy, Inc., and being conveyed to
     the City of Scranton.
        (c)  Land to be released from restrictions.--The parcel of
     land authorized to be released from restrictions is located in
     the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, and more particularly
     described as follows:
        All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying
     and being in the City of Scranton, County of Lackawanna and
     State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
        Beginning at a point along the southerly side of Gilbert
     Street, on a bearing South fifty three Degrees thirty two
     Minutes forty three Seconds East, a distance of four hundred
     eighty and no hundredths feet, from the intersection of the
     southerly right-of-way line of Gilbert Street, and the easterly
     right-of-way line of Rockwell Avenue.
        THENCE continuing along said southerly right-of-way line of
     Gilbert Street, South fifty three Degrees thirty two Minutes
     forty three Seconds East, a distance of one hundred one and
     twenty one hundredths feet, to a point;
        THENCE North twenty eight Degrees fifty two Minutes seventeen
     Seconds East, a distance of two hundred five and fifty
     hundredths feet, to a point;
        THENCE North fifty six Degrees twenty five Minutes fifty
     eight Seconds West, a distance of two hundred seventeen and
     forty seven hundredths feet, to a point, along the easterly
     right-of-way line of Leach Street;
        THENCE along the easterly right-of-way line of Leach Street,
     North thirty five Degrees thirty five Minutes thirty six Seconds
     East, a distance of two hundred eighty one and ninety one
     hundredths feet, to a point;
        THENCE South sixty Degrees twelve Minutes six Seconds East, a
     distance of three hundred sixty eight and sixty nine hundredths
     feet, to a point;
        THENCE South fifty nine Degrees eight Minutes forty nine
     Seconds East, a distance of six hundred seventy two and sixty
     two hundredths feet, to a point;
        THENCE South sixty seven Degrees fifty one Minutes ten
     Seconds West, a distance of three hundred nine and ninety three
     hundredths feet, to a point;
        THENCE North twenty two Degrees eight Minutes fifty Seconds
     West, a distance of one hundred forty and no hundredths feet, to
     a point, along the southerly right-of-way line of Gilbert
     Street, on a curve;
        THENCE along the southerly right-of-way line of said Gilbert
     Street, on a curve to the right having a radius of three hundred
     twenty five and no hundredths feet, having a chord bearing South
     seventy seven Degrees forty Minutes forty nine Seconds West, a
     chord distance of one hundred ten and ninety three hundredths
     feet, to a point, the start of a tangent, along the southerly
     right-of-way line of Gilbert Street;
        THENCE South eighty seven Degrees thirty Minutes seventeen
     Seconds West, a distance of one hundred forty and no hundredths
     feet, to a point;
        THENCE South two Degrees twenty nine Minutes forty three
     Seconds East, a distance of one hundred thirty four and ninety
     eight hundredths feet, to a point;
        THENCE South eighty seven Degrees thirty Minutes seventeen
     Seconds West, a distance of four hundred thirty seven and forty
     three hundredths feet, to a point;
        THENCE North fifty three Degrees thirty two Minutes forty
     three Seconds West, a distance of one hundred seventy and no
     hundredths feet, to a point;
        THENCE North thirty six Degrees twenty seven Minutes
     seventeen Seconds East, a distance of one hundred sixty and no
     hundredths feet, to a point, the place of beginning.
        Containing 8.784 Acres of land, more or less.
        (d)  Land on which restrictions are to be imposed.--The
     replacement parcel to be subject to the restrictions in exchange
     for the parcel described in subsection (c) is located in the
     City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, and more particularly
     described as follows:
        ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying
     and being in the City of Scranton, County of Lackawanna and
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows
     to wit:
        Beginning along the southerly right-of-way line of Wells
     Street, at the intersection of the lot herein described and Lot
     No. 93 of the Leggetts Creek Park Subdivision;
        Thence along the southerly right-of-way line of Wells Street,
     South fifty five Degrees forty four Minutes forty four seconds
     East, a distance of one hundred thirty six and sixty five
     hundredths feet, to a point;
     Thence leaving said right-of-way, South seventeen Degrees twenty
     four Minutes four Seconds West, a distance of one hundred forty
     one and thirty four hundredths feet, to a point;
     Thence South sixty Degrees forty nine Minutes fourteen Seconds
     West, a distance of one hundred and no hundredths feet; to a
     point;
     Thence South eighty eight Degrees twenty four Minutes forty four
     Seconds West, a distance of one thousand one hundred eleven and
     ninety seven hundredths feet, to a point;
     Thence South seventy two degrees four Minutes thirty three
     Seconds West a distance of twenty seven and ninety eight
     hundredths feet, to a point;
     Thence along Lands of The City of Scranton, North fifty nine
     Degrees eight Minutes forty nine Seconds West, a distance of
     four hundred sixty eight and sixty eight hundredths feet, to a
     point, at the southwest corner of Lot No. 75;
     Thence along the southerly line of Lots Nos. 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,
     80 and 81, North eighty six degrees thirty four Minutes fifty
     Seconds East, a distance of six hundred forty three and forty
     two hundredths feet, to a point;
     Thence along Lot No. 81 of the Leggetts Creek Subdivision North
     three Degrees twenty five Minutes ten Seconds West a distance of
     one hundred seventy four and ninety two hundredths feet, to the
     point, along the southerly right-of-way line of Gilbert Street;
     Thence along the southerly right-of-way line of Gilbert Street
     on a curve to the left having a radius of 225.00 ft., having an
     arc length of 200.45 ft., Chord Bearing North sixty one Degrees
     three Minutes thirty Seconds East, a chord distance of one
     hundred ninety three and eighty nine hundredths feet, to a
     point, along lands of the Marvine Dutch Gap Little League;
     Thence leaving said southeasterly right-of-way line of Gilbert
     Street, and along lands of the Little League South fifty six
     Degrees twenty six Minutes Eighteen Seconds East, a distance of
     sixty seven and fifty six hundredths feet to a point;
     Thence along said Marvine Gap Little League South eighteen
     Degrees thirty seven Minutes forty two Seconds West, a distance
     of two hundred thirty five and no hundredths feet, to a point;
     Thence continuing along said Little League property North eighty
     five Degrees seven Minutes forty two Seconds East, a distance of
     two hundred seventy five and no hundredths feet, to a point;
     Thence along a curve to the left, having a radius of six hundred
     eighty and no hundredths feet, arc length of three hundred forty
     two and eighty seven hundredths feet, Chord of three hundred
     thirty nine and twenty five hundredths feet, Chord Bearing North
     seventy degrees forty one Minutes no Seconds East, to the point.
     Thence along the southerly right-of-way line of Wells Street,
     South fifty five degrees forty four Minutes forty four Seconds
     East, a distance of eighteen and six hundredth feet, to a point,
     common to Lot No. 92 and Lot No. 90;
     Thence along line of Lot No. 92 South thirty five Degrees seven
     Minutes five Seconds West, a distance of one hundred forty four
     and eighty seven hundredths feet to a point at the start of a
     curve to the right;
     Thence along a curve to the right, having a radius of two
     hundred fifty and thirty hundredths feet, arc length of fifty
     and eleven hundredths feet and a Chord of fifty five feet, Chord
     Bearing South fifty nine Degrees twenty six Minutes twenty six
     Seconds West, to a point.
     Thence along the westerly line of Lot No. 92 and Lot No. 93,
     South thirty five Degrees twenty nine Minutes four Seconds East,
     a distance of one hundred forty eight and twenty four hundredths
     feet, to a point;
     Thence along Lot No. 93, North seventy eight Degrees ten Minutes
     forty two seconds East, a distance of fifty five and forty seven
     hundredths feet, to a point;
     Thence along Lot No. 93, North sixty one Degrees nine Minutes
     forty four seconds East, a distance of one hundred thirty and
     eighty eight hundredths, to a point;
     Thence along Lot No. 93, North twenty seven Degrees six Minutes
     thirty one seconds East, a distance of eighty nine and ninety
     nine hundredths feet, to a point, along the southerly right-of-
     way line of Wells Street, to the point of beginning.
     Containing 9.253 Acres of land, more or less.
        (e)  Description of deed restriction.--The deed restriction
     to be transferred to the parcel described in subsection (d)
     shall read as follows:
            This indenture is given to provide land for recreation,
            conservation and historical purposes as those purposes
            are defined in the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess.,
            P.L.131, No.8), known as the Project 70 Land Acquisition
            and Borrowing Act.
     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.