Pennsylvania Act 1978-13 — LOCAL PROJECT 70 LAND - CONVEYANCE BY BRISTOL BOROUGH

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LOCAL PROJECT 70 LAND - CONVEYANCE BY BRISTOL BOROUGH
                  Act of Apr. 12, 1978, P.L. 26, No. 13               Cl. 85
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the Borough of Bristol, County of Bucks, with the
        approval of the Departments of Community Affairs,
        Environmental Resources and Justice and the Governor, to
        convey a certain tract of land located within said borough
        and acquired with Project 70 money and transferring the
        interest and restrictions relating to Project 70 lands to a
        tract of land to be acquired as part consideration for this
        conveyance.

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

        Section 1.  The Borough of Bristol, County of Bucks,
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is hereby authorized, subject to
     the approval of the Departments of Community Affairs,
     Environmental Resources and Justice and the Governor, to convey
     to the Bucks County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
     Animals for the sum of $1 and a tract of land to be conveyed to
     the Borough of Bristol by The Grundy Foundation, the following
     tract of land situate in the Borough of Bristol and acquired by
     such borough with Project 70 money, said tract of land more
     particularly described as follows:
        All that certain lot or tract of land situate in the Borough
     of Bristol, County of Bucks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being
     Lot No. 2 bounded and described according to plan No. BR-174
     prepared by Middle Atlantic States Engineering, Inc., and dated
     February, 1975 as follows to wit:
        Beginning at a point on the northwesterly line of Maple Beach
     Road, 60.00 feet wide, the point of beginning being the
     following 2 courses and distances from the intersection of the
     said line of Maple Beach Road and the southerly line of Cannal's
     End Road, 50 feet wide: (1) 45.17 feet, along a curve to the
     left having a radius of 486.82 feet, to a point of tangency; (2)
     80.00 feet, south 20 degrees 1 minute west; thence from the
     point of beginning along the northwesterly line of Maple Beach
     Road, south 20 degrees 1 minute west, 550.32 feet to a point in
     Otter Creek; thence up Otter Creek north 39 degrees 29 minutes
     west, 393.88 feet, crossing a 25 foot-wide sewer right-of-way;
     thence north 56 degrees 17 minutes east, along the northwesterly
     line of the said sewer right-of-way, 82.22 feet to a point on
     the line of lands now or late of Rohm and Haas; thence along
     Rohm and Haas land, north 6 degrees 15 minutes west, 67 feet to
     a point; thence continuing, north 4 degrees 11 minutes east,
     64.50 feet, to a point; the southwesterly corner of Lot No. 1;
     thence along Lot No. 1, north 84 degrees 25 minutes 40 seconds
     east, 375.28 feet to the point and place of beginning.
        Containing 2.77671 acres of land.
        The conveyance shall be made under and subject to all
     easements, servitudes and rights of others, including but not
     confined to streets, roadways, and rights of any telephone,
     telegraph, water, electric, sewer, gas or pipeline companies, as
     well as under and subject to any interest, estates, or tenancies
     vested in third persons, whether or not appearing of record, for
     any portion of the land or improvements erected thereon.

        Compiler's Note:  The Department of Community Affairs,
            referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 58 of
            1996 and its functions were transferred to the Department
            of Community and Economic Development.
        Compiler's Note:  The Department of Environmental Resources,
            referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of
            1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of
            Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of
            Environmental Protection.
        Section 2.  As an integral part of the consideration for the
     conveyance of the tract of land described in section 1 and
     contemporaneous with the conveyance of such tract of land, the
     Borough of Bristol, County of Bucks, shall receive, free and
     clear of all liens and encumbrances, the following tract of land
     owned by and to be conveyed by The Grundy Foundation, said tract
     of land more particularly described as follows:
        All that certain tract, piece or parcel of ground, situate in
     the Borough of Bristol, County of Bucks, Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania, and being described according to a survey and plan
     thereof made by William G. Major Associates, Engineers and
     Surveyors, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, said plan being dated June
     9, 1972, as follows to wit:
        Beginning at a monument set for a corner on the easterly
     right-of-way line of Maple Beach Road, 60.00 wide, said point
     being a distance of 169.65 feet in a southerly direction from a
     monument being set on the point of curve which connects the
     easterly right-of-way line of Maple Beach Road and the southerly
     right-of-way line of Anthony Niccol By-Pass.
        Thence extending from said point of beginning along lands of
     now or late Bristol Borough, the 4 following courses and
     distances: (1) south 69 degrees 59 minutes east a distance of
     137.00 feet to a monument set for a corner; (2) thence
     extending, south 17 degrees 11 minutes east, a distance of
     160.38 feet to a monument set for a corner; (3) thence
     extending, south 7 degrees 11 minutes east a distance of 120.83
     feet to a monument set for a corner; (4) thence extending, south
     49 degrees 3 minutes 20 seconds west and passing over a monument
     set on line a distance of 180.00 feet from the beginning of this
     course, and extending into the bed of Otter Creek, a total
     distance throughout of 279.88 feet to a point for a corner in
     the bed of Otter Creek; thence extending through the bed of
     Otter Creek, north 68 degrees 10 minutes west a distance of
     153.42 feet to a point for a corner on the aforementioned
     easterly right-of-way line of Maple Beach Road; thence extending
     along said right-of-way and leaving the bed of Otter Creek,
     north 20 degrees 1 minute east and passing over a monument set
     on line a distance of 416.84 feet from the terminus of this
     course, a total distance throughout of 475.05 feet to the point
     and place of beginning.
        Contents of the above described parcel being 2.424 acres.
        Section 3.  This authorization is contingent upon and subject
     to the approval, prior to the proposed conveyance, of the
     Departments of Community Affairs, Environmental Resources and
     Justice which departments shall review the proposed transfer of
     lands to determine whether the interests of the Commonwealth,
     arising from the utilization of Project 70 money, may be
     transferred to and adequately protected by the tract of land to
     be acquired by the Borough of Bristol as described in section 2.
     The approval notice shall be forwarded to the Borough of Bristol
     within 60 days from the effective date of this act.

        Compiler's Note:  The Department of Community Affairs,
            referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 58 of
            1996 and its functions were transferred to the Department
            of Community and Economic Development.
        Compiler's Note:  The Department of Environmental Resources,
            referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of
            1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of
            Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of
            Environmental Protection.
        Section 4.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.