Pennsylvania Act 1994-47 — MILITARY CODE (51 PA.C.S.) - AMEND SALE OF ARMORIES AND LAND

Act text

Session of 1994

No. 1994-47

HB 2066

AN ACT

Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for sale of armories and land and for the State Treasury Armory Fund.

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

Section 1. Section 1507 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 1507. Sale of unusable armories and land ; sale or lease of timber and mineral rights .

(a) General rule.--

(1) Whenever, in the opinion of the Armory Board, any armory building, armory site, or other real estate owned by the Commonwealth is no longer suitable for military services due to change in population or to the needs of the military service, [it] the board may sell [it] the property in accordance with law.

(2) Whenever, in the opinion of the Armory Board, timber or other mineral rights at Fort Indiantown Gap, any State armory or any other military lands or facilities may be sold or leased without disruption of the usual military purposes of the property and without undue adverse impact upon the local environment, the board may sell or lease the rights in accordance with law.

(b) Disposition of proceeds.--[The] All money derived from [such] sale of [any armory building, armory site or other real estate] property under subsection (a)(1) or from sale or lease of rights under subsection (a)(2) shall be paid into the State Treasury Armory Fund.

Section 2. Section 1511(a) and (d)(1), (2) and (4) of Title 51 are amended and subsection (d) is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 1511. State Treasury Armory Fund.

(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the State Treasury a special revenue fund to be known as the State Treasury Armory Fund. The proceeds from the sale of any armory building, armory site or other real estate used for the State military forces [and] , the proceeds from the sale or lease of timber or other mineral rights at Fort Indiantown Gap or at any other real estate used for the State military forces and the proceeds from the rental of any State armories or other facilities used by the State military forces shall be deposited in the State Treasury Armory Fund.

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(d) Expenditures from State Treasury Armory Fund.--The department may expend moneys from the State Treasury Armory Fund for the following purposes:

(1) Purchase of equipment, furniture and fixtures for State armories and other structures and facilities to be utilized by the Pennsylvania National Guard .

(2) Essential repairs and maintenance of State armories and other structures and facilities to be utilized by the Pennsylvania National Guard .

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(4) Construction of new armories and other structures and facilities to be utilized by the Pennsylvania National Guard.

(5) Support of environmental projects and programs at Fort Indiantown Gap, any State armory or any other military lands or facilities.

Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 15th day of June, A. D. 1994.

ROBERT P. CASEY