Pennsylvania Act 1985-51 — CONVEYANCE - MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Act text

AN ACT

Authorizing the conveyance of certain State land to the East Norriton Fire Company in Montgomery County; and making a repeal.

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

Section 1. (a) The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Agriculture, is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to grant and convey to the East Norriton Fire Company, for a consideration of one-half of the fair market value as determined by an independent appraisal approved by the Department of General Services, the following tract of land situate in East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, described in accordance with a plan prepared for Montgomery County, dated October 31, 1984, as prepared by John L. Dzedzy, civil engineer and land surveyor, Norriton, Pennsylvania, and bounded and described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, situate and being in the Township of East Norriton, County of Montgomery and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to witness:

Beginning at a point on the southwesterly side of Germantown Pike, 50 feet wide, said point being south 63 degrees 16 minutes 51 seconds east 101.76 feet from the intersection of the southeasterly side of Whitehall Road, 33 feet wide, extended with the southwesterly side of Germantown Pike, 50 feet wide, extended thence proceeding along this side of Germantown Pike south 63 degrees 16 minutes 51 seconds east 201.83 feet to a point a corner; thence leaving Germantown Pike and proceeding along the lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the following courses:

(1) south 34 degrees 25 minutes 22 seconds west 450.25 feet to an iron pin; and

(2) north 39 degrees 04 minutes 58 seconds west 404.75 feet to an iron pin on the southeasterly side of Whitehall Road; thence proceeding along the southeasterly side of Whitehall Road north 50 degrees 55 minutes 02 seconds east 100 feet to an iron pin, a corner of Lot No.2; thence leaving Whitehall Road and proceeding along Lot No.2 the following two courses and distances:

(i) south 39 degrees 04 minutes 58 seconds east 166.55 feet to an iron pin; and

(ii) north 34 degrees 25 minutes 22 seconds east 259.68 feet to the point of beginning.

Containing an area of 2.2856 acres, as further shown on a land subdivision plan No.84102, dated October 31, 1984, prepared by John L. Dzedzy, civil engineer and land surveyor, Norriton, Pennsylvania.

(b) 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.

(c) The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause that the lands conveyed shall be used for volunteer fire company purposes by East Norriton Fire Company and, if at any time the volunteer fire company or its successor in function conveys said property or permits said property to be used for any purpose other than those aforementioned, the title thereto shall immediately revert to and revest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(d) The proceeds of this sale shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the Capital Facilities Redemption Fund.

(e) The deed of conveyance shall be approved as provided by law and shall be executed by the Secretary of General Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(f) Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance shall be borne by the grantee.

Section 2. Section 9 of the act of December 21, 1984 (P.L.1227, No.233), entitled "An act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Health, to convey two tracts of land located in Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Gaudenzia, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, and the Township of Westtown; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Environmental Resources, to convey to the Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown 0.810 acres and to Mrs. Edith Casper 0.885 acres of land situate in Noyes Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Agriculture, to convey to the East Allen Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps a certain tract of land, with improvements, situate in East Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; with the approval of the Governor, to join with Conewango Township in Warren County in the conveyance of a parcel of land, at a fair market value, to West Penn Oil Corporation, Inc.; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to convey a right-of-way to Jeffrey W. Shank and Roberta L. Shank, his wife, over certain lands in Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services and the Department of Agriculture, with the approval of the Governor, to convey to Lifecare Associates, Inc., a tract of land and the buildings erected thereon in Penn Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Public Welfare, to convey to the City of Allentown a parcel of land situate in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Public Welfare, to convey a tract of land to the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 5 of Philadelphia, situate in the city and county of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Agriculture, to convey to East Norriton Fire Company 2.2856 acres of land, more or less, situate in East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania," is repealed.

Compiler's Note: The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.

The Secretary of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Secretary of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.

Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.