Pennsylvania HB 553: An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority certain lands situate in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County; authorizing the transfer of an easement interest in lands for a portion of the Project 70 lands owned by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, known as Lake Winola Access, in Overfield Township, Wyoming County, to the Department of Transportation; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to convey to Tioga County a tract of land, and to accept a tract of land from Tioga County, both tracts being located in Charleston Township, Tioga County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with the approval of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Governor, to grant and convey to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, solely for the use of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, a parcel in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, in exchange for a tract partly in Nesquehoning Borough and partly in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, to be conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and added to Lehigh Gorge State Park.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 554, 1698 PRINTER'S NO. 1938
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 553
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DAVIDSON, MADSEN, ROWE, MEHAFFIE AND DELOZIER,
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 16, 2025
AN ACT
Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Susquehanna
Regional Transportation Authority certain lands situate in
the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County; authorizing the
transfer of an easement interest in lands for a portion of
the Project 70 lands owned by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission, known as Lake Winola Access, in Overfield
Township, Wyoming County, to the Department of
Transportation; and authorizing the Department of General
Services, with the approval of the Governor and the
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to convey to
Tioga County a tract of land, and to accept a tract of land
from Tioga County, both tracts being located in Charleston
Township, Tioga County.; AND AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF
GENERAL SERVICES, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE GOVERNOR, TO GRANT
AND CONVEY TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, SOLELY FOR
THE USE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION, A PARCEL IN
LEHIGH TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY, IN EXCHANGE FOR A TRACT
PARTLY IN NESQUEHONING BOROUGH AND PARTLY IN LEHIGH TOWNSHIP,
CARBON COUNTY, TO BE CONVEYED TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADDED TO LEHIGH GORGE
STATE PARK.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Conveyance in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County.
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(a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey to the
Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority certain land and
buildings situate in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, for
$340,000, under terms and conditions to be established in an
agreement of sale.
(b) Property description.--The property to be conveyed under
subsection (a) consists of approximately 2.857 acres and
improvements thereon, bounded and more particularly described as
follows:
ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land situate in the City of
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, being more fully
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
All that certain tract of land situate in the City of
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, according to a survey
prepared by Susquehanna Civil Inc, dated August 18, 2022, and
being more fully bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a 5/8" rebar set on the eastern legal right-of-
way line of North Cameron Street, and being South 15 degrees 16
minutes 47 seconds East for a distance of 300.91 feet from the
southerly right-of-way line of Goodwill Drive;
THENCE North 60 degrees 52 minutes 36 seconds East for a
distance of 123.71 feet to a point on the eastern legal right-
of-way line of Florence Street;
THENCE along the eastern legal right-of-way line of Florence
Street, North 15 degrees 16 minutes 55 seconds West for a
distance of 271.31 feet to a 5/8" rebar found at the
intersection of the southern legal right-of-way line of Goodwill
Drive and the eastern legal right-of-way line of Florence
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Street;
THENCE along the southern legal right-of-way line of Goodwill
Drive, North 74 degrees 43 minutes 05 seconds East for a
distance of 384.00 feet to a 5/8" rebar at the intersection of
the southern legal right-of-way line of Goodwill Drive and the
western legal right-of-way line of Dr. Claude E. Nichols Street;
THENCE along the western legal right-of-way line of Dr.
Claude E. Nichols Street, South 15 degrees 16 minutes 55 seconds
East for a distance of 176.70 feet to a 5/8" rebar set;
THENCE North 60 degrees 52 minutes 36 seconds East for a
distance of 33.78 feet to a 5/8" rebar set on the line of lands
of the Harrisburg Cemetery Association;
THENCE along the lands of the Harrisburg Cemetery
Association, South 16 degrees 39 minutes 58 seconds East for a
distance of 61.58 feet to a point in the State Street Ramp from
North Cameron Street to 13th Street;
THENCE in and through the said State Street Ramp, South 58
degrees 58 minutes 47 seconds West for a distance of 559.38 feet
to a point on the eastern legal right-of-way line of North
Cameron Street;
THENCE along the eastern legal right-of-way line of North
Cameron Street, North 15 degrees 16 minutes 47 seconds West for
a distance of 81.00 feet to the place of beginning.
Containing 2.857 acres or 124,449 square feet, gross.
(c) Subject to certain matters.--The