Section 4

Act 153 of 1992, § 4, under CONVEYANCES - PENNDOT TO VARIOUS COUNTIES.

Act 153 of 1992, § 4

Section 4. (a) The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to sell and convey to the Northampton Area School District the following tract of land situate in East Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, for a consideration of one-half the fair market value as determined by an independent appraiser, the following:

All that certain tract or parcel of land commonly known as a part of State Farm No. 1 as shown on a plan entitled "Property Survey for Northampton Area School District - Lands of the Department of Agriculture" as prepared by Hanover Engineering Associates, Inc., dated September 30, 1992, situated north of Nor-Bath Boulevard (SR 0329) and east of Seemsville Road (SR 3021) in East Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania is described as follows:

Beginning at a railroad spike in Seemsville Road (SR 3021), said spike being a common corner with lands now or formerly Edward F. Cesanek; thence along said lands north 84 degrees 01 minute 45 seconds east, 1716.00 feet to a found concrete monument; thence continuing along the same and along lands now or formerly Richard D. and Barbara A. Nagy, north 80 degrees 49 minutes 45 seconds east, 801.40 feet to a found concrete monument, said monument being in line with lands now or formerly Preston F. Vandegrift, 3rd; thence along said Vandegrift lands and along lands now or formerly Timothy P. Laubach and Irene M. Laubach, south 04 degrees 22 minutes 15 seconds east, 606.40 feet to a point; thence continuing along said Laubach lands north 73 degrees 24 minutes 13 seconds east, 115.53 feet to a found concrete monument; thence continuing along the same and crossing the Catasauqua Creek south 00 degrees 28 minutes 27 seconds west, 76.06 feet to an iron pin; thence continuing along said Laubach lands the following two courses:

(1) south 08 degrees 19 minutes 58 seconds west, 114.36 feet to a found iron pipe; thence

(2) south 00 degrees 34 feet 45 seconds west, 102.77 feet to a railroad spike, said spike being set in Tanglewood Road (T.R.406); thence in and along said Tanglewood Road south 05 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds west, 179.45 feet to an iron pin on the edge of said road; thence along lands now or formerly Collis Truck Parts, Inc., and crossing said Catasauqua Creek south 86 degrees 10 minutes 42 seconds west, 312.19 feet to a found iron pipe; thence continuing along the same south 06 degrees 38 minutes 06 seconds, 126.08 feet to a found concrete monument, said monument being at the northeasterly corner of a masonry wall bordering a burial rounds for the Presbyterian Congregation of East Allen Township; thence along lands now or formerly the Presbyterian Congregation of East Allen Township and along other lands now or formerly Collis Truck Parts, Inc., south 85 degrees 03 minutes 37 seconds west, 488.10 feet to a found concrete monument; thence continuing along said lands of Collis Truck Parts, Inc., south 04 degrees 23 minutes 19 seconds east, 320.77 feet to a found iron pin, said pin being a common corner with lands now or formerly East Allen Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps.; thence along said lands south 85 degrees 36 minutes 41 seconds west, 300.00 feet to a point; thence along the same south 04 degrees 23 minutes 19 seconds east, 443.57 feet to a found iron pin, said pin being 40 feet from the centerline of the Nor-Bath Boulevard (S.R.0329); thence along the same north 84 degrees 05 minutes 23 seconds east, 300.11 feet to a point, said point being in line with lands now or formerly Arlene A. Landes; thence along said lands of Landes, south 04 degrees 23 minutes 19 seconds east, 10.00 feet to a point, said point being 30 feet from the centerline of Nor-Bath Boulevard and on the legal right-of-way line of the same; thence along said right-of-way the following two courses:

(1) south 84 degrees 05 minutes 23 seconds west, 300.11 feet to a found iron pipe; thence

(2) south 83 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds west, 1448.07 feet to a railroad spike in Seemsville Road; thence along Seemsville Road north 04 degrees 44 minutes 15 seconds west, 1877.06 feet to a railroad spike, said spike being the place of beginning.

Containing approximately 4,021,624 square feet or 92.3238 acres.

(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 property conveyed shall be used for educational and related purposes by the Northampton Area School District, and if at any time the Northampton Area School District or its successor in function conveys the property or permits the property to be used for any purpose other than those specified in this section, the title to the property shall immediately revert to and revest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(d) 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.

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