Section 5. Water main and easements in Strasburg Township,
Lancaster County.
(a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to dedicate, grant and convey to the Strasburg, Lancaster County, Borough Authority, for $1, a water main and appurtenances to such water main to be constructed by the Department of General Services as part of Project No. DGS 980-6, together with such easements as may be necessary for purposes of the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of such water main and appurtenances, over, through, and in certain property constituting, or adjacent to, the grounds of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, as described in subsection (b).
(b) Description of easement.--Pursuant to subsection (a):
(1) The Department of General Services is authorized to
grant to the Strasburg, Lancaster County, Borough Authority a
permanent easement, not to exceed 25 feet in width, over,
through, and in the real property constituting the grounds of
the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, consisting of the real
property acquired by the General State Authority pursuant to
deeds recorded at the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of
Lancaster County at Record Book W, Volume 56, Page 212,
Record Book O, Volume 60, Page 527, and Record Book D, Volume
57, Page 123.
(2) The Department of General Services is further
authorized to transfer, convey or assign to the Strasburg,
Lancaster County, Borough Authority any easement acquired by
the Department of General Services as part of Project No. DGS
980-6 for purposes of the construction, operation,
maintenance, repair, and replacement of the water main and
appurtenances.
(3) All of the above described easements are to be used
for purposes of the operation, maintenance, repair, and
replacement of the water main and appurtenances to be
constructed by the Department of General Services as part of
Project No. DGS 980-6.
(c) Execution of deed.--Any deed or other conveyance document executed pursuant to this section shall be executed by the Secretary of General Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(d) Covenant to repair.--Any deed conveying an easement over, through and in the grounds of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania shall contain a covenant requiring the grantee to repair, to the satisfaction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, any damage to the easement area caused by the grantee's operation, maintenance, repair or replacement of said water main and appurtenances.
(e) Easements or licenses for public sewer service.--The Department of General Services is further authorized to transfer and convey, with the approval of the Governor, any easements or licenses necessary to provide the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania with access to public sewer service. Access to public sewer service may be provided by means of a connection to privately owned sewer facilities.
(f) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to the conveyances authorized by subsection (a) shall be borne by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.