Section 1. The Department of General Services with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Resources, acting on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a consideration which shall be the fair market value of the Commonwealth interest in a tract of property hereinafter described as determined by an independent appraisal service chosen by the Secretary of General Services is hereby authorized to convey by quit claim deed to Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, a corporation with offices in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, the right, title and interest of the Commonwealth in a tract of land within the bed of the Monongahela River in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, lying between the Pool Full Elevation of 710.0 as established by the United States Corps of Engineers and the limit of construction as proposed by Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, containing 1.8935 acres, more or less, described as follows:
All that certain tract or parcel of ground situate in the 15th Ward, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as shown on a plan titled "Property to be Acquired for Barge Unloading Facility, Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh Works", reference drawing PZ-528 as prepared by Alex Hutchinson and Son, registered engineer, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, dated March 2, 1978, being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the north bank of the Monongahela River at Pool Full Elevation 710.0 as established by the United States Corps of Engineers, said point being the following courses and distances from a point of curve having coordinate value
+ Y 30321.55
- X 24234.43 of the United States Harbor Line, as established by the aforementioned Corps of Engineers; north 40 degrees 11 minutes 51.8 seconds west a distance of 392.55 feet measured along the aforementioned United States Harbor Line and north 55 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds east a distance of 9.21 feet to the point at the place of beginning; thence along the north bank of the Monongahela River following the aforementioned Pool Full Elevation of 710.0 the following courses and distances: south 45 degrees 28 minutes 14 seconds east a distance of 136.43 feet to a point, south 35 degrees 17 minutes 28 seconds east a distance of 253.78 feet to a point, south 32 degrees 07 minutes 17 seconds east a distance of 198.20 feet to a point, south 34 degrees 36 minutes 51 seconds east a distance of 223.57 feet to a point, south 33 degrees 04 minutes 29 seconds east a distance of 426.03 feet to a point, south 29 degrees 23 minutes 25 seconds east a distance of 240.45 feet to a point, south 25 degrees 03 minutes 14 seconds east a distance of 279.83 feet to a point, south 23 degrees 07 minutes 08 seconds east a distance of 282.70 feet to a point, south 19 degrees 51 minutes 43 seconds east a distance of 110.43 feet to a point; thence extending into the aforementioned Monongahela River south 65 degrees 24 minutes 56 seconds west for a distance of 12.01 feet to a point on the limit of construction proposed by the aforementioned Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation; thence by the aforementioned limit of construction the following courses and distances: north 24 degrees 35 minutes 04 seconds west a distance of 403.86 feet to a point, south 65 degrees 24 minutes 56 seconds west a distance of 47.00 feet to a point, north 24 degrees 35 minutes 04 seconds west a distance of 54.00 feet to a point, north 65 degrees 24 minutes 56 seconds east a distance of 47.00 feet to a point, north 24 degrees 35 minutes 04 seconds west a distance of 302.99 feet to a point, north 34 degrees 53 minutes 40 seconds west a distance of 1382.99 feet to a point, north 55 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds east a distance of 30.28 feet to a point at the place of beginning. Containing an area of 1.8935 acres, more or less.
Compiler's Note: The Department of Environmental Resources,
referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of
1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of
Environmental Protection.