Section 2. Hollidaysburg Borough, Blair County.
(a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and Department of Transportation, is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant, sell and convey by special warranty deed to Borough of Hollidaysburg for fair consideration equal to the fair market value, as determined by an independent appraisal, the tract of land and buildings described in subsection (b).
(b) Description.--The property to be conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) is the following tract of land consisting of the Department of Transportation's Blair County Maintenance Facility situate in the Borough of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at an iron pin on the northeasterly side of Bedford Street, said iron pin being N. 30 degrees 40 minutes W. and sixty-five (65) feet from an angle point in said street; thence by lot No. 2, land N/F of Hollidaysburg Union Prayer Band, N. 59 degrees 20 minutes E. one hundred thirty-nine and eighty-five one-hundredths (139.85) feet to a tack in a 4-inch stake on the westerly bank of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River; thence S. 32 degrees 6 minutes E. ninety-three and seventy-four one-hundredths (93.74) feet to a stake on the westerly bank of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River; thence S. 32 degrees 17 minutes E. one hundred fifty-three and ninety-five one-hundredths (153.95) feet to a tack in a 4-inch post on the westerly bank of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River and on the northwesterly side of a fifteen (15) foot alley; thence along the northwesterly side of said alley S. 70 degrees 45 minutes W. one hundred seventy-nine and eight-tenths (179.8) feet to a tack in a 6 inch post at the intersection of the northwesterly side of said alley and the easterly side of Bedford Street; thence along the easterly side of Bedford Street N. 19 degrees 15 minutes W. one hundred fifty (150) feet to a tack in a 6-inch post at an angle point in Bedford Street; thence by the northeasterly side of Bedford Street N. 30 degrees 40 minutes W. sixty-five (65) feet to the point of beginning.
CONTAINING 0.8158 of an acre, more or less.
(c) Condition.--The conveyance authorized by this section is subject to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's completion of a new maintenance shed for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as PADOT, and PADOT vacating the above described tract of land.
(d) Easements.--The conveyance authorized by this section shall be made under and subject to all lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes, infringements known or unknown and rights of others, including, but not confined to, streets, roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, cable, water, electric, sewer, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and subject to any lawful and enforceable interest, estates or tenancies vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of the land or improvements erected thereon.
(e) Restrictions.--The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause that the property conveyed shall be used for municipal purposes, and, if at any time the Borough of Hollidaysburg or its successor in function conveys the property or permits the property to be used for any purpose other than that specified in this subsection, the title to the property shall immediately revert to and revest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(f) Execution.--The deed of conveyance authorized by this section 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. In the event that this conveyance is not executed within 12 months of the effective date of this act or within 12 months of PADOT vacating the premises, whichever is later, the property may be disposed of in accordance with Article XXIV-A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.
(g) Government approvals.--Grantee shall be solely responsible to obtain all required subdivision approvals and all other governmental approvals necessary for the transfer or intended use of the transferred tract and its buildings required as a result of this conveyance. All fees and costs associated with obtaining the subdivision or other approvals shall be borne by the grantee.
(h) Costs and fees.--All other costs and fees incidental to the conveyance including, but not limited to, appraisal fees, title insurance, survey authorized by this section shall be borne by the grantee.
(i) General fund.--Proceeds from this sale shall be deposited in the General Fund.