HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 904, 983, 991 PRINTER'S NO. 1014
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 829
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY AUMENT, JUNE 19, 2023
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JULY 6, 2023
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
2 approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
3 and the Governor, to grant and convey certain easements
4 through and across lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 in the Township of Manheim, County of Lancaster, for purposes
6 of a road realignment project and to accept from the Township
7 of Manheim existing right-of-way to be abandoned as part of
8 the road realignment project; and authorizing the Department <--
9 of General Services, with the approval of the Department of
10 Military and Veterans Affairs and the Governor, to grant and
11 convey to Drexel University, permanent easement encumbering
12 certain lands situate in the City and County of Philadelphia; <--
13 AND AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE <--
14 APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, TO GRANT AND CONVEY TO THE CITY OF
15 PHILADELPHIA CERTAIN LAND, BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS
16 SITUATED IN THE 40TH WARD OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA,
17 PHILADELPHIA COUNTY; AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF PROJECT 70
18 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN LAND OWNED BY LOWER SALFORD TOWNSHIP,
19 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IN RETURN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIKING
20 TRAIL AND SCENIC VIEWING AREA IN LOWER SALFORD TOWNSHIP,
21 MONTGOMERY COUNTY; REVOKING A USE RESTRICTION; AND MAKING
22 REPEALS.
23 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24 hereby enacts as follows:
25 Section 1. Conveyance of easements at the Landis Valley Museum.
26 (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with
27 the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
 1 Commission and the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of
2 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey the
3 following easements, at the Landis Valley Museum, situate in the
4 Township of Manheim, County of Lancaster, to the Township of
5 Manheim for $1, for purposes of a road realignment project.
6 (b) Property description.--The property to be conveyed under
7 subsection (a) consists of the following easements, situate in
8 the Township of Manheim, County of Lancaster, bounded and more
9 particularly described as follows:
10 Right-of-Way Easement #1
11 BEGINNING at a point on line of lands now or formerly of
12 David Costello, said point also being the eastern right of way
13 line of East Delp Road (realigned), a 60 foot side public
14 street, being located
15 N 17°37'11" W 57.37 feet from a rebar at the southwest corner
16 of lands now or formerly of
17 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; extending thence along
18 lands now or formerly of David Costello and crossing over East
19 Delp Road (realigned) N 17°37'11" W for a distance of 88.61
20 feet to a point on the western right of way line of East Delp
21 Road (realigned); extending thence along said last mentioned
22 right of way line the following two (2) courses and distances,
23 namely: (1) N 24°59'27" E for a distance of 39.89 feet to a
24 point; (2) N 17°44'06" W for a distance of 55.93 feet to a point
25 on the southern legal right of way line of Landis Valley Road
26 (S.R. 1014), a 60 foot wide public street; extending thence
27 along said last mentioned legal right of way line by a curve to
28 the right having a radius of 644.05 feet for a distance of
29 129.86 feet, the chord of which is S 57°35'50" E for a distance
30 of 129.64 feet to a point on the eastern right of way line of
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 1 East Delp Road (realigned); extending thence along said last
2 mentioned right of way line the following two (2) courses and
3 distances, namely: (1) S 72°21'51" W for a distance of 41.61
4 feet to a point; (2) S 24°59'27" W for a distance of 101.29 feet
5 to a point and the place of BEGINNING.
6 Containing 7,745 Square Feet
7 Right-of-Way Easement #2
8 BEGINNING at a point on the eastern right of way line of
9 Kissel Hill Road and on line of lands now or formerly of The
10 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, said point being located S
11 88°37'57" E 104.20 feet from the northwest corner of lands now
12 or formerly of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 (UPI NO. 390-11002-0-0000); extending thence along other
14 lands now or formerly of
15 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S 88°37'57" E for a distance
16 of 63.05 feet to a point on the eastern right of way line of
17 Kissel Hill Road (realigned); extending thence along said last
18 mentioned right of way line S 18°56'16" E for a distance of
19 75.04 feet to a point on the northern legal right of way line of
20 Landis Valley Road (S.R. 1014), a 60 foot wide public street;
21 extending thence along said last mentioned legal right of way
22 line by a curve to the left having a radius of 704.44 feet for a
23 distance of 100.16 feet, the chord of which is N 55°53'31" W for
24 a distance of 100.07 feet to a point on the eastern right of way
25 line of Kissel Hill Road; extending thence along said last
26 mentioned right of way line N 15°27'36" W for a distance of
27 16.99 feet to a point and the place of BEGINNING.
28 Containing 2,651 Square Feet
29 Right-of-Way Easement #3
30 BEGINNING at a point on the eastern right of way line of
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 1 Kissel Hill Road and on line of lands now or formerly of The
2 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, said point being located S
3 83°09'00 E 103.81 feet from the southwest corner of lands now or
4 formerly of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 (UPI NO. 390-53494-0-0000); extending thence along said last
6 mentioned right of way line N 9°58'39" W for a distance of 12.51
7 feet to a point on the western right of way line of Kissel Hill
8 Road (realigned); extending thence along said last mentioned
9 right of way line the following two (2) courses and distances,
10 namely: (1) N 78°56'12" E for a distance of 8.67 feet to a
11 point; (2) by a curve to the left having a radius of 145.00 feet
12 for a distance of 121.95 feet, the chord of which is N 3°26'47"
13 W for a distance of 118.38 feet to a point on the eastern right
14 of way line of Kissel Hill Road; extending thence along said
15 last mentioned right of way line the following two (2) courses
16 and distances, namely: (1) by a curve to the left having a
17 radius of 260.00 feet for a distance of 35.29 feet, the chord of
18 which is N 6°02'34" W for a distance of 35.26 feet to a point;
19 (2) N 9°55'51" W for a distance of 241.40 feet to a point on the
20 eastern right of way line of Kissel Hill Road (realigned);
21 extending thence along said last mentioned right of way line the
22 following four (4) courses and distances, namely: (1) by a curve
23 to the left having a radius of 470.00 feet for a distance of
24 130.13 feet, the chord of which is S 17°51'45" E for a distance
25 of 129.71 feet to a point; (2) S 25°47'39" E for a distance of
26 141.70 feet to a point; (3) by a curve to the right having a
27 radius of 205.00 feet for a distance of 165.72 feet, the chord
28 of which is S 2°33'07" E for a distance of 161.25 feet to a
29 point; (4) S 13°27'19" E for a distance of 0.40 feet to a point
30 on line of other lands now or formerly of The Commonwealth of
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 1 Pennsylvania; extending thence along said last mentioned lands
2 N 83°09'00" W for a distance of 63.05 feet to a point and the
3 place of BEGINNING.
4 Containing 15,339 Square Feet
5 Temporary Grading Easement #1
6 BEGINNING at a point on the eastern right of way line of
7 Kissel Hill Road (realigned) and on line of lands now or
8 formerly of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, said point being
9 located
10 S 88°37'57" E 167.25 feet from the northwest corner of lands
11 now or formerly of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (UPI NO.
12 390-11002-0-0000); extending thence along other lands now or
13 formerly of
14 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania S 88°37'57" E for a distance
15 of 15.19 feet to a point; extending thence through lands now or
16 formerly of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17 (UPI NO. 390-11002-0-0000) by a curve to the right having a
18 radius of 220.00 feet for a distance of 24.06 feet, the chord of
19 which is S 17°23'51" W for a distance of 24.04 feet to a point
20 on the eastern right of way line of Kissel Hill Road
21 (realigned); extending thence along said last mentioned right of
22 way line
23 N 18°56'16" W for a distance of 24.64 feet to a point and the
24 place of BEGINNING.
25 Containing 181 Square Feet
26 Temporary Grading Easement #2
27 BEGINNING at a point on line of lands now or formerly of
28 David Costello, said point also being the western right of way
29 line of East Delp Road (realigned), a 60 foot side public
30 street, being located N 17°37'11" W 145.98 feet from a rebar at
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 1 the southwest corner of lands now or formerly of
2 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; extending thence along
3 lands now or formerly of David Costello
4 N 17°37'11" W for a distance of 51.70 feet to a point;
5 extending thence through lands now or formerly of The
6 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the following two (2) courses and
7 distances, namely:
8 (1) N 24°59'27" E for a distance of 17.58 feet to a point;
9 (2) S 65°00'33" E for a distance of 20.46 feet to a point on the
10 western right of way line of East Delp Road (realigned);
11 extending thence along said last mentioned right of way line the
12 following two (2) courses and distances, namely: (1) S 17°44'06"
13 E for a distance of 21.43 feet to a point; (2) S 24°59'27" W for
14 a distance of 39.89 feet to a point and the place of BEGINNING.
15 Containing 1,167 Square Feet
16 Temporary Grading Easement #3
17 BEGINNING at a point on the eastern right of way line of
18 Kissel Hill Road, said point being located the following two (2)
19 courses and distances from the southwest corner of lands now or
20 formerly of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (UPI NO. 390-53494-
21 0-0000), namely: (1) S 83°09'00" E 103.81 feet to a point on the
22 eastern right of way line of Kissel Hill Road; (2) N 9°58'39" W
23 12.51 feet; extending thence along said last mentioned right of
24 way line the following two (2) courses and distances, namely:
25 (1) N 9°58'39" W for a distance of 42.87 feet to a point; (2) by
26 a curve to the left having a radius 260.00 feet for a distance
27 of 78.40 feet, the chord of which is N 6°29'01" E for a distance
28 of 78.11 feet to a point on the western right of way line of
29 Kissel Hill Road (realigned); extending thence along said last
30 mentioned right of way line the following two (2) courses and
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 1 distances, namely: (1) by a curve to the right having a radius
2 145.00 feet for a distance of 121.95 feet, the chord of which is
3 S 3°26'47" E for a distance of 118.38 feet to a point; (2) S
4 78°56'12" W for a distance of 8.67 feet to a point and the place
5 of BEGINNING.
6 Containing 1,835 Square Feet
7 Temporary Grading Easement #4
8 BEGINNING at a point on the eastern right of way line of
9 Kissel Hill Road (realigned), said point being located S
10 83°09'00" E 166.86 feet from the southwest corner of lands now
11 or formerly of
12 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (UPI NO. 390-53494-0-0000);
13 extending thence along said last mentioned right of way line the
14 following four (4) courses and distances, namely: (1) N
15 13°27'19" W for a distance of 0.40 feet; (2) by a curve to the
16 left having a radius of 205.00 feet for a distance of 165.72,
17 the chord of which is N 2°33'07" W for a distance of 161.25 feet
18 to a point; (3) N 25°47'39" W for a distance of 141.70 feet to a
19 point; (4) by a curve to the right having a radius of 470.00
20 feet for a distance of 43.04 feet, the chord of which is N
21 23°10'14" W for a distance of 43.03 feet to a point; extending
22 thence through lands now or formerly of The Commonwealth of
23 Pennsylvania
24 (UPI NO. 390-53494-0-0000) the following four (4) courses and
25 distances, namely: (1) N 69°27'11" E for a distance of 15.00
26 feet to a point; (2) by a curve to the left having a radius of
27 455.00 feet for a distance of 41.67 feet, the chord of which is
28 S 23°10'14" E for a distance of 41.66 feet; (3) S 25°47'39" E
29 for a distance of 141.71 feet to a point; (4) by a curve to the
30 right having a radius of 220.00 feet for a distance of 174.58
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 1 feet, the chord of which is S 2°58'51" E for a distance of
2 170.03 feet to a point on line of other lands now or formerly of
3 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; extending thence along said
4 last mentioned lands N 83°09'00" W for a distance of 15.22 feet
5 to a point and the place of BEGINNING.
6 Containing 5,316 Square Feet
7 Temporary Grading Easement #5
8 BEGINNING at a point on the eastern right of way line of
9 Kissel Hill Road (realigned), said point being located the
10 following two (2) courses and distances from the northwest
11 corner of lands now or formerly of The Commonwealth of
12 Pennsylvania (UPI NO. 390-11002-0-0000), namely:
13 (1) S 88°37'57" E 167.25 feet; (2) S 18°56'16" E 65.91 feet;
14 extending thence through lands now or formerly of The
15 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (UPI NO. 390-11002-0-0000) the
16 following five (5) courses and distances, namely: (1) by a curve
17 to the right having a radius of 709.22 feet for a distance of
18 58.00 feet, the chord of which is S 50°05'51" E for a distance
19 of 57.98 feet to a point; (2) N 42°14'43" E for a distance of
20 10.00 feet to a point; (3) by a curve to the right having a
21 radius of 719.22 feet for a distance of 98.12 feet, the chord of
22 which is S 43°50'48" E for a distance of 98.04 feet to a point;
23 (4) S 39°56'09" E for a distance of 29.88 feet to a point;
24 (5) S 50°03'51" W for a distance of 15.00 feet to a point on the
25 northern legal right of way line of Landis Valley Road (S.R.
26 1014), a 60 foot wide public street; extending thence along said
27 last mentioned legal right of way line the following two (2)
28 courses and distances, namely: (1) N 39°56'09" W for a distance
29 of 29.88 feet to a point; (2) by a curve to the left having a
30 radius of 704.44 feet for a distance of 146.05 feet, the chord
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 1 of which is N 45°52'46" W for a distance of 145.79 feet to a
2 point on the eastern right of way line of Kissel Hill Road
3 (realigned); extending thence along said last mentioned right of
4 way line N 18°56'16" W for a distance of 9.13 feet to a point
5 and the place of BEGINNING.
6 Containing 2,175 Square Feet
7 Stormwater Easement #1
8 BEGINNING at a rebar on the northern right of way line of
9 East Delp Road (a 60 foot wide public street), said point being
10 the southeast corner of lands now or formerly of David Costello;
11 extending thence along said last mentioned lands N 17°37'11" W
12 for a distance of 57.37 feet to a point on the eastern right of
13 way line of East Delp Road (realigned), a 60 foot wide public
14 street; extending thence along said last mentioned right of way
15 line the following two (2) courses and distances, namely:
16 (1) N 24°59'27" E for a distance of 101.29 feet to a point;
17 (2) N 72°21'51" E for a distance of 41.61 feet to a point on the
18 southern legal right of way line of Landis Valley Road (S.R.
19 1014), a 60 foot wide public street; extending thence along said
20 last mentioned legal right of way line the following two (2)
21 courses and distances, namely: (1) by a curve to the right
22 having a radius of 644.05 feet for a distance of 133.61 feet,
23 the chord of which is S 45°52'42" E for a distance of 133.37
24 feet to a point; (2) S 39°56'09" E for a distance of 4.71 feet
25 to a point on the northern right of way line of East Delp Road;
26 extending thence along said last mentioned right of way line S
27 69°04'47" W for a distance of 175.41 feet to a point and the
28 place of BEGINNING.
29 Containing 16,047 Square Feet
30 Stormwater Easement #2
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 1 BEGINNING at a point on the northern right of way line of
2 East Delp Road (a 60 foot wide public street), said point being
3 located the following two (2) courses and distances from the
4 southwest corner of lands now or formerly of The Commonwealth of
5 Pennsylvania, (1) S 12°54'50" E 60.10 feet;
6 (2) N 74°21'12" E 92.47 feet; extending thence along the
7 southern right of way line of East Delp Road
8 N 74°21'12" E for a distance of 61.75 feet to a point;
9 extending thence through lands now or formerly of The
10 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the following three (3) courses and
11 distances, namely:
12 (1) S 15°16'12" E for a distance of 25.26 feet to a