Union Calendar No. 416

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4704

[Report No. 103–768]

A BILL

To provide for the conveyance of certain lands and

opment.velopment’’ to provide a site for economic devel-‘‘Beaver County Corporation for Economic Denia, to a nonprofit organization known as theimprovements in Hopewell Township, PennsylvaSEPTEMBER 30, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 416

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4704

[Report No. 103–768]

To provide for the conveyance of certain lands and improvements in Hopewell

Township, Pennsylvania, to a nonprofit organization known as the ‘‘Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development’’ to provide a site

for economic development.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 30, 1994

Mr. KLINK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Public Works and Transportation

SEPTEMBER 30, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To provide for the conveyance of certain lands and improvements in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, to a nonprofit organization known as the ‘‘Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development’’ to provide a site

for economic development.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hopewell Township

3 Investment Act of 1994’’.

4 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND.

5 (a) ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.—Sub6 ject to sections 2 and 3, the Administrator of General

7 Services (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Ad8 ministrator’’) shall convey, without compensation, to a

9 nonprofit organization known as the ‘‘Beaver County Cor10 poration for Economic Development’’ all right, title, and

11 interest of the United States in and to those pieces or par12 cels of land in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, de13 scribed in subsection (b), together with all improvements

14 thereon and appurtenances thereto. The purpose of the

15 conveyance is to provide a site for economic development

16 in Hopewell Township.

17 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to

18 in subsection (a) is approximately 16 acres on what was

19 formerly Aliquippa Airport on Airport Road in Hopewell

20 Township, Pennsylvania, which were most recently used

21 by the Mine Safety and Health Administration for mine

22 emergency operations and includes a building of approxi23 mately 45,000 square feet.

24 (c) DATE OF CONVEYANCE.—The date of the convey25 ance of property required under subsection (a) shall be
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1 not later than the 90th day following the date of the enact2 ment of this Act.

3 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CONVEYANCE.

4 No part of any land conveyed under section 1 may

5 be used, during the 30-year period beginning on the date

6 of conveyance, for any purpose other than economic devel7 opment.

8 SEC. 4. REVERSIONARY INTEREST.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The property conveyed under sec10 tion 1 shall revert to the United States on any date in

11 the 30-year period beginning on the date of such convey12 ance, on which the property is used for a purpose other

13 than that economic development.

14 (b) ENFORCING REVERSION.—The Administrator

15 shall perform all acts necessary to enforce any reversion

16 of property to the United States under this section.

17 (c) INVENTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE.—

18 Property that reverts to the United States under this sec19 tion shall be under the control of the General Services Ad20 ministration.

21 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

22 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hopewell Township In23 vestment Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND.

2 (a) ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.—Subject

3 to sections 3 and 4, the Administrator of General Services

4 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’)

5 shall convey, without compensation, to a nonprofit organi6 zation known as the ‘‘Beaver County Corporation for Eco7 nomic Development’’ all right, title, and interest of the

8 United States in and to those pieces or parcels of land in

9 Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, described in subsection

10 (b), together with all improvements thereon and appur11 tenances thereto. The purpose of the conveyance is to pro12 vide a site for economic development in Hopewell Township.

13 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to in

14 subsection (a) is the parcel of land in the township of Hope15 well, county of Beaver, Pennsylvania, bounded and de16 scribed as follows:

17 (1) Beginning at the southwest corner at a point

18 common to Lot No. 1, same plan, lands now or for19 merly of Frank and Catherine Wutter, and the eas20 terly right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Legislative

21 Route No. 60 (Beaver Valley Expressway); thence pro22 ceeding by the easterly right-of-way of Pennsylvania

23 Legislative Route No. 60 by the following three

24 courses and distances:

25 (A) North 17 degrees, 14 minutes, 20 sec26 onds West, 213.10 feet to a point.
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1 (B) North 72 degrees, 45 minutes, 40 sec2 onds East, 30.00 feet to a point.

3 (C) North 17 degrees, 14 minutes, 20 sec4 onds West, 252.91 feet to a point; on a line di5 viding Lot No. 1 from the other part of Lot No.

6 1, said part now called Lot No. 5, same plan;

7 thence by last mentioned dividing line, North 78

8 degrees, 00 minutes, 00 seconds East; 135.58 to

9 a point, a cul-de-sac on Industrial Drive; thence

10 by said cul-de-sac and the southerly side of In11 dustrial Drive by the following courses and

12 distances:

13 (i) By a curve to the right having a

14 radius of 100.00 feet for an arc distance of

15 243.401 feet to a point.

16 (ii) Thence by a curve to the right hav17 ing a radius of 100.00 feet for an arc dis18 tance of 86.321 feet to a point.

19 (iii) Thence by 78 degrees, 00 minutes,

20 00 seconds East, 777.78 feet to a point.

21 (iv) Thence, North 12 degrees, 00 min22 utes, 00 seconds West, 74.71 feet to a point.

23 (v) Thence by a curve to the right, hav24 ing a radius of 50.00 feet for an arc dis25 tance of 78.54 feet to a point.
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1 (vi) Thence North 78 degrees, 00 min2 utes, 00 seconds East, 81.24 feet to a point.

3 (vii) Thence by a curve to the right,

4 having a radius of 415.00 feet for an arc

5 distance of 140.64 feet to a point.

6 (viii) Thence, South 82 degrees, 35

7 minutes, 01 second East, 125.00 feet to a

8 point.

9 (ix) Thence, South 7 degrees, 24 min10 utes, 59 seconds West, 5.00 feet to a point.

11 (x) Thence by a curve to the right, hav12 ing a radius of 320.00 feet for an arc dis13 tance of 256.85 feet to a point.

14 (xi) Thence by a curve to the right

15 having a radius of 50.00 feet for an arc dis16 tance of 44.18 feet to a point on the north17 erly side of Airport Road.

18 (2) Thence by the northerly side thereof by the

19 following:

20 (A) South 14 degrees, 01 minute, 54 seconds

21 West, 56.94 feet to a point.

22 (B) Thence by a curve to the right having

23 a radius of 225.00 feet for an arc distance of

24 207.989 feet to a point.
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1 (C) Thence South 66 degrees, 59 minutes,

2 45 seconds West, 192.08 feet to a point on the

3 southern boundary of Lot No. 1, which line is

4 also the line dividing Lot No. 1 from lands now

5 or formerly, Frank and Catherine Wutter.

6 (3) Thence by the same, South 75 degrees, 01

7 minutes, 00 seconds West, 1,351.23 feet to a point at

8 the place of beginning.

9 (c) DATE OF CONVEYANCE.—The date of the convey10 ance of property required under subsection (a) shall be not

11 later than the 90th day following the date of the enactment

12 of this Act.

13 (d) CONVEYANCE TERMS.—

14 (1) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of

15 property required under subsection (a) shall be subject

16 to such terms and conditions as may be determined

17 by the Administrator to be necessary to safeguard the

18 interests of the United States. Such terms and condi19 tions shall be consistent with the terms and conditions

20 set forth in this Act.

21 (2) QUITCLAIM DEED.—The conveyance of prop22 erty required under subsection (a) shall be by quit23 claim deed.
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1 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CONVEYANCE.

2 No part of any land conveyed under section 2 may

3 be used, during the 30-year period beginning on the date

4 of conveyance, for any purpose other than economic

5 development.

6 SEC. 4. REVERSIONARY INTEREST.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The property conveyed under sec8 tion 2 shall revert to the United States on any date in the

9 30-year period beginning on the date of such conveyance

10 on which the property is used for a purpose other than eco11 nomic development.

12 (b) ENFORCING REVERSION.—The Administrator shall

13 perform all acts necessary to enforce any reversion of prop14 erty to the United States under this section.

15 (c) INVENTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE.—

16 Property that reverts to the United States under this section

17 shall be under the control of the General Services

18 Administration.