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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 ‘‘Bea-
ver 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 improve-
ments in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, to a non-
profit organization known as the ‘‘Beaver County Cor-
poration for Economic Development’’ to provide a site
for economic development.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hopewell Township
Investment Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND.
(a) ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.—Sub-
ject to sections 2 and 3, the Administrator of General
Services (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’) shall convey, without compensation, to a
nonprofit organization known as the ‘‘Beaver County Cor-
poration for Economic Development’’ all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to those pieces or par-
cels of land in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, de-
scribed in subsection (b), together with all improvements
thereon and appurtenances thereto. The purpose of the
conveyance is to provide a site for economic development
in Hopewell Township.
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to
in subsection (a) is approximately 16 acres on what was
formerly Aliquippa Airport on Airport Road in Hopewell
Township, Pennsylvania, which were most recently used
by the Mine Safety and Health Administration for mine
emergency operations and includes a building of approxi-
mately 45,000 square feet.
(c) DATE OF CONVEYANCE.—The date of the convey-
ance of property required under subsection (a) shall be
not later than the 90th day following the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CONVEYANCE.
No part of any land conveyed under section 1 may
be used, during the 30-year period beginning on the date
of conveyance, for any purpose other than economic devel-
opment.
SEC. 4. REVERSIONARY INTEREST.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The property conveyed under sec-
tion 1 shall revert to the United States on any date in
the 30-year period beginning on the date of such convey-
ance, on which the property is used for a purpose other
than that economic development.
(b)
ENFORCING
REVERSION.—The
Administrator
shall perform all acts necessary to enforce any reversion
of property to the United States under this section.
(c) INVENTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE.—
Property that reverts to the United States under this sec-
tion shall be under the control of the General Services Ad-
ministration.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hopewell Township In-
vestment Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND.
(a) ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.—Subject
to sections 3 and 4, the Administrator of General Services
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’)
shall convey, without compensation, to a nonprofit organi-
zation known as the ‘‘Beaver County Corporation for Eco-
nomic Development’’ all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to those pieces or parcels of land in
Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, described in subsection
(b), together with all improvements thereon and appur-
tenances thereto. The purpose of the conveyance is to pro-
vide a site for economic development in Hopewell Township.
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the parcel of land in the township of Hope-
well, county of Beaver, Pennsylvania, bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
(1) Beginning at the southwest corner at a point
common to Lot No. 1, same plan, lands now or for-
merly of Frank and Catherine Wutter, and the eas-
terly right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Legislative
Route No. 60 (Beaver Valley Expressway); thence pro-
ceeding by the easterly right-of-way of Pennsylvania
Legislative Route No. 60 by the following three
courses and distances:
(A) North 17 degrees, 14 minutes, 20 sec-
onds West, 213.10 feet to a point.
(B) North 72 degrees, 45 minutes, 40 sec-
onds East, 30.00 feet to a point.
(C) North 17 degrees, 14 minutes, 20 sec-
onds West, 252.91 feet to a point; on a line di-
viding Lot No. 1 from the other part of Lot No.
1, said part now called Lot No. 5, same plan;
thence by last mentioned dividing line, North 78
degrees, 00 minutes, 00 seconds East; 135.58 to
a point, a cul-de-sac on Industrial Drive; thence
by said cul-de-sac and the southerly side of In-
dustrial Drive by the following courses and
distances:
(i) By a curve to the right having a
radius of 100.00 feet for an arc distance of
243.401 feet to a point.
(ii) Thence by a curve to the right hav-
ing a radius of 100.00 feet for an arc dis-
tance of 86.321 feet to a point.
(iii) Thence by 78 degrees, 00 minutes,
00 seconds East, 777.78 feet to a point.
(iv) Thence, North 12 degrees, 00 min-
utes, 00 seconds West, 74.71 feet to a point.
(v) Thence by a curve to the right, hav-
ing a radius of 50.00 feet for an arc dis-
tance of 78.54 feet to a point.
(vi) Thence North 78 degrees, 00 min-
utes, 00 seconds East, 81.24 feet to a point.
(vii) Thence by a curve to the right,
having a radius of 415.00 feet for an arc
distance of 140.64 feet to a point.
(viii) Thence, South 82 degrees, 35
minutes, 01 second East, 125.00 feet to a
point.
(ix) Thence, South 7 degrees, 24 min-
utes, 59 seconds West, 5.00 feet to a point.
(x) Thence by a curve to the right, hav-
ing a radius of 320.00 feet for an arc dis-
tance of 256.85 feet to a point.
(xi) Thence by a curve to the right
having a radius of 50.00 feet for an arc dis-
tance of 44.18 feet to a point on the north-
erly side of Airport Road.
(2) Thence by the northerly side thereof by the
following:
(A) South 14 degrees, 01 minute, 54 seconds
West, 56.94 feet to a point.
(B) Thence by a curve to the right having
a radius of 225.00 feet for an arc distance of
207.989 feet to a point.
(C) Thence South 66 degrees, 59 minutes,
45 seconds West, 192.08 feet to a point on the
southern boundary of Lot No. 1, which line is
also the line dividing Lot No. 1 from lands now
or formerly, Frank and Catherine Wutter.
(3) Thence by the same, South 75 degrees, 01
minutes, 00 seconds West, 1,351.23 feet to a point at
the place of beginning.
(c) DATE OF CONVEYANCE.—The date of the convey-
ance of property required under subsection (a) shall be not
later than the 90th day following the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) CONVEYANCE TERMS.—
(1) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of
property required under subsection (a) shall be subject
to such terms and conditions as may be determined
by the Administrator to be necessary to safeguard the
interests of the United States. Such terms and condi-
tions shall be consistent with the terms and conditions
set forth in this Act.
(2) QUITCLAIM DEED.—The conveyance of prop-
erty required under subsection (a) shall be by quit-
claim deed.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CONVEYANCE.
No part of any land conveyed under section 2 may
be used, during the 30-year period beginning on the date
of conveyance, for any purpose other than economic
development.
SEC. 4. REVERSIONARY INTEREST.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The property conveyed under sec-
tion 2 shall revert to the United States on any date in the
30-year period beginning on the date of such conveyance
on which the property is used for a purpose other than eco-
nomic development.
(b) ENFORCING REVERSION.—The Administrator shall
perform all acts necessary to enforce any reversion of prop-
erty to the United States under this section.
(c) INVENTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE.—
Property that reverts to the United States under this section
shall be under the control of the General Services
Administration.