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PA HB553

Bill

Status

Passed

6/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nathan Davidson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of General Services authorized to convey approximately 2.857 acres of land and buildings in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to the Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority for $340,000, with proceeds deposited into the General Fund; the property is prohibited from use as a licensed gaming facility.

  • Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's Project 70 lands at Lake Winola Access in Overfield Township, Wyoming County, will have easement interests transferred to the Department of Transportation for right-of-way (0.0049 acres) and slope easement (0.13 acres) purposes, with mitigation consisting of increased public access and safety.

  • Department of General Services, with approval from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, authorized to execute a land exchange with Tioga County involving two 0.431-acre tracts in Charleston Township near the Wellsboro Readiness Center; Tioga County bears all costs and fees.

  • All land conveyances are subject to existing easements, utility rights, and third-party interests; conveyed properties cannot be used as licensed gaming facilities, with title reverting to the Commonwealth if violated.

  • Harrisburg conveyance must be completed within 24 months or property may be sold through competitive bidding; Tioga County land exchange authorization expires after 3 years if not completed.

Legislative Description

Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority certain lands situate in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County; authorizing the transfer of an easement interest in lands for a portion of the Project 70 lands owned by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, known as Lake Winola Access, in Overfield Township, Wyoming County, to the Department of Transportation; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to convey to Tioga County a tract of land, and to accept a tract of land from Tioga County, both tracts being located in Charleston Township, Tioga County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with the approval of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Governor, to grant and convey to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, solely for the use of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, a parcel in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, in exchange for a tract partly in Nesquehoning Borough and partly in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, to be conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and added to Lehigh Gorge State Park.

Last Action

Act No. 12 of 2025

6/30/2025

Committee Referrals

State Government6/23/2025
Appropriations6/16/2025
State Government2/11/2025

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