HB 841 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in disposition of Commonwealth surplus land, further providing for annual property survey.

PRINTER'S NO.   871

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 841
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, SMITH-WADE-EL, GIRAL, HADDOCK, SANCHEZ,
        WAXMAN, HILL-EVANS, MADDEN, PIELLI, FREEMAN, SCHLOSSBERG,
        CERRATO, BOYD, KHAN AND RIVERA, MARCH 10, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 10, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
 2      "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
 3      executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
 4      Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 5      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 6      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 7      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 8      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
 9      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17      and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18      prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19      of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20      certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21      determined," in disposition of Commonwealth surplus land,
22      further providing for annual property survey.
23      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24   hereby enacts as follows:
25      Section 1.    Section 2402-A of the act of April 9, 1929
26   (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
27   amended to read:
 1      Section 2402-A.   Annual Property Survey.--(a)   The department
 2   shall distribute to all agencies, not later than January 1 of
 3   each year, a request to compile information on all State-owned
 4   real property[.], to which the following shall apply:
 5      (1)   The survey shall require the agency, for each parcel of
 6   real property, within its jurisdiction, to identify its
 7   location, size, current use, the presence of any buildings or
 8   other improvements, the condition of all buildings and
 9   improvements and other relevant property attribute data.
10      (2)   The survey shall require the agency to identify any
11   property currently surplus to the needs of the agency.
12      (3)   The survey shall require the agency, for each surplus
13   property identified under paragraph (2), in consultation with
14   the Department of Community and Economic Development, to assess
15   the surplus property's affordable housing development potential
16   for very low-income households, low-income households or middle-
17   income households.
18      (b)   (1)   Agencies shall send to the department, not later
19   than March 1 of each year, completed annual property surveys.
20      (2)   The department shall compile and consolidate the agency
21   surveys and send a copy of the compilation to the Chairmen and
22   Minority Chairmen of the House and Senate State Government
23   Committees or their successor committees.
24      (3)   In compiling and consolidating the agency surveys, the
25   department shall include categories for surplus properties
26   suitable for affordable housing development and surplus
27   properties not suitable for affordable housing development.
28      (c)   For all real property identified as surplus by an
29   agency, the department shall determine whether any other
30   agencies have an appropriate use for the property. If it is

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 1   desirable and appropriate to transfer to another agency property
 2   that has been deemed surplus by the administering agency
 3   currently using the property, the department shall prepare a
 4   plan for transfer of the property. Upon approval of the transfer
 5   plan by the General Counsel and the Secretary of Budget and
 6   Administration, use of the property shall be transferred to the
 7   agency that can make the best use of the property.
 8      (d)   The following words and phrases when used in this
 9   section shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection
10   unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
11      "Affordable housing."   Housing in which the occupant is
12   paying no more than 30% of gross income for housing costs,
13   including utilities.
14      "Low-income household."   A single individual, family or
15   unrelated individuals living together whose collective income is
16   equal to more than 50%, but does not exceed 80%, of the median
17   gross household income for households of the same size within
18   the housing region in which the housing is located.
19      "Middle-income household."    A single individual, family or
20   unrelated individuals living together whose collective income is
21   equal to more than 80%, but less than 120%, of the median gross
22   household income for households of the same size within the
23   housing region in which the housing is located.
24      "Very low-income household."     A single individual, family or
25   unrelated individuals living together whose collective income
26   does not exceed 50% of the median gross household income for
27   households of the same size within the housing region in which
28   the housing is located.
29      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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