PennsylvaniaHouse backs sale of five surplus Pennsylvania properties
The House approved a plan to sell five surplus state properties, which the Department of General Services may carry out after the General Assembly approves it or fails to act.
What it does
The resolution approves a plan to sell five surplus state properties by competitive bid or public auction. The Department of General Services may carry it out only after the General Assembly approves the plan or fails to act under the cited laws.
Argument forSelling sites with ongoing upkeep costs could reduce the state's costs of maintaining properties it no longer uses.
Argument againstSelling these former state sites could limit future public use of their land and buildings.
More detail
The resolution approves a plan to sell five surplus state properties by competitive bid or public auction. The sites are Juniata Gap in Blair County, Polk Center in Venango County, SCI Retreat and White Haven Center in Luzerne County, and Woodhaven Center in Philadelphia County. The Department of General Services may carry out the plan after the General Assembly approves it in whole or in part, or fails to act under the cited laws. Final action on the plan must occur within 30 calendar days after it was sent to the General Assembly, excluding days when either house is out of session because of an adjournment longer than 10 days.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30AdoptedAdopted
- Vote recorded House Resolution 586. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 12Referred to House CalendarIntroduced
- Sep 30AdoptedAdopted
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