68 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 61 - Vacant And Unimproved Public Lands

• Chapter Notes
• Section 6101 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 6102 - Duties Of Commission
  The commission has the following powers and duties: (1) To act as the Land Office of the Commonwealth, maintaining and preserving the records of...
• Section 6103 - Application
  (a) Commonwealth rights.--The right of a person to a patent for vacant or unappropriated lands is subject to the right of the department to...
• Section 6104 - Report
  (a) Total.--If the department determines that the land applied for is not vacant or unappropriated, it shall file its report. (b) Partial.--If the report...
• Section 6105 - Acquisition Determination
  (a) Requirement.--If the department finds the land to be vacant and unimproved or unappropriated and unimproved, the secretary shall determine whether it is desirable...
• Section 6106 - State Forests
  Upon a determination under section 6105(b)(1)(i) (relating to acquisition determination), a patent to the land shall issue, on approval of the Governor, to the...
• Section 6107 - Appraisals
  (a) Requirement.--Upon a determination under section 6105(b)(1)(ii) (relating to acquisition determination), the land shall be appraised by a certified independent real estate appraiser selected...
• Section 6108 - Patents
  (a) Costs.--Upon receipt of an appraisal under section 6107 (relating to appraisals), the department shall notify the applicant and request the amount due the...
• Section 6109 - Prohibitions And Exceptions
  (a) Prohibition.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), no application shall be accepted and no warrant, easement or other office right shall be granted...
• Section 6110 - Issuance Of Patents For Unappropriated Lands
  The department shall, upon the presentation and approval of an application with satisfactory proof of ownership, including current survey and abstract of title, and...
• Section 6111 - Satisfaction Of Claims
  (a) Scope.--This section applies to land in this Commonwealth for which there is an outstanding office right granted before January 1, 1935. (b) Authorization.--Upon...
• Section 6112 - Prohibition Of Warrants
  (a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a warrant or other office right shall not issue for public land if any of...
• Section 6113 - Caveats
  (a) Authority.--A person with a claim on land for which a warrant application has been made under this chapter may file a caveat with...
• Section 6114 - Refund
  If the board decides against the issuing of a warrant or other office right, any purchase money paid shall be returned to the applicant,...

Last modified: October 8, 2016