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
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in disposition of Commonwealth surplus land,
further providing for annual property survey.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2402-A of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
amended to read:
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27 Section 2402-A. Annual Property Survey.--(a) The department
shall distribute to all agencies, not later than January 1 of
each year, a request to compile information on all State-owned
real property[.], to which the following shall apply:
(1) The survey shall require the agency, for each parcel of
real property, within its jurisdiction, to identify its
location, size, current use, the presence of any buildings or
other improvements, the condition of all buildings and
improvements and other relevant property attribute data.
(2) The survey shall require the agency to identify any
property currently surplus to the needs of the agency.
(3) The survey shall require the agency, for each surplus
property identified under paragraph (2), in consultation with
the Department of Community and Economic Development, to assess
the surplus property's affordable housing development potential
for very low-income households, low-income households or middle-
income households.
(b) (1) Agencies shall send to the department, not later
than March 1 of each year, completed annual property surveys.
(2) The department shall compile and consolidate the agency
surveys and send a copy of the compilation to the Chairmen and
Minority Chairmen of the House and Senate State Government
Committees or their successor committees.
(3) In compiling and consolidating the agency surveys, the
department shall include categories for surplus properties
suitable for affordable housing development and surplus
properties not suitable for affordable housing development.
(c) For all real property identified as surplus by an
agency, the department shall determine whether any other
agencies have an appropriate use for the property. If it is
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30 desirable and appropriate to transfer to another agency property
that has been deemed surplus by the administering agency
currently using the property, the department shall prepare a
plan for transfer of the property. Upon approval of the transfer
plan by the General Counsel and the Secretary of Budget and
Administration, use of the property shall be transferred to the
agency that can make the best use of the property.
(d) The following words and phrases when used in this
section shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Affordable housing." Housing in which the occupant is
paying no more than 30% of gross income for housing costs,
including utilities.
"Low-income household." A single individual, family or
unrelated individuals living together whose collective income is
equal to more than 50%, but does not exceed 80%, of the median
gross household income for households of the same size within
the housing region in which the housing is located.
"Middle-income household." A single individual, family or
unrelated individuals living together whose collective income is
equal to more than 80%, but less than 120%, of the median gross
household income for households of the same size within the
housing region in which the housing is located.
"Very low-income household." A single individual, family or
unrelated individuals living together whose collective income
does not exceed 50% of the median gross household income for
households of the same size within the housing region in which
the housing is located.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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