An Act imposing requirements when lands containing certain State correctional institutions are offered for sale; and further providing for duties of the Department of Corrections.

PRINTER'S NO. 2834
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2180
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY CONKLIN, SHUSTERMAN, WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS,
D. WILLIAMS, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MERSKI, KHAN, FRIEL AND
WEBSTER, JANUARY 30, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JANUARY 30, 2026
AN ACT
Imposing requirements when lands containing certain State
correctional institutions are offered for sale; and further
providing for duties of the Department of Corrections.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Affordable
Housing Land Acquisition Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"County." The county where a State correctional institution
is located or where a majority of a State correctional
institution is located.
"Department." The Department of Corrections of the
Commonwealth.
"State correctional institution." A State correctional
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institution as defined in 61 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to
definitions) that is permanently closing at the direction of the
department according to the act of October 24, 2018 (P.L.813,
No.133), known as the Public Safety Facilities Act.
Section 3. Land transfer to county.
(a) Duty of department.--The department shall provide
written notice to the county if real estate of a State
correctional institution is offered for sale. Notice shall
include the county's option to be conveyed acreage, as provided
under subsection (b), for no consideration.
(b) Land reserve.--If the real estate of a State
correctional institution is offered for sale, 2% of the total
acreage, including public road frontage or access to a public
road, shall be reserved for transfer to the county for the sole
purpose of constructing and leasing affordable housing.
(c) Duty of county.--A county may accept the conveyance of
the acreage described under subsection (b) if, not later than 60
days after receiving notice under subsection (a), the county
submits to the department a resolution passed by a majority of
the county commissioners stating the county's acceptance of the
real estate and a detailed plan for the development of the land,
including the number of affordable housing units to be
constructed and leased.
(d) Transfer.--After all right, title and ownership has been
conveyed from the department to the county in accordance with
this section, the county shall, not later than five years after
the date of the recording of the deed, begin permitting for the
construction of affordable housing units and must have units
available for lease not later than 10 years after the date of
the recording of the deed. Affordable housing must be made
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available for lease within the 10-year time frame or the real
estate parcel shall revert to the Commonwealth.
(e) Rejection by county.--If the county does not accept the
real estate described under subsection (b), the real estate
parcel reverts to the Commonwealth.
Section 4. Application.
This act shall apply to the sale of real estate on which a
State correctional institution is located on or after the
effective date of this section.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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