§ 133.1. Board of appraisers.
(a) In the case of vacant and unappropriated land where no office rights are outstanding, the Commission will appoint a board of appraisers upon receipt and approval of the proof of publication and receipt for payment as required in § 131.3 (relating to advertisement).
(b) The board of appraisers shall consist of an attorney-at-law, who shall act as chairperson; one registered professional engineer; and one licensed real estate broker.
(c) Each member of the board of appraisers shall swear or affirm before an officer authorized to administer oaths that he shall faithfully perform the duties prescribed and that he is not directly or indirectly interested in the application.
(d) The members of the Board shall value the land by going upon it and considering the soil, timber, fisheries, minerals, location and other attributes. Within 30 days after the appointment of the Board, the chairperson shall forward a report of such valuation, signed by the Board members, to the Land Office Section, Historical and Museum Commission, Post Office Box 1026, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1026.
(e) The applicant shall forward three remittances by certified check or bank or postal money order to the Commission, one of which shall be in the amount of $50 and the other two for $25 each. The remittances shall be used as prescribed in subsection (f).
(f) Payment of the Board members shall be made by the Commission upon acceptance and approval of their report. Each member shall receive $25, and the chairperson shall receive an additional $25 for preparation and submission of the report of appraisement.
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