Capitolwire: Rep. Bill Keller is furious over Southport land transfer veto

HARRISBURG (Oct. 29) – A Philadelphia representative said he’s outraged over Gov. Ed Rendell’s surprise veto of a land transfer bill that passed both chambers on the last day of the legislative session this month.

The bill, Senate Bill 740, would have transferred about 17 acres of Delaware River riparian rights and 305 acres of adjacent land from the state to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority to develop a container-shipping terminal called Southport.

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