The Department of Transportation in accord with appropriations made by the General Assembly, and grants of funds from Federal, State, regional, local or private agencies, shall have the power, and its duty shall be:
The board, council or municipality so purchasing said scrap material shall be required to dismantle and remove scrap within the time period stipulated by the Department of Property and Supplies.
If more than one board, council or municipality having the same degree of priority as is herein provided shall request or offer to purchase said surplus material, the decision as to which board, council or municipality shall receive preference shall be made or determined by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Property and Supplies according to need.
In case such necessary dismantling and removal from said site is not complied with within a stipulated time limit, then the Department of Transportation shall have the right to dismantle such bridge or structure and dispose of said material, bridge or structure as per policies agreed to between the Departments of Transportation and Property and Supplies.
In the event that the board, council or municipality to whom such surplus was sold shall fail to remove and dismantle the structure within the time period so provided, such sale shall be voided, and the Department of Property and Supplies shall then be free to subject such surplus to sale anew in accordance with the provisions of this clause (f). In the event of such contingency, all purchase moneys paid over to the Commonwealth by the defaulting board, council or municipality shall be refunded by the Commonwealth.
All bridges or structures turned over to boards of township supervisors, boards of township commissioners, council of boroughs, towns or cities, or boards of county commissioners shall be used solely for construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of highway, street or road facilities in such political subdivisions.
71 P.S. § 513