,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ggj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1         
#bjae,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
authorize ,escambia ,county1 ,florida1  
to convey certain property that was     
formerly part of ,santa ,rosa ,island   
,national ,monument and that was        
conveyed to ,escambia ,county subject to
 restrictions on use and reconveyance4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,escambia ,county ,land         
,conveyance ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3  7#a7 ,county ,the term      
,county means ,escambia ,county1        
,florida4  7#b7 ,non-,federal land ,the 
term non-,federal land means the former 
,santa ,rosa ,island ,national ,monument
 land in the ,state of ,florida that was
 conveyed by the ,united ,states to the 
,county under the ,act of ,july #cj1    
#aidf 7#fj ,stat4 #gab1 chapter #fii71  

and by deed dated ,january #ae1 #aidg4  
#c4 ,reconveyance of non-,federal land  
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the    
restrictions on conveyance in the ,act  
of ,july #cj1 #aidf 7#fj ,stat4 #gab1   
chapter #fii7 and the deed to the       
non-,federal land from the ,united      
,states to the ,county dated ,january   
#ae1 #aidg1 and subject to subsection   
7c71 the ,county may convey all right1  
title1 and interest of the ,county in   
and to the non-,federal land or any     
portion of the non-,federal land1 to any
 person or entity1 without any          
restriction on conveyance or            
reconveyance imposed by the ,united     
,states in that ,act or deed4  7b7      
,effect on leasehold interests ,no      
person or entity holding a leasehold    
interest in the non-,federal as of the  
date of enactment of this ,act shall be 
required to involuntarily accept a fee  
interest to the non-,federal land in    
place of the leasehold interest4  7c7   
,land within ,santa ,rosa ,county  7#a7 

,in general ,the ,county may convey to  
,santa ,rosa ,county1 ,florida1 all     
right1 title1 and interest of the       
,county in and to any portion of the    
non-,federal land that is within the    
jurisdictional boundaries of ,santa     
,rosa ,county4  7#b7 ,requirements ,a   
conveyance under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 
7,a7 be absolute2  7,b7 terminate-- 7i7 
any subjugation of ,santa ,rosa ,county 
to the ,county2 or  7ii7 any regulation 
of ,santa ,rosa ,county by the ,county2 
and  7,c7 be without consideration1     
except that the ,county may require     
,santa ,rosa ,county1 ,florida1 to pay  
the actual costs associated with the    
conveyance of the non-,federal land4    
7#c7 ,reconveyance ,santa ,rosa ,county1
 ,florida1 or any other person to whom  
,santa ,rosa ,county1 ,florida1         
reconveys the non-,federal land may     
reconvey the non-,federal land or any   
portion of the non-,federal land        
conveyed to ,santa ,rosa ,county1       
,florida1 under paragraph 7#a74  7#d7   

,incorporation or annexation ,the owners
 or leaseholders of non-,federal land   
conveyed under this subsection may      
pursue incorporation1 annexation1 or any
 other governmental status for the      
non-,federal land1 if the owners or     
leaseholders comply with the legal      
conditions required for incorporation1  
annexation1 or the other governmental   
status4  7#e7 ,intent of congress ,it is
 the intent of ,congress that the       
conveyance under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 completed by the date that is #b years 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7d7 ,jurisdiction ,the           
non-,federal land conveyed under this   
section shall be subject to the         
jurisdiction of the county or unit of   
local government in which the           
non-,federal land is located4  7e7      
,proceeds ,any proceeds from the        
conveyance of non-,federal land by the  
,county or ,santa ,rosa ,county1        
,florida 7other than amounts paid for   
the direct and incidental costs         

associated with the conveyance7 under   
this section shall--  7#a7 be considered
 windfall profits2 and  7#b7 revert to  
the ,united ,states4  7f7 ,preservation 
,the ,county and ,santa ,rosa ,county1  
,florida1 shall preserve the areas of   
the non-,federal land conveyed under    
this section that1 as of the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 are dedicated   
for conservation1 preservation1 public  
recreation access1 and public parking1  
in accordance with resolutions adopted  
by the ,board of ,county ,commissioners 
of the ,county or ,santa ,rosa ,county1 
,florida1 respectively4  7g7 ,authority 
of counties ,the ,county and ,santa     
,rosa ,county1 ,florida-- 7#a7 shall not
 be subject to a deadline or requirement
 to make any conveyance or reconveyance 
of the non-,federal land authorized     
under this section2 and  7#b7 may       
establish terms for the conveyance or   
reconveyance of the non-,federal land   
authorized under this section1 subject  
to this ,act and applicable ,state law4