,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ggj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ah1 #bjae,mr4    
,rubio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to au?orize ,escambia ,c\nty1 ,florida1
 to convey c]ta9 prop]ty t 0 =m]ly "p ( 
,santa ,rosa ,isl& ,national ,monum5t & 
t 0 convey$ to ,escambia ,c\nty subject 
to re/rictions on use & reconveyance4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,escambia ,c\nty ,l& ,conveyance ,act4
  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7    
,c\nty ,! t]m ,c\nty means ,escambia    
,c\nty1 ,florida4  7#b7 ,non-,f$]al l&  
,! t]m non-,f$]al l& means ! =m] ,santa 
,rosa ,isl& ,national ,monum5t l& 9 !   
,/ate ( ,florida t 0 convey$ by ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to ! ,c\nty "u ! ,act ( ,july   
#cj1 #aidf 7#fj ,/at4 #gab1 *apt] #fii71
 & by de$ dat$ ,janu>y #ae1 #aidg4  #c4 
,reconveyance ( non-,f$]al l&  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,not)/&+ ! re/rictions on         
conveyance 9 ! ,act ( ,july #cj1 #aidf  

7#fj ,/at4 #gab1 *apt] #fii7 & ! de$ to 
! non-,f$]al l& f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !  
,c\nty dat$ ,janu>y #ae1 #aidg1 &       
subject to subsection 7c71 ! ,c\nty may 
convey all "r1 title1 & int]e/ ( !      
,c\nty 9 & to ! non-,f$]al l& or any    
portion ( ! non-,f$]al l&1 to any p]son 
or entity1 )\t any re/riction on        
conveyance or reconveyance impos$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates 9 t ,act or de$4  7b7     
,effect on leasehold int]e/s ,no p]son  
or entity hold+ a leasehold int]e/ 9 !  
non-,f$]al z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act %all be requir$ to involunt>ily    
accept a fee int]e/ to ! non-,f$]al l& 9
 place ( ! leasehold int]e/4  7c7 ,l& )9
 ,santa ,rosa ,c\nty  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,c\nty may convey to ,santa ,rosa       
,c\nty1 ,florida1 all "r1 title1 &      
int]e/ ( ! ,c\nty 9 & to any portion ( !
 non-,f$]al l& t is )9 ! jurisdictional 
b\nd>ies ( ,santa ,rosa ,c\nty4  7#b7   
,requirem5ts ,a conveyance "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 be absolute2  7,b7     
t]m9ate-- 7i7 any subjugation ( ,santa  

,rosa ,c\nty to ! ,c\nty2 or  7ii7 any  
regulation ( ,santa ,rosa ,c\nty by !   
,c\nty2 &  7,c7 be )\t consid]ation1    
except t ! ,c\nty may require ,santa    
,rosa ,c\nty1 ,florida1 to pay ! actual 
co/s associat$ ) ! conveyance ( !       
non-,f$]al l&4  7#c7 ,reconveyance      
,santa ,rosa ,c\nty1 ,florida1 or any   
o!r p]son to :om ,santa ,rosa ,c\nty1   
,florida1 reconveys ! non-,f$]al l& may 
reconvey ! non-,f$]al l& or any portion 
( ! non-,f$]al l& convey$ to ,santa     
,rosa ,c\nty1 ,florida1 "u p>agraph     
7#a74  7#d7 ,incorporation or annexation
 ,! own]s or leasehold]s ( non-,f$]al l&
 convey$ "u ?is subsection may pursue   
incorporation1 annexation1 or any o!r   
gov]nm5tal /atus = ! non-,f$]al l&1 if !
 own]s or leasehold]s comply ) ! legal  
conditions requir$ = incorporation1     
annexation1 or ! o!r gov]nm5tal /atus4  
7#e7 ,int5t ( congress ,x is ! int5t (  
,congress t ! conveyance "u p>agraph    
7#a7 %all be complet$ by ! date t is #b 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 

7d7 ,jurisdiction ,! non-,f$]al l&      
convey$ "u ?is section %all be subject  
to ! jurisdiction ( ! c\nty or unit (   
local gov]nm5t 9 :i* ! non-,f$]al l& is 
locat$4  7e7 ,proce$s ,any proce$s f !  
conveyance ( non-,f$]al l& by ! ,c\nty  
or ,santa ,rosa ,c\nty1 ,florida 7o!r   
?an am\nts paid = ! direct & incid5tal  
co/s associat$ ) ! conveyance7 "u ?is   
section %all--  7#a7 be consid]$ w9dfall
 pr(its2 &  7#b7 rev]t to ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7f7 ,pres]vation ,! ,c\nty &   
,santa ,rosa ,c\nty1 ,florida1 %all     
pres]ve ! areas ( ! non-,f$]al l&       
convey$ "u ?is section t1 z ( ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 are d$icat$ =      
cons]vation1 pres]vation1 public        
recreation access1 & public p>k+1 9     
accordance ) resolutions adopt$ by !    
,bo>d ( ,c\nty ,commission]s ( ! ,c\nty 
or ,santa ,rosa ,c\nty1 ,florida1       
respectively4  7g7 ,au?ority ( c\nties  
,! ,c\nty & ,santa ,rosa ,c\nty1        
,florida-- 7#a7 %all n be subject to a  
deadl9e or requirem5t to make any       

conveyance or reconveyance ( !          
non-,f$]al l& au?oriz$ "u ?is section2 &
  7#b7 may e/abli% t]ms = ! conveyance  
or reconveyance ( ! non-,f$]al l&       
au?oriz$ "u ?is section1 subject to ?is 
,act & applicable ,/ate law4