,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1 #bjag 
,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 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  7#c7 ,state 
,the term ,state means the ,state of    
,florida4  #c4 ,reconveyance of         
non-,federal land to ,escambia ,county1 
,florida  7a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding the restrictions on    
conveyance in the ,act of ,july #cj1    
#aidf 7#fj ,stat4 #gab1 chapter #fii71  
and the deed to the non-,federal land   
from the ,united ,states to the ,county 
dated ,january #ae1 #aidg1 and subject  
to subsections 7c7 through 7g71 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 
land 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 interest in the non-,federal  
land4  7c7 ,conveyance of land within   
,santa ,rosa ,county1 ,florida  7#a7 ,in
 general ,as a condition of the         
authority granted to the ,county to     
convey the non-,federal land under      
subsection 7a71 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 ,county1 ,florida1 shall  
be conveyed by the ,county to ,santa    
,rosa ,county1 ,florida1 by the date    
that is #b years after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,requirements ,a conveyance under       
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 be absolute2
  7,b7 terminate-- 7i7 any subjugation  
of ,santa ,rosa ,county1 ,florida1 to   
the ,county2 or  7ii7 any regulation of 
,santa ,rosa ,county1 ,florida1 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 land to ,santa ,rosa       
,county1 ,florida4  7#c7 ,assumption of 
ownership2 imposition of restrictions   
,on conveyance of the non-,federal land 
to ,santa ,rosa ,county1 ,florida1 under
 paragraph 7#a71 ,santa ,rosa ,county1  
,florida--  7,a7 shall assume ownership 
of the non-,federal land free of the    
restrictions on the non-,federal land   
described in subsection 7g72 and  7,b7  
may establish any lawful restrictions   
on1 or criteria for the reconveyance of1
 the non-,federal land to any           
leaseholder of the non-,federal land4   
7#d7 ,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  7d7    
,incorporation or annexation ,an owner  

or leaseholder of the non-,federal land 
conveyed under this section may pursue  
incorporation1 annexation1 or any other 
governmental status for the non-,federal
 land1 if the owner or leaseholder      
complies with the legal conditions      
required for incorporation1 annexation1 
or the other governmental status4  7e7  
,jurisdiction ,the non-,federal land    
shall be subject to the jurisdiction of 
the county or unit of local government  
in which the non-,federal land is       
located4  7f7 ,proceeds ,any proceeds   
from the conveyance of the non-,federal 
land by the ,county or ,santa ,rosa     
,county1 ,florida 7other than amounts   
paid for the direct and incidental costs
 associated with the conveyance71 under 
this section shall--  7#a7 be considered
 to be windfall profits2 and  7#b7      
revert to the ,united ,states4  7g7     
,preservation ,as a condition of the    
grant of the authority to convey the    
non-,federal land under subsection 7a71 
the ,county shall preserve in perpetuity

 the areas of the non-,federal land     
that1 as of the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 are dedicated for            
conservation1 preservation1 public      
recreation access1 and public parking1  
in accordance with any resolutions of   
the ,board of ,commissioners of the     
,county4  7h7 ,determination of         
compliance ,the ,county and ,santa ,rosa
 ,county1 ,florida-- 7#a7 except as     
provided in subsection 7c77#a71 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