Pub. L. 100-501, sec. 1

LAND EXCHANGE. OKALOOSA COUNTY. FLORIDA

EnactedYear: 1988Length: 563 wordsOfficial source
SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE. OKALOOSA COUNTY. FLORIDA (a) Transfer.— Subject to subsections (b) through (h), the Secretary of the Air Force may convey to the State of Florida all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to four contiguous parcels of real property (and improvements thereon) described as parcels 5 through 8, respectively, in Air Force Final Disposal Directive AF/RED 84–171 and consisting of approximately 156 acres located in Okaloosa County, Florida. (b) Consideration.— (1) In consideration for the conveyance by the Secretary under subsection (a), the State of Florida shall convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of such State in and to a tract of real property (and improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 85.8 acres and located south of United States Highway 98 near the west end of the Destin Bridge, Destin, Florida, adjacent to the property of Eglin Air Force Base. Such conveyance shall specifically include any claim of the State of Florida to any lands included in such tract as may have been created by natural accretion or dumping of dredge spoil, and the State shall specifically covenant not to claim any lands abutting such tract that may be created by natural accretion or dumping of dredge spoil in the future. (2) In addition to the consideration described in paragraph (1), Okaloosa County, Florida, shall convey to the United States all right, title, and interest it may have in the property described in such paragraph, including claims based on natural accretion or dumping of dredge spoil in the past or that may occur in the future. (c) Continued Public Access.— The Secretary may take appropriate action to ensure that public access for recreational purposes to the property described in subsection (b) is continued in the manner and to the extent permitted on the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Existing Easements.— Existing easements for roads and public utilities may be excepted from any conveyance under this Act, as determined by the Secretary. (e) Exact Description of Land.— The exact acreages and legal descriptions of the real property to be conveyed under this Act shall be determined by surveys which are satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of any such survey shall be borne by the State of Florida. (f) Reversion for Nonuse.— (1) The Secretary shall, as part of the conveyance of the property described in subsection (a), provide that, at the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of such conveyance, all of such property not being used for educational purposes at the end of such period shall revert to the United States. 102 STAT. 2503 (2) Any property that reverts as described in paragraph (1) shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture, United States Forest Service, without reimbursement. (g) Transfer to National Park Service.— Any of the land, or land accreting thereto, conveyed to the United States under subsection (b) that the Secretary determines is not needed by any department or other agency of the Department of Defense shall be transferred to the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, without reimbursement, for incorporation into the Gulf Islands National Seashore. (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.— The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
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