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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3018
To release the reversionary interests retained by the United States in four
deeds that conveyed certain lands to the State of Florida so as to
permit the State to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the lands,
and to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the
United States in the lands to the State of Florida.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mrs. THURMAN) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition
to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To release the reversionary interests retained by the United
States in four deeds that conveyed certain lands to the
State of Florida so as to permit the State to sell, ex-
change, or otherwise dispose of the lands, and to provide
for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the
United States in the lands to the State of Florida.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS,
BLACKWATER RIVER AND WITHLACOOCHEE
STATE FORESTS, FLORIDA.
(a) RELEASE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall re-
lease the reversionary interests of the United States that
were retained by the United States when the following
parcels of real property were conveyed to the State of
Florida:
(1) The parcel of real property described in a
deed dated November 4, 1955, conveying certain
lands in Santa Rosa County to the State of Florida.
(2) The parcel of real property described in a
deed dated April 11, 1957, conveying certain lands
in Santa Rosa County to the State of Florida.
(3) The parcel of real property described in a
deed dated November 4, 1955, conveying certain
lands in Okaloosa County to the State of Florida.
(4) The parcel of real property described in a
deed dated November 26, 1982, conveying certain
lands in Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, and Sumter
Counties to the State of Florida.
The reversionary interest to be released under this section
requires that the conveyed lands be used for public pur-
poses and provides for a reversion of such lands to the
United States if at any time they cease to be used for
public purposes.
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The four deeds referred
to in subsection (a) are recorded as follows:
(1) Deed Book 122, Pages 397–437, Santa
Rosa County, Florida.
(2) Deed Book 133, Pages 333–337, Santa
Rosa County, Florida.
(3) Deed Book 121, Pages 511–528, Okaloosa
County, Florida.
(4) Official Record Book 610, Pages 1228–
1237, Citrus County, Florida.
(5) Official Record Book 517, Pages 491–500,
Hernando County, Florida.
(6) Official Record Book 269, Pages 126–135,
Sumter County, Florida.
(7) Official Record Book 1240, Pages 1065–
1074, Pasco County, Florida.
(c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the re-
lease of the reversionary interests under subsection (a),
the State of Florida shall agree to the following:
(1) All proceeds from the sale, exchange, or
other disposition of the real property subject to the
reversionary interests shall be used by the State of
Florida for the acquisition of other lands within or
adjacent to the exterior boundaries of Blackwater
River State Forest and Withlacoochee State Forest,