An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain real property of the United States to the city of Fort Walton Beach, Fla
PL 86-194 (H.R.2934), enacted 08/25/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-194-AUG. 25, 1969 
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Public Law 86-194 
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August 25, 1959 
To provide for the conveyance of certain real property of the United States to 
[H. R. 2934] 
the city of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. 
F o r t 
W a l t o n 
Beach, Fla. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, subject to 
section 3 of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall convey to 
conveyance 
the city of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the real property described in section 2 
of this Act for use as a municipal golf course and for other recrea-
tional purposes. 
SEC. 2. The real property referred to in the first section of this Act 
is more particularly described as follows: 388.7549 acres of the 
Eglin Air Force Base Reservation, all being a portion of sections 26, 
34, and 35, township 1 south, range 24 west, Okaloosa Comity, 
Florida, beginning with the General Land Office monument marking 
the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 35, township 
1 south, range 24 west, to north 1 degree 09 minutes east along the east 
line of said section a distance of 2,662.40 feet to the General Land 
Office monument at the northeast corner of section 35, thence continue 
on the previous bearing a distance of 949.76 feet to a point on the 
southwest right-of-way line of Mooney Road, thence north 56 degrees 
06 minutes 20 seconds west along said right-of-way line a distance of 
364.73 feet to a State road department concrete monument marking 
the point of intersection of the aforementioned right-of-way line and 
the south right-of-way line of Florida State Highway No. 189, thence 
south 64 degrees 28 minutes west along said south right-of-way line 
to a distance of 4,103.01 feet to a point where the east line of the 
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter, section 35, intersects said 
right-of-way line, thence south 0 degrees 42 minutes west along said 
quarter-quarter section line go a distance of 613.71 feet to an Eglin 
Air Force Base boundary marker at the southeast corner of the 
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 35, thence north 
88 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds west a distance of 1,206.04 feet to the 
point of intersection of the south right-of-way line of Florida State 
Highway No. 189, thence south 64 degrees 28 minutes west along said 
right-of-way line go a distance of 1,626.12 feet to a point where the 
west line of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 
34 intersects said right-of-way line, thence south 0 degrees 13 minutes 
west along said quarter-quarter section a distance of 615.50 feet to an 
Eglin Air Force Base boundary marker at the southwest corner of 
the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 34, thence 
south 88 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds east along the quarter section 
line of sections 34 and 35 a distance of 6,611.65 feet to the point of 
beginning. 
SEC. 3. The conveyance authorized by the firSt section of this Act 
conditions. 
shall be subject to— 
(a) the condition that the real property so conveyed shall be 
used by the city of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, for a municipal 
golf course and other recreational purposes only, and if such city 
shall ever cease to use such real property for a municipal golf 
course and other recreational purposes the title thereto snail 
revert to the United States, which shall have the right of immedi-
ate entry thereon. 
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(b) the condition that the city of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 
shall pay to the Secretary of the Air Force as consideration for the 
tract of land conveyed under the provisions of this Act, a price 
equal to the fair value of the property conveyed, based on the 
highest and best use of the property on the date of enactment of 
this law, regardless of its former character or use, as determined 
by the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, or his 
designee. 
Approved August 25, 1959. 
August 25, 1959 
[H. R. 2405] 
Public Law 86-195 
AN ACT 
To amend section 101 of title 38, United States Code, to provide tliat a child 
shall be deemed to be the adopted child of a veteran where the child was a 
member of the veteran's household and is adopted by the spouse of the veteran 
within two years of the veteran's death. 
Veterans. 
"Child" defini-
tion. 
72 Stat. 1106. 
Be it eTMcted by the Senate and Hou^e of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That paragraph 
(4) of section 101 of title 88, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "A person 
shall be deemed, as of the date of death of a veteran, to be the legally 
adopted child of such veteran if such person was at the time of the 
veteran's death living in the veteran's household and was legally 
adopted by the veteran's surviving spouse within two years after the 
veteran's death or the date of enactment of this sentence; however, 
this sentence shall not apply if at the time of the veteran's death, such 
person was receiving regular contributions toward his support from 
some individual other than the veteran or his spouse, or from any 
public or private welfare organization which furnishes services or 
assistance for children." 
Approved August 25, 1959. 
Public Law 86-196 
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N ACT 
August 25, 1959 
[H. R. 2465] 
rj^Q authorize the .conveyance by the Secretary of Commerce of certain lands in 
Arlington County, Virginia. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
:^vAy, va.^ * ° " United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
Conveyance. 
of Commerce is hereby authorized to convey to Roy G. Allman, C. J. 
Weetman, and others, certain parcels of land, totaling 15,090.22 square 
feet, adjacent to Army-Navy Drive ("G" Road) in Arlington County, 
Virginia, acquired for use as right-of-way for the Pentagon Building 
road network, as shown on the plat indicating dedication of right-of-
way for Army-Navy Drive and vacation of certain streets in Arling-
ton County, as prepared and approved by the Department of Public 
Service, Arlington County, Virginia. As consideration for such con-
veyance, the Secretary is authorized to accept the sum of $1,800 and 
the conveyance from Roy G. Allman, C. J. Weetman, and others, of 
certain parcels of land, totaling 14,132.99 square feet, in Arlington 
County adjoining the said right-of-way, all as shown on the aforesaid 
plat. 
Approved August 25, 1959.