A bill to provide the Secretary of the Air Force with authority to convey certain land.
PL 100-501 (H.R.5291), enacted 10/18/1988

102 STAT. 2502 
PUBLIC LAW 100-501—OCT. 18, 1988 
Public Law 100-501 
100th Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 18, 1988 
[H.R. 5291] 
Claims. 
Waste disposal. 
To provide the Secretary of the Air Force with authority to convey certain land. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Real property. 
SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE, OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA 
(a) TRANSFER.—Subject to subsections 03) through (h), the Sec-
retary 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 Direc-
tive 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 High-
way 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 appro-
priate 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. 
Highways. 
Utilities. 
PUBLIC LAW 100-501—OCT. 18, 1988 
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 sub-
section (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 Serv-
ice, without reimbursement, for incorporation into the Gulf Islands 
National Seashore. 
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
re-
quire 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. 
Approved October 18, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5291: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): 
Oct. 3, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate.