Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, if the State of Florida notifies the Secretary that encroachments by improvements or occupation have occurred before July 13, 2006, on one or more of the parcels of real property described in this Act, to release to Florida any reversionary interest of the United States in and to any identified parcel without further federal administrative review or analysis.
Bars the United States from receiving any funds as consideration for the release of the reversionary interests specified above.
Requires all net proceeds from the disposition of such real property to be used by the State for the acquisition of other lands adjacent to the exterior boundaries of Blackwater River State Forest and Withlacoochee State Forest.
Requires: (1) any lands so acquired to become a part of the state forest; and (2) that the acquired lands be used for public purposes.
Requires the State to agree to indemnify and hold the United States harmless with regard to any boundary disputes related to any parcel released under this Act.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5799 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5799
To provide for the Secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary
interest of the United States on certain land in the State of Florida
if encroachments and trespassing have occurred on that land, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 13, 2006
Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of
Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To provide for the Secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary
interest of the United States on certain land in the State of Florida
if encroachments and trespassing have occurred on that land, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BLACKWATER RIVER AND WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FORESTS, FLORIDA.
(a) Release.--If the State of Florida, not later than 10 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, notifies the Secretary of
Agriculture that encroachments by improvements or occupation have
occured before July 13, 2006, on one or more of the parcels of real
property described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall release to
Florida all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
any identified parcel, such right, title, and interest consisting of
the reversionary interest of the United States on the affected areas
within any identified parcel without further Federal administrative
review or analysis.
(b) Original Deeded Land Descriptions.--
(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.
(c) Deeds.--The 4 deeds referred to in subsection (b) 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.
(d) Consideration.--The United States shall receive no funds as
consideration for the release of the reversionary interests under
subsection (a). As consideration for such release, the State of Florida
shall agree to the following:
(1) Use of proceeds.--All net 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.
(2) Use of acquired lands.--Any lands acquired by the sale,
exchange, or other disposition of the real property subject to
the reversionary interests shall become a part of the State
forest in which the acquired lands are located and shall be
subject to the condition that the acquired lands be used for
public purposes.
(3) Retention of land base.--The total land base of such
State forests shall not be reduced below the original acreage
of the real property included in the conveyances described in
subsection (a), except in the case of any lands conveyed at the
request of the United States, and the total land base shall be
managed in perpetuity as State forest land.
(4) Fund; records.--All net proceeds from the sale,
exchange, or other disposition of the real property subject to
the reversionary interests shall be maintained by the State of
Florida in a separate fund prior to use under paragraph (1).
The record of all transactions involving such fund shall be
open to inspection by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(5) Indemnification.--The State of Florida shall agree to
indemnify and hold the United States harmless with regard to
any boundary disputes related to any parcel released under this
section.
(6) Survey; maps.--Before any release of a reversionary
interest under subsection (a), the State of Florida shall
provide to the Secretary, at the expense of the State of
Florida, a survey and a map acceptable to the Secretary of the
areas encroached upon by improvements or occupied to be
identified and for which a release under subsection (a) is
requested.
(e) Instrument of Release.--Not later than 90 days after receipt
from the State of Florida of an identified parcel under subsection (a),
the Secretary of Agriculture shall execute and file in the appropriate
office or offices a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate
instrument effectuating the release of the reversionary interests on
that parcel.
(f) Availability of Records.--The survey and maps required under
subsection (d)(6), deeds, and other relevant legal records related to
any release of a reversionary interest under subsection (a) shall be
kept on file and available for public inspection at the approprate
office of the Department of Agriculture.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
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