S.1933 / 109th Congress

A bill to provide for the inclusion of Department of Defense property on Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, in the Gulf Islands National Seashore if the property is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

S.1933 through Congress

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SenateOct 27, 2005IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.4064 To provide for the inclusion of Department of Defense property on Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, in the Gulf Islands National Seashore if the property is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 27, 2005

Amends federal law establishing the Gulf Islands National Seashore to provide that, if any of the federal land on Santa Rosa or Okaloosa Island, Florida, that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces, then the Secretary of Defense shall transfer such land to the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion in the Seashore.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] · R–FL

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Armed Services Committee

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Oct 27, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 27, 2005
Introduced in Senate

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HR 4064 · To provide for the inclusion of Department of Defense property on Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, in the Gulf Islands National Seashore if the property is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1933

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/s1933/BILLS-109s1933is.htm

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Discuss S.1933, 109th Congress: A bill to provide for the inclusion of Department of Defense property on Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, in the Gulf Islands National Seashore if the property is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1933

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/s1933/BILLS-109s1933is.htm

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Discuss S.1933, 109th Congress: A bill to provide for the inclusion of Department of Defense property on Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, in the Gulf Islands National Seashore if the property is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1933

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/s1933/BILLS-109s1933is.htm

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Discuss S.1933, 109th Congress: A bill to provide for the inclusion of Department of Defense property on Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, in the Gulf Islands National Seashore if the property is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1933

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/s1933/BILLS-109s1933is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-11-28T00:56:30Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.1933 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.