3.0.0 2920 2023-01-12T17:52:55Z 2023-01-12T17:52:55Z House H HR 2007-06-28 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-05T21:52:31Z Referred to 2007-06-28T14:06:35Z To convey certain submerged lands to the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. 110 59 HR 2007-07-09 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2007-07-05 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs. Committee 2007-06-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2007-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Federal-territorial relations Government Operations and Politics International Affairs Land transfers Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Submerged lands Territorial waters Virgin Islands Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2007-06-28 Introduced in House 2007-07-26T20:12:15Z Conveys to the U.S. Virgin Islands specified submerged lands in the area between the island of Saint Croix and the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John.

States that for purposes of U.S. laws, except as otherwise provided by international law or international agreement in force for the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands' territorial waters shall extend nine miles seaward from the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.

]]> To convey certain submerged lands to the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. Display Title To convey certain submerged lands to the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To convey certain submerged lands to the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2007-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2920ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2920ih.xml 2007-07-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.