[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3635 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3635

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with 
the Governor of the Virgin Islands, upon request, that provides for the 
  transfer of the authority to manage Christiansted National Historic 
                                 site.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 1996

 Mr. Frazer (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Thompson, Ms. 
  Norton, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
 Florida, Mr. Luther, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. McKinney, 
  Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
  Georgia, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Menendez) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with 
the Governor of the Virgin Islands, upon request, that provides for the 
  transfer of the authority to manage Christiansted National Historic 
                                 site.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO MANAGE AND CONTROL CHRISTIANSTED 
              NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) In General.--Upon the request of the Governor of the Virgin 
Islands, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement 
with the Governor which transfers to the Governor the authority to 
manage Christiansted National Historic site, located in Christiansted, 
Virgin Islands.
    (b) Contents of Agreement.--The agreement under subsection (a) 
shall include provisions which--
            (1) transfer the authority to manage Christiansted National 
        Historic site upon a determination by the Secretary of the 
        Interior that the Government of the Virgin Islands has the 
        financial ability and commitment to maintain and operate the 
        site without financial assistance from the Federal Government;
            (2) retain for the United States fee title to all property 
        comprising Christiansted National Historic site;
            (3) require the Government of the Virgin Islands to 
        continue to use Christiansted National Historic site for the 
        purposes for which it is used on the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, in accordance with standards and plans approved by 
        the Secretary that shall be specified in the agreement; and
            (4) authorize the Secretary to terminate the agreement and 
        revoke authority transferred by the agreement, if the Secretary 
        finds that the Government of the Virgin Islands is not 
        complying with requirements under paragraph (3) or is otherwise 
        not in compliance with the agreement.
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