[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 58 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 58

To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to authorize the 
   legislature of the Virgin Islands to create municipal governments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2007

 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to authorize the 
   legislature of the Virgin Islands to create municipal governments.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    Section 8 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 
U.S.C. 1574) is amended by adding after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection:
    ``(d) Notwithstanding section 16(a) or any other provision of law, 
the Legislature of the Virgin Islands may create units of local 
government in the Virgin Islands.''.
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