[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3726 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3726

  To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, 
         United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, 
         United States Virgin Islands, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Castle Nugent National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
        Castle Nugent National Historic Site established in section 3.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. CASTLE NUGENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established as a unit of the National 
Park System the Castle Nugent National Historic Site on the Island of 
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to preserve, protect, and 
interpret, for the benefit of present and future generations, a 
Caribbean cultural landscape that spans more than 300 years of 
agricultural use, significant archeological resources, mangrove 
forests, endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an extensive barrier 
coral reef system, and other outstanding natural features.
    (b) Boundaries.--The historic site consists of the approximately 
2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys Hill and Laprey Valley to the 
Caribbean Sea and from Manchenil Bay to Great Pond, along with 
associated submerged lands to the three-mile territorial limit, as 
generally depicted on the map titled ``________'', numbered ____, and 
dated ____.
    (c) Map Availability.--The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
    (d) Acquisition of Land.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands 
        within the boundaries of the historic site by donation, 
        purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
            (2) U.S. virgin island lands.--The Secretary is authorized 
        to acquire lands and interests in lands owned by the U.S. 
        Virgin Islands or any political subdivision thereof only by 
        donation or exchange.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the historic site 
in accordance with this Act and with laws generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System, including--
            (1) the National Park Service Organic Act (39 Stat. 535; 16 
        U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
            (2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 
        et seq.).
    (b) Shared Resources.--To the greatest extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall use the resources of other sites administered by the 
National Park Service on the Island of St. Croix to administer the 
historic site.
    (c) Continued Use.--In order to maintain an important feature of 
the cultural landscape of the historic site, the Secretary may lease to 
the University of the Virgin Islands certain lands within the boundary 
of the historic site for the purpose of continuing the university's 
operation breeding Senepol cattle, a breed developed on St. Croix. A 
lease under this subsection shall contain such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary considers appropriate, including those necessary to 
protect the values of the historic site.
    (d) Management Plan.--Not later than three years after funds are 
made available for this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a 
general management plan for the historic site.
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