[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8121 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8121

To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National 
 Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the ``Peter G. Thurland, 
                           Sr., Bandstand''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2026

 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National 
 Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the ``Peter G. Thurland, 
                           Sr., Bandstand''.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Peter Gregory Thurland, Sr.--
                    (A) was born on February 19, 1892, in the town of 
                Christiansted on the island of St. Croix in the Virgin 
                Islands;
                    (B) excelled in playing the trombone and baritone 
                horn and dedicated his life to attaining excellence in 
                music;
                    (C) shortly after the transfer of the Virgin 
                Islands from Denmark to the United States, joined the 
                United States Navy on June 12, 1917, and served as a 
                member of the Navy Band;
                    (D) worked on the construction and design of the 
                Christiansted Bandstand, where he played with the 
                Christiansted Naval Band at their monthly concerts 
                until he was honorably discharged in September 1921;
                    (E) is renowned in his native Virgin Islands as a 
                master craftsman and a skillful cabinetmaker;
                    (F) founded the St. Croix Community Band in 1938 
                and trained many young musicians who performed free at 
                monthly concerts at the Christiansted Bandstand; and
                    (G) conducted the St. Croix Community Band until 
                his retirement for health reasons in 1968, at which 
                time he turned over the leadership position of the band 
                to his son; and
            (2) it is a fitting tribute to his leadership, courage, and 
        contributions to the community of St. Croix to designate the 
        Christiansted Bandstand in honor and memory of Peter G. 
        Thurland, Sr.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

    The bandstand commonly referred to as the ``Christiansted 
Bandstand'', located at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. 
Croix, Virgin Islands, is designated as the ``Peter G. Thurland, Sr., 
Bandstand''.

SEC. 3. LEGAL REFERENCES.

    Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or 
other paper of the United States to the bandstand referred to in 
section 2 is deemed to be a reference to the ``Peter G. Thurland, Sr., 
Bandstand''.
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