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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 272

To provide for a land exchange on the island of Saint John, Virgin Islands, 

between the National Park Service and the Government of the United 

States Virgin Islands to facilitate the establishment of a school on the 

island, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2005

Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To provide for a land exchange on the island of Saint John, 

Virgin Islands, between the National Park Service and 

the Government of the United States Virgin Islands to 

facilitate the establishment of a school on the island, 

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Virgin Islands Na5 tional Park Land Exchange Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL 

2 PARK. 

3 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

4 the Interior may convey to the Government of the United 

5 States Virgin Islands all right, title, and interest of the 

6 United States in and to the parcel of real property, includ7 ing any improvements thereon, located within the bound8 aries of Virgin Islands National Park on the island of 

9 Saint John, Virgin Islands, and depicted as ‘‘NPS Lands 

10 for Conveyance’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Virgin Islands Na11 tional Park Land Exchange’’, numbered 

12 lllllllll, and dated llll 2005, for the 

13 purpose of providing a suitable location for the establish14 ment of a school by the Government of the United States 

15 Virgin Islands on the island. 

16 (b) CONSIDERATION.—(1) As consideration for the 

17 conveyance of the real property under subsection (a), the 

18 Government of the United States Virgin Islands shall con19 vey to the Secretary the parcel of real property, including 

20 any improvements thereon, depicted as ‘‘Lands for NPS 

21 Acquisition’’ on the map referred to in subsection (a). 

22 (2) If the fair market value of the real property re23 ceived under paragraph (1) is less than the fair market 

24 value of the real property conveyed under subsection (a), 

25 the Secretary may require the Government of the United 

26 States Virgin Islands to make up the difference through 
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1 the payment of cash, the provision of in-kind consider2 ation, or a combination thereof, to be determined pursuant 

3 to negotiations between the Secretary and the Government 

4 of the United States Virgin Islands. 

5 (3) The fair market values of the real property to 

6 be exchanged under this section shall be determined by 

7 appraisals acceptable to the Secretary and the Govern8 ment of the United States Virgin Islands. 

9 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred to in 

10 subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public in11 spection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 

12 Service. 

13 (d) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Upon completion of 

14 the land exchange under this section, the Secretary shall 

15 revise the boundaries of Virgin Islands National Park to 

16 reflect the exchange and shall administer the real property 

17 acquired under subsection (b) as part of Virgin Islands 

18 National Park. 

19 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

20 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi21 tions in connection with the land exchange under this sec22 tion as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 

23 interests of the United States.

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