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Union Calendar No. 230 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3726 

[Report No. 111–393] 

To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, United 

States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 6, 2009 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

JANUARY 12, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 6, 2009] 

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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. 

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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 ‘‘Castle Nugent National 

5 Historic Site Establishment Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ 

9 means the Castle Nugent National Historic Site estab10 lished in section 3. 

11 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 SEC. 3. CASTLE NUGENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as a unit 

15 of the National Park System the Castle Nugent National 

16 Historic Site on the Island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Is17 lands, in order to preserve, protect, and interpret, for the 

18 benefit of present and future generations, a Caribbean cul19 tural landscape that spans more than 300 years of agricul20 tural use, significant archeological resources, mangrove for21 ests, endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an extensive bar22 rier coral reef system, and other outstanding natural fea23 tures. 

24 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The historic site consists of the ap25 proximately 2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys 

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1 Hill and Laprey Valley to the Caribbean Sea and from 

2 Manchenil Bay to Great Pond, along with associated sub3 merged lands to the three-mile territorial limit, as generally 

4 depicted on the map titled ‘‘Castle Nugent National His5 toric Site Proposed Boundary Map’’, numbered T22/ 

6 100,447, and dated October 2009. 

7 (c) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map referred to in sub8 section (b) shall be on file and available for public inspec9 tion in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, 

10 Department of the Interior. 

11 (d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para13 graph (2), the Secretary is authorized to acquire 

14 lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of 

15 the historic site by donation, purchase with donated 

16 or appropriated funds, or exchange. 

17 (2) U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND LANDS.—The Secretary 

18 is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands 

19 owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands or any political 

20 subdivision thereof only by donation or exchange. 

21 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the 

23 historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws gen24 erally applicable to units of the National Park System, in25 cluding— 

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1 (1) the National Park Service Organic Act (39 

2 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

3 (2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 

4 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 

5 (b) SHARED RESOURCES.—To the greatest extent 

6 practicable, the Secretary shall use the resources of other 

7 sites administered by the National Park Service on the Is8 land of St. Croix to administer the historic site. 

9 (c) CONTINUED USE.—In order to maintain an im10 portant feature of the cultural landscape of the historic site, 

11 the Secretary may lease to the University of the Virgin Is12 lands certain lands within the boundary of the historic site 

13 for the purpose of continuing the university’s operation 

14 breeding Senepol cattle, a breed developed on St. Croix. A 

15 lease under this subsection shall contain such terms and 

16 conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, includ17 ing those necessary to protect the values of the historic site. 

18 (d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than three years 

19 after funds are made available for this subsection, the Sec20 retary shall prepare a general management plan for the his21 toric site. 

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Union Calendar No. 230 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3726 

[Report No. 111–393] 

A BILL 

To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic 

and for other purposes. Site at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, 

JANUARY 12, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

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