111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3726 

AN ACT 

To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at 

St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Castle Nugent Na3 tional Historic Site Establishment Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

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

7 means the Castle Nugent National Historic Site es8 tablished in section 3. 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 SEC. 3. CASTLE NUGENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

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

13 of the National Park System the Castle Nugent National 

14 Historic Site on the Island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Is15 lands, in order to preserve, protect, and interpret, for the 

16 benefit of present and future generations, a Caribbean cul17 tural landscape that spans more than 300 years of agricul18 tural use, significant archeological resources, mangrove 

19 forests, endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an exten20 sive barrier coral reef system, and other outstanding nat21 ural features. 

22 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The historic site consists of the 

23 approximately 2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys 

24 Hill and Laprey Valley to the Caribbean Sea and from 

25 Manchenil Bay to Great Pond, along with associated sub26 merged lands to the three-mile territorial limit, as gen-
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1 erally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Castle Nugent National 

2 Historic Site Proposed Boundary Map’’, numbered T22/ 

3 100,447, and dated October 2009. 

4 (c) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map referred to in sub5 section (b) shall be on file and available for public inspec6 tion in the appropriate offices of the National Park Serv7 ice, Department of the Interior. 

8 (d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para10 graph (2), the Secretary is authorized to acquire 

11 lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of 

12 the historic site by donation, purchase with donated 

13 or appropriated funds, or exchange. 

14 (2) U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND LANDS.—The Sec15 retary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in 

16 lands owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands or any polit17 ical subdivision thereof only by donation or ex18 change. 

19 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 

21 the historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws 

22 generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 

23 including— 

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

25 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 
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1 (2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 

2 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 

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

4 practicable, the Secretary shall use the resources of other 

5 sites administered by the National Park Service on the 

6 Island of St. Croix to administer the historic site. 

7 (c) CONTINUED USE.—In order to maintain an im8 portant feature of the cultural landscape of the historic 

9 site, the Secretary may lease to the University of the Vir10 gin Islands certain lands within the boundary of the his11 toric site for the purpose of continuing the university’s op12 eration breeding Senepol cattle, a breed developed on St. 

13 Croix. A lease under this subsection shall contain such 

14 terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appro15 priate, including those necessary to protect the values of 

16 the historic site. 

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

18 after funds are made available for this subsection, the Sec19 retary shall prepare a general management plan for the 

20 historic site. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 27, 

2010. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3726 

AN ACT 

To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic 

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