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Union Calendar No. 253 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 53 

[Report No. 110–399] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term lease 

with the Government of the United States Virgin Islands to provide 

land on the island of Saint John, Virgin Islands, for the establishment 

of a school, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 22, 2007 

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 January 4, 2007] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

a long-term lease with the Government of the United 

States Virgin Islands to provide land on the island of 

Saint John, Virgin Islands, for the establishment of a 

school, 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 ‘‘Virgin Islands National 

5 Park School Lease Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LONG-TERM LEASE, VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL 

7 PARK, SAINT JOHN, VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

8 (a) LEASE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Inte9 rior may lease to the Government of the United States Vir10 gin Islands a parcel of real property, including any im11 provements thereon, located within the boundaries of Virgin 

12 Islands National Park on the island of Saint John, Virgin 

13 Islands, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Virgin Islands 

14 National Park School Exchange’’, numbered 161/80,037, 

15 and dated September 19, 2007, for the purpose of providing 

16 a suitable location for the establishment of a school by the 

17 Government of the United States Virgin Islands on the is18 land. 

19 (b) TERM OF LEASE.—The lease authorized by sub20 section (a) may not exceed a term of 99 years. 

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

22 subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public in23 spection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 

24 Service. 

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1 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec2 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

3 in connection with the lease under this section as the Sec4 retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 

5 United States. 

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Union Calendar No. 253 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 53 

[Report No. 110

–399] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter 

poses. the establishment of a school, and for other puron the island of Saint John, Virgin Islands, for the United States Virgin Islands to provide land into a long-term lease with the Government of 

OCTOBER 22, 2007 

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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