To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands.

Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources


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[H.R. 3025 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3025

To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal land in 
  the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin 
                                Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2023

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal land in 
  the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin 
                                Islands.

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

SECTION 1. NO NET INCREASE OF FEDERAL LAND IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
              NATIONAL PARK ON ST. JOHN.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may not acquire any land that would increase the total 
acreage of Federal land in the Park, except as provided in this Act.
    (b) Required Land Conveyances.--If the Secretary takes into Federal 
ownership non-Federal land that results in an increase of the total 
acreage of Federal land in the Park, the Secretary shall convey out of 
Federal ownership at least an equal acreage of Federal land in the 
Park, via sale, exchange, or donation.
    (c) Sale of Land.--
            (1) In general.--Federal land sold pursuant to subsection 
        (b) shall be offered for sale--
                    (A) not later than 1 year after the Secretary takes 
                into Federal ownership non-Federal land that results in 
                an increase of the total acreage of Federal land in the 
                Park;
                    (B) subject to valid existing rights;
                    (C) except as provided in subparagraph (D), at fair 
                market value (based on local comparable sales); and
                    (D) at a price that is reduced by 10 percent each 
                month that the Federal land is not sold or under 
                contract to be sold by the date that is 6 months after 
                the Federal land was first offered for sale.
            (2) Price reduction.--Time periods during which Federal 
        land is under contract for sale or withdrawn from the market 
        shall not be counted for the purposes of price reduction under 
        paragraph (1)(D).
    (d) Land Exchange Values.--If the value of the Federal land that is 
part of a land exchange pursuant to subsection (b) is less than the 
value of the non-Federal land for which it is exchanged, the value of 
the exchanged lands shall be equalized by a cash payment.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Park'' means the Virgin Islands National 
        Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
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