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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Virgin Islands Na-
tional Park Land Exchange Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL 
PARK. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Interior may convey to the Government of the United 
States Virgin Islands all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcel of real property, includ-
ing any improvements thereon, located within the bound-
aries of Virgin Islands National Park on the island of 
Saint John, Virgin Islands, and depicted as ‘‘NPS Lands 
for Conveyance’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Virgin Islands Na-
tional 
Park 
Land 
Exchange’’, 
numbered 
lllllllll, and dated llll 2005, for the 
purpose of providing a suitable location for the establish-
ment of a school by the Government of the United States 
Virgin Islands on the island. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—(1) As consideration for the 
conveyance of the real property under subsection (a), the 
Government of the United States Virgin Islands shall con-
vey to the Secretary the parcel of real property, including 
any improvements thereon, depicted as ‘‘Lands for NPS 
Acquisition’’ on the map referred to in subsection (a). 
(2) If the fair market value of the real property re-
ceived under paragraph (1) is less than the fair market 
value of the real property conveyed under subsection (a), 
the Secretary may require the Government of the United 
States Virgin Islands to make up the difference through
the payment of cash, the provision of in-kind consider-
ation, or a combination thereof, to be determined pursuant 
to negotiations between the Secretary and the Government 
of the United States Virgin Islands. 
(3) The fair market values of the real property to 
be exchanged under this section shall be determined by 
appraisals acceptable to the Secretary and the Govern-
ment of the United States Virgin Islands. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service. 
(d) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Upon completion of 
the land exchange under this section, the Secretary shall 
revise the boundaries of Virgin Islands National Park to 
reflect the exchange and shall administer the real property 
acquired under subsection (b) as part of Virgin Islands 
National Park. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the land exchange under this sec-
tion as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.
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