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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 580 
To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, United 
States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2011 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at 
St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, 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 ‘‘Castle Nugent Na-
tional Historic Site Establishment Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ 
means the Castle Nugent National Historic Site es-
tablished in section 3. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. CASTLE NUGENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as a unit 
of the National Park System the Castle Nugent National 
Historic Site on the Island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Is-
lands, in order to preserve, protect, and interpret, for the 
benefit of present and future generations, a Caribbean cul-
tural landscape that spans more than 300 years of agricul-
tural use, significant archeological resources, mangrove 
forests, endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an exten-
sive barrier coral reef system, and other outstanding nat-
ural features. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The historic site consists of the 
approximately 2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys 
Hill and Laprey Valley to the Caribbean Sea and from 
Manchenil Bay to Great Pond, along with associated sub-
merged lands to the three-mile territorial limit, as gen-
erally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Castle Nugent National 
Historic Site Proposed Boundary Map’’, numbered T22/ 
100,447, and dated October 2009. 
(c) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map referred to in sub-
section (b) shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the National Park Serv-
ice, Department of the Interior. 
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(d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary is authorized to acquire 
lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of 
the historic site by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, or exchange. 
(2) U.S. VIRGIN
ISLAND
LANDS.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in 
lands owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands or any polit-
ical subdivision thereof only by donation or ex-
change. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 
the historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws 
generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
including— 
(1) the National Park Service Organic Act (39 
Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 
(2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 
16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(b) SHARED RESOURCES.—To the greatest extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall use the resources of other 
sites administered by the National Park Service on the 
Island of St. Croix to administer the historic site. 
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(c) CONTINUED USE.—In order to maintain an im-
portant feature of the cultural landscape of the historic 
site, the Secretary may lease to the University of the Vir-
gin Islands certain lands within the boundary of the his-
toric site for the purpose of continuing the university’s op-
eration breeding Senepol cattle, a breed developed on St. 
Croix. A lease under this subsection shall contain such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appro-
priate, including those necessary to protect the values of 
the historic site. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than three years 
after funds are made available for this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a general management plan for the 
historic site. 
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