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Union Calendar No. 230 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3726 
[Report No. 111–393] 
To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, United 
States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2009 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JANUARY 12, 2010 
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 October 6, 2009] 
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A BILL 
To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at 
St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 National 
Historic Site Establishment Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HISTORIC
SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ 
means the Castle Nugent National Historic Site estab-
lished in section 3. 
(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 for-
ests, endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an extensive bar-
rier coral reef system, and other outstanding natural fea-
tures. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The historic site consists of the ap-
proximately 2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys 
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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 generally 
depicted on the map titled ‘‘Castle Nugent National His-
toric 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 Service, 
Department of the Interior. 
(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 Secretary 
is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands 
owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands or any political 
subdivision thereof only by donation or exchange. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the 
historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park System, in-
cluding— 
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(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 Is-
land of St. Croix to administer the historic site. 
(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 Virgin Is-
lands certain lands within the boundary of the historic site 
for the purpose of continuing the university’s operation 
breeding Senepol cattle, a breed developed on St. Croix. A 
lease under this subsection shall contain such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, includ-
ing 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 his-
toric site. 
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Union Calendar No. 230 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3726 
[Report No. 111–393] 
A BILL 
To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic 
Site at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, 
and for other purposes. 
JANUARY 12, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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