I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4731 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2017 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To extend the retained use estate for the Caneel Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.

1. Extension of retained use estate (a) Extension required Not later than 90 days after a request by the grantor, the Secretary of the Interior shall extend the retained use estate in accordance with this section. (b) Requirements The extension under subsection (a) shall— (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), be effective for the 60-year period beginning on the date the retained use estate would, but for the extension under this section, expire; (2) be subject to the terms of the retained use estate, including the right of the grantor to terminate the retained use estate in accordance with the terms thereof; and (3) require the grantor to pay to the United States, in quarterly installments for the period of the extension, fair market value rental in an amount equal to— (A) for each of the first 15 years of the extension, 1.2 percent of the gross revenues of the resort in accordance with subsection (c); and (B) for each year of the extension thereafter, the amount determined under subparagraph (A), except that— (i) such amount shall be adjusted if requested by the Secretary or the grantor; (ii) any such adjustment shall be determined— (I) through an agreement between the Secretary and the grantor; or (II) if the Secretary and the grantor are unable to agree on such an adjustment after a 60-day period for negotiation (or a longer period for negotiation agreed upon by the Secretary and the grantor), through binding arbitration between the Secretary and the grantor using the arbitration procedures specified in section 51.51 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations; (iii) such adjustment shall take into account any amounts expended or to be expended by the grantor for preservation, maintenance, restoration, improvement, or repair and related expenses specified in section 102102(d)(2) of title 54, United States Code, to the extent such amounts are for the resort; and (iv) no more than one adjustment may be made under this subparagraph in any 15-year period. (c) Payments Payments under subsection (b)(3) shall— (1) be due— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 60 days after the end of the applicable quarter; and (B) in the case of the last quarter of each calendar year (or the last quarter before the retained use estate expires), 90 days after the end of the calendar year (or the end of the retained use estate in the year that the retained use estate expires); (2) be based on actual gross revenues for the preceding quarter; (3) in the case of a payment due under paragraph (1)(B), include any adjustment that may be required after an audit of the gross annual revenues for the preceding year; and (4) be deposited into the General Treasury. (d) Definitions In this section— (1) each of the terms retained use estate and resort has the meaning given such term in section 1 of Public Law 111–261 ( 16 U.S.C. 398d note); and (2) the term grantor means the holder of the retained use estate.