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.

Bill: 118-hr-3025
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-04-28
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Caribbean area

Land transfers

Land use and conservation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

U.S. territories and protectorates

Virgin Islands
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from acquiring land that would increase the total acreage of federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.</p> <p>If Interior takes into federal ownership nonfederal land that results in an increase of the total acreage of federal land in the park, it must convey out of federal ownership at least an equal acreage via sale, exchange, or donation.</p> <p>Any sale of federal land under this bill shall be offered for sale</p> <ul> <li>not later than one year after Interior takes into federal ownership nonfederal land that results in an increase of the total acreage of federal land in the park,</li> <li>subject to valid existing rights,</li> <li>at fair market value (with an exception), and</li> <li>at a price that is reduced by 10% each month that the federal land is not sold or under contract to be sold by six months after the federal land was first offered for sale.</li> </ul> <p>If the value of the federal land that is part of a land exchange is less than the value of the nonfederal land for which it is exchanged, the value of the exchanged land must be equalized by a cash payment.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3025 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2023 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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.

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.