An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other…
120 STAT. 1743 PUBLIC LAW 109–317—OCT. 11, 2006 Public Law 109–317 109th Congress An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING CASTLE NUGENT FARMS. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (1) Castle Nugent Farms, located on the southeastern shore of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, is the largest parcel of pri- vately-held land in the Virgin Islands and has been an oper- ating cattle ranch for 50 years. (2) This land has the largest and healthiest fringing coral reef anywhere in the Virgin Islands. (3) It consists of Caribbean dry forest and pasturelands with considerable cultural resources including both pre-Colum- bian and post-European settlement. …
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120 STAT. 1743 PUBLIC LAW 109–317—OCT. 11, 2006 Public Law 109–317 109th Congress An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING CASTLE NUGENT FARMS. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (1) Castle Nugent Farms, located on the southeastern shore of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, is the largest parcel of pri- vately-held land in the Virgin Islands and has been an oper- ating cattle ranch for 50 years. (2) This land has the largest and healthiest fringing coral reef anywhere in the Virgin Islands. (3) It consists of Caribbean dry forest and pasturelands with considerable cultural resources including both pre-Colum- bian and post-European settlement. (4) Castle Nugent Farms contains a large historic 17th century Danish estate house that sits on over 4 miles of pristine Caribbean oceanfront property. (5) In addition to being an area for turtle nesting and night heron nesting, it is the home for the Senepol cattle breed, a unique breed of cattle that was developed on St. Croix in the early 1900’s to adapt to the island’s climate. (b) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms as a unit of the National Park System. Oct. 11, 2006 [H.R. 318] VerDate 14-DEC-2004 23:52 Oct 27, 2006 Jkt 059139 PO 00317 Frm 00001 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL317.109 APPS24 PsN: PUBL317 120 STAT. 1744 PUBLIC LAW 109–317—OCT. 11, 2006 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 318: SENATE REPORTS: No. 109–241 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 151 (2005): Nov. 15, considered and passed House. Vol. 152 (2006): Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate. Æ (c) STUDY PROCESS AND COMPLETION.—Section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall apply to the conduct and completion of the study required by this section. Approved October 11, 2006. VerDate 14-DEC-2004 23:52 Oct 27, 2006 Jkt 059139 PO 00317 Frm 00002 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6580 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL317.109 APPS24 PsN: PUBL317