109TH CONGRESS
IIB 109TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 318 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 16, 2005 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suit- ability 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2 HR 318 RFS SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING 1 CASTLE NUGENT FARMS. 2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 3 (1) Castle Nugent Farms, located on the south- 4 eastern shore of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, is 5 the largest parcel of privately-held land in the Virgin 6 Islands and has been an operating cattle ranch for 7 50 years. 8 (2) This land has the largest and healthiest 9 fringing coral reef anywhere in the Virgin Islands. …
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IIB 109TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 318 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 16, 2005 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suit- ability 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2 HR 318 RFS SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING 1 CASTLE NUGENT FARMS. 2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 3 (1) Castle Nugent Farms, located on the south- 4 eastern shore of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, is 5 the largest parcel of privately-held land in the Virgin 6 Islands and has been an operating cattle ranch for 7 50 years. 8 (2) This land has the largest and healthiest 9 fringing coral reef anywhere in the Virgin Islands. 10 (3) It consists of Caribbean dry forest and 11 pasturelands with considerable cultural resources in- 12 cluding both pre-Columbian and post-European set- 13 tlement. 14 (4) Castle Nugent Farms contains a large his- 15 toric 17th century Danish estate house that sits on 16 over 4 miles of pristine Caribbean oceanfront prop- 17 erty. 18 (5) In addition to being an area for turtle nest- 19 ing and night heron nesting, it is the home for the 20 Senepol cattle breed, a unique breed of cattle that 21 was developed on St. Croix in the early 1900’s to 22 adapt to the island’s climate. 23 (b) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall carry 24 out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of des- 25 3 HR 318 RFS ignating Castle Nugent Farms as a unit of the National 1 Park System. 2 (c) STUDY PROCESS AND COMPLETION.—Section 3 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall 4 apply to the conduct and completion of the study required 5 by this section. 6 Passed the House of Representatives November 15, 2005. Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, Clerk.