IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 53 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 23, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
a long-term lease with the Government of the United 
States Virgin Islands to provide land on the island of 
Saint John, Virgin Islands, for the establishment of a 
school, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Virgin Islands Na-
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tional Park School Lease Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LONG-TERM LEASE, VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL 
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PARK, SAINT JOHN, VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
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(a) LEASE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Inte-
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rior may lease to the Government of the United States 
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Virgin Islands a parcel of real property, including any im-
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provements thereon, located within the boundaries of Vir-
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gin Islands National Park on the island of Saint John, 
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Virgin Islands, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Virgin 
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Islands National Park School Exchange’’, numbered 161/ 
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80,037, and dated September 19, 2007, for the purpose 
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of providing a suitable location for the establishment of 
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a school by the Government of the United States Virgin 
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Islands on the island. 
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(b) TERM OF LEASE.—The lease authorized by sub-
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section (a) may not exceed a term of 99 years. 
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(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred to in 
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subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public in-
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spection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
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Service. 
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(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
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Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
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tions in connection with the lease under this section as 
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the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
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ests of the United States. 
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Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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