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H.R. 1143: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 1143: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-02-16 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-02-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 88 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1143 (2008-03-04), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a lease with CBI Acquisitions, LLC, governing the use of property for the continued management and operation of the Caneel Bay Resort on the island of St. John in Virgin Islands National Park. Requires any lease entered into pursuant to this Act to include the property covered by the retained use estate entered into by the Jackson Hole Preserve and the United States on September 30, 1983, (the RUE) and any associated property owned by CBI donated to the National Park Service (NPS). Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the terms of the lease agreement; (2) appraisals to determine the fair market value of all property covered by the RUE and any property, including the value, if any, of the surrendered term of the RUE, owned by CBI to be donated, or otherwise conveyed, to the NPS; and (3) compensation to the United States of the property's fair market value rent. Makes 80% of such payment available for expenditure within Virgin Islands National Park. Requires CBI, as a condition of the lease, to relinquish to the Secretary all rights under the RUE and to transfer, without compensation, ownership of improvements covered by the RUE to the United States.

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Official text

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1143, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Island National Park (2008-02-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1143, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Island National Park (2008-02-26)

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr1143 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110