Steve Pearce: “Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2663, introduced by my colleague on the Committee on Resources, the gentlewoman from the Virgin…”

“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2663, introduced by my colleague on the Committee on Resources, the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Mrs. Christensen), would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Castle Nugent Farms, located on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. I understand that the owners of the Farm, the largest parcel of privately-held land in the U.S. Virgin Islands, are aware of this legislation and support the National Park Study. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2663 is supported by the majority and minority of the Committee on Resources and the administration. I urge adoption of the bill.”