US HB2659 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on June 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Conveys to the U.S. Virgin Islands specified submerged lands in the area between the island of Saint Croix and the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John. States that for purposes of U.S. laws, and except as otherwise provided by international law or any international agreement in force for the United States, the territorial waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands shall consist of all waters in the belt of the seas measured from the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters, and extending seaward a distance of nine miles.
Title
To convey certain submerged lands to the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI] | Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP] | Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-06-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. | |
2009-06-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
Subjects
Caribbean area
Land transfers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public lands and natural resources
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Land transfers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public lands and natural resources
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2659/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2659/BILLS-111hr2659ih.pdf |