§410tt–4 Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve at St. Croix, Virgin Islands, Commission

Summary

Creates a commission called the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve at St. Croix, Virgin Islands, Commission. The commission must make recommendations on how the park’s lands and waters can be managed together by the United States and the Government of the United States Virgin Islands. It must also work with the Secretary on the park’s general management plan and give advice to the Virgin Islands government when asked. The commission has 10 members: the Governor (or the Governor’s designee), the Secretary (or the Secretary’s designee), four people the Secretary appoints, and four more the Secretary appoints from a list the Governor gives (one of those four must be a member of the Virgin Islands Legislature). Appointed members serve 4-year terms and may stay on until a successor is named. Vacancies must be filled the same way and within 60 days after a term ends. The Chair alternates yearly between the Secretary and the Governor. The commission meets regularly or when the Chair calls a meeting, publishes meeting notices locally and in the Federal Register, and must allow public involvement. Members are unpaid but may get travel expenses under 5 U.S.C. 5703. Most rules in chapter 10 of title 5 apply except section 1013(b) and where this subchapter says otherwise. The commission ends 10 years after February 24, 1992, unless the Secretary decides it must continue.