PUBLIC LAW 96-205—MAR.12, 1980

94 STAT. 89

provisions of Public Law 93-435 (88 Stat. 1210) is hereby transferred
to the Virgin Islands government.”.

(b} The General Services Administration shall release from the
mortgage dated January 26, 1972, given by the government of the
Virgin Islands to the Administrator of the General Services Administration, approximately ten acres of such mortgaged land for construction of the proposed Saint Croix armory upon payment by the
government of the Virgin Islandsof the outstanding principal] due on
such tenacres.
Sec. 402. No extension, renewal, or renegotiation of the leaseof real
property on Water Island in the Virgin Islands to which the United

Water Island
property.

States is a party may be entered into before 1992 unless such

extension, renewal, or renegotiation is specifically approved by Act of
Congress.
Sec. 403. (a) Subsection 2&(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the
Virgin Islands is amendedby inserting after the words “and naturali- 48 USC 1642.
zation fees collected in the Virgin Islands,” the following: “(less the
cost of collecting such duties, taxes and fees as may be directly
attributable (as certified by the Comptroller of the Virgin Islands) to
the importation of petroleum products until January 1, 1982: Pro-

vided, That any other retuined costs not heretofore remitted pursu-

ant to the Act of August 18, 1978, shall be immediately remitted to
the Treasury of the Virgin Islands notwithstanding any other provision of law).”

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(b) The paragraph entitled ‘U.S. Customs Service” involving the

collection of customs duties in the Virgin Islands in the Act of July 25,
1979, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 404. Subsection (d) of section 4 of Public Law 95-348 (92 Stat.
487, 491) is hereby repealed.

Sec. 405. Any excise taxes levied by the Legislature of the Virgin
Islands may be levied and collected as the Legislature of the Virgin

92 Stat. £87,

Repeal.
93 Stat. 122.
48 USC 16422.
48 USC 1641
note.

Excise taxes.
48 USC 1574

Islands may direct as soon as the articles, goods, merchandise, and

note.

Sec. 406. Not later than two years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator of the General Services Administration
shall convey, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the

District Court
Building

commodities subject to said tax are brought into the Virgin Islands.

United States in and to the property knownas the former District

property,

transfer.

Court Building (including the parcel of land upon whichsaid building
is located), 48 B Norre Gade, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, to the

Government of the Virgin Islands.

Src. 407. Subsection (f) of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to
authorize the government of the Virgin Islands to issue bonds in
anticipation of revenue receipts and to authorize the guarantee of
such bonds by the United States under specified conditions, and for
other purposes” (90 Stat. 1193; Public Law 94-392; 48 U.S.C. 1574b)is
amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu
thereof the following language: “No commitment to guarantee may
be issued by the Secretary, and no guaranteed but unobligated funds

Bonds, issuance.

may be obligated by the government of the Virgin Islands after

October 1, 1984. After October 1, 1984, any unobligated proceeds of
bonds or other obligations issued by the government of the Virgin
Islands pursuant to this section shall be repaid immediately by the
government of theVirgin Islands to the lenders with the agreed upon
interest. Should there be any delay in the government of the Virgin
Islands’ making such repayment, the Secretary shall deduct the
requisite amounts from moneys under his control that would otherwise be paid to the government of the Virgin Islands under section

28(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands.”.

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