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Updated! How does the government shutdown affect the parks?
Re: Updated! How does the government shutdown affect the par
Do the uniforms go off duty and home at 5pm so we can finally use the beaches??
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Re: Updated! How does the government shutdown affect the par
It was mentioned on the CBS news that the idea of opening the VA and the National Parks was shot down... 
Re: Updated! How does the government shutdown affect the par
Here is the VI code concerning beaches. Guess the feds trump the VI govt
§ 402. Open beaches and shorelines; shorelines defined
(a) It is hereby declared and affirmed that the public, individually and collectively, has and shall continue to have the right to use and enjoy the shorelines of the United States Virgin Islands as "United States Virgin Islands" is defined in section 2(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the United States Virgin Islands.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter "shorelines of the United States Virgin Islands" shall mean the area along the coastlines of the United States Virgin Islands from the seaward line of low tide, running inland a distance of fifty (50) feet; or to the extreme seaward boundary of natural vegetation which spreads continuously inland; or to a natural barrier; whichever is the shortest distance. Whenever the shore is extended into the sea by filling or dredging, the boundary of the shorelines shall remain at the line of vegetation as previously established.
§ 402. Open beaches and shorelines; shorelines defined
(a) It is hereby declared and affirmed that the public, individually and collectively, has and shall continue to have the right to use and enjoy the shorelines of the United States Virgin Islands as "United States Virgin Islands" is defined in section 2(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the United States Virgin Islands.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter "shorelines of the United States Virgin Islands" shall mean the area along the coastlines of the United States Virgin Islands from the seaward line of low tide, running inland a distance of fifty (50) feet; or to the extreme seaward boundary of natural vegetation which spreads continuously inland; or to a natural barrier; whichever is the shortest distance. Whenever the shore is extended into the sea by filling or dredging, the boundary of the shorelines shall remain at the line of vegetation as previously established.