H.R. 8121

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8121 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8121

To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National 
Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the ``Peter G. Thurland, 
Sr., Bandstand''.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 26, 2026

Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National 
Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the ``Peter G. Thurland, 
Sr., Bandstand''.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) Peter Gregory Thurland, Sr.--
(A) was born on February 19, 1892, in the town of 
Christiansted on the island of St. Croix in the Virgin 
Islands;
(B) excelled in playing the trombone and baritone 
horn and dedicated his life to attaining excellence in 
music;
(C) shortly after the transfer of the Virgin 
Islands from Denmark to the United States, joined the 
United States Navy on June 12, 1917, and served as a 
member of the Navy Band;
(D) worked on the construction and design of the 
Christiansted Bandstand, where he played with the 
Christiansted Naval Band at their monthly concerts 
until he was honorably discharged in September 1921;
(E) is renowned in his native Virgin Islands as a 
master craftsman and a skillful cabinetmaker;
(F) founded the St. Croix Community Band in 1938 
and trained many young musicians who performed free at 
monthly concerts at the Christiansted Bandstand; and
(G) conducted the St. Croix Community Band until 
his retirement for health reasons in 1968, at which 
time he turned over the leadership position of the band 
to his son; and
(2) it is a fitting tribute to his leadership, courage, and 
contributions to the community of St. Croix to designate the 
Christiansted Bandstand in honor and memory of Peter G. 
Thurland, Sr.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

The bandstand commonly referred to as the ``Christiansted 
Bandstand'', located at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. 
Croix, Virgin Islands, is designated as the ``Peter G. Thurland, Sr., 
Bandstand''.

SEC. 3. LEGAL REFERENCES.

Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or 
other paper of the United States to the bandstand referred to in 
section 2 is deemed to be a reference to the ``Peter G. Thurland, Sr., 
Bandstand''.
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