,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #haba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,plaskett introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to designate the ,christiansted
 ,bandstand at the ,christiansted       
,national ,historic ,site1 ,st4 ,croix1 
,virgin ,islands1 as the ,peter ,g4     
,thurland1 ,sr41 ,bandstand4  #a4       
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
,peter ,gregory ,thurland1 ,sr4--  7,a7 
was born on ,february #ai1 #ahib1 in the
 town of ,christiansted on the island of
 ,st4 ,croix in the ,virgin ,islands2   
7,b7 excelled in playing the trombone   
and baritone horn and dedicated his life
 to attaining excellence in music2  7,c7
 shortly after the transfer of the      
,virgin ,islands from ,denmark to the   
,united ,states1 joined the ,united     
,states ,navy on ,june #ab1 #aiag1 and  
served as a member of the ,navy ,band2  
7,d7 worked on the construction and     

design of the ,christiansted ,bandstand1
 where he played with the ,christiansted
 ,naval ,band at their monthly concerts 
until he was honorably discharged in    
,september #aiba2  7,e7 is renowned in  
his native ,virgin ,islands as a master 
craftsman and a skillful cabinetmaker2  
7,f7 founded the ,st4 ,croix ,community 
,band in #aich and trained many young   
musicians who performed free at monthly 
concerts at the ,christiansted          
,bandstand2 and  7,g7 conducted the ,st4
 ,croix ,community ,band until his      
retirement for health reasons in #aifh1 
at which time he turned over the        
leadership position of the band to his  
son2 and  7#b7 it is a fitting tribute  
to his leadership1 courage1 and         
contributions to the community of ,st4  
,croix to designate the ,christiansted  
,bandstand in honor and memory of ,peter
 ,g4 ,thurland1 ,sr4  #b4 ,designation  
,the bandstand commonly referred to as  
the ,christiansted ,bandstand1 located  
at the ,christiansted ,national         

,historic ,site1 ,st4 ,croix1 ,virgin   
,islands1 is designated as the ,peter   
,g4 ,thurland1 ,sr41 ,bandstand4  #c4   
,legal references ,any reference in any 
law1 regulation1 document1 record1 map1 
or other paper of the ,united ,states to
 the bandstand referred to in section #b
 is deemed to be a reference to the     
,peter ,g4 ,thurland1 ,sr41 ,bandstand4