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The Virgin Islands Historic Preservation Commission is hereby authorized to prepare from time to time, after due notice and public hearings, for submission to the Legislature and the Governor for approval, maps (and amendments, revisions, modifications, or additions thereto) of areas within the Virgin Islands to be known as 'Historic and Architectural Control Districts'. An Historic and Architectural Control District shall be an area including one or more public or private lots or properties, or parts thereof, within which, after consultation with specialists and experts, the buildings, structures, appurtenances, and places are determined of basic and vital importance for the development of culture and tourism because of their unique Danish or other colonial style, including color preparation, form, and architectural details, because of their being a part of, or related to, a park, square, or area the design or general arrangement of which should be preserved and/or developed according to a fixed plan based on cultural, historical, or architectural motives or purposes in general.