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An act providing an appropriation to the Virgin Islands Department of Public Works for the repair, renovation, or removal of the pedestrian bridge located in the vicinity of the Western Cemetery and the former Addelita Cancryn Junior High School
An act amending Official Zoning Map No. SJZ-1, St. John, Virgin Islands by rezoning Parcel No.17-D-5 Estate Adrian, No. 18, Cruz Bay Quarter, St. John, consisting of 0.83 acres as described on PWD No. D9-9095-T016 from R-1 (Residential-Low Density) to B-3 (Business-Scattered)
An act amending title 19, Virgin Islands Code, to establish immunization requirements for children and students enrolling in educational institutions in the Virgin Islands; to provide for immunization exemptions; and to require electronic reporting of immunization compliance to the Virgin Islands Department of Health through the Virgin Islands Immunization Registry (VIIRS)
An act requiring the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to pay compensation to the homeowners within the Lyndon B.Johnson Gardens community who have been required to vacate their homes as a result of the actions related to the demolition of properties owned by the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority and associated with the operations of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority and the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority
An act amending Act No. 8465 redirecting the appropriation to the First-Time Homebuyers Program to the Williams Delight Community Homeownership Program and the VI Slice Homeownership Program
An act amending Official Zoning Map No. SCZ-20 for the island of St. Croix to rezone Plot No. 4 of 12 Estate Richmond, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, from R-3 (Residential-Medium Density) to B-2 (Business-Secondary/Neighborhood)
An Act to ratify a perpetual access easement for ingress and egress over a portion of Public Road R.O.W. Store Tvaer Gade, Queen's Quarter, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands
An act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 27, section 717(c) relating to personal loans made to members of the Government Employees' Retirement System
An act renaming Belvedere Road on the island of St. Croix as "Alicia "Chucky" Hansen Road" and appropriating $10,000 from the St. Croix Capital Improvement Fund to the Virgin Islands Department of Public Works to erect the proper signage
An act approving lease and franchise agreements for the development and operation of the Randall "Doc" James Racetrack on St. Croix and the Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack on St. Thomas and amending titles 32 and 33 Virgin Islands Code
An act approving a multi-year lease agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, acting through its Commissioner of the Department of Property and Procurement, and DM Hospitality LLC, for Parcel No. 2C Crystal Gade, Queen's Quarter, St. Thomas, consisting of a 2-story building; and a portion of Parcel No. 3 Crystal Gade, consisting of a 2-story building to operate a food and beverage management company with a bakery and deli, a jewelry business management company, and other related purposes
To repeal Title 3 VIC, Chapter 27, section 706, subsection (c) and Chapter 28A, section 755 to unite the language governing the return of retired teachers, nurses, and police to government service, so that there is only one mechanism governing the retrun of all retirees to public service. To establish an exemption from the nine month separation rules for teachers, nurses and police officers
VIC T2 Ch.2 - To authorize lump sum appropriations to the University of the Virgin Islands To add a new subsection: "To authorize the Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget and Virgin Islands Department of Finance to disburse annual fiscal year appropriations to the University of the Virgin Islands in two lump allotments of equal amounts. Payments shall be made no later than October 30 and March 30 of the fiscal year
Act 9035 - To correct organization and scholarship names p.18 -strike "Frenchtown Heritage Museum" and insert "Frenchtown Civic Organization, Inc." p. 22 - insert "Felicia" before "Adams" and insert "Aviation" before "Scholarship"
Novelle E. Francis, Jr
Last Action
Floor Action -- FLOOR -- ADOPTED TO BILL NO. 36-0344
To amend TITLE 23 Title 23, Section 454(a)(10)(C) is stricken in its entirety Title 23, Section 451(q) and 452(e) are amended by striking "15" and inserting "17" Title 23 Section 456 (d)(4) is amended by inserting that the end of the subsection the following: "Failure to provide the applicant with a written notice of denial within the prescribed time limit will result in the immediate approval and issuance of a Virgin Islands Firearm License." etc, etc, etc
Clifford A. Joseph, Sr
Last Action
Floor Action -- FLOOR -- ADOPTED TO BILL NO. 36-0344