Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Wednesday, August 4, 1999- St. Thomas, Chambers
9:30 a.m. Budget Overview and Revenue Projections
-Director, Office of Management and Budget
-Commissioner, Department of Finance
-Director, Bureau of Internal Revenue
-Director, Bureau of Economic Research
-Office of the Tax Assessor
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Fund Contributions Presentation by the Director of the Office of Management & Budget and the Commissioner of Finance
-Community Disaster Loans
-FEMA State Share Loans
-Internal Revenue Matching Fund
-Caribbean Basin Initiative Fund
-St. John Capital Improvement Fund
-St. Croix Capital Improvement Fund
-Interest Revenue Fund
-Interest Earned on Bond Proceeds Fund
-Industrial Development Fund
-Transportation Trust Fund
-Special Projects Fund
-Crisis Intervention Fund
-Land Bank Fund
-Insurance Guaranty Fund
-Hurricane Hugo Insurance Claims Fund
-Union Arbitration Award and Government Employees Increment Fund
4:30 p.m. Virgin Islands Lottery Commission – (Overview)
Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Thursday, August 5, 1999-St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. Office of Management and Budget
– Indirect Cost Fund
Miscellaneous Section of the Budget
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Office of the Lieutenant Governor
-Commissioner of Insurance Fund
4:30 p.m. Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority – Overview
Friday, August 6, 1999-St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands
Judicial Council
Territorial Public Defender
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Department of Finance
-Government Insurance Fund
-Indirect Cost Fund
-Miscellaneous Section of the Budget
4:30 p.m. Public Finance Authority
– West Indian Company, Ltd.
Director, Capital Improvement Program -(Overview)
Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Monday, August 9, 1999-St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. Bureau of Internal Revenue
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Virgin Islands Port Authority
4:30 p.m. Law Revision Commission
Commission on Uniform State Laws
Tuesday, August 10, 1999-St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. Department of Education
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Board of Education
Board of Vocational Education
4:30 p.m. Bureau of Audit and Control
Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Wednesday, August 11, 1999-St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. University of the Virgin Islands
12:30 p.m. V.I. Cultural Heritage Institute
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Department of Tourism
-Tourism Advertising Revolving Fund
4:00 p.m. Virgin Islands Hospitality Institute
4:30 p.m. Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs
-Consumer Protection Revolving Fund
Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission
Public Services Commission
Thursday, August 12, 1999 -St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. Department of Human Services
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Department of Justice
– Bureau of Corrections
4:30 p.m. V.I. Fire Services
Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Tuesday, August 17, 1999-St. Croix Leg. Con. Room
9:30 a.m. Juan Luis Hospital and Health Center
-St. Croix Hospital and Health Facilities Board
– Health Revolving Fund
V.I. Hospital and Health Facilities Corporation
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Department of Labor
– Government Insurance Fund
Virgin Islands Wage Board
Public Employees Relations Board
Virgin Islands Labor Management Committee
4:30 p.m. Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission
Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Wednesday, August 18, 1999-St. Croix Leg. Con. Room
9:30 a.m. Department of Public Works
– Road Fund
-Sewer System Fund
-Anti-Litter & Beautification Fund-Roadside Maintenance Program
12:30 p.m. Office of Legal Services
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Virgin Islands Election System
-Joint Boards of Elections
-Board of Elections – St. Thomas/St. John
-Board of Elections – St. Croix
-Supervisor of Elections
4:30 p.m. Office of the Adjutant General
-VITEMA
Thursday, August 19, 1999-St. Croix Leg. Con. Room
9:30 a.m. Department of Property and Procurement
-Business & Commercial Properties Revolving Fund
-Transportation Revolving Fund
-Central Warehouse Revolving Fund
-Insurance on Government Buildings
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Department of Agriculture
4:30 p.m. Office of Veterans Affairs
Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Monday, August 23, 1999-St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. Department of Health
-Health Revolving Fund
12:30 p.m. Nurse Licensure Board
– Nurse Licensure Revolving Fund
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Roy L. Schneider Hospital and Community Health Center
-St. Thomas/St. John Hospital Facilities Board
-Health Revolving Fund
V.I. Hospital and Health Facilities Corporation
4:30 p.m. Virgin Islands Public Television
Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Tuesday, August 24, 1999-St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. Office of the Governor
11:30 a.m. Division of Personnel
-Government Employees Services Commission
Insurance Board of Trustees
12:30 p.m. Chief Negotiator – Office of Collective Bargaining
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Department of Planning & Natural Resources
-Natural Resources Reclamation Fund
-Fish & Game Fund
-Virgin Islands Air Protection Fund
-Virgin Islands Energy Office
-Virgin Islands Council on the Arts
4:30 p.m. Government Development Bank
-Industrial Development Commission
-Small Business Development Agency
Bureau of Economic Research
Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Wednesday, August 25, 1999- St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. Department of Housing, Parks & Recreation
-Homestead & Home Loan Fund
-Veterans Housing Fund
-Magens Bay Authority
-Virgin Islands Carnival Committee
-St. John Festival and Cultural Organization
-St. Croix Festival Committee
Virgin Islands Racing Commission (Overview)
-St. Thomas/St. John Horse Racing Commission
-St. Croix Horse Racing Commission
-Horse Racing Improvement Fund
Virgin Islands Housing Authority
Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (Overview)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Virgin Islands Police Department
-Narcotics Strike Force
-Law Enforcement Planning Commission
4:30 p.m. Government Employees Retirement System – (Overview)
Committee on Finance
Budget Hearings
Friday, August 27, 1999-St. Thomas Chambers
9:30 a.m. Budget Review and Revenue Update
– Director, Office of Management and Budget
– Commissioner, Department of Finance
– Director, Bureau of Internal Revenue
– Director, Bureau of Economic Research
– Office of the Tax Assessor
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:30 p.m. Budget Review and Revenue Update – Continued
