35th Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Senate Calendar for June 24 – 28
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall
Time: 9 a.m.
Call to Order: Honorable Novelle E. Francis Jr.
Senate President
Invocation: Reverend Charles L. Brown, Jr.
Chaplain, 35th Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Anthems: National Anthem and Virgin Islands March
Roll Call: Honorable Carla J. Joseph
Legislative Secretary:
Messages and/or Correspondences:
The Thirty-Fifth Legislature will convene into the Committee of the Whole to receive testimony on the following:
Bill No. 35-0291 — An Act appropriating the sum of $3,000,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin Islands to the Department of Human Services to pay providers and vendors who participate in the Medicaid program and for other related purposes
Bill No. 35-0292 — An Act to renew and extend the Governor’s Executive Order and Proclamation declaring the State of Energy Emergency in the Virgin Islands to avert an energy crisis
The 35th Legislature will then reconvene into Legislative Session to consider the following:
Committee Reports: Chairperson of Standing Committees
Special Orders/ Overrides:
Consideration of Floor Agenda:
Consideration of Nominations
Lindel A. Williams — Nominee, Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Board of Directors – St. Croix
Conn J. Davis II — Nominee, Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Board of Directors – St. Thomas
Consideration of Zonings
Bill No. 35-0137 — An Act granting a use variance for Parcel No. 9-3 Estate Glucksberg No. 22 Cruz Bay Quarter, St. John, Virgin Islands, to allow the applicant to lease individual bedrooms under the category “Lodging/Rooming House”
Bill No. 35-0241 — An Act granting a zoning use variance for Lot No. 3 Second Street, Subdivision of Estate Thomas, Kings Quarter, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, to allow for a restaurant and a fruit bar
Bill No. 35-0244 — An Act amending Official Zoning Map No. SCZ-10 to rezone Plots No. 126A, 126B, 126C, 126CA, 127E Combined, and 212 Estate Two Brothers, Smithfield and Hesselberg, West End Quarter, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, from W-1 (Waterfront Pleasure) to R-3 (Residential-Medium Density)
Bill No. 35-0256 — An Act amending Official Zoning Map No. SJZ-1, St. John, Virgin Islands, to allow for the rezoning of Parcel No. 6-A Estate Susannaberg, No. 17A Cruz Bay Quarter, St. John from R-2 (Residential-Low Density-One and Two Family) to P (Public)
Bill No. 35-0260 — An Act amending Official Zoning Map No. SCZ-12 for the island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands rezoning Plot No. 6, Parcel 6 of Estate Clifton Hill, Kings Quarter, St. Croix from R-2 (Residential-Low Density-One and Two Family) to B-3 (Business Scattered)
Consideration of Leases
Bill No. 35-0263 — An Act approving the lease agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands and Sanchez Ventures LLC for Parcel No.1 Estate Contant, No. 7B Southside Quarter, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Parcels No. 194-2 and 194-2A Estate Altona and Welgunst, Crown Prince Quarter, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; and Parcels No. 10 and 11A Submarine Base, No. 6 Southside Quarter, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Bill No. 35-0264 — An Act approving the lease agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands and Verdell Turnbull d/b/a Turnbull Welding Service for Parcel No. 99A-1 Submarine Base, No. 6 Southside Quarter, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Bill No. 35-0265 — An Act approving the lease agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, acting through its Department of Property and Procurement, and St. Thomas Properties LLC for Consolidated Parcel No. 17-3A Estate Nisky, No. 6 Southside Quarter, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Consideration of Bills
Bill No. 35-0030 — An Act honoring and commending Vaughn Benjamin posthumously for his contributions to reggae music in the Virgin Islands and the global communities; appropriating $45,000 to the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation for the design and construction of the “Vaughn Benjamin Monument” and naming the waterfront park west of the Marley Homes “The Vaughn ‘Akae Beka’ Memorial Park”
Bill No. 35-0117 — An Act amending Title 27, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 15, sections 421a and 422
relating to the qualifications, term limits and duties of the members of the Real Estate Commission
Tuesday, June 2024
9 a.m.
Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall
The committee has scheduled a hearing to receive testimony and discuss the budget of various departments and agencies
9 a.m. Department of Planning and Natural Resources
VI Council on the Arts
Historic Preservation Committee
12:30 p.m. Department of Tourism
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
9 a.m.
Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall
The committee has scheduled a hearing to receive testimony and discuss the budget of various departments and agencies
9 a.m. — Department of Public Works
12:30 p.m. — V.I. Waste Management Authority
2:30 p.m. — Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation
VI Olympic Committee
Thursday, June 27, 2024
9 a.m.
Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall
The 35th Legislature’s Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance has scheduled a hearing to receive testimony and discuss the budget of various departments and agencies.
9 a.m. Department of Labor
12:30 p.m. Division of Personnel
Government Employees Services Commission
2:30 p.m. Office of Collective Bargaining
Friday, June 28, 2024
10 a.m.
Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room
The committee has scheduled a meeting purpose to receive testimony and consider the following legislative measures:
BLOCK I
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
The committee will receive testimony concerning:
Bill No. 35-0239 — An Act honoring and commending Claire Lorraine Brown Roker for her dedicated service to the Virgin Islands community by naming the visitors center at the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, the “Claire L. Roker Visitors Center.”
BLOCK II
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The committee will receive testimony concerning:
Bill No. 35-0195 — A Resolution honoring and commending Mr. Willard John for his many contributions to the youth and culture of the Virgin Islands.
LUNCH 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
BLOCK III
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
The committee will receive testimony concerning:
Bill No. 35-0242 — A Resolution honoring and commending Miguel Santos, Jr., aka “DJ Poppy Pops” for his contributions in the field of music and in radio broadcasting of musical events and local social musical events and specifically contributing to the art of deejaying and the teaching of deejaying.
BLOCK IV
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
The committee will receive testimony concerning:
Bill No. 35-0198 — An Act amending Title 29, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 8, by adding subchapter III to institute a ban prohibiting any food service establishment and food service provider from selling or distributing in the Virgin Islands a disposable food container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam and prohibiting any manufacturer or store from providing polystyrene loose fill packaging.
