31st Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Senate Calendar Week Beginning September 5
Monday, September 5
LABOR DAY
Tuesday, September 6
No committee meetings will be held today.
Wednesday, September 7
10 a.m.
Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the following bills:
BLOCK I
10-11:30 a.m.
Bill No. 31-0366 – An Act amending Title 19, V.I.C., part III, chapter 31, section 722, relating to “Emergency Commitment” of individuals with mental disorders or who are intoxicated or drug dependent
Bill No. 31-0367 – An Act amending Title 19, V.I.C., part III, chapter 31, section 723, relating to “Involuntary Commitment” of individuals who have mental disorders or are intoxicated of drug dependent
BLOCK II
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bill No. 31-0385 – An Act repealing and re-enacting Title 19, V.I.C., chapter 47, relating to the V.I. Central Cancer Registry Program
LUNCH – 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
BLOCK III
1:30 p.m.to 3 p.m.
Bill No. 31-0376 – An Act appropriating $32,647 to the Department of Human Services for the Mechanic and Farming Programs at the St. Croix Youth Rehabilitation Center
BLOCK IV
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Bill No. 31-0308 – An Act designating the V.I. Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. as a private agency authorized to receive federal funds to engage in advocacy, capacity building and systemic change activities for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families – as provided in 42 U.S.C. *15001 (b)
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6 p.m.
Committee on Housing, Public Works and Waste Management
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony and consider the following bills:
The committee will first receive testimony of the consent decree and closure of the Virgin Island Landfills
Bill No. 31-0316 – An Act amending Title 29, V.I.C., chapter 8, adding subchapter 11 to establish a comprehensive waste reduction, recycling and composting program in the Virgin Islands
Bill No. 31-0380 – An Act to create a new subchapter III within Title 29, chapter 8 of the V.I.C., establishing a Source Separation Law in the USVI to promote the general health, welfare and safety of the residents of the Virgin Islands and to protect the environment, and to manage the solid waste stream in the USVI
Thursday, September 8
10 a.m.
Committee on Finance
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a meeting to consider the Lease Agreement Appropriation Transfers and the 2017 Budget Bills:
Lease Agreement: Lease Agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands and the V.I. Water and Power Authority, Remainder Matr. 24C Estate Recovery Hill, Company Quarter, Christiansted, St. Croix
Appropriations Transfers:
Request for Appropriation Transfer No. 2016-9 Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) request the appropriation transfer from Personnel and Fringe Benefits and Utilities to Operating Expenses in the sum total of $319,500
Request for Appropriation Transfer No. 2016-10 Department of Justice (DOJ) request for appropriation transfer from Personnel and Fringe Benefits and Utilities to Operation Expenses in the total sum of $761,835
Request for Appropriaton Transfer No. 2016-11 Department of Education (DOE) request for appropriation transfer from personnel and fringe benefits and utilities to operating expenses in the total sum of $2,119,500
The committee will also consider the 2017 Budget Bills
Friday, September 9
No committee meetings will be held today.
