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This Week’s Senate Calendar

USVI Legislature Building on St. Thomas

32nd Legislature of the Virgin Islands

Senate Calendar Week Beginning November 20

 Monday, November 20

No committees will meet today.

Tuesday, November 21

10 a.m.

Special Session

Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas

Pursuant to section 7 (a) of the Revised Organic Act of 1954, as amended for the United States Virgin Islands, the 32nd Legislature will convene into Special Session called by Kenneth E. Mapp, Governor of the USVI.

Consideration of Floor Agenda:

Consideration of Bills:

  1. Bill No. 17-0844 – A proposed bill (1) to authorize the Government to enter into one or more Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Community Disaster Loans for the purpose of financing existing essential functions of the government’s operations, including, but not limited to, the operations of the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center, the Roy Lester Schneider Regional Medical Center, the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, and the University of the Virgin Islands and (II) to authorize the government to pledge its full faith and credit and taxing power as security thereof, or such other security as the governor or the commissioner of finance, as the government’s authorized representatives shall determine is necessary to further secure the Community Disaster Loan Promissory Notes
  2. Bill No. 17-0845 – A proposed bill to enact “The Virgin Islands Source Separation Act” to promote the general health, welfare and safety of the residents of the Virgin Islands, to protect the environment and to manage the solid waste stream in the territory
  3. Bill No. 17-0846 – A proposed bill to establish the “Virgin Islands Beverage Container Recycling Act”
  4. Bill No. 17-0847 – A proposed bill to amend the V.I. Horse Racing Industry Assistance Act of 2010, including anti-doping provisions, to create a territorial horseracing commission and to allocate revenues
  5. Bill No. 17-0848 – A proposed bill to authorize and appropriate the sum of $9,000,000.00 to fund the completion of Phase II of the Frederiksted Economic Revitalization Project, which includes the Paul E. Joseph Stadium, the Terrance Martin Softball Field, the Crucian Christmas Festival Village and the infrastructure for adequate flood control and drainage to protect the project and persons and property within the town of Frederiksted on St. Croix
  6. Bill No. 17-0793 – Coastal Zone Management Permit No. CZX-1-17 (W) to authorize the maintenance of dredging of the Krause Lagoon and Cross Channels to return to an operating depth of 36 ft.
  7. Bill No. 17-0792 – Coastal Zone Management Permit No. CZX-36-16 (L&W) to allow the entire Gallows Bay Marine Terminal building to come into compliance with the CZM Act, and authorizes the demolition and reconstruction of the 3,020-square-foot arrival building

Wednesday, November 22

No committees will meet today.

Thursday, November 23

No committees will meet today.

Friday, November 24

No committees will meet today.

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