Senate: Government and Consumer Protection

Agenda:

The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony and consider the following bills:

BLOCK I

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Bill No. 34-0034 — An Act amending Title 1, Virgin Islands Code by adding chapter 3A enacting the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act to provide for the management of electronic legal information in a manner that guarantees the trustworthiness of and continuing access to important government legal material

BLOCK II

10:30 a.m. to Noon

Bill No. 34-0048 — An Act amending Title 30 Virgin Islands Code, section 125 relating to reading of electric power service meters to limit the amount charged in electric power bills based on estimated consumption.

LUNCH: Noon to 1 p.m.

BLOCK III

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The committee will receive testimony on the V.I. Department of Property and Procurement’s Operations to include but not limited to the enabling law, jurisdiction and status of contracts awarded and under review

BLOCK IV

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The committee will also receive testimony from Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) on the operations to include, but not limited to, the expenditure of funds, statistical data on permits granted and enforcement citations, as well as fess collected for FY 2021

BLOCK V

3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Finally, the committee will receive testimony from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles operation to include, but limited to the enabling law and jurisdiction, online processing of vehicle registration as well as driver’s licenses, and quality of services and performance measures to enhance customers’ experience