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Senate: Special Session

December 8, 2020 @ 10:00 am

Agenda:

Call to Order: Honorable Novelle E. Francis Jr.

Invocation: Reverend Dr. Bentley Thomas, Senior Pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

Anthem: National Anthem and Virgin Islands March

Roll Call: Honorable Alicia V. Barnes, Legislative Secretary

Consideration of Floor Agenda:

Pursuant to Section 7 (a) of the Revised Organic Act of 1954, as amended for the United States Virgin Islands, the 33rd Legislature will convene in Special Session called by the Honorable Albert Bryan Jr., Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The 33rd Legislature will dissolve into Committee of the Whole to receive testimony and will then rise into session to vote on the matters.

Bill No. 33-0446 — An Act repealing and replacing Act Nos. 8329 and 8330; amending Title 29, Virgin Islands Code, by repealing chapter 24 in its entirety and replacing it with a new chapter 24; terminating the existence of the “Matching Fund Securitization Corporation” and creating, as of the date hereof, a new entity named the “Matching Fund Securitization Corporation” to:

  • acquire all of the Virgin Islands Government’s right, title, and interest in the Matching Fund Receipts to be paid to or for the account of the Government by the United States Treasury during the Transfer Period and the Related Rights
  • issue Matching Fund Securitization Bonds and the Residual Certificate in order to pay the purchase price therefor and as otherwise authorized under the act, and (3)
  • direct the secretary and the United States Department of Interior to pay the Matching Fund Receipts directly into the Deposit Account; approving and ratifying all actions taken pursuant to Act Nos. 8329 and 8330 prior to the date hereof;and ratifying the amendments to the rum company agreements;and for other related purposes

Bill No. 33-0447 — An Act amending Title 14, Virgin Islands Code, section 1461, relating to public nuisances by adding paragraph (3) to define public nuisance as including anything that endangers the public peace, health, safety, welfare, economic well-being, or lives and property of citizens of this territory; and amending section 1462 to establish penalties for actions that endanger public peace, health and safety, in order to preserve the lives and property of the people of this territory during states of emergency

Bill No. 33-0448 — An Act Amending Act. No. 8310, relating to the Governor’s authority to borrow monies from public funds of the Virgin Islands to offset cash flow problems caused by shortfalls in the collection of revenues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and to create working capital, avoid layoffs of government employees, pay essential obligations and meet the operating expenses of the Government, to change the fiscal year for the Governor’s borrowing of funds from Fiscal Year 2020 to Fiscal Year 2021; and for other related purposes.

Bill No. 33-0450 — An Act renewing and extending the State of Emergency in the Virgin Islands-based on the COVID-19 pandemic for an additional 60 days from Dec. 8, 2020 to Feb. 6, 2021

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Date:
December 8, 2020
Time:
10:00 am
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Venue

Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall
St. Thomas, + Google Map