0210 (25-0843)-COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE-RULES-FLOOR (New Co-sponsor), Bills — Session, January 12, 2026
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE 01/08/2026-REPORTED OUT TO THE FLOOR 12/15/2025-REPORTED OUT TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND JUDICIARY BILL NO. 36-0210 Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands November 17, 2025 An act appropriating the sum of $4,000,000 from the Virgin Islands Insurance Guaranty Fund to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority for the repair, replacement, and operation of streetlights throughout the Territory PROPOSED BY: Senator Kurt A. Vialet Sponsors: Novelle E. Francis, Jr. and Avery L. Lewis Co-sponsor: Clifford A. Joseph, Sr. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the use restrictions in title 22 Virgin Islands Code, 2 section 237(a)(3)(A), and title 33 Virgin Islands Code, section 3061(b), the sum of $4,000,000 3 is appropriated in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, from the Virgin Islands Insurance 4 Guaranty Fund to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority for the repair, replacement, 5 and operation of streetlights as follows: 6 (1) $1,800,000 for St. …
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COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE 01/08/2026-REPORTED OUT TO THE FLOOR 12/15/2025-REPORTED OUT TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND JUDICIARY BILL NO. 36-0210 Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands November 17, 2025 An act appropriating the sum of $4,000,000 from the Virgin Islands Insurance Guaranty Fund to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority for the repair, replacement, and operation of streetlights throughout the Territory PROPOSED BY: Senator Kurt A. Vialet Sponsors: Novelle E. Francis, Jr. and Avery L. Lewis Co-sponsor: Clifford A. Joseph, Sr. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the use restrictions in title 22 Virgin Islands Code, 2 section 237(a)(3)(A), and title 33 Virgin Islands Code, section 3061(b), the sum of $4,000,000 3 is appropriated in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, from the Virgin Islands Insurance 4 Guaranty Fund to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority for the repair, replacement, 5 and operation of streetlights as follows: 6 (1) $1,800,000 for St. Croix; 7 (2) $1,200,000 for St. Thomas/St. John; and 8 (3) $1,000,000 for payment of outstanding bills. 9 SECTION 2. No later than 45 days after enactment, the Virgin Islands Water and Power 10 Authority shall submit a streetlighting plan to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. Funds 11 appropriated under section 1 shall be made available only after submission of the plan. 12 2 SECTION 3. The funds appropriated in section 1 remain available until expended. 1 BILL SUMMARY 2 This bill appropriates $4,000,000 from the Virgin Islands Insurance Guaranty Fund to 3 the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) for the repair, replacement, and 4 operation of streetlights. The appropriation is allocated as follows: $1,800,000 for St. Croix, 5 $1,200,000 for St. Thomas/St. John, and $1,000,000 for outstanding bills and requires WAPA 6 to submit a streetlighting plan to the Legislature within 45 days of enactment. 7 BR25-0843/October 29, 2025/KEH 8