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COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL NO. 36-0197 Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands October 27, 2025 An act amending title 30 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, subchapter II regarding the compensation of non-government members of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Governing Board and establishing a lower quorum requirement for the board and committees PROPOSED BY: Senator Milton E. Potter, by Request of the Governor Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. Title 30 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, subchapter II is amended as 2 follows: 3 (a) In section 103(a), strike “Non-government members shall be compensated at the 4 rate of $175 a day for each day or fraction thereof spent in the work of the Authority.” and 5 insert “The Governing Board shall establish the compensation for non-government members 6 for their time spent in the work of the Authority.”; 7 (b) In section 104(b), strike “Four” and insert “Three” and add a new sentence, “Fifty 8 percent of the membership of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of 9 conducting committee meetings and all committee action shall be by majority vote.” 10 BILL SUMMARY 11 This bill amends title 30 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, subchapter II, section 103(a) to 12 grant the Water and Power Authority Governing Board the authority to set the compensation 13 2 of non-government members and also amends section 104(b) to establish a lower quorum for 1 the board and committees to conduct official business. 2 BR25-0855/October 24, 2025/CBM 3 G36-558 4