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FLOOR 09/22/2023-SPECIAL ORDERED TO THE FLOOR BILL NO. 35-0171 Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands September 22, 2023 An Act authorizing the reprogramming of $4,901,266.24 from capital projects at the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority to various other projects; amending Act No. 8617 relating to the fiscal year 2023 operating budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands to pay outstanding liabilities, amending Act No. 8640 in the fiscal year 2023 to allow for road maintenance, and amending Act No. 8448 to reprogram funds previously appropriated to the Pier at the King's Alley Hotel in Christiansted, St Croix PROPOSED BY: Senators Novelle E. Francis, Jr., and Donna A Frett-Gregory by Request of the Governor Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. Act No. 8617 Section 1 is amended: 2 (a) In Subsection L. ORG 290 Office of Veterans Affairs: 3 (1) by inserting a new line item to read "ADDITIONAL FUNDING CRYPTS 4 AND COLUMBARIUM (St. Croix) $118.800" after the line item for “Utilities”; 5 and 6 (2) I n line item "TOTAL ORG 290 OFFICE OF VETERANS AFFAIRS'' 7 by striking "$1,180,390" and inserting “$1, 299, 190" in its place. 8 (b) In Subsection C/CNTR AGENCY MISC ITEM: 9 (1) By inserting a new line item to read "OMB RETROACTIVE WAGES 10 $25,000,000" after the line item "OMB GRANT PROJECT MATCH $500,000"; and 11 2 (2) By striking "$71,942,785" in the line item "TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS 1 SECTION" and inserting "$96,942,785". 2 (c) The sums appropriated in this section remain available until December 31, 2023. 3 SECTION 2. Act No. 8640 is amended in Section 1 as follows: 4 (a) By inserting a line item to read "610 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 5 $5,000,000" for miscellaneous road repair above the line item "CONTRIBUTION TO THE 6 GENERAL FUND $5,000,000"; and 7 (b) By striking "$6,000,000" in line item "8008/9 TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 8 TRUST FUND" and inserting "$11,000,000" in its place; and 9 (c) By inserting a new paragraph after the line item "8008/9 TOTAL 10 TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND" which reads, "The funds appropriated to the 11 Department of Public Works remain available until expended." 12 SECTION 3. (a) Act No. 8448 is amended in Section 1 (1) by striking “the Public 13 Finance Authority for Pier at the King’s Alley Hotel in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands” 14 and inserting “Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands as a match for the Early Headstart 15 Program project on St. Croix”. 16 (b) The sums appropriated in this section remain available until expended. 17 SECTION 4. (a) The acts and the Series 1998 Matching Fund Bonds Issue listed in 18 subsection (b) are amended by reducing the amounts allocated to the project authorized therein 19 by the amounts set forth in the “Reduction Amount” column in subsection (b)for a total 20 aggregate reduction of $4,901,266.24 to fund the capital projects listed in subsection (d). 21 (b) The capital projects listed in this subsection for reprogramming are funded from 22 the amounts remaining under the acts in this subsection: 23 Project Name Legislative Authorization Reduction Amount 3 DOE Lockhart Elementary - Grease trap repair and relocation Act 8193 Sec. 7(b) $30,000.00 DOE Lockhart Elementary - Roof leak repair and cleaning Act 8193 Sec. 7(b) $39, 230.00 DOE Modular School covered walkway for various schools on St. Thomas and St. John Act 8193 7(b) $348,318.43 DOE Major Maintenance Acts 7081, Sec 2(b)(7), 8193, Secs. 6 and 8(b) $3003.30 DOE Ivanna Eudora Kean Walkway resurfacing Act 8193, Sec 8(b) $35,000.00 DOE Ulla Muller Elementary School structural concrete repairs Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $25,000.00 DOE Ulla Muller Elementary Plumbing waste line repairs/replacements Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $50,000.00 DOE Ulla Muller Elementary School Playground and basketball court renovations Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $55,404.75 DOE Jane E. Tuitt Elementary School – Roof repairs Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $27,850.44 DOE Leonard Dober Elementary School – Roof repairs Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $13,177.00 DOE Joseph Sibilly Elementary School-Restroom Renovations Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $20,000.00 DOE Joseph Sibilly Elementary School- Playground Renovations Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $100,000.00 DOE Joseph Gomez Elementary School - Restroom renovations Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $1455.00 DOE Joseph Gomez Elementary School - Basketball court renovations and covering Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $56,765.00 DOE Joseph Gomez Elementary School - Replacement of kitchen grease trap Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $11,500.00 DOE Joseph Gomez Elementary School - Electrical updates Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $18,500.00 4 DOE Yvonne Milliner- Bowsky Elementary School - Remove and replace sewage treatment plant Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $150,000.00 DOE Intercom and PA system repairs and expansion for various schools on STT/STJ Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $400,000.00 DOE Alfredo Andrews Elementary School- Electrical renovations Act 8193, Sec. 8(b) $25,000.00 DOE Alfredo Andrews Elementary School- Plumbing and restroom repairs Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(8) $50,000.00 DOE John H. Woodson Jr. High School- Parking lot renovations and lighting Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(9) $7,000.00 DOE John H. Woodson Jr. High School- Restroom & changing room modular installation Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(9) $48,750.00 DOE St. Croix Educational Complex- Library A/C repair Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(10) $45,000.00 DOE St. Croix Educational Complex- Library ceiling renovations Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(10) $20,000.00 DOE St. Croix Educational Complex- Cistern cleaning and sealing Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(10) $40,250.00 DOE St. Croix Educational Complex- Removal and replacement of lockers Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(10) $20,000.00 DOE Ricardo Richards Elementary School – Kitchen floor tile replacement Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(11) $8,000.00 DOE Ricardo Richards Elementary School – Cafeteria A/C repair Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(11) $11,000.00 DOE Pearl B. Larsen Elementary School- Building 5-Two classroom damaged panel building walls and roof removal, replacement, and interior renovations Act 8193, Sec. 3(b)(12) $85,000.00 DOE Major Maintenance Act 8193, Sec.1, Sec. (3)(b)(13), and Sec. 5(b) $24,683.68 DOE St. Croix Educational Complex- Roof repairs Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $28,000.00 5 DOE St. Croix Educational Complex- Roll- up doors repair Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $30,000.00 DOE St. Croix Educational Complex (C-Tex) – Library A/C repair Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $45,000.00 DOE Eulalie Rivera Elementary School – Cafeteria roof leak repair Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $8,000.00 DOE Eulalie Rivera Elementary School – Grade and prepare the baseball field Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $20,000.00 DOE Eulalie Rivera Elementary School – Restroom modular installation Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $50,000.00 DOE Eulalie Rivera Elementary School – New bus shed, walkaway, and dropoff Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $60,000.00 DOE Pearl B. Larsen Elementary School- Restroom modular installation Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $38,750.00 DOE Arthur A. Richards Jr. High School and Alexander Henderson Elementary Schools – Cistern cleaning and pump room reconstruction Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $130,000.00 Juanita Gardine Elementary School - Roof leak repair Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $20,000.00 DOE Alternative Education Program Dunbavin – Roof repair/replacement building 1 Alt. Ed. Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $14,037.20 DOE Alternative Education Program Dunbavin – Roof repair/student services bldg. Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $50,000.00 DOE St. Croix School Lunch Warehouse – Electrical repair Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $3,540.00 DOE St. Croix School Lunch Warehouse – A/C installation Act 8193, Sec. 5(b) $928.75 DOE Major Maintenance Act 8193, Sec. 1 and Sec. 2(b) $41,572.52 DOE Ricardo Richards Elementary School – Playground removal and replacement Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $60,000.00 6 DOE Ricardo Richards Elementary School – Restroom repairs Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $40,000.00 DOE Central High School – Roof leak repairs Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $15,302.22 DOE Central High School – Modular library installation Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $36,888.26 DOE St. Croix Educational Complex – Band room Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $55,100.00 DOE St. Croix Educational Complex – Track and Field Act 8193, Sec. 2(b), Act 7453, Sec. 2(A), Act 7599, Sec. 9(a), and Act 8193, Sec.1 $27,960.27 DOE St. Croix Procurement Warehouse Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $7,130.60 DOE St. Croix Procurement Warehouse Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $77,076.00 DOE Installation of modular school covered walkways for various schools on St. Croix Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $400,000.00 DOE Curriculum Center modular office installation Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $63,805.12 DOE intercom and PA system repairs and expansion for various schools on St. Croix Act 8193, Sec. 2(b) $300,000.00 DOE Claude O. Markoe Elementary School – Recreational equipment Act 8193, Sec. 4 internal (b)(5) $25,000.00 DOH Pilot Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Program Act 6864, Sec. 27 $621.26 DPW Bordeaux Mountain Road – Route 108 Act 7081, Sec. 2(d)(2)(M) and Act 7356, Sec. 8(i) $3,160.40 DPW Garage Facility Act 7453, Sec. 2(A) $832,398.00 DPW Leonardo Trotman Drive – Completion of Phase 1 Act 7453, Sec. 2(A) $10,957.32 DPW Estate Hope Road Repairs- Drainage improvements, Paving, and Striping West intersection of Route 30 West of intersection with Route 318 Act 8454, sec. 1(b)(1) $92.10 DPW Estate Pearl Road Repairs Drainage improvements, Paving and Striping West of intersection of Route 33 and Route 301, heading Bordeaux Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)1 $1,950.00 7 DPW Estate Frenchman Bay Road Repairs -Drainage improvements, Paving, and Striping (segments of Route 30- East of Intersection with Route 315 past Limetree entrance ending at the top of Donkey Hill) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(1) $994.86 DPW Estate St. Peter and Liliendahl/Marienhoj Road Repairs- Drainage improvements, Paving and Striping (Segments of Route 33- Lionel Berry Scenic Drive) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(1) $307.50 Estate Mandahl Road Repairs - Drainage improvements, Paving and Striping (Segments of Route 42 -West of intersection with Route 40 ending at Yvonne Bowsky School) Act 8454, sec. 1(b)(1) $196.50 DPW Prindsens Gade Estate Road Repair (Miling and Paving) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(1) $64,741.11 DPW Hospital Ground Road Repair (Milling and Paving) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(1) $1.00 DPW Northstar Village Road Repair Estate St. Peter (Milling and Paving) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(1) $93,243.89 DPW Anguilla Force Main Series 1998 Matching Fund Bonds Official Statement, $57,299.00 DPW Route 63 – Ham’s Bluff Act 7081, Sec. 2(d)(1)(H) and Act 7369, Sec. 12(4) $26.66 DPW Frederiksted Cemetery Act 7081, Sec. 2(d)(1)(O) $41,098.09 DPW Christiansted Cemetery Act 7081, Sec. 2(d)(1)(P) $5,931.81 DPW St. Croix Roadwork Projects Act 7453, Sec. 2(A) $22,931.70 DPW Maintenance of Public Cemeteries Act 7625, Sec. 1(4) $43,217.24 DPW Estate LaReine Residential Roads (Road Reclamation, Drainage, Improvements, Reconditioning, Paving and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $188.00 8 DPW Hermon Hill Residential Roads (Road Reclamation, Drainage, Improvements, Reconditioning, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $147,596.91 DPW St. George’s Villas Residential Roads (Road Reclamation, Drainage, Improvements, Reconditioning, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $2319.00 DPW Bugby Hole Residential Roads (Road Reclamation, Drainage, Improvements, Reconditioning, Paving and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $525.00 DPW Upper Love Road Repairs (Drainage Improvements, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $31.28 DPW Mount Pleasant Road Repairs (Drainage Improvements, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $48.00 DPW Whim Road Repairs Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $4,088.24 DPW Strawberry Hill Road Repairs (Resurfacing of the roadway) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $1, 719.80 DPW Union and Mount Washington (Drainage Improvements, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $35.00 DPW Estate St. John Road Repairs (Drainage Improvements, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $704.59 DPW Calquohoun Road Repairs (Drainage Improvements, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $339.49 DPW William’s Delight Road Repairs (Drainage Improvements, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $1,859.79 DPW Campo Rico Road Repairs (Drainage Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $6,616.47 9 Improvements, Paving, and Striping) DPW Catherine’s Rest Road Repairs (Drainage Improvements, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $765.81 DPW Work and Rest Residential Road Repairs area surrounding Plots 269- 500 (Drainage Improvements, Paving, and Striping) Act 8454, Sec. 1(b)(2) $475.00 DSPR Honeymoon Beach Facility, Water Island Act 7972, Sec. 1(b)(2) $17,446.60 DSPR Honeymoon Beach Pavilion and Related Facilities, Water Island Act 7453, Sec 28(a)(3) $100,000.00 DSPR Joseph Aubain Ballpark Backstop, Batting Cage Fence, New Net & Storage Unit Act 7991, Sec. 1(3) $225.46 DSPR Emile Griffith Ballpark Installation of a High-Efficiency Electrical System Act 7991, Sec. 1(3) $940.00 VIWAPA to replace water lines in the Frederiksted town area Act 7081, Sec 2(L); Act 7709, Sec. 2; and Act 7993, Sec. 2(b)(22) $13,195.16 (c) All other provisions of this acts amended in subsection (b) remain in full force. 1 (d) From the savings realized from the reductions made in subsection (b), the aggregate 2 amount of $4,901,266.24 from the unused proceeds previously allocated to the projects listed 3 in subsection (b) is reallocated to the projects listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) in the 4 following amounts: 5 (1) Department of Education $3,417,978.25 6 (A) STX Capital Project - $2,032,774.77 7 (B) STT/STJ capital Project - $1,385,203.48 8 (2) The Department of Health $621.26 9 Charles Harwood Medical Center and other 10 DOH Capital Projects 11 10 (3) The Department of Public Works $1,350,859.51 1 (A) Local Road and Drainage $3,160.00 2 Improvements 3 (B) Operations Facility $832,398.00 4 (C) Construction of the Leonardo Nardo 5 Trotman Drive $414,096.65 6 (D) Road Paving/Striping $414,096.00 7 (E) General Cemetery Maintenance $90,247.14 8 (4) The Department of Sports, Parks & $118,612.06 9 Recreation STT/STJ Park and Recreation Facilities 10 (5) The Virgin Islands Water and Power $13,195.16 11 Authority Clifton Hill Project 12 (e) The funds allocated to the projects identified in subsection (d) remain available 13 until expended. 14 SECTION 5. (a) The Commissioner of Public Works shall accept the following 15 residential roads into the public roadway system for the purposes of constructing and repairing 16 the roadways to the federal standards pursuant to title 20 Virgin Islands Code, section 1(c): 17 (1) Plots 4L to 4T-A Lower Love; 18 (2) Road Parcels 215 and 216 in Estate Morningstar; 19 (3) Estate LaGrande Princesse Plots 94-272; and 20 (4) Contentment Road, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. 21 (b) The sum of $1,500,000 is appropriated from the St. Croix Capital Improvement 22 Fund to the Department of Public Works in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for the 23 following projects in the following amounts: 24 (1) Repair of residential roads of Estate Lower Love from Plot 4L through Plot 25 4T-A, St. Croix, Virgin Islands - $500,000; 26 11 (2) Repair of residential roads in Road Parcels 215 and 216 Estate Morningstar, 1 St. Croix, Virgin Islands - $500,000; 2 (3) Repairs of residential roads of Estate LaGrande Princesse from Plot 94 3 through Plot 272, St. Croix, Virgin Islands- $250,000; and 4 (4) Repairs of Contentment Road, St. Croix, Virgin Islands - $250,000. 5 (c) The sums appropriated in subsection (b) remain available until expended. 6 (d) The Commissioner of the Department of Public Works shall complete the 7 residential road repairs authorized in subsection (a) and funded in subsection (b) in phases as 8 the funds become available and allotted and as the most critical residential roads in need of 9 repair are identified as provided in title 20 Virgin Islands Code, section 1(c). 10 BILL SUMMARY 11 This Bill appropriates $25,000,000 from the General Fund to pay outstanding 12 retroactive wages owed to current and former employees, $118,800 to OVA for additional costs 13 for the STX Crypts, and $5,000,000 to the Department of Public Works from the Transportation 14 Trust Fund to fund road maintenance projects. It also reprograms $4,901, 266.24 in capital 15 project funds at the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority for various projects. 16 BR23-0676/August 7, 2023/LMW/REVISED/September 22, 2023/SLR 17 G35-012 18