Bill No. 35-0297 - An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 111 establishing the Defense Support to Civil Authorities Fund and making an annual appropriation
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE BILL NO. 35-0297 Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands July 15, 2024 An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 111 establishing the Defense Support to Civil Authorities Fund and making an annual appropriation of $500,000 to the Fund PROPOSED BY: Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. Title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 111 is amended by adding a section 2 3100ii that reads as follows: 3 § 3100ii. Defense Support to Civil Authorities Fund 4 (a) A separate special fund to be designated as the “Defense Support to Civil 5 Authorities Fund” is established in the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin 6 Islands. The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain the Fund separate and apart from 7 any other funds of the Government of the Virgin Islands, including the General Fund. …
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COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE BILL NO. 35-0297 Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands July 15, 2024 An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 111 establishing the Defense Support to Civil Authorities Fund and making an annual appropriation of $500,000 to the Fund PROPOSED BY: Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. Title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 111 is amended by adding a section 2 3100ii that reads as follows: 3 § 3100ii. Defense Support to Civil Authorities Fund 4 (a) A separate special fund to be designated as the “Defense Support to Civil 5 Authorities Fund” is established in the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin 6 Islands. The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain the Fund separate and apart from 7 any other funds of the Government of the Virgin Islands, including the General Fund. 8 (b) The Fund consists of: 9 (1) an annual appropriation of $500,000 by the Legislature of the Virgin 10 Islands; and 11 (2) public and private grants gifts, donations, bequests and devises of 12 money made to the Fund. 13 (c) The Commissioner of Finance shall administer the Fund and shall disburse 14 monies from the Fund at the direction of the Adjutant General of the Virgin Islands in 15 2 equal amounts for emergency expenditures and all other defense support to civil 1 authorities response efforts. 2 (d) No monies in the Fund are available for expenditure or disbursement except 3 as provided in this section. 4 (e) The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain a record of all monies deposited 5 into and disbursed from the Fund and shall annually report to the Governor and the 6 Legislature, as well as the Adjutant General, as to the status of the Fund. 7 BILL SUMMARY 8 This bill establishes the Defense Support to Civil Authorities Fund and appropriates 9 $500,000 annually to the Fund. 10 BR23-0666/July 2, 2024/LMW 11