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Committee on Housing, Transportation, and Telecommunications - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators  St. John Senators  St.Croix Senators  Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Housing, Transportation, and Telecommunications BLOCK I 10:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Update and discussion on the status and future of landfills in the territory; An assessment of the implementation of the tipping fee; The status and future of residential and business solid waste collection; The status of the Authority’s operations, including of hazardous pay workers in the Waste Management Authority; The status and future plans for recycling and source separation; and the status of wastewater collection and wastewater collection. Invited Testifier: Mr. Roger Merritt, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority LUNCH 12:30 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. BLOCK II 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Update and discussion on ongoing network or other issues impacting the quality of service, along with actions plans to address any such matter; status of present infrastructure projects and plans for future development, with a focus on planning and utilization of federal broadband funding; and plans for improving and expanding customer service, connections speeds and service coverage areas in the Virgin Islands. Invited Testifiers: The Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning and Natural Resources The Honorable Derek Gabriel, Commissioner, Department of Public Works Ms. Jenifer O’Neal, Director, Office of Management and Budget Mr. Andrew Smith, Executive Director, V.I. Water & Power Authority Mr. Stephan Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Islands Next Generation Network Ms. Geraldine Pitt, Chief Executive Officer, Viya Ms. Wanda Alvarez, Government Affairs Counsel, Liberty Communications of Puerto Rico/USVI Attorney Mark Hodge, Legal Counsel, T-Mobile, Virgin Islands + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: Andrew Smith , Authority’s operations , broadband funding , Derek Gabriel , development , Geraldine Pitt , hazardous pay , infrastructure , Jean-Pierre Oriol , Jenifer O’Neal , landfills , Mark Hodge , network , recycling , Roger Merritt , service coverage , solid waste , source separation , Stephan Adams , tipping fee , Wanda Alvarez , wastewater collection Date Oct 03 2023 Expired! Time 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Location Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall Charlotte Amalie Category Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Organizer Senator Marvin A. Blyden Phone (340) 774-0880 Email mblyden@legvi.org Quick Links Home Senators Committees Media News Contact Important Links Revised Organic Act of 1954 (PDF) 36th Oath of Office Booklet 100 Day Report Rules of the 36th Public Information or Archives Request Search for: Follow Follow Follow Follow