Bill No. 36-0116 - An Act amending and updating various sections of title 12 Virgin Islands Code
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND JUDICIARY BILL NO. 36-0116 Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands July 10, 2025 An Act amending and updating various sections of title 12 Virgin Islands Code PROPOSED BY: Senator Carla J. Joseph Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION I. Title 12 Virgin Islands Code is amended as follows: 2 (a) In section 1 by striking “Conservation and Cultural Affairs” and inserting 3 “Planning and Natural Resources” in the title heading wherever it appears; 4 (b) In section 15 by striking “$1” and inserting “a fee as instituted by the 5 Commissioner after notice to the public.”; 6 (c) In section 17 by striking “not more than $5” and inserting “an amount 7 instituted by the Commissioner after notice to the public.”; 8 (d) In section 18 by striking “Conservation and Cultural Affairs” and inserting 9 “Planning and Natural Resources”, and by striking “$100” and inserting “$200”; 10 (e) In section 32(h) by striking “$200” and inserting “$500”; 11 (f) In section 125 by striking “$100” and inserting “$500” and by adding the 12 following at the end …
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COMMITTEE ON RULES AND JUDICIARY BILL NO. 36-0116 Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands July 10, 2025 An Act amending and updating various sections of title 12 Virgin Islands Code PROPOSED BY: Senator Carla J. Joseph Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION I. Title 12 Virgin Islands Code is amended as follows: 2 (a) In section 1 by striking “Conservation and Cultural Affairs” and inserting 3 “Planning and Natural Resources” in the title heading wherever it appears; 4 (b) In section 15 by striking “$1” and inserting “a fee as instituted by the 5 Commissioner after notice to the public.”; 6 (c) In section 17 by striking “not more than $5” and inserting “an amount 7 instituted by the Commissioner after notice to the public.”; 8 (d) In section 18 by striking “Conservation and Cultural Affairs” and inserting 9 “Planning and Natural Resources”, and by striking “$100” and inserting “$200”; 10 (e) In section 32(h) by striking “$200” and inserting “$500”; 11 (f) In section 125 by striking “$100” and inserting “$500” and by adding the 12 following at the end of the section: “Upon conviction, defendant shall also pay the costs 13 for replacement of the trees or shrubs removed in violation of this section”; and 14 2 (g) In section 145, subsection (a), by striking “$100” and inserting “$200” and 1 inserting the following at the end of the subsection: ‘The Tree Board may also require 2 that the violator pay a restoration fee equivalent to the cost of purchasing and replanting 3 the removed trees and shrubs.” 4 BILL SUMMARY 5 This bill updates sections of title 12 Virgin Islands Code by adjusting fees and penalties, 6 and imposing additional requirements for replacing trees and shrubs in violation of the sections. 7 BR25-0566/April 3, 2025/LMW 8