COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE 
 
 
BILL NO. 
35-0400 
 
Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
October 30, 2024 
 
 
 
An Act appropriating $1,500,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury of the Government of 
the Virgin Islands to the Virgin Islands Diabetes Center of Excellence for staffing and 
operations within the St. Thomas/St. John District 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
 
Senator Ray Fonseca 
SECTION 1.  (a) The sum of $1,500,000 is appropriated in the fiscal year ending 
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September 30, 2025, from the General Fund of the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin 
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Islands to the Virgin Islands Diabetes Center of Excellence for staffing and operations in the 
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St. Thomas/St. John District. 
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(b) 
The sum appropriated in subsection (a) remains available until expended. 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This bill provides an appropriation from the General Fund of the Treasury of the 
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Government of the Virgin Islands to the Virgin Islands Diabetes Center of Excellence for 
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staffing and operations in the St. Thomas/St. John District. 
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BR24-1346/October 18, 2024/LMW  
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