THE HONORABLE SENATOR AVERY L. LEWIS 
Legislative Secretary 
36
th LEGISLAtURE OF thE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
 
 
 
Chair:  
Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, Consumer Protection 
 
Vice Chair: Committee on Education and Workforce Development 
 
Member: 
Committee on Rules and Judiciary 
 
 
Committee on Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks 
Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety 
Committee of the Whole 
 
Post Office Box 1690, Capitol Building, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00801 
Phone: (340) 774-0880                                                                                                                                       Email: senatorlewis@legvi.org 
 
 
 
 
AGENDA  
 
TO:  
All Members, Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, and Consumer 
Protection  
 
MEMBERS: 
Senator Ray Fonseca 
Senator Alma Francis Heyliger 
Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr. 
Senator Kenneth L. Gittens 
Senator Franklin D. Johnson 
Senator Carla J. Joseph  
FROM:  
The Honorable Senator Avery L. Lewis 
 
 
 
36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
DATE:  
March 3, 2026 
 
The Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, and Consumer Protection has scheduled 
a meeting for Tuesday, March 10, 11:00 AM in the Cleone H. Creque Legislative Conference 
Room on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands to provide updates on the following agencies and consideration 
of the following bills: 
 
BLOCK I: 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. 
 
Bill No. 36-0232: An act amending Act No. 8018 to authorize the disposal of green waste using 
controlled incineration technologies, including air curtain incinerators, and for other purposes Proposed 
by Senator Clifford A. Joseph, Sr. and sponsored by Senator Avery L. Lewis 
 
INVITED TESTIFIER(S): 
 
• Mr. Antonio Stevens, Director, VI Fire & Emergency Medical Services 
• Mr. Hannibal “Mike” Ware, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Waste Management 
Authority 
• Mr. Gregory Guannel, PhD, Director, Caribbean Green Technology Center 
• Mr. Daryl D. Jaschen, Director, VITEMA  
 
 
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G O V A C P  A g e n d a  
 
 
LUNCH: 1:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.  
 
BLOCK II: 1:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. 
 
Bill No. 36-0233: An act amending title 32 Virgin Islands Code chapter 13 relating to the 
establishment and operation of the Virgin Islands Lottery Proposed by Senator Avery L. Lewis 
 
INVITED TESTIFIER(S): 
 
• Mr. Raymond J. Williams, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Lottery  
• Mr. Julio Rhymer Sr., Director, Office of Management & Budget  
• Mr. Kevin G. McCurdy, Commissioner, Department of Finance 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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