COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE/FLOOR 
 
 
BILL NO. 
35-0105 
 
Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
June 12, 2023 
 
 
 
An Act ratifying the Governor’s approval of Minor Coastal Zone Permit CZT-12-16W issued 
to Emerald Beach Corporation d/b/a Emerald Beach Hotel for a term of 20 years for the 
installation, use, and occupancy of submerged land by three swim buoys, an Aquabana and a 
floating dinghy dock seaward of Parcel Nos. 70-D-1 and 70-T-1, Estate Lindbergh Bay, St. 
Thomas, Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
 
Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr., by Request of the Governor 
 
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2023, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources 
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issued Minor Coastal Zone Permit CZT-12-16W issued to Emerald Beach Corporation d/b/a 
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Emerald Beach Hotel for the installation of three buoys, an Aquabana, and a floating dinghy 
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dock and continued use and occupancy of submerged land seaward of Parcel Nos. 70-D-1 and 
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70-T-1, Estate Lindbergh Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; 
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WHEREAS, the Governor of the Virgin Islands approved the permit on April 19, 2023; 
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WHEREAS, title 12 Virgin Islands Code, section 911(e) provides that the Governor's 
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approval of any coastal zone permit, or lease must be ratified by the Legislature of the Virgin 
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Islands; and 
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WHEREAS, it is the intent of this act to ratify the Governor’s Approval of Minor Coastal 
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Zone Management Permit No. CZT-12-16W; Now, Therefore, 
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  Pursuant to title 21 Virgin Islands Code, section 911(e), the Legislature 
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of the Virgin Islands ratifies Minor Coastal Zone Management Permit No. CZT-12-16W issued 
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to Emerald Beach Corporation d/b/a Emerald Beach Hotel, approved by the Governor for a 
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term of 20 years for the installation and the continued use, and occupancy of submerged land 
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by three swim buoys spanning 150 ft. parallel to the shoreline and are 80 ft. from the shore, 
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equaling an initial swim area of 12,000 square feet, an Aquabana equaling a total area of 
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3,516.49 sq. ft.  located within the swim area for a total swim area of 8,483.51 sq. ft., and a 40 
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ft. by 6.5 ft. floating dinghy dock equaling an area for the dock plus an area surrounding the 
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dock, totaling 1,796 sq. ft. seaward of Parcel Nos. 70-D-1 and 70-T-1. Estate Lindbergh Bay, 
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St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This bill ratifies the Governor’s approval of Minor Coastal Zone Permit CZT-12-16W 
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issued to Emerald Beach Corporation d/b/a Emerald Beach Hotel for the continued use and 
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occupancy seaward of Parcel Nos. 70-D-1 and 70-T-1 Estate Lindberg Bay, St. Thomas. 
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This permit also allows for the installation of three (3) buoys that span 150 ft parallel to 
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the shore and are 80 ft from the shore, equaling an initial swim area of 12,000 square feet, 
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minus 3,516.49 ft. for the area of the Aquabana located within the swim area, for a total swim 
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area of 8,483.51 ft.  This permit allows for the installation and use of an Aquabana with 
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measurements of 59.3 ft x 59.3 ft. equaling an area of 3,516.49 ft.  This permit allows for the 
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installation and use of a floating dingy dock with measurements of 40 ft x 6.5 ft equaling an 
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area for the dock plus an area surrounding the dock, totaling 1,796 ft. 
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BR23-0559/June 5, 2023/PFA 
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G35-006 
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