SENATOR NOVELLE E. FRANCIS, JR. 
36TH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS  
Chairman, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance 
 
REVISED II 
 
Memorandum No. 25-017 
 
To: 
 
Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance Members 
 
 
The Honorable Marvin A. Blyden, Vice-Chairman 
 
 
The Honorable Dwayne M. DeGraff 
 
 
The Honorable Ray Fonseca 
 
 
The Honorable Hubert L. Frederick 
 
 
The Honorable Marise C. James 
 
 
The Honorable Kurt A. Vialet 
From:  
The Honorable Novelle E. Francis, Jr. 
 
 
 
Chairman, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance 
 
Date:  
June 9, 2026 
 
Re: 
June 17, 2026 Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance Meeting  
 
 
The Committee on Budget and Finance will meet on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 10:00 A.M. in 
the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2027 
Budget. 
 
10:00 A.M. 
 
Office of the Adjutant General 
Invited Testifier: 
Major General Kodjo S. Knox-Limbacker, Adjutant General 
 
1:00 P.M. 
Office of Veterans Affairs 
Invited Testifier: 
Mr. Patrick Farrell, Director 
 
Bill No. 36-0274 An act requiring the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to pay 
compensation to the homeowners within the LBJ Gardens community who have been required 
to vacate their homes as a result of the actions related to the demolition of properties owned by 
the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority and associated with the operations of the Virgin 
Islands Water and Power Authority and the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority 
Sponsored by Senators Clifford A. Joseph, Sr., Marsie C. James, Novelle E. Francis, Jr., and 
Hubert L. Frederick; Co-Sponsored by Senators Angel L. Bolques, Jr., and Ray Fonseca