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GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE UNITED STATES



Public Services Commission



IN RE:

Docket No. 705

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WASTE MANAGEMENT Order No. 12/2025

AUTHORITY PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION



OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR FY2025



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WHEREAS, Section 25a of Title 30 provides, in relevant part:



(b) Each public utility shall, prior to September 30, of each year, pay a fee, as

determined under subsection (c) of this section, to the Public Services Commission

(hereinafter “the Commission”) except that the Virgin Islands Water and Power

Authority (hereinafter “WAPA”) shall pay a quarterly fee of the annual assessment

by the utilities, consistent with the quarterly allotment to the Commission by the

Office of Management and Budget. The fees shall be deposited into the

Commission’s Revolving Fund; provided, however, that there is hereby established

a ceiling of $2,500,000 for the amount of said fees to be deposited into the Fund,

any excess to be covered into the General Fund.



(c) The annual fee for a particular public utility shall be an amount equal to the

product of the Commission's total current year assessments and the public utility's

revenue ratio. The revenue ratio of a public utility shall be equal to its gross

operating revenues divided by the territorial gross operating revenues. The

Executive Director of the Commission shall, prior to September 1 of each year,

calculate each public utility's fees under this section, and after approval by the

Commission, shall notify each such public utility of the amount due. ...



WHEREAS, on September 8, 2024, the Commission approved the annual assessment of

the regulated utilities and issued Order No. 38-2024; and



WHEREAS, on September 18, 2024, Order No. 38-2024 was delivered to the Virgin

Islands Waste Management Authority (hereinafter “Authority” or “VIWMA”); and



WHEREAS, on October 18, 2024, VIWMA filed a petition for reconsideration

addressing the FY2025 annual assessment of VIWMA; and