Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators  St. John Senators  St.Croix Senators  Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance The 35th Legislature’s Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. BLOCK I The Committee will receive testimony from the West Indian Company Limited on the following: Financial overview of the West Indian Company Limited for FY 2023 and FY 2024. Status of the outstanding amount owed to the central government on the payment in lieu of taxes. Update on capital projects.   Invited Testifier: Mr. Anthony Ottley, President & Chief Executive Officer, The West Indian Company Limited   BLOCK I I   Bill No. 35 -0196         An Act to amend title 3, Virgin Islands Code, sections 717(c) and 766(c) to establish a deadline for the GERS to resume the personal loan program, remove the $10,000,000 annual aggregate amount and the 8% interest rate cap, limit the system’s liability to $75,000, and set a parameter in section 717 that all loans must be structured such that the payoff date occurs before the retiree reaches age 70. Invited Testifiers: Mr. Angel E. Dawson Jr., Administrator, Government Employees ’Retirement System Mr. Dwane Callwood, Sr., Board Chairman, GERS Governing Board     + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 35-0196 , Angel E. Dawson Jr. , Anthony Ottley , capital projects , Dwane Callwood , West Indian Company Date Mar 05 2024 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall Charlotte Amalie Category Budget, Appropriations and Finance Organizer Senator Donna A. Frett- Gregory Phone (340) 774-0880 Email senatorfrett-gregory@legvi.org Quick Links Home Senators Committees Media News Contact Important Links Revised Organic Act of 1954 (PDF) 36th Oath of Office Booklet 100 Day Report Rules of the 36th Public Information or Archives Request Search for: Follow Follow Follow Follow