Committee on Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure & Planning 
Thursday, January 29, 2026 
12:00 PM 
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room 
St. Croix, USVI 
 
AGENDA 
BLOCK I:                                                                                                                      12:00PM—1:30PM 
 
 
 Bill No. 36-0206 An act requiring the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority to expand the 
potable water distribution system, perform necessary upgrades to the existing potable water 
distribution system, and install fire hydrants in Estate Smith Bay, St.  
Proposed by Senator Avery L. Lewis 
 
Invited Testifiers: 
Karl Knight, Executive Director and CEO,VI Water and Power Authority  
Noel Hodge, Director of Water Distribution, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority 
Antonio Stevens, Director, Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services 
 
BLOCK II:                                                                                                                      1:30PM — 5:00PM 
 
The Committee will receive testimony from relevant stakeholders regarding: “Heirs Property, 
Prolonged Probate, and Vacant & Abandoned Historic Properties in the U.S. Virgin Islands”   
to examine the legal, administrative, and systemic barriers contributing to prolonged probate and 
unresolved heirs property, particularly where such delays result in vacant, abandoned, and 
deteriorating historic properties, and to identify coordinated solutions to return these properties to 
productive use. 
 
Invited Testifiers: 
Jessica C. Tully, Esq., Owner and Managing Attorney, Tully Law, PLLC 
Karabo Molyneaux-Molloy, Esq., Owner and Managing Attorney, Karabo Molyneaux Molloy Law 
Firm, PLLC 
Lance George, Director of Research and Information, Housing Assistance Council 
Regina deChabert Petersen, Administrator of Courts, Superior Court of the Virgin Islands 
Nadja Harrigan, Esq., Acting Chief of Staff/Legal Counsel, Office of the Lieutenant Governor 
Sean L. Krigger, Director, State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Planning and Natural 
Resources 
Honorable Lisa Alejandro, Commissioner, Department of Property and Procurement 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Frandelle Gerard, Executive Director, Crucian Heritage & Nature Tourism 
Wayne Biggs, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority  
Deanna James, President, St. Croix Foundation for Community Development 
Shomari Moorehead, President, Our Town Frederiksted, Inc. 
Mary Dema, President, Virgin Islands Architecture Center for Built Heritage and Crafts  
Robert Schuster, Resident, St. Croix