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AMENDMENT TO BILL NO. 36-0070 
Offered by Senator Alma Francis Heyliger 
 
 
Bill No. 36-0070, section 1, internal section 423, is amended by inserting the following 
subsections (e) and (f): 
“(e) Any property acquired by eminent domain before the effective date of this act shall 
be subject to an additional 10-year period for the Government of the Virgin Islands to utilize 
the property for its intended public purpose. 
(f) For all properties subject to the 10-year extension period described in subsection (e), the 
Commissioner of the Department of Property and Procurement shall submit a written report to 
the President of the Legislature every two years, outlining the status of the property. The report 
must include:  
(1) 
the proposed public use; 
(2) 
all project planning, funding, or permitting activities underway; and 
(3) 
a demonstration of measurable progress toward initiating the project. 
For purposes of this subsection: (i) “measurable progress” means documented action that 
reflects movement toward active use of the property, including but not limited to budget 
appropriations, signed contracts, engineering or architectural designs, or commencement of 
physical site work; and (ii) “initiate or initiating” means at least ten percent of the project’s 
physical construction or build-out is completed. 
If at the conclusion of the 10-year extension period no public use project has been 
initiated, the previous owner or their heirs may petition the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands 
for the return of the property in accordance with subsection (b).” 
Amendment No. 36-519/September 10, 2025/PFA/Revised September12, 2025