COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS 
AND FINANCE 
 
 
BILL NO. 
35-0118 
 
Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
 
August 22, 2023 
 
 
 
An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3, section 54(b)(3)(D)(iii) allocating 
$2,500,000 of the Timeshare Environmental/Infrastructure Impact Fee to the Virgin Islands 
Waste Management Authority for beautification and cleanup of the Territory 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff 
 
 
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  Title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3, section 54, subsection (b), 
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paragraph (3), subparagraph (D), clause (iii) is amended by adding the following at the end of 
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the clause: 
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“Beginning in fiscal year 2024, and each year thereafter, $2,500,000 of such sum 
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must be allocated to the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority for beautification 
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and cleanup to include payment of waste haulers, roadside cleanup, and the disposal of 
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tires and motor oil. Of the total sum of funds allocated to the Virgin Islands Waste 
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Management Authority, which is to be available until expended, $500,000 must be used 
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for the island of St. John and $1,000,000 each to the islands of St. Croix and St. 
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Thomas.” 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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The bill amends title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3, section 54(b)(3)(D)(iii) and 
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allocates $2,500,000 of the Environmental/Infrastructure Impact Fee to the Waste 
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Management Authority for beautification and cleanup of the Territory. 
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BR23-0246/January 20, 2023/LMW 
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