SENATOR NOVELLE E. FRANCIS, JR. 
36TH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS  
Chairman, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance 
 
 
REVISED 
 
Memorandum No. 25-0031 
 
To: 
 
Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance Members 
 
 
The Honorable Marvin A. Blyden, Vice-Chairman 
 
 
The Honorable Dwayne M. DeGraff 
 
 
The Honorable Ray Fonseca 
 
 
The Honorable Hubert L. Frederick 
 
 
The Honorable Marise C. James 
 
 
The Honorable Kurt A. Vialet 
From:  
The Honorable Novelle E. Francis, Jr. 
 
 
 
Chairman, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance 
 
Date:  
July 9, 2025 
 
 
Re: 
July 10, 2025 Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance Meeting  
 
The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on Thursday, July 10, 2025, 
10:00 A.M. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas to receive testimony on the 
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. 
 
 
Block I 
10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. 
 
VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources 
Invited Testifier: 
Honorable Jean-Pierre L. Oriol, Commissioner 
 
Block II 
2:00-3:30 P.M. 
 
Bill No. 36-0039 An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 4 by increasing the costs 
to bring containers or flat rack containers into the Virgin Islands Sponsored by Senator Angel L. 
Bolques, Jr. 
 
Invited Testifiers: 
Julio Rhymer, Director, Office of Management and Budget 
Joel Lee, Director, Bureau of Internal Revenue 
Daryl Griffith, Interim Executive Director, VI Waste Management Authority 
Nisha Aubain, Trade Manager-Virgin Islands, Tropical Shipping 
Tom Crowley, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Crowley Shipping