, 1955-06-21
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS - Continued

JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS Continued
Iceedings, acts and things undertaken, carried out, or per-
formed by any municipality Of the Virgin Islands or any
other public or governmental agency of the Virgin Islands
for the same purposes, and to facilitate cooperation with and
assistance by the Federal Government.
H) The valuation effected by this section shall be in
full force regardless of any want of statutory authority or adj
ministratWe or %procedural irregularty, but shall not extend
to any malfeasarce or misfeasance unrelated to the public
purposes of the Authority Tor its predecessors) on the part of
any person associated with it.
SECTION "a. Upon the organization of the Virgin Is
lands Housing and Renewal Authority under the provisions
of this Act, there shall be deemed transferred to it, forthwith
and without lapse or interruption, all the records, property,
contracts, funds, obligations, rights and duties, and personnel
of the Virgin Islands Housing and Redevelopment Authority;
and no further ratification, confirmation or valuation of any
kind shall be required effectively to vest in the Authority
all such records, property, contracts, funds, rights, and per-
sonnet, and to charge it with all duties and obligations in
|cluded in the transfer.
SECTION IS. All contracts, agreements and undertake
ings b. the Municipality of ST. Thomas and ST. John, and the
Municipality Of St. Croix, with the Virgin Islands Housing
and Redevelopment Authority, or with the Federal Govern
|ment, relating to public housing or urban redevelopment, and
all activities incidental thereto, in effect on the date of this
Act, shall continue in full force and effect and shall be
deemed to be contrac is between the Government of thezYir-
gin Islands, or employment Of personnel, shall be applicable
thority.
SECTION 36. Any action of a governing body in car
-rying out the purposes of this Act shall be deemed admins
trative in character, and no public notice or publication need
be made, or public hearing held, with respect to such action,
except as may be otherwise specifically required in this Act.
SECTION 81. Insofar as the provisions of this Act are
inconsistent with the provisions Of any other law, the provi-
.sions Of this Act shall be controlling. The powers conferred
by this Act shall be in addition and supplemental to powers
conferred by any other law. Except as may be provided in
this Act, no provision of any law with respect to the pro-
curement, acquisition, lease, operation, management, or dis
position, of property, or receipt or disbursement Of funds by
agencies and instrumentalities of the Government of the Vir-
gin Islands, 0 r~employment of personnel, shall be applicable
to the Authority; provided, that the Authority may utilize
in its operations the procedures and facilities provided by
any such laws or by the executive agencies of the Govern
ment of the Virgin Islands.
SECTION S8. Notwithstanding any other evidence of
legislative intent, it is hereby declared to be the controlling
legislative intent that if any provision Of this Act or the APP
plication thereof to any person Or circumstance, is held in
valid, the remainder Of the Act and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be aft
fected thereby.
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