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V.I. Code tit. 30, § 323 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 8 - Cable Telecommunications|§ 323. Commission officers and employees; interest in cable television company

 (a) It is unlawful for a member of the Commission or any other officer or employee of the Commission to acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in a cable television company which has applied for or received a franchise from the Commission pursuant to this chapter, or to participate in any Commission action or deliberation upon such an application by a cable television company in which he owns or controls any such interest. (b) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $2,000 and imprisoned for not more than 60 days.
V.I. Code tit. 30, § 324 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 8 - Cable Telecommunications|§ 324. Disposition of terminated franchise

 In the event of a revocation or in the event that a franchise is not renewed at the end of its term, then the Commission may hold a sale and sell the system. The system shall be priced and sold at fair market value determined on the basis of the cable system valued as a going business in an arms-length transaction. Recent sales of similar cable television systems shall be taken into consideration for this purpose. After deducting any amounts owed the Virgin Islands, including legal fees, the balance of the proceeds shall be remitted to the cable television company.
V.I. Code tit. 30, § 325 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 8 - Cable Telecommunications|§ 325. No regulation as a common carrier

 Neither the Commission nor any other government authority within the Virgin Islands shall impose on a cable television system regulation as a common carrier or a utility.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 1 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1 - Sports Promotion|§ 1. Recreational program

 (a) In the interest of the welfare of the Virgin Islands and for the purpose of improving the health and living standards of its people, the Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation shall plan and execute a continuing constructive program in the field of community recreation. Such program shall be designed to encourage widespread interest and active participation of the population in recreational and athletic activities. (b) Under such program, the Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation shall— (1) institute programs of recreational and athletic activities; (2) coordinate activities in the public schools with programs in public playgrounds and recreational centers; and (3) set standards for recreational and athletic groups.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 2 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1 - Sports Promotion|§ 2. Athletic meets between high schools

 The Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation shall make arrangements for an annual athletic meet between the high schools of St. Thomas and the high schools of St. Croix.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 3 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1 - Sports Promotion|§ 3. Funds for athletic meets; places

 Funds to meet the expenses of the contest provided for in section 2 of this chapter shall be appropriated annually in the budget for the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation. The meets shall be held alternately in St. Thomas and St. Croix in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 4 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1 - Sports Promotion|§ 4. Virgin Islands Sports Awards Night

 (a) The last Saturday in February of every year shall be designated as Sports Award Night. The Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation shall make arrangements for an annual Virgin Islands Sports Awards Night to provide recognition for those athletes who have excelled in their chosen sport and to select a male and female athlete of the year. (b) Funds to meet the expenses of the Sports Awards Night shall be appropriated annually in the budget for the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation. The Sports Awards Night shall be held alternately in St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 5 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1 - Sports Promotion|§ 5. Water Sports Education and Training Program

 (a) As used in this section “Commissioner” means Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation. (b) The Commissioner is authorized and directed to establish a Water Sports Training Program to include instruction in boating, swimming, diving and sailing. The Program shall operate annually during July and August commencing with the year 1988. Persons who successfully complete the program shall be issued certificates of performance. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to contract out part or all of this program if in his judgment this will produce a feasible program of equal or higher standards. (c) The Commissioner may accept, for the benefit of the Water Sports Education and Training Program, any gifts, devises by bequest or contributions. (d) The Commissioner may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 11 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1A - Virgin Islands Tennis Program|§ 11. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this chapter to begin to bring the Virgin Islands into line with other jurisdictions which assist youngsters in developing their tennis abilities and to encourage increased youth participation in the field of tennis.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 12 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1A - Virgin Islands Tennis Program|§ 12. Establishment of tennis program

 The Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation is authorized and directed to establish and carry out a tennis instruction program within the Virgin Islands for school age youngsters under 18.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 13 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1A - Virgin Islands Tennis Program|§ 13. Utilization of existing courts

 The Commissioner shall utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, public tennis courts within the Virgin Islands and shall seek and obtain the cooperation of owners of private tennis courts within the Virgin Islands in carrying out this program.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 14 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1A - Virgin Islands Tennis Program|§ 14. Appointment of Program Director and other employees

 The Commissioner is further authorized and directed to appoint, and prescribe the duties of, a Program Director for the tennis instruction program and such other employees as he deems reasonably necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The Program Director may be compensated on a contractual basis from year to year to the extent of appropriations made available for such purpose and shall be a graduate of a university which has a tennis program or otherwise qualified by experience.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 15 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1A - Virgin Islands Tennis Program|§ 15. Instruction for physical education teachers

 With the consent of the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner is authorized to provide for the monthly instruction of physical education teachers of the public schools of the Virgin Islands to better acquaint them with teaching the sport of tennis.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 16 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1A - Virgin Islands Tennis Program|§ 16. Tennis scholarships

 From time to time the Commissioner, upon recommendation of the Program Director, may award scholarships to tennis players, 18 years of age and under, who distinguish themselves in regional and national tournaments, to permit them to attend tennis camps during the summer months.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 17 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 1A - Virgin Islands Tennis Program|§ 17. Gifts

 (a) The Commissioner is authorized to accept bequests, devises, gifts and contributions of any nature, except monies, to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to hold title to same in trust for the Government of the Virgin Islands. (b) The Commissioner is hereby authorized to expend funds available in theVirgin Islands Tennis Program Revolving Trust Fund established pursuant to the provisions of section 3056 of chapter 111, Title 33, Virgin Islands Code, to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 21 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2 - Parks and Natural Resources|§ 21. Division of Parks; duties of Division

 (a) There is created within the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation a Division of Parks. The Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation shall employ a Director of such Division who shall be designated Director of Territorial Parks, and shall employ such other persons as may be necessary to efficiently administer the provisions of this chapter. The compensation of the Director and other employees of the Division shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of chapter 25 of Title 3 of this Code. The Director of Territorial Parks shall perform such duties as may be assigned him by the Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation. (b) It shall be the duty of the Division of Parks to supervise, administer, manage, regulate and control the use and operation of all public parks, lands for public recreation, marine parks, and such others as may be designated by regulations by the Commissioner, including but not limited to beaches within the coastal zone as defined in Title 12, chapter 21 of this Code, that either are owned by or which may be acquired by the Government of the Virgin Islands, or to the operation, development, preservation or maintenance of which the Government may have made or may make contribution or appropriation of public funds.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 22 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2 - Parks and Natural Resources|§ 22. Powers of Division

 (a) The Division of Parks shall have power to acquire, in the name of the Government of the Virgin Islands, any property, real or personal, by purchase, grant, devise, donation, or otherwise, which in its judgment may be necessary or proper toward the administration of the purposes of this chapter, provided, however, that no property of any nature may be acquired by purchase, lease, grant, donation, devise, or otherwise under conditions which shall pledge the credit of, or obligate in any manner whatsoever the Government of the Virgin Islands to pay any sum of money. (b) The Division shall make and publish such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or proper for the management and use of the parks, monuments and memorials under its jurisdiction, and the violation of any of the rules and regulations authorized by this section shall be a misdemeanor and punishable accordingly. (c) The Division may grant privileges, leases, concessions and permits for the use of land for the accommodation of visitors in the various parks, monuments and memorials, provided no natural curiosities or objects of interest shall be granted, leased or rented on such terms as shall deny or interfere with free access to them by the public; and provided further that no such grant, lease or permit shall be assigned or transferred by any grantee without consent of the Division. (d) The Division is authorized to grant easements for rights-of-way over, across and upon lands of the Government of the Virgin Islands for the maintenance of poles and lines for the transmission and distribution of electrical power and for telephone and telegraphic purposes, under such conditions and with such limitations as the Division may impose. (e) [Repealed.] (f) [Repealed.] (g) The Division is authorized to receive gifts and donations from any source to carry out the purpose of this section. (h) [Repealed.]
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 23 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2 - Parks and Natural Resources|§ 23. Rules and regulations

 The Division of Parks may in the manner provided by law, adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the protection, management, utilization, development, occupancy and use of all lands and waters within its jurisdiction, consistent with existing laws and with the purpose or purposes for which said lands and waters were acquired, designated or dedicated, and when such rules and regulations shall have been adopted they shall have the force and effect of law.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 24 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2 - Parks and Natural Resources|§ 24. Fees

 (a) The Division of Parks shall have the power to charge reasonable fees, rentals or charges for the use or operation of facilities and concessions in areas, parks and beaches under its jurisdiction, and all such fees, rentals and charges so collected shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the “Territorial Park Fund”, which is hereby created, the continuing balance of which Fund is specifically designated to be expended by said Division for the administration, improvement and maintenance of parks, beaches and areas under the jurisdiction of the Division, and for the acquisition and development of lands hereafter acquired for park and recreational purposes. The said Fund, and the fund created pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, shall be continuing, and shall not revert to the General Fund at the end of any fiscal year or at any other time but shall, until expended, be continually available to said Division for the uses and purposes set forth. (b) Any moneys received in trust by the Division by gift, devise, appropriation or otherwise shall, subject to the terms of such trust, be deposited with the Department of Finance in the “Territorial Park Trust Fund”, which is hereby created and shall be subject to withdrawal upon application of said Division for expenditure or investment in accordance with the terms of said trust. Unless prohibited by the terms of the trust by which said moneys are derived, all of such moneys may be invested as provided by law.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 25 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2 - Parks and Natural Resources|§ 25. Dedication of park lands for public use

 The Division of Parks is authorized and empowered, from time to time, by Resolution, to dedicate and reserve for the use of the public all or any part of the lands acquired by the said Division for park purposes; provided, however, that said dedication and reservation shall be subject to such rules and regulations, as to reasonable use by the public, as may be adopted by the Division.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 26 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2 - Parks and Natural Resources|§ 26. Horses and motor vehicles prohibited from recreational areas

 (a) For purposes of this section, “recreational areas” means areas, under section 21(b) of this title, that are supervised, administered, managed, regulated and controlled by the Division of Parks. (b) A person who causes a horse or a motor vehicle to go into any highly used beach or recreational area not designated for parking or driving purposes shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and/or imprisoned for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 30 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2A - Territorial Park Trust Fund|§ 30. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation. (b) “Fund” means the Territorial Park Trust Fund created under this chapter. (c) “Land” means real property, including easements, restricts, and any interest thereon. (d) “Board” means the Board of Trustees responsible for the Territorial Park Trust Fund. (e) “Value” means the most probable price expressed in terms of money that a property would bring if exposed for sale in the open market in an arm's-length transaction between a willing seller and a willing buyer, both of whom are knowledgeable concerning all the uses to which the property is adapted and for which it is capable of being used.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 31 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2A - Territorial Park Trust Fund|§ 31. Territorial Park Trust Fund

 (a) There is established in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands a fund to be known as the Territorial Park Trust Fund. The Commissioner of Finance shall provide for the administration of the Fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury, and shall hold the Fund separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Investment earnings credited to the assets of the Fund shall become part of the Fund. No amounts in the Fund shall be available for expenditure or disbursement, except as provided in this chapter. All monies shall remain in the Fund until expended. Money shall be disbursed from the Fund by the Commissioner of Finance, upon the authorization of the Board. (b) As the Government acquires land pursuant to this chapter, the Chairperson of the Board shall direct the Commissioner of Finance to set aside an amount from the Fund not to exceed twenty percent of the value of the land acquired, or the land affected, if less than a fee interest was acquired, to be placed in a special stewardship account in the Fund. The special stewardship account shall be a non-lapsing account, and income derived from investment of the account shall be credited to the account. The special stewardship account shall be used solely for the management of land acquired under this chapter, as directed by the Board. (c) The Commissioner of Finance and the Board shall maintain a detailed accounting record of all monies deposited into and disbursed from the Territorial Park Trust Fund. (d) The Fund shall consist of all sums appropriated thereto from time to time by the Legislature and investment earnings, as provided in subsection (a).
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 32 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2A - Territorial Park Trust Fund|§ 32. Board

 Expenditures from the Fund shall be authorized by a five-member Board constituted as follows: (1) The Commissioner of Planning and Natural Resources and the Commissioner of Sports Parks and Recreation, or persons acting in the official capacity of such officers, shall be members ex officio. (2) The Governor shall appoint three additional members, with the advice and consent of the Legislature. One shall be a resident of St. Thomas, one shall be a resident of St. John and one shall be a resident of St. Croix. (3) Persons appointed shall be knowledgeable in the acquisition and management of natural areas, and shall not be salaried officials or employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands or the Government of the United States; except, that persons drawing retirement pay or pensions may not be considered to be salaried officials or employees. (4) The Governor shall designate one of his initial appointees to serve a five-year term, another to serve a four-year term, and the other to serve a six-year term. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for six years, subject to reappointment. (5) The Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources shall act as a temporary Chairperson for organizational purposes. At the first meeting, provided that quorum is established, the Board shall nominate and elect a chairperson of the Board. A quorum is established when a majority of the Board is present. (6) The Board shall have a minimum of three meetings per year. The Chairperson may convene the Board for special meetings at the Chairperson's discretion and upon recommendation of any member of the Board. (7) The Board shall serve without compensation, but shall receive such reasonable compensation as may be incurred in the exercise of their duties. (8) No member of the Board, while acting within scope of the member's authority, shall be personally subject to any civil liability resulting from the performance of the duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, unless such action was not performed in good faith.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 34 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 2A - Territorial Park Trust Fund|§ 34. Operation of other laws

 No provision of this chapter may be construed in a manner as to prohibit hunting and fishing upon properties purchased pursuant to this chapter, as such are governed in accordance to the applicable sections of the Virgin Islands Code.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 51 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 3 - Magens Bay Authority|§ 51. Policy; purpose of Magens Bay Authority; corporate instrumentality

 (a) The Government of the Virgin Islands hereby declares that the welfare of the Virgin Islands and the improvement of the health and living standards of its people require that public use and development of park and beach areas be facilitated by the establishment of a public agency to plan and execute a continuing constructive program in this field of community recreation. (b) For the purpose of acquiring, improving and operating parks and beaches, the Magens Bay Authority which is established by section 295 of Title 3 is hereby declared to constitute a corporate instrumentality of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 52 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 3 - Magens Bay Authority|§ 52. Corporate powers and duties

 The Authority— (1) may purchase, lease, receive as a gift, and hold such real and personal property as it deems necessary in carrying out its functions under this chapter; (2) may adopt, amend and repeal bylaws; (3) may sue and be sued in its Authority name; (4) may hire and discharge employees as necessary to carry out its activities; (5) may make contracts as herein authorized; (6) may construct, maintain and operate bath houses and cabanas, piers, bridges, pumping stations, and such other structures and improvements as it may deem necessary; (7) shall make available to the public its bathing houses, beaches and other facilities and may charge such fees and rentals for the use of same, in proportion to their type and character as it may consider requisite; and (8) shall at all times in planning and landscaping its properties act with a view to preserving and enhancing their natural beauty.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 53 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 3 - Magens Bay Authority|§ 53. Board of Directors

 The powers of the Authority shall be exercised by a Board of seven directors. The Board shall be composed of the Governor with power to vote by proxy, and six other members, who shall be residents of Saint Thomas. The initial appointment of members under the Ordinance of the Municipal Council of St. Thomas and St. John, approved August 22, 1946 (Bill No. 282), was for two, four, and six years, respectively. Thereafter, the term of each member of the Board was six years; and the term of each member shall continue to be six years. After the initial appointments, members appointed to the Board to fill vacancies resulting from death, resignation, or the expiration of terms of members who were appointed by the Board; and such appointments shall continue to be made by the Board, except that the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, may, by appointment, fill any vacancy on the Board remaining unfilled for sixty days or longer. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. They may be removed by the Governor for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. Three members of the Board shall at all times constitute a quorum.