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V.I. Code tit. 17, § 488B (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 488B. Bonds: right to receivership upon default

 (a) The Corporation is authorized to covenant for foreclosure of any of its projects upon default as hereinafter set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this section inclusive, or to limit such right by definition of default or otherwise, in its agreement with the bondholders. (b) In the event that the Corporation shall default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any of its bonds after the same shall become due, whether it be a default in the payment of the principal and interest or in the payment of interest only at maturity or upon call for redemption, or in the event that the Corporation or the Board, officers, agents or employees thereof shall default on any agreement made with the holders of the bonds, any holder or holders of the bonds, subject to any contractual limitation as to a specific percentage of such holders, or trustee therefor, shall have the right to apply in an appropriate judicial proceeding to any court of competent jurisdiction in the Virgin Islands for the foreclosure of any of its projects with respect to which bonds are in default and the income or revenues of which are pledged to the payment of the bonds so in default, whether or not all the bonds have been declared due and payable and whether or not such holder, or trustee therefor, is seeking or has sought to enforce any other right or to exercise any remedy in connection with such bonds subject to agreements with bondholders contained in any resolution or trust indenture securing the bonds. (c) Upon such foreclosure, the trustee or his agents and attorneys, may enter into and upon and take possession of such project and may exclude the Corporation, its Board, officers, agents, and employees and all persons claiming to represent them, wholly there from and shall have, hold, sell, use, operate, manage and control the same, and, in the name of the Corporation or otherwise, as the trustee may deem best, shall exercise all the rights and powers of the Corporation with respect to such project as the Corporation itself might do.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 488D (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 488D. Bonds: bonds of the Corporation as legal investments for public or private funds

 (a) The bonds of the Corporation are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of the Virgin Islands and all agencies, instrumentalities, commissions, authorities, and political subdivisions thereof, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the Corporation, may properly and legally invest funds including capital in their control or belonging to them. (b) The bonds are also hereby made securities that may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of the Virgin Islands and all agencies, instrumentalities, commissions, authorities, and political subdivisions thereof, for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the Corporation is now or may hereafter be authorized.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 488E (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 488E. Property of the Corporation exempt from levy and sale

 All property of the Corporation, including funds, shall be exempt from judicial process of every kind, including, without limitation, attachment, levy, execution and sale by virtue of an execution, and no judgment shall be a lien or charge upon its property or funds; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees of the Corporation to foreclose or otherwise enforce any mortgage or other security of the Corporation or to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any lien or pledge given by the Corporation upon its revenues, or to the right of the Federal Government to pursue any rights conferred upon it by federal law, any contract, or the provisions of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 489 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 489. Agreements of the Virgin Islands

 The Government of the Virgin Islands is authorized to and does hereby pledge to and agrees with the holders of the bonds or notes that the Government of the Virgin Islands will not limit or alter the rights, hereby vested in the Corporation to acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, maintain, equip and furnish the project or projects, to establish and collect rentals, fees and other charges and amounts and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of the bonds and notes or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the bondholders or note-holders until the bonds or notes, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the bondholders or note-holders, are fully met and discharged.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 489A (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 489A. Government of the Virgin Islands and University of the Virgin Islands not liable on bonds or notes

 The bonds or notes and other obligations of the Corporation shall not be a debt of the Government of the Virgin Islands or the University of the Virgin Islands, and neither the Government of the Virgin Islands nor the University of the Virgin Islands shall be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds other than those under the resolution of the Corporation authorizing such bonds or notes.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 489B (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 489B. Powers not set forth

 Whenever the Corporation lacks the express power to perform an act consistent with the purposes set forth in this chapter, the Corporation may do or perform such act where authorized under the general corporation laws of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 489C (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 489C. Audits

 The Corporation shall obtain an independent certified audit annually for transmittal annually to the Governor, the Legislature and the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 489D (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 489D. Term of existence

 The existence of the Corporation shall be perpetual.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 489E (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 489E. Winding up and dissolution

 The Corporation may be wound up and dissolved by an act of the Governor and the Legislature, with assets subject to any agreements that the Corporation may have entered into, reverting to the University of the Virgin Islands upon satisfaction of all obligations to bondholders.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 489F (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 489F. Contributions to the Government Employees Retirement Fund, the Government Insurance Fund, Health Insurance Fund and Unemployment Insurance Fund; contributions to TIAA/CREF

 (a) The Corporation shall: (1) Contribute to the Government Insurance Fund, on the basis of annual billings, as determined by the Commissioner of Finance, for the benefit payments made from such fund on account of the Corporation's employees. The annual billings shall also include a statement of the fair portion of the cost of the Government Insurance Fund, which shall be paid by the Corporation into the Treasury of the Virgin Islands as miscellaneous receipts; (2) Make contributions, pursuant to Title 3, section 638, of this Code, to the cost of premium or subscription charges for employee health insurance coverage under subchapter VIII of Title 3 of this Code; (3) Be deemed an employing unit for purposes of unemployment insurance, as defined in Title 24, section 302(j)(1), of this Code, and the Corporation shall make payments to the Unemployment Insurance Subfund and the Unemployment Insurance Administration Subfund in lieu of contributions in the same manner provided for the Government of the Virgin Islands by Title 24, section 308(d), of this Code. (b) All employees who hold permanent positions at the Corporation shall be covered in accordance with the provisions of the Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Virgin Islands; provided that teaching, administrative faculty and other personnel of the University who are also employees of the Corporation who are eligible for coverage by the Teacher's Insurance and Annuity Association or other similar retirement systems may either join the Government Employees Retirement System or the Teacher's Insurance and Annuity Association or other similar retirement system, or if such an employee has prior credited service in the Government Employees Retirement System, he may upon employment with the Corporation elect to remain in the Government Employees Retirement System or join the Teacher's Insurance and Annuity Association or other similar retirement systems.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 490C (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 490C. Licensing

 (a) Each Research and Technology Park tenant listed in section 490A(a)(3) and (4) of this chapter shall obtain a business license. (b) The Research and Technology Park Board of Directors and the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs shall work cooperatively to develop policies and procedures by which a Research and Technology Park tenant shall receive a business license within five working days after submitting a completed application to the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs or shall be entitled to commence business at that time as if in receipt of a valid business license.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 490D (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 490D. Office of the Lieutenant Governor; Department of Planning and Natural Resources

 (a) The Research and Technology Park Board of Directors and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Corporations Division, shall work cooperatively to develop policies and procedures by which a Research and Technology Park tenant listed in section 490A(a)(3) or (4) of this chapter shall obtain a response regarding the availability of a specific name or specific names within two working days and shall obtain all necessary services and documents within five working days of the completed request. (b) The Research and Technology Park Board of Directors and the Department of Planning and Natural Resources shall work cooperatively to develop policies and procedures to expedite the handling of all permits and processes for a Research and Technology Park tenant listed in section 490A(a)(3) or (4) of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 490E (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 34 - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|Subchapter II - University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park|§ 490E. Action by the Governor

 Upon receiving a finding from the Board recommending an application for tenancy for an Existing Business, for tenancy be approved, the Governor shall proceed to make his determination as to whether to approve the Board's findings. If 60 calendar days, excluding Sundays and holidays, have elapsed from the date of official receipt at Government House in the capital of the Board's findings, and the Governor has neither actively approved nor disapproved the issuance of benefits to the applicant, the issuance of said certificate shall be considered approved, and the board shall then proceed to issue the appropriate certificate.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 551 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 37 - Compact for Education|Subchapter I - Compact|§ 551. Purpose and policy—Article I

 A. It is the purpose of this compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding among executive, legislative, professional educational and lay leadership on a nationwide basis at the State and local levels. 2. Provide a forum for the discussion, development, crystalization and recommendation of public policy alternatives in the field of education. 3. Provide a clearing house of information on matters relating to educational problems and how they are being met in different places throughout the Nation, so that the executive and legislative branches of State Government and of local communities may have ready access to the experience and record of the entire country, and so that both lay and professional groups in the field of education may have additional avenues for the sharing of experience and the interchange of ideas in the formation of public policy in education. 4. Facilitate the improvement of State and local educational systems so that all of them will be able to meet adequate and desirable goals in a society which requires continuous qualitative and quantitative advance in educational opportunities, methods and facilities. B. It is the policy of this compact to encourage and promote local and State initiative in the development, maintenance, improvement and administration of educational systems and institutions in a manner which will accord with the needs and advantages of diversity among localities and States. C. The party States recognize that each of them has an interest in the quality and quantity of education furnished in each of the other States, as well as in the excellence of its own educational systems and institutions, because of the highly mobile character of individuals within the Nation, and because the products and services contributing to the health, welfare and economic advancement of each State are supplied in significant part by persons educated in other States.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 552 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 37 - Compact for Education|Subchapter I - Compact|§ 552. State defined—Article II

 As used in this compact, “State” means a State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 554 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 37 - Compact for Education|Subchapter I - Compact|§ 554. Powers—Article IV

 In addition to authority conferred on the Commission by other provisions of the compact, the Commission shall have authority to: 1. Collect, correlate, analyze and interpret information and data concerning educational needs and resources. 2. Encourage and foster research in all aspects of education, but with special reference to the desirable scope of instruction, organization, administration, and instructional methods and standards employed or suitable for employment in public educational systems. 3. Develop proposals for adequate financing of education as a whole and at each of its many levels. 4. Conduct or participate in research of the types referred to in this Article [section] in any instance where the Commission finds that such research is necessary for the advancement of the purposes and policies of this compact, utilizing fully the resources of national associations, regional compact organizations for higher education, and other agencies and institutions, both public and private. 5. Formulate suggested policies and plans for the improvement of public education as a whole, or for any segment thereof, and make recommendations with respect thereto available to the appropriate governmental units, agencies and public officials. 6. Do such other things as may be necessary or incidental to the administration of any of its authority or functions pursuant to this compact.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 555 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 37 - Compact for Education|Subchapter I - Compact|§ 555. Cooperation with Federal Government—Article V

 A. If the laws of the United States specifically so provide, or if administrative provision is made therefor within the Federal Government, the United States may be represented on the Commission by not to exceed ten representatives. Any such representative or representatives of the United States shall be appointed and serve in such manner as may be provided by or pursuant to Federal law, and may be drawn from any one or more branches of the Federal Government, but no such representative shall have a vote on the Commission. B. The Commission may provide information and make recommendations to any executive or legislative agency or officer of the Federal Government concerning the common educational policies of the States, and may advise with any such agencies or officers concerning any matter of mutual interest.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 556 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 37 - Compact for Education|Subchapter I - Compact|§ 556. Committees—Article VI

 A. To assist in the expeditious conduct of its business when the full Commission is not meeting, the Commission shall elect a steering committee of thirty members which, subject to the provisions of this compact and consistent with the policies of the Commission, shall be constituted and function as provided in the bylaws of the Commission. One-third of the voting membership of the steering committee shall consist of Governors, and the remainder shall consist of other members of the Commission. A Federal representative on the Commission may serve with the steering committee, but without vote. The voting members of the steering committee shall serve for terms of two years, except that members elected to the first steering committee of the Commission shall be elected as follows: fifteen for one year and fifteen for two years. The chairman, vice chairman, and treasurer of the Commission shall be members of the steering committee and, anything in this paragraph to the contrary, notwithstanding, shall serve during their continuance in these offices. Vacancies in the steering committee shall not affect its authority to act, but the Commission at its next regularly ensuing meeting following the occurrence of any vacancy shall fill it for the unexpired term. No person shall serve more than two terms as a member of the steering committee; provided that service for a partial term of one year or less shall not be counted toward the two term limitation. B. The Commission may establish advisory and technical committees composed of State, local, and Federal officials, and private persons to advise it with respect to any one or more of its functions. Any advisory or technical committee may, on request of the States concerned, be established to consider any matter of special concern to two or more of the party States. C. The Commission may establish such additional committees as its bylaws may provide.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 557 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 37 - Compact for Education|Subchapter I - Compact|§ 557. Finance—Article VII

 A. The Commission shall advise the Governor or designated officer or officers of each party State of its budget and estimated expenditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that party State. Each of the Commission's budgets of estimated expenditures shall contain specific recommendations of the amount or amounts to be appropriated by each of the party States. B. The total amount of appropriation requests under any budget shall be apportioned among the party States. In making such apportionment, the Commission shall devise and employ a formula which takes equitable account of the populations and per capita income levels of the party States. C. The Commission shall not pledge the credit of any party States. The Commission may meet any of its obligations in whole or in part with funds available to it pursuant to Article III(G) of this compact [section 553(G) of this title], provided that the Commission takes specific action setting aside such funds prior to incurring an obligation to be met in whole or in part in such manner. Except where the Commission makes use of funds available to it pursuant to Article III(G) thereof, the Commission shall not incur any obligation prior to the allotment of funds by the party States adequate to meet the same. D. The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established by its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Commission shall be audited yearly by a qualified public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual reports of the Commission. E. The accounts of the Commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly constituted officers of the party States and by any person authorized by the Commission. F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent Commission compliance with laws relating to audit or inspection of accounts by or on behalf of any government contributing to the support of the Commission.