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V.I. Code tit. 3, § 134b (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 134b. Employees, operating budget

 (a) The Commissioner may appoint or assign employees to the Division of Capital Improvements and may employ such engineers, architects, attorneys, project coordinators and managers, fiscal officers, consultants, technicians, experts, scientists, administrative assistants, or other specially qualified persons as may be necessary for the proper and effective exercise and performance of the division's powers, duties and functions including for making inspections, preparing plans and specifications, supervising the construction of capital projects and assisting with the enforcement of all laws governing the awarding of contracts and the construction of capital improvements. (b) The Commissioner shall prepare in a timely manner the operating budget for the Division of Capital Improvements for submission to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 134c (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 134c. List of disqualified contractors and subcontractors

 The Division, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and in addition to all other rights and powers granted by law, may create and maintain a list of suspended and debarred contractors and subcontractors who are disqualified from consideration for contracts with the Department during the suspension or debarment period in accordance with the Department's regulations.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 134d (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 134d. Regulations

 The Commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the suspension or debarment of contractors and subcontractors.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 134e (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 134e. Cooperation

 All departments and public agencies of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall cooperate with the Division of Capital Improvements in the administration of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 135a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 135a. —Expeditious filling of vacancies

 For the purposes of promoting effective management of the Board of Building Appeals and the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the Governor of the Virgin Islands shall act expeditiously to submit to the Legislature the appointments of members to fill vacancies in the membership of the said Board resulting from expiration of term or other cause.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 137a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 137a. —Expeditious filling of vacancies

 For the purposes of promoting effective management of the Public Utilities Commission and the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the Governor of the Virgin Islands shall act expeditiously to submit to the Legislature the appointments of members to fill vacancies in the membership of the said Commission resulting from expiration of term or other cause.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 138 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 138. Powers and duties of Department; budget

 (a) The Department shall exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to public works, and shall— (1) pass upon application for the construction of new catchment areas, cisterns and wells; (2) [Repealed.] (3) [Repealed.] (4) participate in the planning of, supervise the construction of, and repair and maintain, all government buildings and grounds, public roads, highways, seawalls, wharves, seaways, public recreation areas, airports, and properties of like character; (5) repair and maintain other government-owned public utilities, including government-owned communications systems in the Virgin Islands, and recommend to the Governor methods for the maintenance thereof; (6) provided engineering services; (7) plan for public works in the Virgin Islands; (8) cooperate with the Federal Government in the planning for, and in the construction, repair, and maintenance of, any government buildings and grounds, public roads, highways, harbors, seawalls, wharves, seaways, public recreation areas, public housing projects, airports and properties of like character; perform all functions and exercise all authority as required by Federal law in the construction, repair and maintenance of such Federally aided projects; expend all funds made available by the Federal Government for such purposes; and prepare and submit reports with respect to such activities as required by Federal law; and (9) to assist in the protection and preservation of private property, including the elevation of dwellings and construction of dikes and storm walls, in cases of flooding, storm damages, natural disasters or other emergencies and to utilize any available appropriations for such purposes; (10) to plan, construct, operate, maintain, and administer public parking lots, parking meters, and garages, to designate paid public parking areas for motor vehicles on public streets, and highways, to establish and collect, pursuant to rules and regulations, fees for parking on any public street, or highway and on or in any government-owned public parking lots or garages, and to establish rules and regulations concerning the operation and use of such paid public parking areas, lots, and garages; (11) perform other functions as may be prescribed by this Code or other law. (b) The Department shall prepare the Budget for the Department, for submission to the Commissioner of Finance. (c) [Repealed.]
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 139 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 139. Rules and regulations of Commissioner

 The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 141 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 141. Division of Highways

 Establishment  (a) The Governor of the Virgin Islands is hereby directed to establish within the Department of Public Works a Division of Highways (hereafter called the Division) pursuant to authorization of section 134 of this title. Director and Assistant Director  (b) The Division is to be headed by a Director, who shall be an engineer, architect or planner qualified by education and training in road engineering and who shall be knowledgeable with respect to the problems of road building and maintenance as compounded by such climate and terrain as our own. There shall be an Assistant Director stationed in the St. Croix branch of the Division and who shall have a reasonably comprehensive background in road engineering. Personnel, equipment and materials  (c) The Division shall be staffed primarily from those employees of the Department of Public Works who are engaged in road and street construction and maintenance at the effective date of the establishment of the Division. The equipment and materials used or requisitioned for road and street construction and maintenance or for related purposes at the date of the establishment of the Division by the Department of Public Works shall be assigned to the Division by the Commissioner of Public Works. Organization, duties and functions  (d) All other specific aspects of the organization, functions, and duties of the Division, the Director, and the Assistant Director shall be determined by the Governor pursuant to the authorization by section 134 of this title. (e) [Repealed.]
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 171 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 11 - Department of Finance|§ 171. Continuation of Department

 The Department of Finance, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”, is continued as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 172 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 11 - Department of Finance|§ 172. Commissioner; appointment; tenure; administration

 (a) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Finance, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commissioner”. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (c) The Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 173 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 11 - Department of Finance|§ 173. Assistant Commissioner and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions

 (a) There shall be in the Department an Assistant Commissioner and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioner and the deputies shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom they are appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (b) The Assistant Commissioner and any deputies appointed under this section shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 174 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 11 - Department of Finance|§ 174. Divisions and bureaus; heads; functions

 (a) The Governor may establish within the Department such divisions and bureaus as he deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. (b) At the head of each division established under this section, there shall be a Director; and at the head of each bureau established under this section, there shall be a Chief of the bureau. (c) The heads of divisions and bureaus shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 177 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 11 - Department of Finance|§ 177. Powers and duties of Department; budget

 (a) The Department shall exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to finance, and shall— (1) digest and prepare plans, from time to time, for the improvement and management of revenue, and for the support of the public credit; (2) superintend and regulate the collection of all revenue except tax revenues required to be collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue; (3) provide for a depository for all public funds; (4) provide uniform regulations for the disbursement of all public funds, and establish a suboffice on the Island of St. Croix to process requisitions and disburse funds owing to St. Croix vendors; (5) establish a uniform policy for the acceptance of checks, including electronic checks for the payment of fees and services of the Government of the Virgin Islands and establish a penalty for returned checks; (6) establish a schedule of fees for the services of the Department not otherwise established by law; (7) prescribe, from time to time, the forms for keeping and rendering the public accounts; (8) render periodic and annual financial reports of income and expenditures; (9) administer the laws licensing and regulating nickelodeons, and pinball machines; (10) administer the laws relating to lotteries and racing; and pay the operating expenses of the lottery from the income in the lottery fund on a budget basis, subject to approval by the Governor; (11) collect the fees and charges fixed by law for governmental services; (12) exercise general supervision over, and custody of, the special and public trust funds; (13) administer the laws licensing and regulating nickelodeons, and pinball machines; (14) administer the laws relating to lotteries and racing; and pay the operating expenses of the lottery from the income in the lottery fund on a budget basis, subject to approval by the Governor; (15) Repealed. (16) collect the fees and charges fixed by law for governmental services; (17) exercise general supervision over, and custody of, the special and public trust funds; (18) Repealed. (19) Repealed. (b) The Commissioner of Finance shall conduct an annual audit of the financial records of the Government of the Virgin Islands. This audit shall cover all aspects of governmental operations, including federal programs compliance. The audit and a report of the audit shall be completed within 180 days after the close of the fiscal year. The Commissioner of Finance shall submit a copy of the report to the Governor and the Legislature.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 178 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 11 - Department of Finance|§ 178. Rules and regulations of Commissioner

 The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 179 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 11 - Department of Finance|§ 179. Refund reserve account

 (a) As used in this section, “other taxes” include all taxes other than income taxes. (b) The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain in the General Ledger of the General Fund of the Treasury of the Virgin Islands an account to be designated as the reserve for other taxes and license refunds. There shall be credited directly to such reserve account monthly not less than five percent (5%) of the receipts from other taxes and license collections. Any refunds with respect to such collections shall be paid by the Commissioner of Finance without the necessity of annual appropriations and shall be chargeable to the reserve account. Funds not paid out of the reserve account in any fiscal year shall revert to the General Fund at the end of the fiscal year.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 180 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 11 - Department of Finance|§ 180. Board of Tax Review

 (a) The Virgin Islands Board of Tax Review, heretofore established within the Department of Property and Procurement, is transferred to and continued in the Department of Finance. (b) The Board shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows: (1) Six (6) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature, at least two (2) of whom shall be citizens residing in St. Thomas, at least two (2) of whom shall be citizens residing in St. Croix, and at least one (1) of whom shall be a citizen residing in St. John; (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Finance who shall be an ex officio member and Chairman of the Board. (c) All members shall serve for a period of two years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Each member shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his successor. (d) Each member shall receive $50 for each day or part thereof spent in the work of the Board, plus actual travel expenses, but no member shall receive more than $500 in any fiscal year, in addition to actual travel expenses. (e) Any member may be removed by the Governor for cause. (f) In addition to the performance of its function prescribed by law, the Board shall perform such duties and functions as the Commissioner of Finance prescribes or as required by Federal law. (g) All regular meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. (h) For the purposes of promoting effective management of the Board and the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the Governor shall act expeditiously to submit to the Legislature the appointments of members to fill vacancies in the membership of the Board. (i) The Board shall prepare and promulgate, in accordance with title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 35, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement title 33, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 87.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 211 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 211. Continuation of Department

 The department heretofore established under the name of the “Department of Insular Affairs”, and hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”, is continued as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, and is hereby redesignated as the “Department of Property and Procurement”.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 212 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 212. Commissioner; appointment; tenure; administration

 (a) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Property and Procurement, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commissioner”. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (c) The Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of all laws pertaining to subjects and activities over which the Department has jurisdiction.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 213 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 213. Assistant Commissioner and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions

 (a) There shall be in the Department an Assistant Commissioner and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioner and the deputies shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom they are appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (b) The Assistant Commissioner and any deputies appointed under this section shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 214 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 214. Divisions and bureaus; heads; functions

 (a) The Governor may establish within the Department such divisions and bureaus as he deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. (b) At the head of each division established under this section, there shall be a Director; and at the head of each bureau established under this section, there shall be a Chief of the bureau. (c) The heads of divisions and bureaus shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 214a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 214a. Division of Transportation; Deputy Commissioner

 (a) There is hereby created within the Department of Property and Procurement the Division of Transportation. (b) The Division of Transportation shall be under the direction of the Deputy Commissioner of Transportation. (c) [Repealed.]
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 214b (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 214b. Photo-offset bureau

 The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall establish a bureau within his department for the operation of a photo-offset bureau which shall be equipped to supply the needs of all departments and activities of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands. Funds for the operation of said bureau shall be appropriated in the annual budget for expenditure by the Department of Property and Procurement.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 218 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 218. Powers and duties of Department; budget

 (a) The Department shall exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to the subjects referred to below in this section, and, with respect thereto, shall— (1) provide for the government an economical and efficient system for the procurement and supply of all property and nonpersonal services including related functions, such as the control, inspection, storage, issue, specifications, identification, classification, transportation, traffic management, repair, conversion, and inventory of property, and the establishment of forms and procedures therefor; (2) have authority for the management, control, disposition, and use of government real property, and related functions such as— (A) establishing and maintaining land inventories; (B) administering an effective homesteading program designed to assist in the creation of new land owners; (C) facilitating the utilization of land for the best public benefit under efficient and economic production plans; (D) the making of loans for the construction of housing (individual ownership) as FHA mortgagee; (E) the administration of the territorial home loan program involving construction loans to individuals; and (F) the administration, collection, enforcement and liquidation of all funds, loans, agreements, and obligations formerly covered under the Native Industries, home loan and homestead funds; (3) enforce price and rent control laws and regulations; (4) operate the Government Printing Office and set the fees for its use and operation; (5) manage rental properties owned or controlled by the Government, except as limited by Federal law, hotels, and housing development programs or projects; and make inventory and establish forms and procedures for the sale, rental, or disposition thereof; (6) administer and enforce all laws and authorized regulations relating to weights and measures; (7) perform the functions as may be required by Federal law in order to participate in Federally-aided projects; and (8) provide for the lease of necessary space for all departments, offices, commissions, agencies, and other instrumentalities of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands and make the payment of the rentals on all such leased office space out of moneys appropriated to the Department for the purpose of such payments. (b) The Department shall prepare the Budget for the Department for submission to the Commissioner of Finance.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 218a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 218a. Centralization of multilith printing activities

 Effective July 1, 1965, the Governor of the Virgin Islands is hereby authorized and directed to centralize in the Department of Property and Procurement the operation of all multilith printing machines and related equipment and supplies to serve all departments, agencies and activities of the Government of the united States Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 219 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 219. Rules and Regulations of Commissioner

 The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.