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V.I. Code tit. 29, § 347 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 6 - Housing Code|Subchapter II - Virgin Islands Visitable Housing Design and Incentive Program|§ 347. Report to Legislature

 The Commissioner shall report on the success of the Visitable Home Design Incentive Program and any funding needs of the program to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands on an annual basis, no later than May 30 each year.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 451 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter I - Declaration of Policy and Definitions|§ 451. Declaration of findings and policy

 (a) To facilitate the improvement of community services and enhance the health and welfare of citizens of the Nation and of the Virgin Islands, and to obtain assistance in the form of loans and/or grants under the various Federal programs, especially the Public Facility Loans Program (Public Law 345, 84th Congress, as amended) which provides loan funds for certain basic public works for which funds cannot be obtained from other sources on reasonable terms, and the Public Works Acceleration Program (Public Law 87–658, 87th Congress, 2nd Session) which provides grants for needed public works projects in areas which suffer from persistent and chronic unemployment and economic underdevelopment, the Legislature of the Virgin Islands declares the following provisions of this chapter. (b) The Legislature finds that there exists in the Virgin Islands an immediate need for the development of the Virgin Islands area through the acceleration of public works projects in order to help the community through improvement of its facilities to become more conducive to industrial development and a better place in which to live and work. (c) It is the policy of the Government of the Virgin Islands to attack the problem of underdevelopment of this area by undertaking a program of acceleration of public works projects and to join in the national policy and program expressed in the Public Acceleration Act and the Public Facility Loans Program. (d) The provisions enacted in this chapter are hereby declared to be necessary in the public interest.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 452 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter I - Declaration of Policy and Definitions|§ 452. Definitions

 (a) As used in this chapter, unless it is otherwise provided, or the context requires a different construction, application, or meaning— “Area of operation” means the total geographical area composing the Virgin Islands of the United States. “Authority” means the Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority established by section 471 of this title. “Bonds” means all bonds (including refunding bonds), notes, debentures, and any other types or forms of instruments of obligation. “Federal Government” means the United States of America or any department, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States. “Government of the Virgin Islands” means the body politic established by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands. “Governor” means the Governor of the Virgin Islands. “Legislature” means the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. “Locality” or “Community” means any cohesive population area within the Virgin Islands, such as Charlotte Amalie at St. Thomas, Christiansted or Frederiksted at St. Croix, or St. John, that would be commonly described as a city, town or village. “Person” means the Government of the Virgin Islands, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, and any individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust or nonincorporated organization. “Project” means any accelerated public works project undertaken or financed under the provisions of this chapter by the Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority, whether undertaken independently or in cooperation with the accelerated Public Works Program authorized by the Public Works Acceleration Act or undertaken in cooperation with the Public Facility Loans Program, extending to all properties, assets, cash or other funds, used, received or held in connection with the planning, construction, development, operation, or disposition of a project or any portion of a project. “Public Agency” or “Agency” means any department, bureau, instrumentality, authority, or official body, corporate or otherwise or any public official, of the United States, or of the Virgin Islands, or of any state, commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States. (b) To the extent to which any definition in this section relates to, or is derived from the Public Works Acceleration Act, the Public Facility Loans Program, or the Housing Amendments of 1955, it shall be construed as intended to conform to those Acts, or to any future amendments of those Acts, and is intended to include the broadest scope authorized by those Acts.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 471 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter II - Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority|§ 471. Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority

 There is hereby established the Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority as a public body corporate and politic of the Virgin Islands. The Authority shall constitute an instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands within the sense and meaning of section 202(a)(1) of the Housing Amendments of 1955. The Authority shall have all the powers, rights, duties, privileges, functions, obligations and status as a public body corporate and politic as prescribed or provided by this chapter. The Authority shall be in the Department of Public Works for administrative purposes only.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 472 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter II - Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority|§ 472. Members of Authority; appointment and tenure; vacancies; removal; compensation and expenses

 (a) The powers, rights, privileges, functions and duties of the Authority shall be vested in seven members, not more than two of whom shall be at any time salaried officials or employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands or of the Government of the United States; provided, that persons drawing retirement pay or pensions only from such Governments shall not be considered to be salaried officials or employees. (b) The members of the Authority (except for the Commissioner of Public Works, who shall be a member ex officio) shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature for terms 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. A member shall hold office until his successor has been qualified or unless sooner removed as provided in subsection (d) of this section. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any member shall be filed with the Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such member. (c) Before taking office, or entering on duty, each member, as well as each employee of the Authority, shall take the oath of office and execute the loyalty statement required of all officers and employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands. (d) Any member may be removed by the Governor for cause. (e) A member shall receive no compensation for his services, but shall be entitled to payment of official travel costs, and reimbursement of expenses, actually and necessarily incurred in the discharge of his duties and functions, and under such regulations as are applicable to employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 473 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter II - Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority|§ 473. Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other personnel of the Authority

 The members shall collectively constitute the Board of Directors of the Authority. The Commissioner of Public Works shall serve as Chairman of the Board. A Vice-Chairman shall be selected by the Board from among its members to serve for a year, or until his successor is selected in accordance with the bylaws of the Authority. The Board may employ such agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may deem necessary and shall determine their qualifications, duties, tenure, and compensation. The Authority may delegate to one or more of its officers, agents, or employees, such powers or duties as may be deemed proper.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 474 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter II - Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority|§ 474. Quorum and majority

 Four members shall constitute a quorum of the Board of the Authority for the purpose of conducting the business of the Authority and exercising its powers, and for all other purposes notwithstanding the existence of any vacancies, except that a lesser number may adjourn. Unless the Authority in its bylaws requires a greater proportion in any instance, a vote of the majority of members present at any meeting of the Board shall prevail.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 476 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter II - Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority|§ 476. Participation in Federal programs

 (a) The Authority is empowered and authorized to participate in and exercise all powers conferred by the accelerated public works program of the Federal Government authorized by Public Law 87–658, as amended, the Public Facility Loans Program, as amended, and the Industrial Development Bond Program as authorized by 26 U.S.C. § 103(b)(2) and Public Law 98–454 (approved October 5, 1984). The proceeds of any bonds issued pursuant to Public Law 98–454 shall vest, without discretion, in the qualified applicant therefor. (b) In connection with such participation, and in addition to powers otherwise conferred by this chapter, the Authority is empowered and authorized (1) to enter into contracts and agreements of every kind and nature with the Federal Government for any purpose related to such programs, and shall comply with such contracts and any Federal rules, requirements, regulations and procedures, applicable to the programs; (2) to execute such mortgages, declarations or indentures of trust, leases, undertakings, or other agreements or documents of every nature, as may be necessary, or required by the Federal Government; and (3) otherwise to comply with any conditions imposed by the Federal Government upon participation by the Authority in such programs, it being the intent of this chapter to enable the Authority to do any and all things necessary to secure participation in the Federal programs, and Federal financial aid in such programs, and the cooperation of the Federal Government in the carrying out, undertaking, development, construction, maintenance, and operation of any project, in carrying out the functions of the Authority, and in achieving the policies and purposes of this chapter, and to assure strict compliance by the Authority with any conditions imposed by the Federal Government. (c) Further in connection with such participation, the Authority is also empowered and authorized to borrow money, receive contributions or grants, and accept other forms of financial assistance from or through the facilities or guarantees of the Federal Government, and may accept, and shall comply with such conditions as the Federal Government may impose upon, or attach to its financial aid. (d) Further in connection with such participation, the Authority shall agree to and shall comply with any conditions imposed by the Federal Government relating to the wages and hours of labor and labor standards in the development or administration of projects, and shall include in any contract awarded or entered into in connection with any project covenants that the contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with all requirements as to wages and hours of labor and labor standards.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 481 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter III - Finance|§ 481. Issuance of bonds; terms and conditions generally

 (a) The Authority shall have the power to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion, for any of its corporate purposes. The Authority shall also have power to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it. The Authority may issue such types of bonds as it may determine, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) bonds on which the principal and interest are payable (1) exclusively from the income and revenues of a project financed with the proceeds of such bonds; (2) exclusively from income and revenues of certain designated projects, whether or not they are financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of such bonds; or (3) from its revenues generally. (b) Any such bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any loan, grant or contribution, or parts thereof, from the Federal Government or other source, or, in the case of bonds issued to effectuate the provisions of Title 19, chapter 56A, Virgin Islands Code, a pledge of revenues to be received from the Resource Recovery and Potable Water Revolving Fund established pursuant to the provisions of section 3055 of Title 33, Virgin Islands Code, or a pledge of any income or revenue of the Authority, or a mortgage of any project, or part thereof, or other property of the Authority. (c) Neither the directors of the Authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be personally liable on the bonds by reason of the issuance of the bonds. (d) The bonds and other obligations of the Authority (and the bonds and obligations shall so state on their face) shall not be a debt of the Virgin Islands (which may be referred to as the “State”) or any political subdivision thereof, and neither the Virgin Islands nor any political subdivision thereof shall be liable thereon, nor in any event shall such bonds or obligations be payable out of any funds or properties other than those of the Authority, and shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction. (e) Bonds of the Authority are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and together with interest thereon and income therefrom, are exempt from all taxes. The provisions of this chapter exempting from taxation the Authority, its property, and its bonds and interest thereon and income therefrom, shall be considered part of the security for the repayment of the bonds and shall constitute, by virtue of this chapter and without necessity of being restated in the bonds, a contract between the bondholders, and each and every one of them, including all transferees of said bonds from time to time, on the one hand, the Authority and the Virgin Islands on the other.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 482 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter III - Finance|§ 482. Maturity of bonds; interest; sale; validity; actions involving bonds

 (a) Bonds of the Authority shall be authorized by its resolutions, may be issued in one or more series and shall be offered, awarded and executed in such manner, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, bearer, order, coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption (with or without premium), as such resolution of the Authority, trust indenture, or mortgage may provide, and shall be fully negotiable. (b) The bonds may be sold at public or private sale. (c) In case any of the directors or officers of the Authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupon shall cease to be such officers or directors before the delivery of the bonds, their signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the directors or officers had remained in office until such delivery. (d) In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of any bond of the Authority or the security therefor, any such bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the Authority to aid in financing a project as defined in this chapter, shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for such purpose, and the project shall be conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 484 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter III - Finance|§ 484. Rights of obligee

 An obligee of the Authority, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon him, may by a civil action— (1) compel the Authority and the directors, officers, agents or employees thereof to perform each and every term, provisions and covenant contained in any contract of the Authority with or for the benefit of such obligee, and to carry out any or all such covenants and agreements of the Authority and fulfill all duties imposed upon the Authority by this chapter; or (2) enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful, or the violation of any of the rights of such obligee of the Authority.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 485 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter III - Finance|§ 485. Conferment of additional rights upon obligee; receiver

 The Authority may by its resolution, or by declaration of trust, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, the right (in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred), upon the happening of an event of default as defined in such resolution or instrument, by a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to— (1) cause possession of any project or any part thereof to be surrendered to any such obligee; (2) obtain the appointment of a receiver of any project of the Authority or any part thereof and of the rents and profits therefrom; (3) require the Authority and the directors, officers, agents, and employees thereof to account as if it and they were trustees of an express trust. A receiver appointed under clause (2) of this section may enter and take possession of the project or any part thereof and operate and maintain the same, and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising therefrom, and shall keep all money in a separate account or accounts and apply the same in accordance with the obligations of the Authority as the court directs.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 486 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter III - Finance|§ 486. Investment of public or private funds in bonds or other obligations

 Notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in any laws of the Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands, any political subdivision thereof, all public officers and other public bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all insurance companies or organizations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any monies or funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by the Authority or issued by any public works acceleration authority or agency in the United States, its territories or possessions, or in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, when such bonds or other obligations are secured by a other obligations are secured by a pledge of annual contributions or other financial assistance to be paid by the Federal Government, or when such bonds or other obligations are secured by an agreement between the Federal Government and the public works acceleration authority or agency in which the Federal Government agrees to lend to such authority or agency, prior to the maturity of the bonds or other obligations, monies in an amount which (together with any other monies irrevocably committed to the payment of principal and interest on the bonds or other obligations) will suffice to pay the principal of the bonds or other obligations with interest to maturity, which monies under the terms of the agreement are required to be used for that purpose; and such bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits, it being the purpose of this section to authorize any of the foregoing to use any funds owned or controlled by them including, but not limited to, sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension, and trust funds and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations; provided, however, that nothing in this section be construed as relieving any person from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 487 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 7 - Public Works Acceleration Authority|Subchapter III - Finance|§ 487. Provisions permitted in contracts with Federal Government

 In any contract with the Federal Government for financial assistance to the Authority, the Authority may obligate itself (which obligation shall be specifically enforceable and shall not constitute a mortgage, notwithstanding any other laws) to convey to the Federal Government possession of or title to the project to which such contract relates, upon the occurrence of a substantial default (as defined in such contract) with respect to the covenants or conditions to which the Authority is subject. The contract may further provide that in the case of such conveyance, the Federal Government may complete, operate, manage, lease, convey or otherwise deal with the project in accordance with the terms of such contract; provided, that the contract requires that, as soon as practicable after the Federal Government is satisfied that all defaults with respect to the project have been cured and that the project will thereafter be operated in accordance with the terms of the contract, the Federal Government shall reconvey to the Authority the project as then constituted.