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V.I. Code tit. 31, § 1 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part I - Public Works|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 1. Functions of Commissioner of Public Works

 (a) The Commissioner of Public Works shall— (1) 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; (2) repair and maintain other government-owned public utilities, and recommend methods for their maintenance; (3) provide engineering and land survey services; (4) plan for public works; (5) 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 (6) comply, and require all employees, agents, contractors and subcontractors of the Department to comply with all territorial and federal environmental and land use laws, rules and regulations, including pollution control permits and mitigation measures, earth change permits, and the coastal zone permit, when planning and engaging in the construction, maintenance and repair of government buildings, public roads, highways, sea walls, wharves, sea ways, public utilities, public recreational facilities, airports and all other public projects and capital improvements. (b) To the extent practicable, the Commissioner of Public Works shall use a prison inmate workforce for all roadwork, cemetery maintenance, waterways, drainage, and maintenance and repairs of government buildings. The prison inmate workforce used by the Commissioner of Public Works under this subsection must consist of only misdemeanor and non-violent felon inmates and inmates whose remaining prison term does not exceed six months in duration.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 3 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part I - Public Works|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 3. Submission to the Legislature

 (a) The final plans, specifications, drawings, and blueprints for every public works project of the Government of the Virgin Islands, its boards, commissions, agencies and instrumentalities, including the construction, demolition, or major alteration of buildings and other structures and the construction, widening, diversion, or major maintenance project of any road or street, shall be submitted to the Legislature. Any such plan which establishes the site of such a project and any such plan, specification, drawing, or blueprint for a project of construction or diversion of any road or street shall be subject to submission to and approval by the Legislature before any phase of work corresponding to the plans, specifications, drawings, or blueprints may be commenced on the project. (b) A plan specification, drawing, or blueprint for which approval by the Legislature is required under subsection (a) of this section; shall be deemed approved— (1) if specifically approved by a majority vote at a regular or special session; or (2) when submitted to the Legislature and has not been scheduled for consideration by a standing committee of the Legislature with jurisdiction over such public works projects within twenty (20) days of receipt by the Legislature.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 4 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part I - Public Works|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 4. Legislative approval of naming government property required

 No real or personal property of the Government of the Virgin Islands or any subdivision thereof as defined by Title 1, section 253, subsection (b), VIC, and specifically including the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, Virgin Islands Port Authority, Virgin Islands Housing Authority, Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority and the University of the Virgin Islands, shall be named for any person except upon approval of the Legislature by Act.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 151 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 151. Short title

 This chapter may be cited and shall be known as the “Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act”.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 152 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 152. Legislative declaration of policy

 The Legislature declares it to be the policy of the Government of the Virgin Islands and the purpose of this chapter to: (a) Achieve maximum cost-effectiveness of Government motor vehicles in support of the established missions and objectives of the various Government agencies; (b) Eliminate the unofficial and unauthorized use of Government motor vehicles; (c) Minimize personal assignment of Government motor vehicles; (d) Acquire motor vehicles offering optimum energy efficiency for the tasks to be performed; provided, wherever practicable, the method of acquisition shall be by three year, fleet, noncapital leasing; and (e) Ensure Government motor vehicles are operated in a safe manner in accordance with the Motor Pool Safety Program.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 153 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 153. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) “Agency” means any agency, bureau, commission, department or subdivision of the executive branch of the Government, including independent instrumentalities, but specifically excluding the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, the Virgin Islands Port Authority, the Economic Development Park Corporation, the University of the Virgin Islands, the Economic Development Bank, and the Virgin Islands Housing Authority; (b) “Break-even mileage” means either one of the following: (1) the annual number of miles driven by a Government employee in a personally owned motor vehicle for which the employee is reimbursed above which it would be more economical for the Government to assign a pool vehicle to the employee; or (2) the annual mileage accumulated on a pool vehicle below which it would be more economical for the Government to reimburse the employee for driving a personally owned motor vehicle; (c) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department; (d) “Commute” means travel from home to official duty station or official duty station to home; (e) “Department” means the Department of Property and Procurement; (f) “Deputy Commissioner” means the Deputy Commissioner of the Division; (g) “Division” means the Division of Transportation within the Department; (h) “Government” means the Government of the Virgin Islands; (i) “Home” means the employee's place of residence; (j) “Light-truck or vans” includes trucks and vans up to and including ¾ ton pickups, four-wheel drive pickups and up to and including 15 passenger vans; (k) “Log” means the daily motor vehicle log; (l) “Motor vehicle” includes any automobile, light truck or van. This definition also includes any aircraft, watercraft, or other vehicle designed primarily for transporting persons; (m) “Official duty station” means the principal office or duty location that an employee is assigned or determined by the chief executive officer within the agency the employee works; (n) “Official government business” shall not be construed to permit the use of a motor vehicle for personal business or commuting purposes; (o) “Pool vehicle” means any Government owned, leased, or rented motor vehicle that is not exempt from the provisions of this chapter pursuant to section 165 herein; (p) “Procure” means buying, purchasing, renting, leasing or otherwise acquiring.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 155 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 155. Motor pool supervisors; duties and responsibilities

 There shall be one Central Motor Pool facility on the Islands of St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, each of which shall be headed by a Motor Pool Supervisor whose duties and responsibilities shall be: (1) Assignment on a daily basis of pool vehicles to Government employees requiring use of the same for official government business where use of personally owned motor vehicles or shuttle van service is not practicable, utilizing, in all instances, logs to indicate mission, destination, fuel dispensed, mileage, vehicle condition and other essential information, on forms to be provided by the Division; (2) Dispensing of gasoline from automated fuel management systems; (3) Lubrication, oil changes, minor repairs and preventive maintenance of pool vehicles; (4) Supervision and operation of radio dispatched shuttle vans for the transportation of Government employees on official government business during regular business hours; and (5) Such other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 156 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 156. Computer-based system

 The Division shall establish, operate and maintain a computer-based system which shall: (1) Record and control pool vehicle use, repair and maintenance, fuel consumption, repair costs and replacement scheduled; (2) Account for, control and maintain a perpetual inventory system; (3) Automate the billing system; (4) Provide detailed billing for each type of charge category and cost of operating each pool vehicle, as well as providing a cumulative monthly bill to each user agency; (5) Ensure that non-members of the Transportation Revolving Fund deposit funds prior to receiving services from the Central Motor Pools; (6) Develop and utilize a preventative maintenance program for all pool vehicles to reduce the cost of operating such vehicles and to reduce the downtime of the same: (7) Utilize automated project management and operation systems to schedule pool vehicle use, preventative maintenance programs, repairs, dispatching of shuttle vans, and vehicle replacement; (8) Budget and account for all federal, or other fund sources identified and be utilized to acquire, maintain and operate pool vehicles through the Central Motor Pools; and (9) Ensure that all proceeds or reimbursements to the Transportation Revolving Fund are sufficient to provide for the short and long term costs of the Central Motor Pools on a self-sustaining basis.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 157 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 157. Acquisition and disposal of motor vehicles; title

 (a) No Government agency shall procure any motor vehicle of any type unless prior approval is first obtained from the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner and such approval is ratified by the Legislature's Committee on Finance; provided, however if the Committee on Finance has not acted to disapprove such procurement within fifteen (15) working days after receipt thereof, the procurement shall be deemed approved and ratified. (b) The method of procurement of Government motor vehicles shall be by three year, fleet, noncapital leasing, wherever practicable. (c) Any federal grant application from the Government which seeks to procure a motor vehicle as part of the grant shall specify, wherever possible, that the motor vehicle sought to be acquired shall be exempted property under the provisions of OMB Circular A-102 (Revised), Attachment N(5), and subject to the control and use of, and disposition by the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 31, section 242, Virgin Islands Code, the Commissioner of Property and Procurement may authorize the sale at public auction of Government motor vehicles identified for elimination pursuant to rule, regulation or executive order; provided, however, that with regard to those motor vehicles purchased with federal funds, each agency chief executive officer shall submit a written statement to the Commissioner indicating that such motor vehicle has been cleared for disposal. The Commissioner shall deposit any and all monies received from any auction conducted pursuant to this section into the Central Motor Pool Fund established pursuant to Title 33, section 3064, Virgin Islands Code; provided, further, the Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall authorize the sale at public auction those police vehicles certified by the Commissioner of Police as being retired from police service within 90 days of receiving certification. All revenue derived from such public auction shall be deposited into the Police Crime Fighting and Equipment Fund as established by Title 33, section 3051(a) of this code.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 158 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 158. Limitation on use of motor vehicles

 The pool vehicles under the jurisdiction of the Division shall be available and utilized only for official government business.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 159 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 159. Assignment of motor vehicles

 Only the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be provided a motor vehicle on the basis of their office. All other individuals assigned motor vehicles shall record all trips on a log provided by the Division, specifying beginning and ending mileage and job function performed. However, logs shall not be maintained for motor vehicles whose gross weight is over ten thousand pounds. Agency chief executive officers assigned pool vehicles may utilize exceptions on a report denoting only official and commuting mileage in lieu of the aforementioned logs. The Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner, shall maintain and review all logs and reports and utilize the same to determine each agency's motor vehicle needs.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 160 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 160. Home storage; personal assignment

 Home storage or personal assignment of pool vehicle shall be permitted only upon individual case-by-case determinations in which the cost savings to the Government is substantiated, or in which the health, safety or welfare of the general public are essentially affected, or in which the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner, deems it to be in the best interest of the Government. Home storage or personal assignment of pool vehicles is prohibited unless approved in writing by the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner, who shall promulgate regulations concerning such storage and assignment pursuant to Title 3, chapter 35 of this Code, detailing the criteria which merit home storage or personal assignment of pool vehicles. Notwithstanding, Title 3, section 913, Virgin Islands Code, such regulations shall be approved by the Governor and the Legislature's Committee on Finance prior to their being filed and published in accordance with such provision of law.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 161 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 161. Reimbursement for use of personally owned motor vehicles

 (a) Where Government employees are required upon the request of the chief executive officer of their agency to use their personally owned motor vehicle in the conduct of official government business which they are responsible for, they shall be reimbursed at the rate of sixty-five cents per mile. Such reimbursement shall be made from the Transportation Revolving Fund, upon the submission of certified vouchers indicating applicable odometer readings and such other information as required by the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner. (b) No Government employees shall be entitled to any reimbursement unless an application therefor shall be submitted by the chief executive officer of the agency concerned, setting forth the justification for the use of the personally owned motor vehicle which shall be approved by the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner. Any approval for reimbursement shall expire on September thirtieth of the fiscal year and shall be reapplied for in the same manner as the original application in order to be in effect in the subsequent fiscal year.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 162 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 162. Territorial Motor Vehicle Maintenance Program

 The Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner shall study the cost-effectiveness of operating maintenance facilities as opposed to commercial alternatives and shall develop a plan for maximally cost-effective motor vehicle maintenance. The Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations governing maintenance to effectuate the Territorial Motor Vehicle Maintenance Program which shall include: (1) central purchasing of parts and supplies; (2) an effective inventory control system; (3) a uniform work order and record-keeping system assigning actual maintenance cost of each pool vehicle; and (4) preventive maintenance programs for all types of pool vehicles. All fuels, lubricants, parts and maintenance costs including those purchased from commercial vendors shall be itemized on a form provided by the Division and shall bear the license plate number of the pool vehicle serviced and the mileage on the odometer of the pool vehicle at the time of service.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 163 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 163. Motor vehicle fuel

 (a) All motor vehicle fuels shall be purchased from the Division of Transportation, except where the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner determines in writing that it is not cost beneficial to the Government. (b) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall procure the motor vehicle fuel needs of the Government through detailed bid specifications that require, among other items, that the price per volume measure of fuel be at sixty-two degrees Fahrenheit (62 degrees F) or such other industry procurement standard as may subsequently become applicable, and price adjustments shall accordingly be made at the delivery point based on the temperature and volume of the fuel when delivered.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 164 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 164. Plates and other identification requirements; exemptions

 The Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner, shall ensure that all pool vehicles are identified as such through the use of permanent Government license plates and the Territorial Seal or an agency decal. No pool vehicle shall be exempt from the requirements of identification, except those supplied to law enforcement officers when in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police or the Attorney General, with respect to the Virgin Islands Drug Enforcement Bureau, those officers are actually involved in undercover law enforcement work to the extent that the actual investigation of criminal cases or the investigators' physical well-being would be jeopardized if they were identified.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 165 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 165. Motor vehicles exempted

 The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to motor vehicles assigned to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 166 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 166. Motor Pool Safety Program

 (a) The Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner shall develop and implement a Territory-wide Motor Pool Safety Program for operators of Government motor vehicles which shall serve to reduce the number of accidents involving such motor vehicles. (b) The Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations mandating driver training in those instances where remedial training for employees would serve the best interest of the Territory. (c) Only selected Government employees possessing a valid Virgin Islands motor vehicle operator's license shall be permitted to drive pool vehicles. Government employees with three or more moving traffic violations within a one year period, or a conviction for violation of the provisions of Title 20, sections 492 or 493, Virgin Islands Code (operating motor vehicles in a reckless manner or driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquors or controlled substances), shall not be permitted to drive pool vehicles.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 167 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 167. Penalties; financial responsibility

 (a) Any official or employee of the Government who violates any statute, rule, regulation or executive order pertaining to the acquisition, assignment, disposal, identification, operation, maintenance, repair, storage, supervision, control or regulation of any Government motor vehicle shall be disciplined as provided in such statute, rule, regulation or executive order; provided however, if no disciplinary action is proscribed therein: (1) for the first violation, suspension of duty without pay for a period not to exceed 15 days; (2) for subsequent violation, dismissal in accordance with the provisions of Title 3, section 530 of this Code. (b) Officials or employees of the Government shall be financially responsible for any physical damage occurring to a Government motor vehicle as a proximate result of his negligence concerning the same. In addition to the foregoing, such officials or employees shall be personally liable for violation of the provisions of Title 20 of this Code pursuant to section 497 of Title 20. (c) The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by peace officers within the Virgin Islands Police Department, who shall cooperate and coordinate their enforcement with the Division of Transportation.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 168 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 168. Maintenance of motor vehicles of the Virgin Islands Police Department

 (a) The Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department shall establish a maintenance division within the Virgin Islands Police Department, in both districts, to repair, maintain and equip police vehicles. (b) The Commissioner shall hire all personnel, and establish rules, regulations, and procedures necessary to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.