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V.I. Code tit. 29, § 65 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter III - Rentals and Tenant Selection; Low-Rent Housing|§ 65. Bonding for Internal Police Force

 (a) The Virgin Islands Housing Authority is hereby granted the power and authority to enter into a contractual agreement with a licensed bonding agency for the purpose of providing bonding or insurance coverage for its law enforcement officers. (b) In the event that a commissioner or officer of the Authority whose signature on any bond(s) shall cease to be a commissioner or officer before the delivery of the bonds, their signatures shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the commissioner or officer had remained in office until such delivery. (c) The Authority may legally invest any monies or funds belonging to them or within their control to secure the purchase of bonds or insurance for coverage of its law enforcement officers.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 81 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter IV - Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority|§ 81. Administration of urban renewal functions

 The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority, established by Title 21, chapter 2, section 103, VIC, shall administer the provisions of this subchapter. All powers, duties, and functions of the Virgin Islands Urban Renewal Board existing prior to June 24, 1987, are transferred to the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority; provided, however, that all such powers, duties, and functions shall expire December 31, 1990.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 86 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter IV - Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority|§ 86. Participation in Federal programs

 (a) The Authority is empowered and authorized to participate in the programs of the Federal Government in the fields of urban renewal and urban planning, and related activities. (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 purposes 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 fully 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, § 87 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter IV - Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority|§ 87. Limitations on liability

 (a) No judgment shall be rendered against the Virgin Islands Housing Authority or the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority in excess of $50,000.00 in any suit or action against the Authority with respect to any injury or loss of property or personal injury or death which: (i) may be caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of an employee of the Virgin Islands Housing Authority or the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority while acting within the scope of his employment under circumstances where the V.I. Housing Authority or the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred; or (ii) may occur in connection with the operation of the use of the V.I. Housing Authority or the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority facilities. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply if the injury or loss of property or death is caused by the gross negligence of an employee of the V.I. Housing Authority or the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority while acting within the scope of his employment. (c) The V.I. Housing Authority and the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority consents to have the liability determined in accordance with the same rules of law as is applied to actions in the courts of the Virgin Islands against individuals or corporations. (d) Board Members of the V.I. Housing Authority or the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority, while acting within the scope of their duties as board members, shall not be subject to personal or civil liability resulting from the exercise of any of the Authority's purposes, duties or responsibilities, unless the conduct of the member is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to constitute willful wrong doing or gross negligence.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 91 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter V - Urban Renewal|§ 91. Declaration of urban renewal policy

 (a) It is declared to be the policy of the Virgin Islands to undertake and pursue an active urban renewal program for the elimination and for the prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight in the several communities of the Virgin Islands, within the contemplation of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and of any other applicable Federal or Virgin Islands laws, to include slum clearance and redevelopment, rehabilitation or conservation, or any combination or part thereof, and any other activities designed for the development of communities in the Virgin Islands, to eliminate and prevent slum and blight, and to assure sound community growth. (b) To the greatest extent feasible in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of a community as a whole, shall be afforded for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of an urban renewal area by private enterprise. The Government of the United States Virgin Islands, the Authority and all other public agencies and bodies shall give consideration to this objective in exercising any powers under this chapter, including the formulation of a workable program, the preparation and approval of urban renewal plans (consistent with the general plan of a community), the exercise and enforcement of powers as provided for in chapter 61 of Title 19, the exercise of zoning powers, the enforcement of other laws, codes, and regulations relating to the use of land and occupancy of buildings and improvements, the disposition of property acquired, and the provision of necessary public improvements.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 94 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter V - Urban Renewal|§ 94. Disaster areas

 (a) Where the Legislature, by resolution, finds and determines that an urban area is in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation as the result of a major disaster, the Authority is authorized and empowered to plan, undertake and carry out under the provisions of this chapter an urban renewal project with respect to such area without regard to the following: (1) the requirement in sections 2 and 92(a) of this title that an urban renewal area be a slum or blighted area and that the Legislature so find and determine; (2) the requirements in section 92 of this title requiring preparation of a general plan, submission of an urban renewal plan to the Virgin Islands Historic Preservation Commission, and conformance of the urban renewal plan to the general plan: Provided, That the Authority shall consult with the commission in the preparation of the urban renewal plans so that said plan conforms to definite local objectives respecting appropriate land uses, improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities and other public improvements; (3) the requirements of section 91(e) and (f) of this title relating to relocation: Provided, That the Authority submits and the Legislature finds that the Authority has a plan for the encouragement to the maximum extent feasible, of the provision of dwellings suitable for the needs of families displaced by the disaster or by redevelopment or rehabilitation activities. (b) In the preparation of an urban renewal plan with respect to a project to be undertaken and carried out under this section, the Authority shall give due regard to the removal or relocation of dwellings from the site of recurring floods or other recurring disasters in the urban renewal area.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 95 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter V - Urban Renewal|§ 95. Relocation of bonded aliens

 Whenever it is required by law or regulation that a bonded alien residing in any urban renewal project area in the Virgin Islands shall be relocated, the responsibility for such relocation shall rest with the employer of said bonded alien. The Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority shall give due notice in writing of the required relocation to the bonded alien in question and to his employer with a time limit to vacate the premises. At the expiration of the time limit, if the bonded alien has not vacated the premises or if the employer has failed to find accommodations for the relocation of the bonded alien, the proper authorities of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands shall take the necessary steps requesting that the alien's bond be cancelled.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 122 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter VI - Finance|§ 122. 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 at not less than par. (c) In case any of the commissioners or officers of the Authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such commissioners or officers before the delivery of the bonds, their signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the commissioners 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, § 124 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter VI - Finance|§ 124. 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 commissioners, officers, agents or employees thereof to perform each and every term, provisions [sic] 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, § 125 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter VI - Finance|§ 125. 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— (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 commissioners, 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 moneys 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, § 126 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter VI - Finance|§ 126. Investment of public or private funds in bonds or other obligations

 Notwithstanding any restriction 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 moneys or funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by the Authority or issued by any public housing or urban renewal or redevelopment authority or agency in the United States, its territories and possessions, or in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, when such bonds or 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 housing or urban renewal or redevelopment 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, moneys in an amount which (together with any other moneys 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 moneys 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, § 127 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter VI - Finance|§ 127. 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.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 152 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter VII - Local Government Cooperation|§ 152. Power to render assistance by taxes, appropriations, borrowings, bonds, etc.

 Subject to the provisions of section 8(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, approved July 22, 1954, the Government of the United States Virgin Islands may levy taxes, appropriate funds, incur indebtedness and issue bonds for the purposes of procuring funds to be loaned, appropriated, contributed, or granted, to the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority for carrying out its powers, functions and duties under this chapter, for the provision of public improvements and other forms of local governmental cooperation, and for use in connection with any project of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority, or otherwise to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Bonds to be issued by such Government pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be issued in the manner and within the limitations prescribed by law for the issuance and authorization of bonds for such purpose.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 153 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter VII - Local Government Cooperation|§ 153. Workable program

 The Government of the United States Virgin Islands, for the purposes of this chapter, may formulate for the Virgin Islands as a whole, and for each community and locality in the Virgin Islands, workable programs for utilizing appropriate public and private resources (including those specified in chapter 61 of Title 19) to eliminate, and prevent the development or spread of, slums and urban blight, to encourage needed urban rehabilitation, to provide for the redevelopment of slum and blighted areas, or to undertake such of the aforesaid activities or other feasible governmental or community activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of such workable programs. Such workable programs may include, without limitation, provision for: the prevention of the spread of blight into areas of the community which are free from blight through diligent enforcement of housing, zoning and occupancy controls and standards; the rehabilitation or conservation of slum and blighted areas or portions thereof by replanning, removing congestion, providing parks, playgrounds and other public improvements, by encouraging voluntary rehabilitation and by compelling the repair and rehabilitation of slum and blighted areas or portions thereof; and the provision of safe, decent and sanitary housing, by private or public effort, or a combination of both.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 154 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter VII - Local Government Cooperation|§ 154. Instruments of conveyance; recordation

 Any instrument executed by the Authority, or by the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, purporting to convey any right, title or interest in any property under this chapter, shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with this chapter insofar as the title or other interest of any bona fide purchaser, lessee, or transferee of the property is concerned, and shall be entitled to recordation in the appropriate records or registries of the Virgin Islands so as to afford actual or constructive notice thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 155 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 1 - Community Development and Renewal; Slum Clearance and Housing|Subchapter VII - Local Government Cooperation|§ 155. Enforcement of agreements

 If at any time title to, or possession of any project is held by any public body or governmental agency authorized by law to engage in the undertaking or carrying out or operation of such projects (including any agency or instrumentality of the United States) the provisions of this subchapter, and of any agreements thereunder, shall inure to the benefit of, and may be enforced by such public body or agency.