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V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500l (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter I - Waste Management Authority—establishment|§ 500l. Agreements of the Government of the Virgin Islands

 The Government of the Virgin Islands does hereby pledge to contract and agree with any person, firm or corporation, or any Federal, Virgin Islands or state agency, subscribing to or acquiring bonds of the Authority or of the Government of the Virgin Islands issued for the purposes of this chapter, that it obligates itself not to limit or alter the rights or powers hereby vested in the Authority or the Government, as the case may be, until all such bonds at any time issued, together with the interest thereon, are fully met and discharged. The Government of the Virgin Islands does further pledge to contract and agree with any federal agency that, in the event any such agency shall construct, extend, improve, or enlarge or contribute any funds for the construction, extension, improvement, or enlargement of any facilities, the Government of the Virgin Islands will not alter or limit the rights or powers of the Authority in any manner which would be inconsistent with the continued maintenance and operation of such facilities or the extensions, improvement, or enlargement thereof, or which would be inconsistent with the due performance of any agreements between the Authority and any such Federal agency; and the Authority shall continue to have and may exercise all rights and powers herein granted so long as the same shall be necessary or desirable for the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter and the purpose of any federal agency in constructing,
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500m (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter I - Waste Management Authority—establishment|§ 500m. Lack of jurisdiction of other agencies

 Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, no officer, board, commission, department or other agency or political subdivision of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall have jurisdiction over the Authority in the management and control of its properties and facilities, or any power to require a certificate of convenience or necessity, license, consent, or other authorization in order that the Authority may acquire, lease, own and operate, construct, maintain, improve, extend or enlarge any facility; provided, however, that the rates, surcharges, fees, other charges, and environmental user fees established by the Authority pursuant to section 500a of this chapter [now repealed] shall be subject to the regulations of the Public Services Commission of the Virgin Islands pursuant to Chapter 1, Title 30, of this Code.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500n (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter I - Waste Management Authority—establishment|§ 500n. Applicability of other laws

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting the Authority from any law made specifically applicable thereto including the license, consent and authorization requirements by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources generally applicable to independent instrumentalities of the Government of the Virgin Islands, whether such law was enacted before, on, or after the effective date of this chapter; except, that no such law enacted after the date of enactment of this chapter shall prevent or interfere with the Authority's carrying out its obligations and responsibilities under this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500o (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter I - Waste Management Authority—establishment|§ 500o. Compliance with the Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Act of 1978

 Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, the Authority shall comply with and be subject to all provisions and requirements of Title 12, Chapter 21, of this Code (Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Act of 1978, as amended).
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500p (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter I - Waste Management Authority—establishment|§ 500p. Testing of septic systems

 (a) Septic systems shall be inspected for compliance with the requirements established by the Authority by duly trained personnel of the Authority and, if not in compliance, the Authority has the authority to require corrective action and, after adequate written notice, to levy fines or other penalties on owners of non-conforming systems. (b) Results of the septic system inspection will be made available to each owner of the non-conforming septic system as soon as the results are available. If found in violation, the owner of the non-conforming septic system will be provided written notice of remedies, the time frame to bring the system into compliance, and the fines or other penalties for continued non-compliance. (c) Before initiation of the septic system inspection process, the Authority shall distribute among its current and new subscribers written information in both the English and Spanish languages describing the inspection and compliance process, including fines or other penalties for non-conforming systems. Information on the Authority's septic system inspection and compliance process will be provided by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources to applicants for building permits that require septic systems. (d) [Deleted.]
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500q (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter I - Waste Management Authority—establishment|§ 500q. Separability of provisions

 If any provisions of this chapter or the application of such provisions to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it shall have been held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500u (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter II - Regulation of Plastic Bags|§ 500u. Ban on plastic checkout bags and non-recyclable paper bags

 (a) All businesses, as defined in paragraph (1) of section 500t, are prohibited from providing disposable, plastic drinking straws and plastic, tubular stirrers, plastic checkout bags and non-recyclable paper bags to their customers at the point of sale for the purpose of transporting groceries or other merchandise. Nothing in this section precludes a business from making available to customers, with or without charge, at the point of sale: (1) reusable bags, or recyclable paper bags for the purpose of transporting groceries or other merchandise; (2) non-recyclable paper bags to protect or transport prepared foods, beverages, or bakery goods; or (3) reusable drinking straws. (b) All businesses identified in section 500t are prohibited from purchasing or importing disposable, plastic drinking straws and plastic tubular stirrers into the Territory. (c) This section does not apply to: (1) Hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, and medical supply retailers; (2) The importation, sale, purchase, or distribution of disposable, plastic drinking straws to a person for whom non-plastic alternatives are unsuitable due to a mental or physical condition that qualifies as a disability pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USC § 2102).
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500v (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter II - Regulation of Plastic Bags|§ 500v. Penalties; enforcement

 (a) Beginning April 1, 2017, with respect to plastic bags, and beginning October 1, 2019, with respect to disposable, plastic drinking straws and plastic tubular stirrers, any business violating any provision of this subchapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this subchapter is subject to: (1) an order to discontinue the distribution of bags, disposable, plastic drinking straws or plastic tubular stirrers prohibited by this subchapter at the point of sale; and (2) a civil fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each day of violation. (b) The Authority, the Department or the Department of Planning and Natural Resources may institute a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive or other relief to correct or abate violations of this subchapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this subchapter to collect civil fines, or to obtain other relief. (c) Any monies collected from fines or other civil penalties assessed to any business found to have violated this subchapter must be allocated as follows: (1) 75 percent to the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority; and (2) 25 percent to the General Fund of the Treasury of the Virgin Islands. (d) Nothing in this subchapter precludes the Department from enforcing any law, rule, regulation, fine or other penalty under other laws and regulations under the jurisdiction of the Department.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500w (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter II - Regulation of Plastic Bags|§ 500w. Regulations

 The Authority shall promulgate regulations for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this subchapter.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 500x (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 8 - Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority|Subchapter II - Regulation of Plastic Bags|§ 500x. Public education

 The Director shall establish a public education program to disseminate information regarding implementation of this subchapter. The information must include publication of this subchapter and publication of the general benefits of recycling.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 531 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 10 - Virgin Islands Port Authority|Subchapter I - Declaration of Policy and Definitions|§ 531. Declaration of policy

 (a) The powers conferred by this chapter are for public uses and purposes and are proper governmental functions for which public money may be expended, private property may be acquired, by eminent domain or otherwise, property may be exchanged, leased, mortgaged, assigned, sublet, or sold, and bonds or other obligations may be issued pursuant to section 8(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, as amended, or any other such authority as may hereafter be conferred by Federal Law, or by the laws of the Virgin Islands. (b) The provisions enacted in this chapter are hereby declared to be necessary in the public interest, and the facilities herein authorized are declared to be public improvements and public undertakings.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 541 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 10 - Virgin Islands Port Authority|Subchapter II - Virgin Islands Port Authority|§ 541. Creation of Virgin Islands Port Authority

 (a) The body corporate and politic constituting a public corporation and autonomous governmental instrumentality for the Government of the Virgin Islands by the name of the Virgin Islands Port Authority which existed prior to the date of enactment of this subsection is continued without interruption under a revised Board of Governors consisting of the Commissioner of Tourism, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Public Works, and the Chairman of the Economic Development Authority and five other persons appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature. The Board shall elect, by a majority vote, a member of the Board to serve as the chairman. (b) The term of office of each appointed member shall be three years and each shall be eligible for reappointment. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which a predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Appointive members may be removed for cause by the Governor. (c) Of the five appointed persons, two shall be residents of the Island of St. Thomas, two shall be residents of the Island of St. Croix, and one shall be a resident of the Island of St. John. (d) Governmental members of the Authority shall be entitled to no compensation for their service as members. Nongovernmental members shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of $50.00 per day or fraction thereof spent in the work of the Authority. All members shall be entitled to reimbursement for, or per diem in lieu of, necessary travel expenses. (e) The Authority hereby created is and shall be a governmental instrumentality subject, as provided for herein, to the control of the aforementioned members, acting in their capacity as members of the Governing Board thereof, but it is a corporation having legal existence and personality separate and apart from the Government and the officers controlling it. The debts, obligations, contract, bonds, notes, debentures, receipts, expenditures, accounts, funds, facilities, and property of the Authority shall be deemed to be those of said Authority and not to be those of the Government of the Virgin Islands, or any office, bureau, department, agency, commission, municipality, branch, agent, offices or employee thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 542 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 10 - Virgin Islands Port Authority|Subchapter II - Virgin Islands Port Authority|§ 542. Governing Board and other personnel of Authority

 (a) The powers of the Authority shall be exercised by a Governing Board consisting of the members of the Authority acting as a board. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days after this chapter becomes effective, the Board shall meet at the call of the Governor and organize, elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman, and, as soon as practicable, shall appoint an Executive Director of the Authority who shall be authorized to attend all meetings of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote. (b) Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of organizing the Authority and conducting the business thereof and for all other purposes, and all action shall be taken by a vote of the majority. (c) The Board shall appoint in addition to the Executive Director of the Authority, such other officers, agents, or employees, permanent or temporary, and by contract or otherwise may employ such consulting engineers, superintendents, managers, enforcement officers, fiscal, legal and other technical experts, as it may deem necessary and shall determine their qualifications, duties, tenure and compensation. The bylaws of the Authority may provide for the delegation to its Executive Director or its other officers, agent or employees of such of the powers and duties of the Authority as the Board may deem proper. The Board shall at all times provide for the appointment of an officer or officers who shall perform the duties of the harbor master as prescribed by section 708 of Title 12, Virgin Islands Code (the Oil Spill Prevention and Pollution Control Act), which officer may be delegated such additional duties as the Board may provide. (d) The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Board exclusively upon the basis of merit as determined by technical training, skill, experience, and other qualifications best suited to carrying out the purposes of the Authority. The Executive Director shall be removable by the Board but only for cause and after notice and an opportunity to be heard.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 544 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 10 - Virgin Islands Port Authority|Subchapter II - Virgin Islands Port Authority|§ 544. Penalty for violation of regulations

 Whoever violates Virgin Islands Port Authority Harbor Regulations promulgated by the Governing Board of the Authority and the Government of the Virgin Islands pursuant to Title 29, section 543, paragraph (3), Virgin Islands Code, and Title 3, chapter 35, Virgin Islands Code, governing the navigation of vessels in Lime Tree Bay Channel, the Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. Terminal, the Krause Lagoon Channel, the Martin Marietta Plant Basin and the approaching and connecting waters as defined in such regulations, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $3,000 and, in the discretion of the court, by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 554 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 10 - Virgin Islands Port Authority|Subchapter III - Bonds of the Authority|§ 554. Remedies of bondholders

 (a) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue of bonds, or trustees therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion or percentage of such holders, any holder of bonds, or trustee therefor, shall have the right and power, for the equal benefit and protection of all holders of bonds similarly situated— (1) by mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity to compel the Authority and its Board, officers, agents, or employees to perform and carry out its and their duties and obligations under this chapter and its and their covenants and agreements with bondholders; (2) by action or suit in equity to require the Authority and the Board thereof to account as if they were the trustees of an express trust; (3) by action or suit in equity to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the bondholders; and (4) to bring suit upon the bonds. (b) No remedy conferred by this chapter upon any holder of the bonds, or any trustee therefor, is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, but each such remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other remedy, and may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy conferred by this chapter or by any other law. No waiver of any default or breach of duty or contract, whether by any holder of the bonds, or any trustee therefor, shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or breach of duty or contract or shall impair any rights or remedies thereon. No delay or omission of any bondholder or any trustee therefor to exercise any right or power accruing upon default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or acquiescence therein. Every substantive right and every remedy, conferred upon the holder of the bonds, may be enforced and exercised from time to time as often as may be deemed expedient. In case of any suit, action or proceeding to enforce any right or exercise any remedy shall be brought or taken and then discontinued or abandoned, or shall be determined adversely to the holder of the bonds, or any trustee therefor, then and in every such case the Authority and such holder, or trustee, shall be restored to their former positions and rights and remedies as if no such suit, action, or proceeding had been brought or taken.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 555 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 10 - Virgin Islands Port Authority|Subchapter III - Bonds of the Authority|§ 555. Bonds of Authority legal investments for public or private funds

 The bonds of the Authority shall be lawful investment, and may be accepted as security, for all fiduciary, trust and public funds, the investment or deposit of which shall be under the authority or control of the Government of the Virgin Islands or any officer or officers thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 556 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 10 - Virgin Islands Port Authority|Subchapter III - Bonds of the Authority|§ 556. Exemption of Authority from judicial process and taxes

 (a) All property including funds of the Authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall any judgment against the Authority be a charge or lien upon its property; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to or limit the right of bondholders, or mortgage holders or other lending institutions to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by the Authority on its rates, fees, revenues, or other income or any other funds. (b) The purpose for which the Authority is created and shall exercise its powers being public purposes, the property of the Authority, its income and its activities shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the Virgin Islands or any political subdivision thereof. In lieu of taxes, the Authority may agree to make such payments to the Virgin Islands or any political subdivision thereof as it finds consistent with the obligations of the Authority and the achievement of the purposes of this chapter. (c) No judgment may be rendered against the Authority in excess of $75,000 in any suit or action against the Authority with respect to any injury to or loss of property or personal injury or death that: (1) is caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of an employee of the Authority while acting within the scope of the employee’s employment under circumstances where the 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 (2) occurs in connection with the use of the Authority’s facilities. (d) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) do not apply if the injury, loss of property or death is caused by the gross negligence of an employee of the Authority while the employee is acting within the scope of employment. (e) The Authority consents to have the liability determined in accordance with the same rule of law as applied to actions in the courts of the Virgin Islands against individuals or corporations.