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V.I. Code tit. 3, § 292 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 17 - Department of Agriculture|§ 292. Investigatory powers of Commissioner and representatives; subpoenas; compelling obedience; contempt

 (a) For the purposes of the exercise of the powers vested in him and the performance of the duties and functions imposed on him by law, the Commissioner, or his duly authorized representative, may conduct investigations and hold hearings upon due notice, and in connection with the foregoing shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations, receive evidence, and at all reasonable times have access to, and for the purpose of examination, the right to copy evidence of any person that relates to any matter under investigation or in questions before him. The Commissioner may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence that relates to the matter under investigation or in question before him. (b) In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, upon application of the Commissioner, through the Attorney General, shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring such person to appear before the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative, to produce evidence as so ordered, or there to give testimony concerning the matter under investigation or in question. Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 293 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 17 - Department of Agriculture|§ 293. Territorial Forester for purpose of federal programs; duties; Deputy

 (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the Territorial Forester of the Virgin Islands. (b) The Territorial Forester shall constitute the sole state agency for the handling of all programs of the federal government under the provisions of the federal laws referred to in Title 7, section 151, Virgin Islands Code. (c) In addition to such other duties as may be imposed by law, the Territorial Forester shall: (1) provide technical advice and service on forestry matters to private forest landowners; and (2) cooperate with the federal and state governments, and with private and public agencies in the procurement, production, and distribution of forest-tree seeds and plants, for the purpose of establishing forests, windbreaks, shelter belts, and farm woodlots on denuded or nonforested lands. (d) The Governor may appoint a Deputy Territorial Forester to act on behalf of the Commissioner of Agriculture in the discharge of his duties as Territorial Forester.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 330 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 19 - Department of Tourism|§ 330. Establishment of Department, officers, organization

 (a) There is established as an executive department in the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Department of Tourism (hereinafter, in this chapter, referred to as the “Department”). (b) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Tourism (hereinafter, in this chapter, referred to as the “Commissioner”). The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. The Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner. (c) The Governor shall appoint two Assistant Commissioners of Tourism, one for the District of St. Thomas-St. John, and one for the District of St. Croix. A third Assistant Commissioner shall be appointed for Business and Industrial Development. In the temporary absence of the Commissioner, the Governor shall designate one of the Assistant Commissioners, as Acting Commissioner. The Governor shall appoint such deputies and division directors as he deems necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the Department. (d) The Governor shall organize the Department to provide effective, cost-efficient execution of its powers and duties. The Commissioner shall prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the officers and personnel of the Department consistent with the powers and duties vested in the Department.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 331 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 19 - Department of Tourism|§ 331. Powers and duties

 (a) The Department, through the Commissioner, is empowered and has the duty to: (1) promote the United States Virgin Islands as a premier tourist destination in all viable tourist markets through the world; (2) collect data, monitor and evaluate the world-wide tourist industry and develop strategies that will make the Territory competitive and desirable as a tourist destination; (3) communicate and cooperate with all local tourist or tourist-related businesses to determine their needs and how best to promote the industry; (4) develop a high-quality, cost-effective public relations and marketing program; (5) gather and distribute statistical information about Virgin Islands tourism, commerce, and industrial development; (6) promote the development of environmentally sound industry of all kinds throughout the Virgin Islands; (7) regularly survey Virgin Islands' businesses to determine their economic condition and recommend ways and means to assist business and industry to restore and/or maintain a healthy economy; (8) coordinate with the other Commissioners, agencies, and organizations to include and promote Virgin Islands culture as part of the tourism experience; (9) promote understanding of the importance of tourism to the Virgin Islands economy; (10) develop strategies for the diversification of the Virgin Islands economy; (11) promote the hiring of Virgin Islanders in all business and industry throughout the Territory; (12) identify and promote the unique features of St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John in tourism advertising; (13) develop long term strategies for the successful development of the Virgin Islands' economy; (14) prepare an annual budget for all department operations for timely submission to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; (15) prescribe rules and regulations, consistent with law, for the administration of the Department and the execution of its powers and duties.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 333 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 19 - Department of Tourism|§ 333. Sale of promotional products and other items

 (a) The Department of Tourism may charge and collect a reasonable fee not less than the actual cost to the Government for promotional products and items, including calendars, posters, magazines, pamphlets, tourism paraphernalia and other similar material. (b) The Department of Tourism is authorized to charge and collect a reasonable fee equal to the proximated cost to the Government for researching or compiling information or handling charges, publications, materials or services which, in its judgment, should not be furnished gratis to those requesting the information, research, handling, materials, publication or other services. (c) Any monies received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Commerce Publication Revolving Fund, established pursuant to Title 33, section 3069, Virgin Islands Code.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 334 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 19 - Department of Tourism|§ 334. Integrated plan; promotion of marine tourism; marine tourism defined

 (a) The Commissioner shall develop an integrated plan to make fuller use of the Virgin Islands’ water resources, marine industries, and marine facilities to compete globally in the marine tourism industry and shall promote and advertise on a global scale marine tourism in the Virgin Islands. (b) In developing and promoting marine tourism in the Virgin Islands the Commissioner shall: (1) appoint or hire such qualified employees as fiscally practicable, whose primary role is the promotion, marketing, development, and implementation of programs for the advancement of sustainable marine tourism and marine-related activities on an international scale to attract more international Regattas, boat shows, yachting, sport fishing and marine-related industries; (2) assess and evaluate new and ongoing programs and policies as they relate to the promotion of marine tourism and recreational boating activities and marine-related industries; (3) prepare strategic plans for the promotion of sustainable marine tourism and the maximization of the economic, social, and environmental benefits from marine tourism and marine-related industries; (4) establish programs and partnerships with public and private entities to develop and implement new policies, technology, strategies, relationships, and sources of funding for promoting and marketing sustainable marine tourism; (5) develop innovative marketing tools, coordinate and participate in marketing efforts to enhance the competitiveness of Virgin Islands as a marine tourism destination through diversifying products and services, and uses of available resources; (6) identify opportunities and support and encourage activities, including training programs for developing marine and coastal tourism, marketing, expansion of boating, boat building, outfitting and related industries and creating jobs in these industries; (7) hold public meetings and forums and foster public understanding of, and involvement in marine tourism programs and activities, and promote the protection of environmental resources, and encourage the development of working waterfronts and the infrastructure necessary to sustain marine tourism and the marine industry and water-dependent uses of the marine and coastal waters; (8) advise the Governor, government departments and agencies, and the Legislature on issues pertaining to developing, promoting, and marketing marine tourism and related marine industries; and (9) engage in any other activities that are necessary or appropriate to accomplish purposes of this section. (c) As used in this section, “marine tourism” means recreational activities that involve travel away from one’s place of residence which have as their focus the marine environment or the coastal waters, and “marine environment” means waters that are saline and tide affected.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 351 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 20 - Department of Labor|§ 351. Establishment of Department

 There is hereby established as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, the Department of Labor, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 352 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 20 - Department of Labor|§ 352. Commissioner; appointment; tenure; administration

 (a) At the head of the Department there shall be a Commissioner of Labor, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commissioner”. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (c) The Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 353 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 20 - Department of Labor|§ 353. Assistant Commissioner and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions

 (a) There shall be in the Department an Assistant Commissioner and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioner and the deputies shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold office during the continuancy in office of the Governor by whom they are appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (b) The Assistant Commissioner and deputies appointed under this section shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 354 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 20 - Department of Labor|§ 354. Divisions and bureaus; heads; functions

 (a) The Governor may establish within the Department such divisions and bureaus as he deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. (b) At the head of each division established under this section there shall be a Director, and at the head of each bureau established under this section there shall be a Chief of the Bureau. (c) The heads of divisions and bureaus shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 355 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 20 - Department of Labor|§ 355. Virgin Islands Employment Security Agency; Office of Veterans Affairs

 (a) The Virgin Islands Employment Security Agency, heretofore established as an independent agency of the Virgin Islands within the Office of the Governor, and subsequently transferred and continued as an independent agency within the Department of Labor, is hereby declared to be a division of the Department of Labor under the jurisdiction and responsibility of the Commissioner thereof. Said division shall be comprised of two separate offices, namely, the Office of Unemployment Insurance and the Office of Employment Security. (b) [Repealed.]
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 357 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 20 - Department of Labor|§ 357. Investigatory powers of Commissioner and representatives; subpoenas; compelling obedience; contempt

 (a) For the purpose of the exercise of the powers vested in him and the performance of the duties and functions imposed on him by law, the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative or representatives, may conduct investigations and hold hearings upon due notice, and in connection with the foregoing, shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations, receive evidence and at all reasonable times have access to, and for the purpose of examination, the right to copy evidence of any person that relates to any matter under investigation or in question before him. The Commissioner may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence that relates to the matter under investigation or in question before him. (b) In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, upon application of the Commissioner, through the Attorney General, shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring such person to appear before the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative or representatives there to produce evidence as ordered, or there to give testimony concerning the matter under investigation or in question. Any failure to obey such order of the Court may be punished by the Court as a contempt thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 358 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 20 - Department of Labor|§ 358. Rules and regulations of Commissioner

 The Commissioner may prescribe, alter or amend rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers and property appertaining to it.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 360 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 20 - Department of Labor|§ 360. Bureau of Alien Affairs

 There is hereby established within the Department of Labor a Bureau of Alien Affairs to be headed by a chief of such bureau which shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to gather, correlate and interpret information and facts concerning all noncitizens in the Virgin Islands; (2) to inquire into and make recommendations to appropriate agencies, public or private, on any matter concerning noncitizens; (3) to investigate and make recommendations to the appropriate local or federal departments or agencies concerning the regulation of entry into the Virgin Islands of noncitizens; (4) to hold public hearings, summon and subpoena witnesses, require the production of papers, books, accounts, reports, documents and records of every kind and description, to take all necessary means to compel the attendance of witnesses, to procure testimony, oral and documentary, relative to his duties and functions; (5) to maintain an information and orientation center for the benefit of noncitizens; (6) to promote, assist and encourage the improvement of relations between employers and noncitizen employees; (7) to assist in the coordination of activities of other public departments and agencies administering laws affecting noncitizens or their dependents; (8) to investigate, compile and maintain complete and accurate data concerning the number of noncitizens in the Virgin Islands and their immigrant status; (9) to determine that all rights and privileges granted by law to noncitizens or alien workers in the Virgin Islands on a temporary basis are upheld and to report infractions of such laws to the proper authority; (10) to provide information to and to cooperate with representative noncitizen or alien organizations and self-help agencies; (11) to maintain a continuing surveillance to all aspects of the social, economic and cultural problems encountered by noncitizens and their dependents in the Virgin Islands, including but not limited to the areas of employment, housing, education, health, and social welfare; (12) to promote the overall general welfare of noncitizens in the Virgin Islands; (13) to recommend to the Governor, legislation concerning noncitizens and their general welfare, for submission to the Legislature; (14) to perform such other duties in connection with noncitizens which may be referred to the bureau.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 371 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 21 - Bureau of Corrections|§ 371. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context requires, otherwise: (a) “Director” means the Director of the Bureau of Corrections; and (b) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Corrections.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 372 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 21 - Bureau of Corrections|§ 372. Establishment

 There is established in the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Bureau of Corrections.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 373 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 21 - Bureau of Corrections|§ 373. Administration; Director

 The Bureau is administered under the supervision and direction of the Director. (a) The Governor shall appoint the Director with the advice and consent of the Legislature. The Director shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (b) The Director shall organize the Bureau to provide security, custody and rehabilitation of correctional inmates. (c) The Director shall employ any number of correctional officers, technical, clerical and operational staff as required for the operation of the Bureau and shall have authority to hire or employ contractors and consultants to carry out the required duties of the office. (d) Unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement, title 3, chapter 25, subchapter 4 of the Virgin Islands Code applies to all new and existing employees of the Bureau.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 374 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 21 - Bureau of Corrections|§ 374. Warden, assistants and division directors

 (a) The Governor shall appoint a warden and such assistants or division directors as the Governor considers necessary for the proper administration of the Bureau. The warden, assistants and division directors shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom they are appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (b) The warden, assistants and division directors appointed under this section shall perform such functions as the Director prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 375 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 21 - Bureau of Corrections|§ 375. Duties; costs of operation

 (a) The Bureau shall exercise general control over persons arrested, detained, or sentenced by a court of law in accordance with the laws applicable to correctional institutions or rules properly promulgated. (b) The Bureau's costs of operation must be financed by the Legislature based on a budget submitted by the Director. (c) The Bureau shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as provided by law.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 400 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 22 - Department of Planning and Natural Resources|§ 400. Established; officers; organization

 (a) There is established as an executive department in the Government of the Virgin Islands the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (hereinafter, referred to as the “Department”). (b) At the head of the Department there shall be a Commissioner of Planning and Natural Resources (hereinafter, referred to as the “Commissioner”). The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. The Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner. (c) The Governor shall appoint an Assistant Commissioner of Planning and such deputies or division directors as he deems necessary for the efficient operation of the Department. The duties of the officers appointed under this subsection shall be prescribed by the Commissioner consistent with the provisions of this chapter. (d) The Governor shall organize the Department to provide the most efficient, cost-effective and coordinated delivery of services and programs within its jurisdiction.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 404 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 22 - Department of Planning and Natural Resources|§ 404. State Historic Preservation Officer

 The Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources shall serve as the state historic preservation officer (SHPO) for the purpose of federal law.