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V.I. Code tit. 29, § 908 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 14 - Economic Development Bank|§ 908. Removal of director for cause

 If any director of the Bank shall violate or knowingly or negligently permit any of the officers, agents or employees of the Bank to violate any laws or any of the provisions of the Charter of the Bank, the matter shall be reported to the Governor. Upon receiving such report the Governor shall call a meeting of the Banking Board and shall submit to it the report of his recommendations. The Banking Board shall give the director under charge the opportunity to be heard and thereafter it may remove such director and take whatever additional action it may deem necessary.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 909 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 14 - Economic Development Bank|§ 909. Prohibited transfers of assets

 All transfers of notes, bonds, bills of exchange or credits of the Bank or of deposits to the credit thereof, and all assignments of mortgages, security on real property or of judgments or decrees in favor of the Bank, and all deposits of money, or other things of value and all payments of money to its creditors made while the Bank is insolvent, or in anticipation of insolvency, with the intent of preventing the application of the assets of the Bank in the manner prescribed in this chapter or with the intent of giving preference to one creditor over another, shall be null and ineffective; and no attachment, levy, execution, foreclosure or writ of injunction shall issue against the Bank or against its properties before final judgment is rendered in any suit, action or proceedings in the District Court.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 910 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 14 - Economic Development Bank|§ 910. Embezzlement by Bank officers or employees; penalty

 Any officer, employee or agent of the Bank who embezzles, abstracts or willfully misapplies any moneys, funds, credits or securities of the Bank, or who, without being duly authorized, issues or draws any certificate of deposit, draws any order or bill of exchange, mortgage, judgment or decree for, or who makes any false entry in any book, report or statement of, the Bank, with intent in any of such cases, to injure or defraud the Bank or any other company, body politic or corporate, or any individual person, or to deceive any officer of the Bank or any agent appointed to examine the affairs of the Bank, and every person who with like intent aids or abets any director, officer, agent or employee in any violation of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than ten years, or by a fine of not less than $2,000 or both, provided that the Bank shall collect and cover into its funds, from the amount of any life insurance policy which the Bank may have taken for such director, officer, employee or agent and the premiums which the Bank may have paid, up to the sum embezzled or disposed of by the director, officer, employee or agent, and the director, officer, employee or agent, his beneficiaries, assignees or successors in interest shall lose all rights to the benefits of such policy.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 911 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 14 - Economic Development Bank|§ 911. Inapplicability of Banking Law

 In view of the inclusion in this chapter of all necessary and pertinent provisions similar to provisions contained in the Banking Law, none of the provisions of the Banking Law, except as referenced herein, shall apply to the Bank, its directors, officers, employees or agents.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 912 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 14 - Economic Development Bank|§ 912. Applicability of other laws

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting the Economic Development Bank for the Virgin Islands from any law made specifically applicable thereto or generally applicable to independent instrumentalities of the Government of the Virgin Islands, whether such law was enacted before, on, or after February 14, 1980.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 913 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 14 - Economic Development Bank|§ 913. 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 is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 914 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 14 - Economic Development Bank|§ 914. Capital of Bank

 The capital of the Bank shall initially consist of $5,000,000 in equity, $2,500,000 from any banking institution and $2,500,000 from the Government of the Virgin Islands. Other sources that may be utilized as capital include, but are not limited to unutilized surpluses from the 1991–1993 Hugo bond issues, the Government Development Fund established by the St. Croix Economic Development Act of 1994, and 5% of the Casino Revenue Fund as provided in Section 517(c) of the Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Act of 1995 (Act No. 6069). In addition to initial capital, the Bank shall solicit from banking institutions a line of credit of an initial amount up to $10,000,000 secured by the Bank's underlying loans and guaranteed as a debt or obligation of the Government notwithstanding section 903 of this chapter. In the event a line of credit cannot be obtained from commercial banking institutions, the Government of the Virgin Islands shall provide a line of credit utilizing unobligated funds within the Treasury of the Virgin Islands under the same terms and conditions that would be provided by commercial banks to the Economic Development Bank.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 915 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 14 - Economic Development Bank|§ 915. Banking institutions not liable for bank's obligations to lenders

 Any banking institution having an officer on the Bank's Board of Directors or entering into a financing relationship with the Bank shall not be subject to lender liability arising from the Bank's conduct, unless the banking institution's conduct is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to constitute willful wrongdoing or gross negligence.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 915a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 14 - Economic Development Bank|§ 915a. Commission for the preservation of small businesses

 (a) There is hereby established a Commission for the Preservation of Small Businesses for the purpose of providing assistance to small businesses, as defined in Title 11, section 1252 of this Code, in order to prevent them from closing. The Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Board of Directors. Each agency head may designate a representative from that agency to represent him on the Commission. The Commission shall function within the Economic Development Bank for administrative purposes. The Commission shall select a chairman from among its members. (b) The Commission shall have the powers and authority necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon it by this section, including, but not limited to, requesting and obtaining from any government agency, board, authority, commission or agency such statistical data, program reports, and other materials, information and assistance deemed necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this section. (c) Each government agency, board, authority, commission or agency is authorized to report to the Commission characteristics that are indicative of problems within a business, including but not limited to: delinquent tax payments, delinquent loan payments; unpaid workers compensation and unemployment compensation benefits; expired business licenses, and unpaid utility and telephone bills. No report shall be submitted to the Commission without the written consent of the owner. (d) Any small business owner requiring assistance under this section shall write to the Commission requesting a review and evaluation of his business, and explaining the nature of the business, the financial condition of the business, and the type of assistance he believes is needed to prevent the business from closing. After reviewing the request and any other necessary information, and after evaluating the business, the Commission shall formulate a plan to help prevent the closure of the business. The plan may include assistance in the form of (1) tax waiver or reduction, (2) waiver or reduction of fees, penalties and/or interests, (3) assistance in restructuring or refinancing of debt, (4) assistance in obtaining additional working capital, and/or (5) the provision of managerial and technical assistance. No government department, board, authority, commission or agency shall commence or pursue any enforcement action for past due fees and taxes against a business with a work-out plan in place if the business has applied for assistance, pursuant to this section. (e) Upon receipt of a request for assistance from the owner of a small business, the Commission shall meet immediately to review and evaluate the business and formulate a plan of action for the business.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 916 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 916. Legislative findings

 The Legislature of the Virgin Islands hereby finds and declares that due to a general decline in investor acceptance of securities of the Government of the Virgin Islands, a need exists for the creation of a public corporation as a government instrumentality having full powers to borrow money and issue its bonds and notes for the purpose of raising capital for essential public projects and creating programs which will serve the financing needs of the Virgin Islands over the next several decades, and to encourage economic development through the issuance of special obligations issued to finance a project for the benefit of private parties which special obligations are payable out of the revenues generated by the involved project and/or payable to the Authority by said private party. It is further declared that such purpose is a public purpose in all respects for the benefit of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 917 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 917. Definitions

 For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words shall have the meanings set forth in this section: (a) The term “Authority” shall mean the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority created by this chapter. (b) The term “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Authority. (c) The term “Bonds” shall mean the bonds, temporary bonds, refunding bonds, debentures, notes, interim bonds, receipts, certificates, certificates of participation or other evidences of indebtedness or obligations which are authorized to be issued by this chapter, but shall not include the debts or accounts incurred in the usual course of business for expenses of the Authority. (d) The term “Holder of bonds” or “Bondholders” or any similar term shall mean any person who shall be the bearer of any outstanding bond or bonds registered to bearer, or not registered, or the registered owner of any outstanding bond or bonds which at the time shall be registered other than to bearer.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 918 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 918. Creation and purpose of Authority

 To aid the Government of the Virgin Islands in the performance of its fiscal duties and the effective carrying out of its governmental responsibility of raising capital for essential public projects, there is hereby created a body corporate and politic constituting a public corporation and autonomous governmental instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands, by the name of the “Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority”. The debts, obligations, contracts, bonds, receipts, expenditures, accounts, funds, facilities and property of the Authority shall be deemed to be those of the Authority and not to be those of the Government of the Virgin Islands, or any office, bureau, department, agency, commission, branch, agent, office or employee thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 920 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 920. Legislative approval

 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, except for any indebtedness involving special obligations issued to finance a project for the benefit of a private party, and payable out of the revenues generated by the involved project and/or payable to the Authority by said private party, the Authority shall be authorized to finance, to make loans for or otherwise to apply its funds, including funds derived from dividend payments and interest earned from bond proceeds only to those projects specifically approved and authorized by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands or any agency, instrumentality, commission, authority or political subdivision of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 921 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 921. Exemption of Authority from taxes

 The purpose for which the Authority is created and shall exercise its powers being a public purpose, the Authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments on any of the property acquired or to be acquired by it, or on its operations or activities, or on the income derived from any of its operations or activities.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 924 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 924. Annual report; publication

 (a) The Authority shall submit to the Legislature annually after the close of its fiscal year, a report of the business of the Authority for the preceding fiscal year. (b) The Authority's annual report must include an accounting of (i) the expenditures paid from its Operating Budget; (ii) expenditures paid by interest earned from bond proceeds; and (iii) expenditures paid from interest earned from debt service. The Authority shall submit such additional reports as the Legislature may request.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 924a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 924a. Written transcripts of proceedings

 The Authority shall keep written transcripts of all of its proceedings and such transcripts shall be considered public documents. Transcripts shall be transcribed no later than 30 days after the date of the proceeding during which they were taken.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 925 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 925. 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, to exercise such remedies and take such other actions to protect or preserve its rights with respect to any issue of bonds as shall be set forth in the related resolution, trust indenture or other contractual commitment authorizing the issuance of the bonds including, but not limited to the following: (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) to declare the bonds immediately due and payable; (4) 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 (5) to bring suit upon the bonds. (b) The faith and credit of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall not be pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, except as provided in section 928 of this chapter, and there shall be on the face of each bond a statement plainly worded to that effect. The Authority has no taxing power and its obligations are not debts of the Government of the Virgin Islands or any political subdivision of the Virgin Islands. No holder of the bonds shall have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the Government of the Virgin Islands to pay the principal of or interest on the bonds.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 926 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 926. Agreement 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 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 to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of the bonds, or in any way impair the rights or remedies of such bondholders until all such bonds at any time issued, together with interest thereon, are fully met and discharged.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 927 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 927. Bonds of Authority legal investments for public or private funds

 The bonds are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of the Virgin Islands and all agencies, instrumentalities, commissions, authorities, and political subdivisions thereof, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the Authority, may properly and legally invest funds including capital in their control or belonging to them. The bonds are also hereby made securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of the Virgin Islands and all agencies, instrumentalities, commissions, authorities, and political subdivisions thereof, for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the Authority is now or may hereafter be authorized.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 928 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 928. Authorization for arrangements with Authority

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Government of the Virgin Islands and all agencies, instrumentalities, commissions, authorities, and political subdivisions of the Virgin Islands are hereby authorized to arrange with the Authority for the investment by the Authority of all or any part of the funds as to which it has authority to invest, in any investment in which the Authority is authorized to invest funds provided that the Authority shall not be authorized to invest funds of the Government Employees Retirement System; to permit any such funds to be combined with other funds of the Authority or other funds invested by the Authority pursuant to this act in connection with the investment thereof by the Authority; to issue bonds and other obligations guaranteed by the Authority; to issue bonds and other obligations and to apply the proceeds to acquire bonds issued by the Authority or to make loans to the Authority; to borrow money from and to issue and sell bonds and other obligations to the Authority; to enter into lease or purchase agreements with the Authority for any real or personal property; to guarantee the payment of principal, premium and interest on bonds, or guaranties, standby agreements or other credit enhancements, of the Authority or reimbursement obligations to the Authority as guarantor and to enter into agreements with the Authority providing therefor, which agreements may contain such terms or covenants as the Board shall deem necessary or appropriate; to enter into agreements with the United States, or any agency, instrumentality, commission, authority or other political subdivision thereof, providing for the guarantee of the payment of principal, premium and interest on obligations issued by the Government of the Virgin Islands which guaranty agreements may contain such terms or covenants as the Board shall deem necessary or appropriate; to convey property to or acquire or lease property from the Authority on such terms and conditions as may be deemed by such entity to be appropriate; and to enter into contracts and agreements with the Authority regarding any and all of the foregoing.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 929 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 15 - The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority|§ 929. Separability of provisions

 If any provisions of this chapter or the application of any such provisions to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of any such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which such provision shall have been held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
V.I. Code tit. 29, § 1021 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 29 - Public Planning and Development|Chapter 20 - Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation|§ 1021. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Tobacco Settlement Financing Act of 2001”.