The document provides the agenda for various committee meetings of the Senate of the Virgin Islands scheduled between June 22 and July 3, 2009. The first committee meeting on June 22 will consider a Major Coastal Zone Management Permit, with various experts invited to testify. Subsequent meetings will discuss the Virgin Islands lottery, renewable energy bills, labor issues, and public safety bills, among other topics. The calendar also announces a Senators' summit on pension issues and notes that July 3 is a holiday.

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2. Mr. Nasseer Idrisis Mr. Louis de Lyrot
Acting Director Owner
Center for Marine & Environmental Studies Emerald Beach Resort & Cardow
Mr. A. Jeffery Weiss
Coalition to Save Lindberg Bay, Inc.
• Major Coastal Zone Management Permit CZT-0-09(W)
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Time: 1:30PM
Committee: Appropriations and Budget
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The Committee on Appropriations and Budget has schedule a Public Hearing to take testimony on “The
Operation of the Virgin Islands Lottery and the Status of Outstanding Monies owed to the Virgin Islands
Government”:
Invited Testifiers
Honorable Angel Dawson, Jr. Mr. Conrad E. Francois
Commissioner Acting Executive Director
Department of Finance Virgin Islands Lottery
Honorable Vincent F. Frazier. Esq. Mr. Paul Pacquin, Esq.
Attorney General Asst. Attorney General
Virgin Islands Department of Justice Virgin Islands Department of Justice
Mr. Robert Huckabee III Mr. Shane Gaspard
President Executive Vice President
Southland Gaming, Inc. Southland Gaming, Inc.
Mr. Arturo Watlington, Jr. Esq.
Legal Counsel
Southland Gaming, Inc.
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3. Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM
Committee: Economic Development, Energy and Technology
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The Committee on Economic Development, Energy and Technology will meet to
consider Bill No. 28-0026 and to receive testimony on the Bill No. 28-0079:
Bill No. 28-0026 – An Act amending title 29 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 12, section
717(c) to require that legislature be copied with a report of the granting of EDA
benefits
Invited Testifier:
Mr. Percival Clouden
Chief Executive Officer
Economic Development Authority
11:00 AM
Bill No. 28-0079 – An Act authorizing the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority
to float bonds to build new electric power generating plants utilizing renewable non-
polluting energy sources and for other purposes
Invited Testifiers:
Mr. Bevan Smith Mr. Joseph Boschulte
Director Chairman
Virgin Islands Energy Office Public Services Commission
Ms. May Cornwall Adams Mr. Hugo Hodge
Executive Director Executive Director
V. I. Waste Management Authority V.I. Water and Power Authority
2:00 PM – Lunch
Continuation of receiving testimony on bills:
Ms. Christina Cazares Ms. Majorie Duncan
Acciona Solar Power Glacial Energy, Inc.
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4. Mr. Alex Moorehead Mr. K. McDonald
Vice President West Indies Power
Governmental Affairs Community Relations
Hovensa, LLC
Mr. Myron Allick
St. Croix Renaissance group, LLLP
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Committee: Labor and Agriculture
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The Committee on Labor and Agriculture has scheduled a meeting to consider
Bill No. 28-0045:
Bill No. 28-0045 - An Act amending Title 24 Virgin Islands Code, Chapter 17, Section 451 (a) to prohibit the
harassment and termination from employment of employees who file complaints with the Department of Labor
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Albert Bryan, Jr. Mr. Luis “Tito” Morales
Commissioner President
USVI Department of Labor United Steelworkers Union, Local 8249
Honorable Vincent F. Frazer, Esq. Mr. Aubrey Lee
Attorney General Chairman
USVI Department of Justice Public Employees Relations Board (PERB)
VI Labor Management Committee
Alexander Dawson, Esq.
Managing Attorney
St. Thomas Office
Legal Services of the VI. Inc.
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5. Committee: Labor and Agriculture
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The Committee on Labor and Agriculture will meet to give each labor leader on St. Thomas an opportunity
to provide testimony on their labor organization’s concerns relative to the organization’s interactions with
the public and private sector employers:
Invited Testifiers:
Mrs. Vernelle de Lagarde, President Mr. Jeffrey M. Chase, M.D. President
STT/STJ Federation of Teachers, Local 1825 Association of Hospital Employed Physicians
St. Thomas
Mr. Carver Farrow, President
STT/STJ Education Administrators Association Mr. Andre Dorsey, President
St. Thomas, VI International Association of Firefighters
Local 2125 St. Thomas, VI
Mr. Gustave Dowling, President, Local 3117
International Association of Firefighters Lt. Joseph Gumbs, President
St. Thomas, VI STT/STL Law Enforcement Supervisory
Union Local 118, St. Thomas
Detective Donald Liburd, President
Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Mr. Eugene Irish, Vice President
Local 816 St. Thomas, VI Seafarers International Union
St. Thomas, VI
Mr. Luis deJesus, President
Seafarers International Union de Puerto Rico Ms. Lauren Howe, International Coordinator
Santurce, Puerto Rico Collective Bargaining & Arbitration
Services Department
Mr. Randolph Allen United Steelworkers Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
United Steelworkers
VI Taxi Association Club House Ms. Cindy Barry, President
St. Thomas, VI United Steelworkers, Local 8677
St. Thomas, VI
Mr. Luis “Tito” A. Morales, President
United Steelworkers, Local 8249 Ms. Charlene Jones, Chief Negotiator
St. Thomas, VI VI State Nurses Association
St. Thomas, VI
Ms. Millicent Aubain, President
United Steelworkers, Local 9488
VI Taxi Association Club House
St. Thomas, VI
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6. Friday, June 26, 2009
Committee: Public Safety, Homeland Security and Justice
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda
The Committee on Public Safety, Homeland Security and Justice will meet to consider the following bills:
Bill No. 28-0057- An act amending title 14 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 113, to prohibit the possession of
semi automatic and automatic weapons
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Novell E. Francis, Jr. Mr. Oakland Benta
Commissioner Designee Police Chief
Virgin Islands Police Department Virgin Islands Police Department
St. Croix
Honorable Giselle Richardson Mr. Rodney Querrard
Deputy Commissioner Police Chief
Virgin Islands Police Department Virgin Islands Police Department
St. Thomas
Mr. Christopher M. Howell Mr. Ofari Bejamin
Deputy Chief Director, MIS Division
Virgin Islands Police Department Virgin Islands Police Department
Mr. John Canegata
Owner
D & J Shooting Range
St. Croix
Bill No. 28-0040 – An Act amending title 20 V.I.C., chapter 35, section 374, relating to the limitations on
the issuances of driver’s licenses to persons under 18 years of age and for other purpose
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable LaVerne Terry, Ed. D., Mr. Jerris T. Browne
Commissioner Director
Department of Education Motor Vehicle Bureau
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7. Ms. Winona Hendrickson
Chairperson
Board of Education
Bill No. 28-0069 – An Act to amend title 20 V.I.C., chapter 32 relating to motor vehicle transport within the
territory
Invited Testifiers:
Mr. Jerris T. Browne Mr. Lee Fleming
Director Owner
Motor Vehicles Bureau Managed Freight
2:00 PM
The Committee will also continue to receive testimony on the status of the E911 Communications Systems
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Novelle E. Francis Mr. Wayne Williams
Commissioner, Designee Communications Technician
Virgin Islands Police Department Virgin Islands Police Department
Mr. Mark Walters Mr. Paul Arnold
State Director Deputy Director
Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Bureau of Information Technology
Management Agency
Mr. John George Mr. Steven Lindquist
Director Director of Fields Operations
Bureau of Information Technology Leasing Technology Inc. LTI
Mr. Charles DeVito Mr. Kunal Suryavanshi
Director E911 Project Executor
Radio and Trunking IBM
Ms. Betty Wilson
Retired police Officer
Resident, St. Croix
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM
Committee: Housing, Sports and Veterans Affairs
Location: Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room, St. Croix
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8. Agenda
TO BE ANNOUNCED
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM
Committee: Health
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Time: 6:00 PM
Committee: Housing, Sports and Veterans Affairs
Location: Earle B. Ottley, Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
TO BE ANNOUNCED
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Wednesday, JULY 1, 2009
SENATORS’ GERS SUMMIT
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Hotels and Resorts
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9. Thursday, JULY 2, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM
Committee: Public Safety, Homeland Security and Justice
Location: Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda
TO BE ANNOUNCED
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Friday, July 3, 2009
HOLIDAY EMANCIPATION DAY
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