This Week\'s Senate Calendar

1.
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Time: 10
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Commit
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Locatio Earle B. Ott
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Agenda
The Com
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s d g e owing bills
10:00AM – 1:00PM
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Bill No. 28-0005 – An Act am mending title 27 Virgin Islands Cod chapter 1, subchapter II,
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Bill No. 28-0041 – An Act am mending title 34 Virgin Islands Cod chapter 2, requirin electronic
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bing by all Virgin Island physicia consiste with the Medicare Prescription Drug
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Improveement and Modernizat
M tion Act of 2
2003
1:00PM – 2:00PM LUNCH
2:00PM – 6:00PM
Bill No. 28-0071 - An Act am
mending title 23 Virgin Islands Cod chapter 12, to ena the Virgi
e de, r act in
Islands Uniform Emmergency V
Volunteer HHealth Practtitioners Act
Bill No. 28-0085 – An Act ammending title 19 Virgin Islands Cod chapter 20, to esta
e de, r ablish the
Virgin Is
slands Revised Uniform Anatom
med mical Gift A
Act
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2. Tuesday, AUGUST 18, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM
Committee: Rules and Judiciary
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
The Committee on Rules and Judiciary has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the
following Nominee and Bills.
Nominee:
Valdemar A. Hill, Jr.
Chief Negotiator
Office of Collective Bargaining
Bill No. 28-0037 – An Act amending title 3 V.I.C., chapter 25, section 583b to transfer the
administration duties of the Donated Leave Program to the Personnel Merit System and for
other purposes.
Bill No. 28-0045 – An Act amending title 24 V.I.C., chapter 17, section 451 (a) to prohibit the
harassment and termination from employment of employees who file complaints with the
Department of Labor.
Bill No. 28-0086 – An Act amending title 15 V.I.C., to provide for a Uniform Statutory Form
Power of Attorney.
Bill No. 28-0087 - An Act amending title 15 V.I.C., relating to the affairs of decedents, and
relating to the affairs of fiduciaries, enacting the Virgin Islands Uniform Probate Code and for
other purposes.
Bill No. 28-0088 – An Act amending the V.I.C., to correct the erroneous references to “United
States Virgin Islands”
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3. Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM
Committee: Appropriations and Budget
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
9:00AM Department of Education
12:00PM LUNCH
3:00PM Department of Housing, Parks and Recreation
5:00PM Virgin Islands Public Television
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Time: 1:00PM
Committee: Legislative Session
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
CONSIDERATION OF FLOOR AGENDA
CONSIDERATIION OF NOMINATION
Ms. Julia Sheen Mr. Novelle Francis, Jr.,
Commissioner (Designee) Commissioner, Designee
Virgin Islands Department of Health Virgin Islands Police Department
Mr. Conrad Francois II Mr. Steven Van Beverhoudt
Acting Director Virgin Islands Inspector General
Virgin Islands Lottery
Valdemar A. Hill, Jr.

4. Chief Negotiator
Office of Collective Bargaining
(Subject to the Approval of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary)
CONSIDERATIION OF RESOLUTION
Bill No. 28-0080 – An Act declaring September 26, 2009, “Virgin Islands and
American Club Responsible dog Ownership Day”
Bill No. 28-0081 – A Resolution urging the United States congress to enact the
Employees Free Choice Act
Bill No. 28-0095 – A Resolution to request the Governor to enter into negotiations
with the owners of Plots 69F through 69N Estate LaGrange, Frederiksted, St. Croix
for the purpose of expanding the Frederiksted Public Cemetery
CONSIDERATIION OF BILLS
Bill No. 28-0019 – An Act to enact the “Election Reform Law of 2009”
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
Bill No. 28-0036 – An Act providing that all employees of “Manassah Bus
Company” shall become full time employees of the Government of the Virgin
Islands
Bill No. 28-0043 – An Act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1, section
26b providing for free transportation to senior citizens on VITRANS buses
Bill No. 28-0050 – An Act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, to grant
administrative leave to government employees who are members of boards and
commissions to attend boards and commissions meetings
Bill No. 28-0069 – An Act amend 20 V.I.C., chapter 32 relating to motor vehicle
transportation within the territory
Bill No. 28-0087 - An Act amending title 15 V.I.C., relating to the affairs of
decedents, and relating to the affairs of fiduciaries, enacting the Virgin Islands
Uniform Probate Code and for other purposes (Subject to the Approval of the
Committee on Rules and Judiciary)

5. Bill No. 28-0037 – An Act amending title 3 V.I.C., chapter 25, section 583b to
transfer the administration duties of the Donated Leave Program to the Personnel
Merit System and for other purposes (Subject to the Approval of the Committee
on Rules and Judiciary)
Bill No. 28-0045 – An Act amending title 24 V.I.C., chapter 17, section 451 (a) to
prohibit the harassment and termination from employment of employees who file
complaints with the Department of Labor (Subject to the Approval of the
Committee on Rules and Judiciary)
Bill No. 28-0086 – An Act amending title 15 V.I.C., to provide for a Uniform
Statutory Form Power of Attorney (Subject to the Approval of the Committee on
Rules and Judiciary)
Bill No. 28-0088 – An Act amending the V.I.C., to correct the erroneous references
to “United States Virgin Islands” (Subject to the Approval of the Committee on
Rules and Judiciary)
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Friday, August 21, 2009
10:00 a.m. –CONTINUATION OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Time: 1:00 PM
Committee: Appropriations and Budget
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
9:00AM VI Port Authority
12:00PM LUNCH
3:00PM Legislature of the VI
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM
Committee: Appropriations and Budget

6. Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
9:00AM Department of Public Works
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Time: 3:00 PM
Committee: Planning and Environmental Protection
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The Committee on Planning and Environmental Protection has scheduled a hearing to
consider the following bills and to further investigate complaints of mold contamination at
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
3:00PM
Bill No. 28-0055 – An Act amending 19 V.I.C., Chapter 56 and chapter 62 as it relates to
solid waste collection times and noise pollution exemptions
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Darryl Smalls Gary Thomas
Commissioner Owner
Department of Public Works Paradise Waste
Ms. May Adams Cornwall Mr. James Bates
Executive Director Bates Trucking
Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority
Kevin Bailey Peter Catroni
Owner Yes Trash Removal
Bailey & Sons, Inc.
Trucking and Trucking Removal Service
4:00PM
Bill No. 28-0097 – An Act amending title 29 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3, section 229 to

7. limit the structures on St. John to no more than three stories.
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Robert Mathes Robert F. Crane
Commissioner Architect
Department of Planning & Natural Resources
Mr. Myron Jackson Michael Mozzetta
Director Licensed General Contractor/
Virgin Islands Cultural Heritage Institute Electrical Engineer; M.C.
Mozzetta and Associate
Dawn Henry Esq. Jason Budsan
Legal Counsel Acting President, EAST
Department of Property and Procurement
Douglas Hodge Doug White
Unit chief Architect and President
Division of Permits Solar Supply
William Willigerod
Architect
6:00PM
Committee will take testimony from invited testifiers regarding complaints or mold
contamination at Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Claudette Watson-Anderson Dr. John Verstraaten
Director Certified Microbial Remediation
Bureau of Internal Revenue Specialist; Environmental
Tamara Smalls, Esq., Mr. Addison P. Christian
Legal Counsel ADCON Environment Services
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Honorable Albert Bryan Dr. Adam Shapiro

8. Commissioner Designee Virgin Islands
Department of Labor Ear, Nose and Throat
Julia Sheen Dr. Audria Thomas
Commissioner Designee Paragon Medical Building Suite 202
Department of Health
Mr. Andre Smith Mr. Alfred Marshal & Mr. Sidney Catz
Senior Compliance Officer AS Realty Associates
OSHA
Mrs. Gizette Canegat-Thomas, Esq. Ms. Marie Vanterpool
Chairperson
Casino Control Commission
Mr. Louis Penn Ms. Talitha Anderson
Chief of Staff
Office of the Governor
Mr. Tito Morales Ms. Lorraine Smith
President
United Steele Workers of America
Mr. John Alexander Ms. Harriet Mansanto
USW Health Safety & Environment Department
Mr. Louis Willis Ms. Shanika Manners
Executive Director
Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Ms. Gail Blackwood Ms. Elesa Mulraine
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM
Committee: Appropriations and Budget
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda

9. 9:00AM Budget Update
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Committee: No committee meeting scheduled
RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM
Committee: Rules and Judiciary
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
TO BE ANNOUNCED
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Time: 10:00AM
Committee: Economic Development, Energy and Technology
Location: Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda
The Committee on Economic Development, Energy and Technology will meet to
discuss the cruise ship industry and the status of small businesses as it relate to
the island of St. Croix.
• How ports can adapt to meet the needs of the cruise ship vessels and
their passengers
• How the cruise ship industry can facilitate changes to port, infrastructure
and the supply of goods and services

10. • What are the avenues for assistance, continued operations and future
growth for small businesses
• Overall planning to provide port and small business infrastructure that
meets the needs of the Cruise ship industry including, port facilities and
personnel, safety and security, retail and banking facilities, taxi and tour
facilities, education and enhanced customer service.