REVISED II Monday, October 20, 2014 RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK ______________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, October 21, 2014 RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK _______________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, October 22, 2014 RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK _______________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday, October 23, 2014 RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK _______________________________________________________________________________________ REVISED II Friday, October 24, 2014 Time: 9:45 A.M. -----8:00 P.M. Committee: Energy and Environmental Protection Chairperson: Senator Craig W. Barshinger Vice-Chairperson: Clarence Payne, III Location: Legislative Annex Conference Room Cruz Bay St. John, Virgin Islands Agenda The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony in two parts on both energy and environmental protection topics: Part I-ENERGY To take action on the following Bills and to hold a panel discussion with relevant Virgin Islands Government agencies and experts on the modernization of the Virgin Islands’ Water and Power Authority electric grid: 1. Bill No. 30-0426 – An Act amending Virgin Islands Code Title 12, Chapter 23, Title 29, Chapter 5, Section 294 relating to renewable energy and repealing title 12, Sections 1123 (Sponsored by Senator Craig W. Barshinger) 2. Bill No. 30-0061 – An Act authorizing the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority to conduct a cost and feasibility study for the privatization of its facilities, production and services. (Sponsored by Senator Sammuel Sanes) 3. Bill No. 30-0192 – An Act amending Title 12 Virgin Islands Code, Chapter 23, to remove net metering generating capacity limitations and to establish a net metering maintenance fee. (Sponsored by Senator Sammuel Sanes) 4. Bill No. 30-0205 – An Act amending Title 33 Subtitle 3, Chapter 111, Section 3039a of the Virgin Islands Code by permitting funds from the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Generating and Infrastructure Fund to be utilized for funding new energy and power generating units and/or heat recovery steam generators with the ability to convert to liquefied propane gas in addition to natural gas, and for assisting with the issuance of bond for purchase of such equipment. (Sponsored by Senator Nereida “Nellie” Rivera-O’Reilly) 5. Bill No. 30-0267 – An Act amending Title 30, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, Section 105 of the Virgin Islands Code, to reduce the amount that WAPA customers appealing determination of a billing dispute are required to deposit with the PSC to be held in escrow pending resolution of the dispute, and to more clearly delineate other limitations of WAPA’s power. (Sponsored by Senator Sammuel Sanes) 6. A panel discussion on the modernization of the Virgin Islands’ Water and Power Authority electric grid. Invited Testifiers: Mr. Hugo V. Hodge, Jr. Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority Mr. Karl Knight Director Virgin Islands Energy Office Mr. Craig Lewis Executive Director Clean Coalition Mr. Rusty Wood Vice-President West Hills Construction, Inc. Mr. Mohammad Shahidehpour, Ph.D Director Illinois Institute of Technology Robert Galvin Center for Electricity Initiative Mr. Phil Fisher President New Generation Power USVI Part II-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION To take testimony from relevant Virgin Islands Government agencies and constituents on the following Bill and community issue: 7. Bill No. 30-0387 – An Act to prohibit retailers from providing customers with plastic bags to carry items purchased by the customers. (Sponsored by Senator Nereida “Nellie” Rivera-O’Reilly) Invited Testifiers: Mr. Jason Budson President Environmental Association of St. Thomas & Virgin Islands Conservation Society Ms. Lisa Hamilton President USVI Hotel & Tourism Association Mr. Sebastiano Paiewonsky-Cassinelli President St. Thomas/St. John Chamber of Commerce Mr. David Minner, Ph.D. Earth Outreach Coordinator Gifft Hill School 8. Concerns relating to the Department of Planning and Natural Resources’ jurisdiction on St. John. Invited Testifiers: Mr. Jean-Pierre Oriol Acting Commissioner Department of Planning & Natural Resources Mr. Rick Barksdale Principal Summers End Group Erva A. Denham Chair Planning and Environmental Quality Committee League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands Ms. Sharon Coldren President Coral Bay Community Council David Silverman Resident Coral Bay, St. John Mr. Phillip Pickering Community Activist Cruz Bay, St. John ___________________________________________________________________________________ Monday, October 27, 2014 Time: 10:00 A.M. Committee: Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Chairperson: Sen. Kenneth L. Gittens Vice-Chairperson: Sen. Sammuel Sanes Location: Earl B .Ottley Legislative Hall St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Agenda The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the following Bills: 1. Bill No. 30-0288 – An Act amending title 14, Chapter 37, of the Virgin Islands Code by adding a new section 743 criminalizing manufacturing or possessing a false driver’s license or identification card (Sponsored by Senator Sammuel Sanes) Invited Testifiers: Honorable Rodney F. Querrard, Sr. Commissioner Virgin Islands Police Department Honorable Vincent F. Frazer Mr. Jerris Browne Director Bureau of Motor Vehicles Attorney General Department of Justice 2. Bill No. 30-0494 – An Act amending Title 34 adding Chapter 14a To enacts “The Missing Minors and Dependant Adult Act” (Sponsored by Senator Dine T. Capehart) Invited Testifiers: Honorable Vincent F. Frazer Attorney General Department of Justice Honorable Christopher E. Finch Commissioner Department of Human Services Honorable Rodney F. Querrard, Sr. Commissioner Virgin Islands Police Department Ms. Edita Carty Chairperson V.I. Association for Independent Living Ms. Denyce Singletion State Director AARP-VI (American Association of Retired Persons –Virgin Islands) 3. Bill No. 30-0459 - An Act amending Title 23 Virgin Islands Code, Chapter 5, Section 470 pertaining to the registry of firearms (Sponsored by Senator Tregenza A. Roach) Invited Testifiers: Honorable Vincent F. Frazer Attorney General Department of Justice Mr. Carlton Dowe Executive Director Virgin Islands Port Authority Honorable Rodney F. Querrard, Sr. Commissioner Virgin Islands Police Department _______________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Time: 5:00.P.M-------8:30 P.M. Committee: Culture, Historic Preservation, Youth and Recreation Chairperson: Sen. Myron D. Jackson Vice Chairperson: Sen. Shawn-Michael Malone Location: Legislative Annex Conference Room Cruz Bay St. John, Virgin Islands Agenda Pending _______________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, October 29, 2014 RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK _______________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday, October 30, 2014 Time: 10:00 A.M. Committee: Committee on Government Services & Housing Chairperson: Sen. Diane Capehart Vice-Chairperson: Sen. Craig W. Barshinger Location: Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix, Virgin Islands Agenda The Committee on Government Services & Housing has scheduled a meeting on the following: 10:00 A.M. Bill No. 30-0457 - An Act to authorize the Government of the Virgin Islands through the Virgin Islands Housing Authority to sell the homes at Estate Williams Delight on the island of St. Croix by converting all rent paid into credit towards mortgage payments (Sponsored by Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen) Invited Testifier: Mr. Robert Graham Executive Director Virgin Islands Housing Authority 1:00 P.M. Bill No. 30-0438 - An Act amending Title 31 Virgin Islands Code, Chapter 23, Section 236a making the Preferred Bidders Act applicable to all government entities and providing for alternative methods of surety for performance bonds for bidders under the Act (Sponsored by Senator Dine T. Capehart) Invited Testifiers: Honorable Lynn Millin- Maduro Commissioner Department of Property and Procurement Mr. Carlos Zenon President Zenon Construction 3:30 P.M. Bill No. 30-0419 - An Act amending Title 27 Virgin Islands Code, Chapter 7, relating to various provisions of the Trades and Crafts Code (Sponsored by Senator Sammuel Sanes) Invited Testifiers: Honorable Wayne L. Biggs, Jr Commissioner Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs Mr. Neil Ruan Owner NR Electric Mr. Andrew Bandola Vice-President viNGN Mr. Peter Sykes Contractor viNGN Mr. Luis Torres Director Netwave Unlimited Services, LLC Ms. Ana Foster CEO Netwave Unlimited Services, LLC ___________________________________________________________________________________ Friday, October 31, 2014 RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK