Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73
§1642a Availability of collected customs duties for expenditures as Legislature may provide
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - VIRGIN ISLANDS [1954] › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - FISCAL PROVISIONS › § 1642a
Summary
Regardless of other laws, customs duties collected in the Virgin Islands, after subtracting the cost to collect them, must be deposited into the Virgin Islands Treasury. That money can be spent the way the Virgin Islands Legislature decides, and this rule applies to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1979.
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Title 48, §1642a
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the proceeds of customs duties collected in the Virgin Islands less the cost of collecting all said duties shall, effective for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1979, be covered into the Treasury of the Virgin Islands, and shall be available for expenditure as the Legislator 11 So in original. Probably should be “Legislature”. of the Virgin Islands may provide.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 1642a, Pub. L. 96–38, title I, July 25, 1979, 93 Stat. 122, related to availability of collected customs duties for expenditures as the Virgin Islands Legislature may provide, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–205, title IV, § 403(b), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 89.
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48 U.S.C. § 1642a
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73