(1) The Department shall exercise general control over the enforcement and administration of the laws pertaining to sports, recreation and parks, and shall:(1) be responsible for the study and analysis of sporting, recreational, and park activities, the planning and programming of sporting, recreational, and park activities, including site selection, preparation of requests for public facilities, and related matters, and the formulation of recommended policies and programs to the Governor and the Legislature;(2) make market surveys and determine the quality and quantity of present and future sporting, recreational, and park needs and propose specific projects and sites;(3) conduct investigations to develop improved methods of financing projects and activities and the formulation of suggestions for further stimulating participation in sporting, recreational, and park activities by the private sector of the economy;(4) administer public recreation programs within housing projects and elsewhere in the United States Virgin Islands, including the organization and maintenance of youth sports leagues;(5) provide and maintain parks, recreation areas and sports complexes for public use and enjoyment and be responsible for the development of neighborhood parks or recreation areas that are primarily designed to provide facilities for team, recreational or individual sports;(6) promote physical fitness throughout the United States Virgin Islands;(7) be responsible for and administer beautification programs;(8) acquire property already devoted to public use;(9) plan for, install, construct and reconstruct parks, playgrounds and other public improvements;(10) cooperate with, and participate in activities of local, regional or national agencies, organizations, institutions or other official or unofficial bodies engaged in the same or related fields;(11) clear or prepare any property owned by it for redevelopment, conservation or rehabilitation;(12) make such expenditures, subject to the provisions of this chapter or any other applicable laws, regulations or restrictions, as may be necessary for the activities and operations of the Department and to carry out the purposes of this chapter;(13) conduct examinations and investigations on any matters material to the functions of the Department;(14) exercise all, any, part, or combination of the powers granted in this chapter;(15) prescribe rules and regulations, consistent with law, for the conduct of its personnel and the execution of its powers and duties;(16) prepare and submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in a timely manner, an annual budget of its operations;(17) create, maintain and submit a listing of all vacant and occupied vendor spaces as part of its annual executive budget submitted to the Legislature; and(18) annually publish on the Department’s website a listing of all vacant and occupied vendor spaces.
(1) be responsible for the study and analysis of sporting, recreational, and park activities, the planning and programming of sporting, recreational, and park activities, including site selection, preparation of requests for public facilities, and related matters, and the formulation of recommended policies and programs to the Governor and the Legislature;
(2) make market surveys and determine the quality and quantity of present and future sporting, recreational, and park needs and propose specific projects and sites;
(3) conduct investigations to develop improved methods of financing projects and activities and the formulation of suggestions for further stimulating participation in sporting, recreational, and park activities by the private sector of the economy;
(4) administer public recreation programs within housing projects and elsewhere in the United States Virgin Islands, including the organization and maintenance of youth sports leagues;
(5) provide and maintain parks, recreation areas and sports complexes for public use and enjoyment and be responsible for the development of neighborhood parks or recreation areas that are primarily designed to provide facilities for team, recreational or individual sports;
(6) promote physical fitness throughout the United States Virgin Islands;
(7) be responsible for and administer beautification programs;
(8) acquire property already devoted to public use;
(9) plan for, install, construct and reconstruct parks, playgrounds and other public improvements;
(10) cooperate with, and participate in activities of local, regional or national agencies, organizations, institutions or other official or unofficial bodies engaged in the same or related fields;
(11) clear or prepare any property owned by it for redevelopment, conservation or rehabilitation;
(12) make such expenditures, subject to the provisions of this chapter or any other applicable laws, regulations or restrictions, as may be necessary for the activities and operations of the Department and to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(13) conduct examinations and investigations on any matters material to the functions of the Department;
(14) exercise all, any, part, or combination of the powers granted in this chapter;
(15) prescribe rules and regulations, consistent with law, for the conduct of its personnel and the execution of its powers and duties;
(16) prepare and submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in a timely manner, an annual budget of its operations;
(17) create, maintain and submit a listing of all vacant and occupied vendor spaces as part of its annual executive budget submitted to the Legislature; and
(18) annually publish on the Department’s website a listing of all vacant and occupied vendor spaces.