Title 29 — Public Planning and Development
25 chapters · 546 sections in this title.
29 V.I.C. § 531 Declaration of policy
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(a) The powers conferred by this chapter are for public uses and purposes and are proper governmental functions for which public money may be expended, private property may be acquired, by eminent domain or otherwise, property may be exchanged, leased, mortgaged, assigned, sublet…
29 V.I.C. § 532 Definitions
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(a) The term “Authority” shall mean the Virgin Islands Port Authority created by this chapter. (b) The term “Board” shall mean the Governing Board of the Authority. (c) The term “Bonds” shall mean the bonds, temporary bonds, refunding bonds, debentures, notes, interim bonds, rece…
29 V.I.C. § 541 Creation of Virgin Islands Port Authority
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(a) The body corporate and politic constituting a public corporation and autonomous governmental instrumentality for the Government of the Virgin Islands by the name of the Virgin Islands Port Authority which existed prior to the date of enactment of this subsection is continued …
29 V.I.C. § 542 Governing Board and other personnel of Authority
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(a) The powers of the Authority shall be exercised by a Governing Board consisting of the members of the Authority acting as a board. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days after this chapter becomes effective, the Board shall meet at the call of the Governor and organize, elec…
29 V.I.C. § 543 Powers of Authority
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(1) The purposes of the Authority shall be to establish, acquire, construct, develop and improve, own, operate and manage any and all types of air and marine terminals; to control the harbors of the Virgin Islands other than controlling the mooring and anchoring of vessels as def…
29 V.I.C. § 543a Self-insurance program
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(a) Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this subchapter, the term:(1) “Agency” or “Port Authority” means the Virgin Islands Port Authority.(2) “Program Administrator” means the Chief Executive Officer or designee of the Virgin Islands Port Autho…
29 V.I.C. § 544 Penalty for violation of regulations
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Whoever violates Virgin Islands Port Authority Harbor Regulations promulgated by the Governing Board of the Authority and the Government of the Virgin Islands pursuant to Title 29, section 543, paragraph (3), Virgin Islands Code, and Title 3, chapter 35, Virgin Islands Code, gove…
29 V.I.C. § 551 Authorization of issuance; security, tax exemption; terms and conditions; etc
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(a) By authority of the Government of the Virgin Islands under section 8(b)(i) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, as amended, which is hereby granted, the Authority may issue and sell bonds from time to time and have outstanding at any one time, exclusive of bonds …
29 V.I.C. § 552 Powers of Authority with respect to bonds
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(a) In any resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, the Authority may contract with the holders of the bonds to undertake and obligate itself of such commitments, as long as the bonds are outstanding and unpaid, as are deemed by the Board to be necessary and a…
29 V.I.C. § 553 Right to receivership upon default
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(a) The Authority is authorized to covenant for the right to receivership upon default as hereinafter set forth in paragraphs (b) to (f) inclusive, or to limit such right by definition of default or otherwise, in its agreement with the bondholders. (b) In the event that the Autho…
29 V.I.C. § 554 Remedies of bondholders
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(a) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue of bonds, or trustees therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion or percentage of such holders, any holder of bonds, or trustee the…
29 V.I.C. § 555 Bonds of Authority legal investments for public or private funds
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The bonds of the Authority shall be lawful investment, and may be accepted as security, for all fiduciary, trust and public funds, the investment or deposit of which shall be under the authority or control of the Government of the Virgin Islands or any officer or officers thereof…
29 V.I.C. § 556 Exemption of Authority from judicial process and taxes
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(a) All property including funds of the Authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall any judgment against the Authority be a charge or lien upon its property; provided, ho…
29 V.I.C. § 561 Assistance of Government of the Virgin Islands
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(a) For the purpose of aiding the Authority in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Governor of the Virgin Islands with the approval of the Legislature, may at the request of the Authority and upon such terms as shall be determined—(1) dedicate, sell, convey, or lease a…
29 V.I.C. § 571 Moneys and accounts of Authority
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(a) All moneys of the Authority shall be deposited in qualified depositories for funds of the Government of the Virgin Islands, but they shall be kept in separate accounts in the name of the Authority. The disbursements shall be made by it pursuant to regulations and budgets appr…
29 V.I.C. § 572 Competitive bidding
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(1) All purchases and contracts for supplies or services, except for personal services, made by the Authority, including contracts for the construction of facilities of the Authority, shall be made after advertisement for bids sufficiently in advance of opening bids for the Autho…
29 V.I.C. § 573 Contribution to Employees Retirement System and Government Insurance Fund; unemployment compensation coverage
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(a) All officials and employees of the Authority shall be covered by and subject to the Employees Retirement System of the Virgin Islands and the Workers' Compensation Administration Act. The Authority shall contribute to the Retirement System of the Government of the Virgin Isla…
29 V.I.C. § 574 Reports
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The Authority shall submit to the Legislature and to the Governor of the Virgin Islands, as soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year of the Government of the Virgin Islands (1) its complete budget, a financial statement and complete report of the business of the Au…
29 V.I.C. § 575 Agreements of the Government of the Virgin Islands
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The Government of the Virgin Islands does hereby pledge to, contract and agree with, any person, firm or corporation, or any Federal, Virgin Islands or state agency, subscribing to or acquiring bonds of the Authority or of the Government of the Virgin Islands issued for the purpo…
29 V.I.C. § 576 Commercial areas reserved for local businesses
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever real property owned or leased by the Authority is made available for commercial use by other than the Authority, not less than 75% of such property in generally defined areas such as ports and airports shall…
29 V.I.C. § 577 Lack of jurisdiction of other agencies
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No officer, board, commission, department or other agency or political subdivision of the Virgin Islands shall have jurisdiction over the Authority in the management and control of its properties and facilities, or any power over the regulation of rates, fees, rentals and other c…
29 V.I.C. § 578 Applicability of other laws
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting the Virgin Islands Port Authority from any law made specifically applicable thereto or generally applicable to independent instrumentalities of the Government of the Virgin Islands, whether such law was enacted before, on, o…
29 V.I.C. § 579 Separability of provisions
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If any provisions of this chapter or the application of such provisions to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it shall have been held inval…
29 V.I.C. § 580 Compliance with the Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Act of 1978
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Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, the Authority shall comply with and be subject to all provisions and requirements of Title 12, chapter 21 of this Code (the Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Act of 1978).
29 V.I.C. § 581 Repealed. Mar. 15, 1984, No. 4902, § 32, Sess. L. 1984, p. 67
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29 V.I.C. § 581 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
29 V.I.C. § 582 Public marine transportation with Cyril E. King Airport prohibited
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Public marine transportation from or to Cyril E. King Airport on the Island of St. Thomas is prohibited. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of note less than $100 and not more than $500 and imprisonmen…