Title 29 — Public Planning and Development
25 chapters · 546 sections in this title.
29 V.I.C. § 494 Declaration of findings and policy
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(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:(a) The public health and safety and the environment are threatened where wastewater and solid waste is not managed in an environmentally sound manner and where there are not sufficient waste management facilities available;(b) P…
29 V.I.C. § 495 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless it is otherwise provided, or a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:(a) The term “area of operation” means the total geographical area comprising the Virgin Islands.(b) The term “Authority” or “Waste Management Authority” means…
29 V.I.C. § 496 Creation of Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority
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(a) There is established the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority functioning as a non-profit, public body corporate and politic of the Government of the Virgin Islands. The Authority shall constitute an autonomous instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands. The…
29 V.I.C. § 497 Board of Directors
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(a) The Authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor, three of whom shall be appointed from departments and/or agencies of the Government, with one being the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works a…
29 V.I.C. § 498 Duties and responsibilities of the Authority
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(a) The responsibilities of the Authority shall include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) To educate and inform the citizens of the Territory on matters related to solid waste and wastewater by developing and implementing a master public education plan;(2) To upgrade the…
29 V.I.C. § 499 Authority's powers and duties regarding solid waste and wastewater
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(a) Solid waste shall become solid waste when it is placed into recognized receptacles, dumpsters, or other containers, including solid waste collection vehicles, that are identified for or clearly associated with solid waste collection whether directly or by inference, and wheth…
29 V.I.C. § 500 Board of Directors, Executive Director and other personnel of Authority
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(a) The powers of the Authority shall be exercised by the Board of Directors, as established under section 497 of this chapter. Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of organizing and conducting the business of the Authority. No absence or vacancy on…
29 V.I.C. § 500a Repealed. Dec. 22, 2007, No. 6977, § 12, Sess. L. 2007, p. 208
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29 V.I.C. § 500a 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. § 500b Bonds of the Authority; authorization of issuance; security, tax exemption; terms and conditions
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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 1954, as amended, the Authority is authorized to issue bonds from time to time in such principal amounts which, in the opinion of the Authority, are necessary to provide s…
29 V.I.C. § 500c Powers of Authority with respect to bonds
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(a) The Authority is authorized to issue refunding bonds of the Authority for the purpose of refunding those bonds in effect and outstanding at that time which have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any i…
29 V.I.C. § 500d Bonds of Authority legal investments for public or private funds
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The bonds of the Authority shall be lawful investments, 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 thereo…
29 V.I.C. § 500e 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; except, th…
29 V.I.C. § 500f Financial assistance; guarantees and purchases of bonds of Authority; loans and grants
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(a) For the purpose of assisting the Authority with its financing, the Government of the Virgin Islands, to the extent permitted by the Revised Organic Act of 1954, as amended, or any other applicable federal law, may—(1) guarantee payment of the bonds of the Authority, both as t…
29 V.I.C. § 500g Authorization of issuance of bonds of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands
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Pursuant to Section 8(b)(ii) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, as amended, the issuance of general obligation bonds or other obligations by the Government of the Virgin Islands is hereby authorized and approved, as the Governor may deem necessary and advisable, su…
29 V.I.C. § 500h Other assistance of Government of the Virgin Islands
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(a) For the purpose of further aiding the Authority in developing and maintaining the Virgin Islands solid waste and wastewater management systems and services, the Government of the Virgin Islands or any political subdivision thereof may, at the request of the Authority and upon…
29 V.I.C. § 500i Monies and accounts of Authority
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(a) All monies 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. § 500j Competitive bidding
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(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, all purchases and contracts for supplies for services, except for professional or expert services, made by the Authority, including contracts for the construction of facilities of the Authority, shall be made after adver…
29 V.I.C. § 500k Reports
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The Authority shall submit to the Legislature and to the Governor of the Virgin Islands, within 30 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Government of the Virgin Islands (1) a financial statement and complete report of the business of the Authority for the preceding fis…
29 V.I.C. § 500l 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 purpose…
29 V.I.C. § 500m Lack of jurisdiction of other agencies
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, no officer, board, commission, department or other agency or political subdivision of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall have jurisdiction over the Authority in the management and control of its properties and facilities, …
29 V.I.C. § 500n Applicability of other laws
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting the Authority from any law made specifically applicable thereto including the license, consent and authorization requirements by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources generally applicable to independent instrument…
29 V.I.C. § 500o 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 (Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Act of 1978, as amended).
29 V.I.C. § 500p Testing of septic systems
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(a) Septic systems shall be inspected for compliance with the requirements established by the Authority by duly trained personnel of the Authority and, if not in compliance, the Authority has the authority to require corrective action and, after adequate written notice, to levy f…
29 V.I.C. § 500q Separability of provisions
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If any provisions of this chapter or the application of such provisions to any person or circumstance 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 invali…
29 V.I.C. § 500t Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter, the following terms have meaning provided in this section:(1) “Authority” means the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority.(2) “Business” means any commercial enterprise or establishment and all employees of the commercial enterprise or establis…
29 V.I.C. § 500u Ban on plastic checkout bags and non-recyclable paper bags
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(a) All businesses, as defined in paragraph (2) of section 500t, are prohibited from providing disposable, plastic drinking straws and plastic, tubular stirrers, plastic checkout bags and non-recyclable paper bags to their customers at the point of sale for the purpose of transpo…
29 V.I.C. § 500v Penalties; enforcement
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(a) Beginning April 1, 2017, with respect to plastic bags, and beginning October 1, 2019, with respect to disposable, plastic drinking straws and plastic tubular stirrers, any business violating any provision of this subchapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this subchapte…
29 V.I.C. § 500w Regulations
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The Authority shall promulgate regulations for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this subchapter.
29 V.I.C. § 500x Public education
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The Director shall establish a public education program to disseminate information regarding implementation of this subchapter. The information must include publication of this subchapter and publication of the general benefits of recycling.