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SUMMARY:Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:The Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture has scheduled a meeting for Monday, March 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix, Virgin Islands to provide updates on the following:\nBLOCK I\nThe Department of Planning and Natural Resources will provide a comprehensive update on its operations, regulatory responsibilities, and ongoing efforts to manage and protect the Virgin Islands’ natural, cultural, and historical resources.\nKey highlights will include staffing challenges, enforcement capabilities, concerns over potential loss of federal funding, updates on the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s conservation and regulatory programs, ongoing environmental protection initiatives, the status of coastal development projects under the Division of Coastal Zone Management, and current efforts in historic preservation and compliance enforcement.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Jean-Pierre L. Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning and Natural Resources \nBLOCK II\nThe Virgin Islands Port Authority will present an overview of its operational performance, infrastructure development projects, and efforts to improve air and seaport facilities throughout the territory.\nKey highlights will include a review of VIPA’s 2024 Year-End Report, progress on airport modernization projects at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport and Cyril E. King Airport, updates on the $230 million CEKA terminal expansion and $140 million HERA improvements, seaport dredging plans for Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and discussions on coordination between VIPA and WICO to optimize operations and minimize redundancies.\nInvited Testifier:\nCarlton Dowe, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Port Authority\nBLOCK III\nThe Office of Cannabis Regulation will provide an update on the agency’s progress in implementing the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act and regulating the territory’s emerging cannabis industry.\nKey highlights will include the status of cannabis regulations, timelines for business licensing applications, updates on the track-and-trace system partnership with Metrc, staffing levels and hiring plans, public outreach initiatives for entrepreneurs, and plans for upcoming community engagement sessions.\nInvited Testifier:\nJoanne Moorehead, Executive Director, Office of Cannabis Regulation\n
URL:https://legvi.org/events/committee-on-economic-development-and-agriculture-17/
ORGANIZER;CN=Senator Hubert L. Frederick:MAILTO:senatorlfrederick@legvi.org
CATEGORIES:Economic Development and Agriculture
LOCATION:St. Croix
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