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SUMMARY:Committee on Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning
DESCRIPTION:The Committee on Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning has scheduled a meeting for Thursday, October 16, 2025 in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room at 10:00 A.M. to discuss and consider the following:\nBLOCK I\nBill No. 36-0135        An act amending title 29 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, section 294 regarding expedited building permits for developers.\nInvited Testifier:\nHonorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning and Natural Resources\n BLOCK II\nThe Committee will receive an update from the Department of Planning and Natural Resources with a focus on the implementation of the Comprehensive Land and Water Use Plan, including a review of:\n\nProgress made to date\nCurrent or anticipated challenges\nThe projected timeline for next steps in the implementation process\n\nInvited Testifier:\nHonorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning and Natural Resources\nBLOCK III\nThe Committee will receive testimony from the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority on the status of FEMA-funded power plant upgrades and recovery projects at, including a review of:\n\nProgress on FEMA-funded replacement of the Richmond Power Plant on St. Croix and unit upgrades at the Randolph Harley Plant on St. Thomas, including the design-build solicitation process and anticipated construction timeline.\nCritical resilience projects such as undergrounding of electrical lines, installation of advanced composite utility poles, battery energy storage systems, and advanced metering.\nIntegration of the recently commissioned solar farms on St. Croix into the WAPA power grid and their impact on system reliability, as well as any plans for solar development and integration in the St. Thomas–St. John district.\n\nInvited Testifiers:\nLemuel Lavinier, Chief Operating Officer, Electric System, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority\nNoel Hodge, Chief Engineer, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority\nVernon Alexander, Director of Special Projects, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority\nMaxwell George, Director of Project Management, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority\nJoelle Webster, Director of Grants Management, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority\n
URL:https://legvi.org/events/committee-on-disaster-recovery-infrastructure-and-planning-20/
ORGANIZER;CN=Senator Marise C. James:MAILTO:senatormarisejames@legvi.org
CATEGORIES:Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning
LOCATION:St. Croix
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