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BILL NO. 29-0001

Twenty-Ninth Legislature of the Virgin Islands

January 10, 2011

A Resolution establishing the Majority Caucus, officers and the leadership, membership
of the standing committees of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature of the Virgin Islands, and
adopting the Rules of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature

PROPOSED BY: Senators Carlton “Ital” Dowe, Alicia “Chucky” Hansen,

Louis Patrick Hill, Shawn-Michael Malone, Janette Millin Young,
Usie R. Richards, Ronald E. Russell, Sammuel Sanes,
Patrick Simeon Sprauve, Celestino A. White, Sr. and
Alvin L. Williams, Sr.

1 Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands:

2 SECTION 1. Pursuant to section 6 (g) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin

3 Islands, 48 U.S.C. § 1572 (g), and the document captioned “Resolution for the

4 Organization of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature of the Virgin Islands”, attached as

5 Appendix A to, and made a part of this Resolution, and signed by Senators Celestino A.

6 White, Sr., Louis Patrick Hill, Carlton “Ital” Dowe, Alvin L. Williams, Jr., Ronald E.

7 Russell, Alicia “Chucky” Hansen, Patrick Simeon Sprauve, Janette Millin Young, Usie

8 R. Richards, Shawn-Michael Malone, and Sammuel Sanes, the Twenty-Ninth Legislature

9 of the Virgin Islands is organized, and the Senators are elected to the offices, chairs, vice
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1 chairs, and memberships on standing committees of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature, as

2 provided in sections 2 and 3 of this Resolution.

3 SECTION 2. The following senators are elected to the offices of the Twenty-

4 Ninth Legislature established in this section:

5 Senator Ronald E. Russell President;

6 Senator Louis Patrick Hill Vice President;

7 Senator Sammuel Sanes Legislative Secretary;

8 Senator Celestino A. White, Sr. Majority Leader;

9 Senator Alvin L. Williams, Jr. Secretary for Intergovernmental

10 and Territorial Affairs;

11 Senator Usie R. Richards Liaison to the United State Congress;

12 Senator Shawn-Michael Malone Liaison to the United States

13 Department of Interior and Insular
14 Affairs; and
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16 Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen Liaison to the White House.

17 SECTION 3. The following senators are elected as chairs, vice chairs, and

18 members of the standing committees established in this section:

19 (a) The Committee on Rules and the Judiciary is established and comprised of

20 the following members:

21 (1) Senator Usie R. Richards, Chair;

22 (2) Senator Sammuel Sanes, Vice Chair;

23 (3) Senator Carlton “Ital” Dowe;

24 (4) Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen;

25 (5) Senator Ronald E. Russell;

26 (6) Senator Patrick Simeon Sprauve; and

27 (7) Senator Celestino A. White, Sr.

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1 (b) The Committee on Finance is established and comprised of the following

2 members:

3 (1) Senator Carlton “Ital” Dowe, Chair;

4 (2) Senator Louis Patrick Hill, Vice Chair;

5 (3) Senator Shawn-Michael Malone;

6 (4) Senator Janette Millin Young;

7 (5) Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly;

8 (6) Senator Sammuel Sanes; and

9 (7) Senator Celestino A. White, Sr.

10 (c) The Committee on Health and Hospitals is established and comprised of

11 the following members:

12 (1) Senator Patrick Simeon Sprauve, Chair;

13 (2) Senator Usie R. Richards, Vice Chair;

14 (3) Senator Craig W. Barshinger;

15 (4) Senator Shawn-Michael Malone;

16 (5) Senator Nereida Rivera O’Reilly;

17 (6) Senator Sammuel Sanes; and

18 (7) Senator Alvin L. Williams, Jr.

19 (d) The Committee on Education, Youth and Culture is established and

20 comprised of the following members:

21 (1) Senator Janette Millin Young, Chair;

22 (2) Senator Shawn Michael Malone, Vice Chair;

23 (3) Senator Craig W. Barshinger;

24 (4) Senator Louis Patrick Hill;

25 (5) Senator Neville James;

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1 (6) Senator Carlton “Ital” Dowe; and

2 (7) Senator Sammuel Sanes.

3 (e) The Committee on Government Operations, Energy, and Veterans’ Affairs

4 is established and comprised of the following members:

5 (1) Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen, Chair;

6 (2) Senator Celestino A. White, Sr., Vice Chair;

7 (3) Senator Ronald E. Russell;

8 (4) Senator Janette Millin Young;

9 (5) Senator Terrence “Positive” Nelson;

10 (6) Senator Usie R. Richards; and

11 (7) Senator Alvin L. Williams, Jr.

12 (f) The Committee on Housing and Labor is established and comprised of the

13 following members:

14 (1) Senator Celestino A. White, Sr., Chair;

15 (2) Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen, Vice Chair;

16 (3) Senator Louis Patrick Hill;

17 (4) Senator Neville James;

18 (5) Senator Terrence “Positive” Nelson;

19 (6) Senator Usie R. Richards; and

20 (7) Senator Alvin L. Williams, Jr.

21 (g) The Committee on Human Services, Recreation and Sports is established

22 and comprised of the following members:

23 (1) Senator Alvin L. Williams, Jr. Chair;

24 (2) Senator Janette Millin Young, Vice Chair;

25 (3) Senator Craig W. Barshinger;

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1 (4) Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen;

2 (5) Senator Shawn-Michael Malone;

3 (6) Senator Terrence “Positive” Nelson; and

4 (7) Senator Patrick Simeon Sprauve.

5 (h) The Committee on Public Safety, Homeland Security and Justice is

6 established and comprised of the following members:

7 (1) Senator Sammuel Sanes, Chair;

8 (2) Senator Alvin L. Williams, Jr. ,Vice Chair;

9 (3) Senator Carlton “Ital” Dowe;

10 (4) Senator Usie R. Richards;

11 (5) Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly;

12 (6) Senator Ronald E. Russell; and

13 (7) Senator Celestino A. White, Sr.

14 (i) The Committee on Economic Development, Technology, and Agriculture

15 is established and comprised of the following members:

16 (1) Senator Shawn-Michael Malone, Chair;

17 (2) Senator Patrick Simeon Sprauve, Vice Chair;

18 (3) Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen;

19 (4) Senator Louis Patrick Hill;

20 (5) Senator Neville James;

21 (6) Senator Janette Millin Young; and

22 (7) Senator Terrence “Positive” Nelson.

23 (j) The Committee on Planning and Environmental Protection is established

24 and comprised of the following members:

25 (1) Senator Louis Patrick Hill, Chair;

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1 (2) Senator Carlton “Ital” Dowe, Vice Chair;

2 (3) Senator Neville James;

3 (4) Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly;

4 (5) Senator Craig W. Barshinger;

5 (6) Senator Patrick Simeon Sprauve; and

6 (7) Senator Ronald E. Russell.

7 SECTION 4. The Rules governing the organization, procedures, and operations

8 of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature of the Virgin Islands, as set forth in the document

9 entitled “Rules of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature of the Virgin Islands” and dated January

10 10, 2011, are adopted and are attached as Appendix B to, and by this reference are made

11 a part of this Resolution.

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13 BILL SUMMARY

14 Section 1 of the resolution resolves that the Twenty-Ninth Legislature is

15 organized and its officers elected and standing committees established. Section 2 elects
16 the officers for the term of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature. Section 3 establishes the
17 standing committees and provides for their leadership and membership.
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19 Section 4 adopts the Rules of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature. The section
20 incorporates the Rules by reference.
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