§ 50c. Same; appropriations
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the annual budgets of the Department of Agriculture a special item in such amount as the Legislature may deem appropriate as a contribution to the Special Conservation Fund.
§ 51. Cost-sharing in subsoiling of cropland and pasture land; authority of Government
The Government of the United States Virgin Islands is authorized to share with farmers in the United States Virgin Islands the cost of subsoiling cropland and pasture land to a depth that will effectively shatter the hardpan to permit better water penetration and increase the water table.
§ 52. Same; requests by farmers; duties of Board and Commissioner
Any farmer desirous of obtaining the benefit of Government cost-sharing in subsoiling under sections 51–55 of this title shall submit a request for such through the Board of Supervisors of the Virgin Islands Soil Conservation District. The said Board shall pass upon all such requests and submit its recommendations to the Commissioner of Agriculture for […]
§ 53. Same; requirements with respect to subsoiling
To qualify for cost-sharing, subsoiling must be performed only on land which can be benefited by such practice, and where such subsoiling will aid in the increase of the water table. Subsoiling must be performed to a minimum depth of 14 inches and a maximum spacing interval of 4 feet. On sloping land, subsoiling must […]
§ 54. Same; limitations on cost-sharing
The sharing of costs hereunder by the Government shall be limited to the rate of $5 for each acre subsoiled, regardless of the number of operations on the same acreage.
§ 55. Same; administration by, and powers of, Commissioner
The Commissioner of Agriculture shall administer the provisions of sections 51–54 of this title, and for such purposes is authorized— (a) to cooperate with any other governmental department or agency; and (b) to issue all such rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes and provisions of the said sections.
§ 50b-1. Special Conservation Fund
The sum of $30,000 is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States Virgin Islands fiscal year July 1, 1964, to June 30, 1965, and entered as a special item in the appropriation of the Department of Agriculture and shall be known as the Special Conservation Fund.
§ 50b-2. Same; administration of Fund; rules and regulations
The Special Conservation Fund shall be administered in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture after consultation with representatives of the Area Agricultural Conservation Program.
§ 50b-3. Same; assistance to farmers; limits; unexpended balances
An individual farmer eligible for benefits under the Agricultural Conservation Program shall be entitled to receive assistance out of the funds contributed by the Government of the United States Virgin Islands up to such amounts so that the total assistance received under the federal and insular contributions does not exceed $5,000 in any one fiscal […]
§ 43. Creation of district; boundaries
There is established as a public body corporate and politic, to serve as a governmental subdivision and instrumentality of the United States Virgin Islands and to perform the functions conferred upon it in sections 41–49 of this title, the Virgin Islands Conservation District. The boundaries of the district shall coincide with the legal boundaries of […]