§ 47. Cooperation of government agencies
Agencies of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands shall cooperate with the district in the effectuation of programs and operations of the district.
§ 48. Discontinuance of district
Sections 41–49 of this title shall remain in force and effect for not less than five years after its enactment and for successive periods of five years thereafter, except as amended. At the end of the first five-year period, or any successive five-year period, the Legislature may take under consideration whether the continued operation of […]
§ 49. Appropriations authorized
Such sums as may be required for the use of the Board of Supervisors of the district in carrying out any of the purposes of sections 41–49 of this title shall be provided for by legislative appropriation.
§ 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 […]
§ 41. Declaration of policy
It is declared to be the policy of the Legislature to provide for the conservation and development of the soil, water and other natural resources of the United States Virgin Islands, including, but not limited to the prevention and control of soil erosion, the prevention of flood-water and sediment damage, and the furthering of the […]
§ 42. Definitions
Wherever used or referred to in sections 41–49 of this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context— (1) “District” means the Virgin Islands Conservation District created by the provisions of sections 41 through 49 of this title. (2) “Board” or “Board of Supervisors” means the governing body of the district; (3) “Supervisor” […]