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Rules committee advances container-fee increase to fund waste cleanup, youth beautification and general fund
Summary
The Rules committee voted to report bill 36-0039, which raises port container fees (20' $50→$100; 40' $100→$200; flat rack $205) and reallocates revenue across the general fund, the Waste Management Authority and a youth beautification program. The Waste Management Authority submitted a letter of support.
The Committee on Rules and Judiciary voted Oct. 9 to report bill 36-0039, a measure to increase fees for containers and flat racks entering the U.S. Virgin Islands and to allocate the new revenues for waste management, a targeted youth beautification program and the general fund. The committee vote to forward the bill to the full Legislature was 4–0 with three members absent.
Sponsor Senator Angel L. Bocas Jr. told the committee the container-fee rates had not been updated in more than two decades and that the measure targets high-volume importers rather than small…
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