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Senate reprograms funds to finish Randall "Doc" James racetrack; approves multiple amendments including small community appropriations and casino-fund formulas
Summary
Bill 36‑0119, to reprogram appropriated funds to the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation to complete the Randall "Doc" James racetrack on St. Croix, passed after a flurry of floor amendments that added targeted appropriations (including $20,000 for a Von Benjamin Monument) and a set of formula allocations for casino-revenue uses.
The Senate on Oct. 30 approved Bill No. 36‑0119, which reprograms appropriated funds to the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation for completion of the Randall "Doc" James racetrack on Saint Croix, after adopting a series of floor amendments that broadened the bill's scope and added targeted appropriations.
Senator Kenneth L. Gittens offered the first amendment (36‑602), followed by additional amendments that reallocated text in Title 3 and Title 14 of the V.I. Code. Senator Novelle Francis Jr. offered several amendments adding appropriations and programmatic direction, including Amendment 36‑604 that inserted a $20,000 appropriation in FY2026 from the Tourism Advertising Revolving Fund to the…
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