38:05 → 39:01(56s)
Clerk read Block 1 of the revised agenda and identified bill number 36-0206: an act requiring the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority to expand potable water distribution, upgrade the system, and install fire hydrants in Estate Smith Bay, St. Thomas; invited testifiers listed include the bill sponsor Senator Avery Lewis and WAPA and Fire Service officials.
The Committee on Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning heard testimony on Bill 36-0206 to require VI WAPA to expand potable water service and install fire hydrants in Estate Smith Bay, St. Thomas; members held the bill in committee after testimony and questions. The committee then held a multi-stakeholder hearing on heirs property, prolonged probate, and vacant/abandoned historic properties, receiving detailed recommendations on probate modernization, transfer-on-death deeds, legal aid, funding, and preservation tools.
