(a) There is established the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management and Homeland Security Council (“VITEMHS Council”) to be composed of the following persons:
(1) Director of VITEMA, who shall serve as Chairman; and
(2) Any commissioners of the departments within the executive branch of the Government who are named to the VITEMHS Council by Executive Order of the Governor, or their designees, including the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands; and
(3) Any directors of the agencies and bureaus within the executive branch of the Government who are named to the VITEMHS Council by Executive Order of the Governor, or their designees; and
(4) The Adjutant General of VING, or his designee; and
(5) The executive directors or equivalent position of, or their designees, the following semiautonomous agencies, instrumentalities, or public corporations of the Government:
(A) Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority;
(B) Virgin Islands Port Authority;
(C) West Indian Company, Ltd.;
(D) Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority;
(E) Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority;
(F) Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority;
(G) Virgin Islands Public Services Commission;
(H) Government Employees Retirement System;
(I) Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority;
(J) University of the Virgin Islands;
(K) Virgin Islands Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation;
(L) Schneider Regional Medical Center; and
(M) Juan F. Luis Hospital;
(6) The chief executive officer or equivalent position of, or the designees, any corporation or other business entity that operates in the Virgin Islands a public utility regulated by the Public Services Commission pursuant to title 30, Virgin Islands Code, and of any private emergency responder entity operating in the Territory; and
(7) Private sector entities, including, but not limited to, the chambers of commerce, hotel associations, and other entities, which may be invited to serve on the EMC by the Governor in consultation with the Director.
(b) Each member of the VITEMHS Council shall attend all council meetings.
(c) The VITEMHS Council shall:
(1) Plan for and coordinate the federal and territorial emergency management programs with FEMA and any other federal or territorial agencies, or other appropriate public or private entities.
(2) Assist the Territorial Coordinating Officer in responding to the Federal Coordinating Officer, or other appropriate federal agents or officers, in the event the President approves a request from the Governor for an emergency declaration or major disaster declaration;
(3) Provide goals and objectives to the Director for implementing VITEMP; and
(4) Work with the Director and all other government agencies, to establish standards for the operations and activities of the Government related to homeland security efforts, as set forth in subchapter II of this Chapter.
(d) Each entity made a member of the VITEMA Council shall designate an Emergency Services Coordinator (“ESC”) and notify the Director of the person's name and telephone number. The person designated to serve as an ESC may not be a person named or designated to serve on the VITEMA Council. The person designated as an ESC shall be responsible to coordinate the respective entity's policies and resources as required by VITEMP. The head of each entity on the VITEMA Council shall give written authority to the ESC enabling that person to obtain and provide the support specified in VITEMP and provide a copy of said written authority to the Director.