The processing of solid waste by resource recovery facilities provides a preferred method of disposing of solid waste. The recovery of resources contained in solid waste promotes commerce, industry and employment opportunities. The development of desalination facilities through a technology by which potable water can be recovered from seawater is necessary to aid in alleviating the fresh water shortage in the Virgin Islands, thus improving the health and well-being of its people. The establishment of Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery Facilities and Desalination Facilities by the Government of the Virgin Islands through the Waste Management Authority is hereby declared to be in the public interest and a public improvement vital to the welfare of the people of the Virgin Islands, and it is the purpose of this chapter to authorize the Government of the Virgin Islands through the Waste Management Authority to select and contract with appropriate persons for the development, design, financing, ownership, leasing, construction, operation, repair and/or maintenance of Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery Facilities and Desalination Facilities in the Virgin Islands.