(a) Any contract entered into by the Authority, on behalf of the Government, in accordance with section 1568 of this chapter, for construction, operation, repairs, and/or maintenance of Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery Facilities and Desalination Facilities, shall require that at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the employees of any person entering into such contract with the Government, or of any subcontractors of such person, shall be unemployed residents of the Virgin Islands (as defined below) who are qualified to perform the service or work required to be performed by such person under such contract or who, after training, within a reasonable period shall be so qualified to perform such service or work; Provided, however, That in the event the Commissioner of Labor certifies that such unemployed residents of the Virgin Islands are insufficient to meet the requirements of this section, then, to the extent of that insufficiency, this requirement shall not apply.
(b) For the purposes of this section the term “resident of the Virgin Islands” means a U.S. citizen or permanent resident domiciled in the Virgin Islands for at least one year prior to the date of determination.
(c) The Commissioner of Labor, in consultation with the Authority, shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section.