(a) There is hereby created an Advisory Council on Housing, hereinafter referred to as the “Council”. The Council shall consist of six tenant representatives elected from the public rental housing projects. Three of the representatives shall be from housing projects on St. Croix and three shall be from housing projects on St. Thomas/St. John. They shall be democratically chosen by the residents, of legal age, of the respective housing projects by the same democratic selection process for the list of candidates for representation on the Board provided in subsection (a) of section 32 of this title.
(b) The Council shall meet on a regular basis to investigate concerns of public housing tenants and formulate solutions to those concerns. The Council shall attend meetings of the Board of Commissioners of the Virgin Islands Housing Authority and advise the Board on tenant problems and recommended solutions. The Board shall supply the Council with such staff and supplies as are necessary in the performance of its duties and Council members shall receive per diem and attendance for travel to official meetings of the Council and the Board as provided by Title 3, section 65, Virgin Islands Code. The Council shall, to the best of its ability, represent the views of the tenants of the public housing projects on matters affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all tenants, and in any other matters properly before the Board.