Definitions

1. Law
2. US Virgin Islands Code
3. Public Planning and Development
4. Public Works Acceleration Authority
5. Declaration of Policy and Definitions
6. Definitions

• (a) As used in this chapter, unless it is otherwise provided, or the context requires a different construction, application, or meaning—

  • “Area of operation” means the total geographical area composing the Virgin Islands of the United States. “Authority” means the Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority established by section 471 of this title. “Bonds” means all bonds (including refunding bonds), notes, debentures, and any other types or forms of instruments of obligation. “Federal Government” means the United States of America or any department, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States. “Government of the Virgin Islands” means the body politic established by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands. “Governor” means the Governor of the Virgin Islands. “Legislature” means the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. “Locality” or “Community” means any cohesive population area within the Virgin Islands, such as Charlotte Amalie at St. Thomas, Christiansted or Frederiksted at St. Croix, or St. John, that would be commonly described as a city, town or village. “Person” means the Government of the Virgin Islands, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, and any individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust or nonincorporated organization. “Project” means any accelerated public works project undertaken or financed under the provisions of this chapter by the Virgin Islands Public Works Acceleration Authority, whether undertaken independently or in cooperation with the accelerated Public Works Program authorized by the Public Works Acceleration Act or undertaken in cooperation with the Public Facility Loans Program, extending to all properties, assets, cash or other funds, used, received or held in connection with the planning, construction, development, operation, or disposition of a project or any portion of a project. “Public Agency” or “Agency” means any department, bureau, instrumentality, authority, or official body, corporate or otherwise or any public official, of the United States, or of the Virgin Islands, or of any state, commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States.

• (b) To the extent to which any definition in this section relates to, or is derived from the Public Works Acceleration Act, the Public Facility Loans Program, or the Housing Amendments of 1955, it shall be construed as intended to conform to those Acts, or to any future amendments of those Acts, and is intended to include the broadest scope authorized by those Acts.

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