2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 3 - Executive
Chapter 1 - Governor
§ 27c. Functions and duties
- The Assistant shall have the following functions and duties:
(a) Maintain close contact with the Office of the Washington Representative or Delegate to the United States House of Representatives in order to coordinate activities and to avoid undesirable duplication of effort.
(b) Acquire a thorough working knowledge of all Federal Programs offering grants, loans, subsidies or other opportunities for economic, social or technological advancement of the Virgin Islands.
(c) Become familiar with and follow closely the progress of proposed Federal Programs of interest to the Virgin Islands which are either the subject of proposed congressional legislation, Executive Order, or administrative rule or regulation.
(d) Acquire a working knowledge of specific procedures required in applying for or qualifying for the benefits offered pursuant to Federal Programs available to the Virgin Islands, and through appropriate action, require all Virgin Islands Departments and Agencies to adopt, update, or revise such plans and procedures as are necessary to ensure full participation with Federal guidelines.
(e) Submit quarterly reports to the Legislature and the Governor regarding the progress being made on applications for Federal Program benefits or rendering advice and counsel regarding legislation or the implementation of procedures or programs required or desirable in qualifying for Federal Program benefits.
(f) Act as liaison between the Government of the United States Virgin Islands and Federal Departments and Agencies offering Federal Program benefits, and maintain open lines of communication between the Legislature, the Governor, and the Federal Departments and Agencies concerned.
(g) Take such steps as are necessary in ascertaining whether Federal Program benefits are being properly expended, administered or applied locally to assure continued qualification for those benefits in the future. All departments, commissions, agencies and instrumentalities of the Virgin Islands Government shall cooperate fully with the Coordinator.
