(a) Purposes and Policies. The Underlying purposes and policies of this Act are to acknowledge that the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam has the duty to operate and maintain the Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Air Terminal and related facilities for civil aviation purposes on Guam and that Airport Police is necessary to provide for the orderly and efficient protection of persons and property and for the enforcement of the laws of Guam and rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Act. (b) There is hereby established, under the direction of the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam Airport Police, which shall be responsible for the protection of persons and property at the Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Air Terminal and all related facilities, and which shall coordinate its activities with the Guam Police Department. The Board of Directors, pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Act, shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding security at the Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Air Terminal to promote the purposes of this Act and rules and regulations regarding personnel, which shall be in accordance with provisions of Title 4 GCA. Any violation of the rules and regulations regarding security shall be a misdemeanor.
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(c) Notwithstanding any law, rules or regulations to the contrary, members of the Airport Police while on the premises and acting within their official capacity, shall have powers of peace officers, including, but not limited to, the power to arrest, the power to enforce the Airport rules and regulations, the Security Program as required and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Vehicle Code of Guam. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-073 (Oct. 4, 1984). Amended by P.L. 23-050:2 (Dec. 5, 1995). 2024 NOTE: Subsection designation (c) added pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606. 2022 NOTE: References to the “Guam Airport Authority” replaced with “Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam” pursuant to 12 GCA § 1102 (a). References to the “Guam International Air Terminal” replaced with “Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Air Terminal” pursuant to 1 GCA § 828.