(a) Legislative History. The Komitea Para Tiyan, as agent for the Governor of Guam under Executive Order 95-02, and on
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behalf of the people of Guam, has issued official notice to the United States Navy, to the Federal government and to all other concerned individuals and authorities that the Komitea Para Tiyan shall continue to assume the authority, duties and responsibilities as ‘caretaker’ of Naval Air Station, Guam (“NAS”) during the interim period and until such time as all requirements are successfully accomplished for the issuance of title to the government of Guam to the property and parcels comprising NAS. (b) Personnel. The Komitea Para Tiyan may hire personnel to perform the functions that are necessary for the effective performance of the responsibilities and obligations of caretaker. (c) [Repealed.] SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-59:IV:1 as § 3128. Recodified as § 3129 by the Compiler as § 3128 was previously codified. Amended by P.L. 25- 003:IV:3 as § 3128. Subsection (c) repealed by P.L. 36-071:13 (Dec. 27, 2021). 2022 NOTE: Prior to its repeal by P.L. 36-071:13 (Dec. 27, 2021), subsection (c) stated: Komitea Para Tiyan Authorized to Charge Rents and Fees. The Komitea Para Tiyan is designated the responsibility of developing and recommending the planning activities in the reuse of NAS or the various use or potential uses of the facilities within NAS for the maximum benefit of the people of Guam. The Komitea Para Tiyan is authorized to identify and adopt the types of fees, charges and assessments for use of NAS facilities, and is exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Adjudication Law. All money collected or proceeds received from lease fees, service fees or rentals of equipment and facilities within NAS, with the exception of those facilities and fees currently being administered by the Department of Education, shall be promptly accounted for and deposited into the ‘Komitea Para Tiyan Fund’ of the government of Guam. There is created within the government of Guam, a ‘Komitea Para Tiyan Fund’ which is to be maintained separate and apart from other funds. All money collected and deposited into Komitea Para Tiyan Fund shall be used exclusively by the Komitea Para Tiyan, and the Komitea Para Tiyan is authorized to expend, as authorized and appropriated by I Liheslaturan Guåhan, such funds for the operations, maintenance of NAS grounds and facilities, and for the payment of utility expenses incurred by the common areas of Tiyan, but not for utility expenses incurred by any department or agency. For the purpose of this Section, ‘common areas of Tiyan’ are those areas within the confines of Naval Air Station (‘NAS’) that have not
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been allocated or designated for use by any agency or department of the government of Guam. The Director of the Department of Administration shall submit a quarterly financial statement detailing the status of the Komitea Para Tiyan Fund to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan. Any amount remaining in the Komitea Para Tiyan Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be transferred to the Tiyan Trust Fund as outlined in § 68982 of Article 12 of Chapter 68, Division 2 of Title 21 of the Guam Code Annotated. 2009 NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department of Education to the Guam Public School System. The passage of P.L. 30-050:2 (July 14, 2009) reverted the name to the Department of Education.