(a) The Guam Environmental Protection Agency shall be responsible for the implementation of (1) the Guam Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 10 GCA Chapter 40; (2) the Toxic Substances Exposure Compensation Act, 10 GCA Chapter 41; (3) the Guam Beverage Container Recycling Act of 2010, 10 GCA Chapter 44; (4) the Water Resources Conservation Act, 10 GCA Chapter 46; (5) the Water Pollution Control Act, 10 GCA Chapter 47; (6) the Toilet Facilities and Sewage Disposal Act, 10 GCA Chapter 48;
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(7) the Air Pollution Control Act, 10 GCA Chapter 49; (8) the Guam Pesticides Act, 10 GCA Chapter 50; (9) the Solid Waste Management and Litter Control Act, 10 GCA Chapter 51; (10) the Water and Wastewater Operator’s Mandatory Certification Act, 10 GCA Chapter 52; (11) the Safe Drinking Water Act, 10 GCA Chapter 53; (12) the Guam Lead Ban Act, 10 GCA Chapter 53A; (13) the Environmental Pollution Control Act, 10 GCA Chapter 54; (14) the Guam Oil Spill Responder Act, 10 GCA Chapter 54A; (15) the Choose to Reuse: Munga Ma Ayek I Plastek Act of 2018, 10 GCA Chapter 54B; (16) the Underground Storage of Regulated Substances Act, Article 1 of 10 GCA Chapter 76; and (17) the Aboveground Storage of Regulated Substances Act, Article 2 of 10 GCA Chapter 76. (b) The Guam Environmental Protection Agency shall publish all Notices of Violation, Orders of Compliance, Notices of Defense, Voluntary Compliance Agreements of the Guam Pesticides Act and the Guam Beverage Container Recycling Act of 2010, Settlement Agreements, and Referrals to the Office of Attorney General for Prosecution no later than fifteen (15) days from service, and shall report all settlement agreements to the GEPA Board of Directors at the next scheduled regular board meeting. SOURCE: GC § 57004, as amended by P.L. 14-022:3 (Apr. 22, 1997). Amended by P.L. 32-100:9 (Nov. 28, 2013). Amended by P.L. 35-006:2 (April 5, 2019). 2021 NOTE: P.L. 35-115:3 (Dec. 11, 2020) repealed the Guam Lead Ban Act, referenced in subsection (a)(12), which was formerly codified at Chapter 53A of 10 GCA. P.L. 35-115:2 reenacted Chapter 53A as the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2019 NOTE: Subsection designations added pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606. The references in subsections (a)(16) and (17) were altered to correspond to codification of Articles 1 and 2 of Chapter 76. The manifest error from P.L. 35-006:2, reflected in subsection (a)(17), was corrected by the Compiler pursuant to the authority of 1 GCA § 1606. 2014 NOTE: P.L. 32-100:10 stated: The Board of Directors of the Guam Environmental Protection Agency shall within one hundred twenty days (120) of the date of enactment of this Act into public law submit to I Liheslaturan Guåhan, via a duly adopted resolution, a proposed operational plan that shall include the budget request for the implementation of this Act and that shall address the deposit fees and tipping fees as it relates to the recycling program activities implemented by the Guam Solid Waste Management Authority or the Receiver appointed by the United States District Court of Guam with the intent of reducing the overall cost to consumers. CROSS REFERENCE: See Chapters 52 and 53 for GEPA’s additional powers and duties.