(a) I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi shall formulate the program and financial plan to be recommended to I Liheslatura after considering the government agency proposed program and financial plans, and other programs and alternatives that she/he deems appropriate. The plan shall include her/his recommended goals and policies, recommended plans to implement the goals and policies, recommended budget for the succeeding fiscal year, and recommended revenue measures to support the budget. (b) I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi shall present the proposed comprehensive program and financial plan in a message to I Liheslatura not later than January 31 prior to each fiscal year. If I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi is in the first year of her/his first term or an additional non-consecutive term, then the message shall be presented not later than April 8 of that same year. The message shall be accompanied by a budget document which shall contain I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi’s recommended goals, plans and appropriations. The budget document shall be furnished to each member of I Liheslatura and each department or agency of the government. The budget document shall contain the following information: (1) the coordinated program goals and objectives that I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi recommends to guide the decisions on the proposed program plans and budget appropriations; (2) The program and budget recommendations of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi for the succeeding fiscal year which shall delineate the program and budget recommendations of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi in an amount specific for the line and semi-autonomous agencies of the government of Guam; (3) a summary of the government’s receipts in the last fiscal year, a revised estimate for the current fiscal year, and an estimate for the succeeding year; (4) a summary of expenditures during the last fiscal year, those estimated for the current fiscal year, and those recommended by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi for the succeeding fiscal year; (5) drafts of appropriation bills and revenue measures; and (6) any additional information which will facilitate understanding of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi’s proposed program and financial plan by I Liheslatura and the public. (c) After delivery of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi’s message, the bills incorporating her/his recommendations may be introduced by I Liheslatura in accordance with the provision of its Standing Rules.
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SOURCE: GC § 5156, added by P.L. 12-115:1 (Mar. 28, 1974). Subsection (b) amended by P.L. 16-047:4 (Nov. 24, 1981); P.L. 17-008:2 (May 6, 1983); P.L. 33-066:XII:19 (Sept. 5, 2015). 2026 NOTE: References to the “Governor” in (b)(2) replaced with I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi pursuant to 5 GCA § 1510.