Title 1 — General Provisions
19 chapters · 323 sections in this title.
1 GCA § 1700 Statement of Legislative Purpose
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Noting that the unincorporated territory of Guam is the only organized Government in the West Pacific whose political status has remained unchanged for the last thirty (30) years, finding that the people of Guam demand a mechanism whereby the status of their government vis-a-vis …
1 GCA § 1701 Creation and Membership
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There is established a Commission on Self Determination for the people of Guam which shall be composed of nine (9) members including the Chairperson. The Governor shall serve as Chairperson of the Commission. Two (2) members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Governor; t…
1 GCA § 1702 Function
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The general purpose of the Commission is to take any and all steps necessary to communicate with the federal government regarding the form of commonwealth agreement which the people of Guam desire, including but not limited to formulating and drafting a Covenant defining the para…
1 GCA § 1703 Local Approval Process
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After the purposes of the Commission have been accomplished as set out under 1 GCA § 1702 the Commission shall reduce the desires of the people to a written covenant, a federal-territorial relations act or any other proposed legislation, if necessary, to be submitted to the Congr…
1 GCA § 1704 General Powers
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The Commission shall have, and may exercise, the following general powers in carrying on the activities specified in this Chapter: (a) To acquire, in any lawful manner, any property real, personal, mixed, tangible or intangible -- to hold, maintain, use and operate the same; and …
1 GCA § 1705 Repository for Commission Documents
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The Nieves Flores Memorial Library shall be the depository of all public records and materials pertaining to political status of the territory of Guam. The Commission and Office shall transfer all of its official public documents upon completion of its work. SOURCE: GC § 1976, ad…
1 GCA § 1706 Ratification of Commission’s Proposal
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Upon the completion of the drafting of a covenant or federal-territorial relations act to be introduced in the United States Congress, and after the Commission and representatives of the United States Government have completed whatever communications are necessary to finalize suc…
1 GCA § 1707 Quarterly Reports
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At the end of every calendar quarter, the Commission shall transmit to the Legislative Secretary and to the Nieves Flores Public Library, its report on the status of Guam's efforts to secure approval and implementation of the draft Commonwealth Act, such report to contain details…
1 GCA § 1708 Independent Audit
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In accord with § 11101 of Title 2, Guam Code Annotated, the Legislature shall annually cause an audit to be made by an independent audit firm, at least one of whose members is a certified public accountant, of all accounts and financial transactions of the Commission, which audit…
1 GCA § 1709 Commission Membership Declared Vacant
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The positions of all former members and staff of the Commission on Self-Determination, as established under P.L. 15-128, as amended, having accomplished the primary purposes of the Commission in Phase One of its tasks, are hereby vacated effective upon enactment of this law in or…