Title 5 — Government Operations

The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as Acting Governor of Guam as provided in the Organic Act of Guam. SOURCE: GC § 5600 added by P.L. 13-149:V:1.

(a) There is within the Office of I Segundu Na Maga’lahi [Lieutenant Governor] a bureau of the government of Guam which shall be known as the Guam State Clearinghouse. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Guam State Clearinghouse shall have exclusiv…

Clearinghouse. In addition to the duties and responsibilities of the Guam State Clearinghouse as may be prescribed by I Segundu Na Maga’lahi [the Lieutenant Governor], or by law, the Guam State Clearinghouse shall also have the following duties and responsibilities: (a) Administe…

(a) Sixty (60) days after this Act shall become law, any and all powers previously held by the Bureau of Budget and Management Research (‘BBMR’), and any other agency, council, board, office, officer or instrumentality of the government of Guam, or any public corporation, includi…

Exemptions. The Judiciary of Guam, the University of Guam, the Guam Community College, and the Guam Department of Education shall be exempted from the provisions prescribed in Title 5 GCA §§ 2101, 2101.1 and 2101.2. However, the Administrator of the Courts, the Presidents of the …

(a) The Office of Lieutenant Governor shall be designated the clearinghouse for all programs or projects directly or indirectly related to the Territory’s recovery, reconstruction and general public services rehabilitation resulting from the ravages of typhoons, tropical storms, …

There is hereby authorized an annual budget for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor beginning with Fiscal Year 1977. This is to ensure the effective discharge of the responsibilities and duties of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor as an office separate from that of the Gove…

The Lieutenant Governor of Guam shall have exclusive authority to appoint and remove officers and employees within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Guam State Clearinghouse, and all other offices that may be established and placed under the purview or direction of the L…

Guåhan. In the event that the annual operating budget for the government of Guam expires and no new annual operating budget has been enacted into law in accordance with the Organic Act, or rolled over from the previous year, then the salary of I Segundu Na Maga’lahen Guåhan shall…

(a) The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint an Islandwide Beautification Task Force, consisting of: (1) the Director of the Guam Visitors Bureau; (2) the Director of the Department of Public Works; (3) the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation; (4) the Director of the …

Transfers. The Office of Lieutenant Governor shall be designated the Environmental Clearinghouse for all federal land transfers as they relate specifically to Environmental review and restoration concerns. All Environmental review for clean-up of federal land transfers must have …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, policy, or procedure, the salary of I Segundu Na Maga’låhen Guåhan [the Lieutenant Governor of Guam] shall be paid at the rate of Eighty-five Thousand Dollars ($85,000) per annum. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 34-009:4 (May …

This Chapter shall be known as The Guam Product Seal Task Force Act.

(a) The Guam Product Seal Task Force is established for the special purpose of protecting the Guam brand by restricting and or limiting the use of the word “Guam” or “Chamorro”, or a derivation of such words, on consumable commodities not made in Guam in order to promote and enha…

The Guam Product Seal Task Force shall be under the direction of the Office of I Segundu Na Maga’lahi (the Lt. Governor) and convened pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

The composition of the Guam Product Seal Task Force shall be as follows: I Sigundo Na Maga'hågan/Maga'låhen Guåhan (the Lieutenant Governor of Guam), who shall serve as the Chairperson; the Administrator of the Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA), or his or her assigned re…

(a) The Task Force shall work collaboratively to create recommendations that will develop a comprehensive Guam Product Seal Permit Program with the overall goal of enhancing and better promoting products that are “Made in Guam.” (b) Its function shall include, but is not limited …

(a) The Task Force shall meet biannually, and as needed to discuss and assess progress and recommendations. (b) Three (3) members of the Task Force shall constitute a quorum to do business, and the affirmative vote of three (3) members of the Task Force shall be required to take …