Title 5 — Government Operations

(a) There is created a Highway Commission. (b) Membership. The Commission shall consist of the Director of Public Works, ex officio, who shall be chairman, and four members appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature. The appointed members shal…

(a) For the purpose of securing the for the entire Territory proper maintenance and construction of existing highways, including roads and city and village streets and for implementing all highway-safety related plans, programs and projects, there is hereby established a fund to …

Consistent with the Governor’s Highway Safety Representative and Office of Highway Safety policies and procedures of the U.S. Department of Transportation, there is hereby assigned the Director of COL12302011 Public Works to be the Governor’s designate as the Highway Safety Repre…

There is hereby established within the Department of Public Works the Office of Highway Safety to be staffed by officers and employees of the Department assigned by the Director of Public Works. The Office of Highway Safety shall assist the Director of Public Works in all functio…

(a) Inclusion of bicycle lanes and pedestrian ways shall be part and parcel of the planning, development, construction, reconstruction or other change of transportation facilities, plans, programs of primary and secondary roads on Guam. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of parag…

To the extent that business/residential/traffic mitigation costs are authorized or allowed by the grantor of federal funds for highway/road projects, the Department of Public Works shall allocate a sufficient portion of such federal funds for mitigation expenses related to such h…

Expenses. To the extent that utilities relocation costs are authorized or allowed by the grantor of federal funds for highway/road projects, the Department of Public Works shall allocate a sufficient portion of such federal funds for utilities relocation expenses related to such …

The Department of Public Works shall submit a report to the Speaker of I Liheslatura, I Maga'lahi, the Office of Public Accountability, the Office of Finance and Budget, and the Public Utilities Commission of all utility relocation costs that are authorized or allowed by the gran…

Construction Projects. For every major road construction project initiated by the Department of Public Works (DPW) on and after October 1, 2011, DPW shall consider and, where feasible in its judgment, ensure that such road construction work is performed no earlier than eight o’cl…

The Department of Public Works shall distribute for non- commercial use government-owned coral mined from government- owned coral pits at the request and certification of need of the village commissioner or the assistant commissioner of the village where the coral is to be delive…

Each year after the implementation of this program, the Department of Public Works shall report to the Guam Legislature on the financial COL12302011 impact of the program. The report shall contain a review of all costs incurred, including but not limited to, the cost of coral, th…

Each year, when the Department of Public Works submits its budget request to the Legislature, the Department shall include a request for an appropriation to cover the cost of this program or a request for an authorization to expend government resources to cover the program.

Any government employee distributing coral in violation of the provisions of this Act, as amended, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

No funds, personnel or equipment supported by the Territorial Highway Fund may be utilized for this program. ---------- COL12302011