Title 5 — Government Operations
73 chapters · 2,143 sections in this title.
5 GCA § 56101 Facilities & Personnel
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21201 enacted by the First Guam Legislature; amended by P.L. 9- 189 (the creation of the Guam Power Authority), P.L. 13-110:13 and P.L. 16-59:2 (subsection (c) only). Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b). COL120106 COMMENT: The law respecting the Guam Power Autho…
5 GCA § 56102 Fund
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21202 codified by P.L. 1-88 (1952). Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2 (b).
5 GCA § 56103 Original Capital
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21203 codified by P.L. 1-88 (1952). Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2 (b).
5 GCA § 56104 Duty of Agency
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21204; amended by P.L. 12-44, P.L. 13-110:14; P.L. 16-59:3. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2 (b).
5 GCA § 56105 Rates
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21205 codified by P.L. 1-88 (1952). Repealed by P.L. 13-179:2. But see § 56106, below. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2 (b).
5 GCA § 56106 Powers. [Repealed.]
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SOURCE: GC § 21206; amended by P.L. 12-44, P.L. 13-110:15, P.L. 13-179:4, P.L. 16-49:4, P.L. 16-59:4, P.L. 17-74:6. R/R by P.L. 22-47:4 (12/2/93). Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b). NOTE: P.L. 18-33 sections 25, 26 and 27 were enacted regarding PUAG and read as follows: "Section 25. N…
5 GCA § 56107 Collection of Accounts
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b).
5 GCA § 56108 Rules and Regulations
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21207; amended by P.L. 16-59:5. Subsection (c) added by Section 28, P.L. 18-33, and codified by the Compiler. Repealed by P.L. 23- 119:2(b).
5 GCA § 56109 PUAG Fund
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21208; subsection (c) amended by P.L. 6-69. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b).
5 GCA § 56110 Fire Hydrants: Installation & Operating Costs
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21208.1 added by P.L. 6-69. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b). NOTE: GC § 21208.2, Streetlights, was repealed by P.L. 9-189. The present Abandoned Vehicle & Streetlight Fund is found in 16 GCA §7161.
5 GCA § 56111 Improvements for Subdivisions
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21208.3 added by P.L. 6-69; amended by P.L. 13-10:16. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b).
5 GCA § 56112 Retirement Fund Contributions
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21208.4 added by P.L. 6-69. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b).
5 GCA § 56113 Service Charge to General Fund
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21208.5 added by P.L. 6-69. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b). NOTE: GC § 21209, Loans to Agency, enacted in 1952, amended by P.L. 7-71, and P.L. 9-229, was repealed by P.L. 12-121. The same GC § 21209, Loans to Agency, was again added by P.L. 14-142:1 and aga…
5 GCA § 56114 Bonds of Officers
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21213 codified in P.L. 1-88 (1952). Repealed by P.L. 23- 119:2(b).
5 GCA § 56115 Installment Payments
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21214 repealed/reenacted by P.L. 13-110:17. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b).
5 GCA § 56116 Default of Installments
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21215 added by P.L. 2-44. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b).
5 GCA § 56117 Rediscounting Notes
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21216 added by P.L. 2-44. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b). NOTE: The Guam Finance & Development Agency no longer exists. It was the predecessor to the Guam Economic Development Authority. The demise of the Finance & Development Agency in no way limits the ef…
5 GCA § 56118 Reimbursement to PUAG
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: Enacted by P.L. 19-10, Ch. XI:1 as an uncodified section; codified by Compiler. Repealed by P.L. 23-119:2(b).
5 GCA § 56119 Water and Sewer System Development Charge
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[Repealed.] COL120106 SOURCE: Added by P.L. 19-47:2 as GC § 21206.2. Repealed b P.L. 26-164:4. Replaced by 12 GCA § 12015.5.
5 GCA § 56120 Fire Hydrants: Color Coding
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(a) All fire hydrant barrels shall be painted with yellow paint. Tops and nozzle caps of these hydrants shall be painted as follows: (1) In the case of hydrants with a flow capacity of one thousand (1,000) or more gallons per minute, the tops and nozzle caps shall be painted pink…
5 GCA § 56121 Fire Hydrants: Reflective Paint
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Location markers of a reflective-type paint for rapid identification at night of fire hydrants shall be installed on public roads. Marking on private hydrants within private enclosures is to be at the owner’s discretion. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 19-49:2 as an uncodified section; cod…
5 GCA § 56201 Bounty for Reporting Illegal Hookups
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There is hereby established a bounty to be paid of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to any person who reports an illegal water or sewer hookup. If more than one person reports an illegal hookup, the bounty shall be split equally between the persons who report the illegal hookup.
5 GCA § 56202 Verification
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If any person reports more than ten (10) illegal hookups in a twelve- month period of time, he may not receive any bounty unless at least fifty percent (50%) of the reported illegal hookups are actually illegal.
5 GCA § 56203 Determining Legality; Penalties
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An illegal water hookup is any hookup to water pipes or sewer pipes belonging to the government of Guam made without the prior written permission of the Public Utilities Agency of Guam or any water hookup without a water meter belonging to the Public Utility Agency of Guam being …
5 GCA § 56204 Disconnection, Penalty and Refusal of Service
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If any illegal hookup is discovered (including but not limited to illegal hookups by building contractors), water shall be disconnected at that location and may not be reinstated directly or indirectly for that lot until a penalty of not less than Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars ($2,…
5 GCA § 56205 Responsibility of Landowners and Tenants
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It is the specific responsibility of landowners and tenants to make sure that there are no illegal hookups serving the property. It is immaterial to those who connect an illegal connection. It is the responsibility of the landowner (and tenant, if any) of any lot served by an ill…
5 GCA § 56206 Determination of Amount of Water Illegally Used
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In addition to the penalty, the Public Utility Agency shall determine the estimated value of the water used by the illegal water connection for a period of up to four (4) years, based upon the estimated time the illegal hookup was in place, using average consumption figures for t…
5 GCA § 56207 Restricted Use of Agricultural Water
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It shall be considered an illegal water hookup to interconnect a residence or a commercial business to a line which is metered for agricultural use. Any person who is receiving water at any agricultural rate may not use such water for residential or commercial purposes, or for an…
5 GCA § 56208 Damaging or Tapping Into Water or Sewer Line; Penalties
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The Legislature finds that illegal connecting into the water and sewer system is a hazard to the public’s health. Therefore, it shall be a felony of the third degree for any person other than an employee of the Public Utility Agency of Guam acting in his official capacity to know…
5 GCA § 56209 Theft of Water
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In addition to all other penalties imposed by law, it shall be theft to knowingly take or use water from an illegal water hookup or for any person other than a firefighter to take water without prior written permission of the Public Utility Agency of Guam. Such theft shall be pro…
5 GCA § 56210 Effective Dates; Grace Period
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Sections 56208, 56209 and 56211 of this Law shall take effect upon enactment. All other Sections of this Act shall take effect One Hundred Twenty (120) days from the date of enactment of this Act. This delay is to provide the Public Utility Agency of Guam with a grace period or a…
5 GCA § 56211 Rules and Regulations
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The Chief Officer of the Public Utility Agency of Guam may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act, in accordance with the Administrative Adjudication Law. The Rules and Regulations shall provide for such hearing procedures as will adequately prot…