Title 5 — Government Operations

This Chapter shall be known as the Guam Invasive Species Council Act of 2011.

The Guam Invasive Species Council (GISC) will be established for the special purposes of protecting Guam from alien species that threaten our economy, culture, ecosystem and human health; and providing policy direction, coordination, and planning among government of Guam departme…

The Council shall: COL622016 (a) create a mission statement on invasive species for Guam; (b) develop a Guam Invasive Species Management Plan (GISMP); (c) act as the lead entity for Guam to include local regional, national and international invasive species efforts; (d) provide a…

COL622016 (a) The Council shall be composed of the organizational heads, or their designees, from the Guam Department of Agriculture (GDOA), the Customs and Quarantine Agency (CQA), the A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam; the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Port Authority o…

(a) Each government of Guam agency whose actions may affect the status of invasive species shall, to the extent practicable and permitted by law: (1) identify such actions; (2) subject to the availability of appropriations, and within the Administration’s budget limits, use relev…

The Council shall meet no less than once quarterly to discuss and assess progress, and to recommend changes to the invasive species programs based on the results of current risk assessments, performance standards, and other relevant data. A simple majority of voting members of th…

(a) The Council shall prepare and issue the Guam Invasive Species Management Plan, which shall detail and recommend performance- oriented goals and objectives and specific measures of success for government of Guam agency efforts concerning invasive species. The Plan shall recomm…