Title 2 — Legislative Branch
16 chapters · 161 sections in this title.
2 GCA § 9101 Restrictions Against Unfunded Appropriations
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All bills that have an effect upon the revenues or the expenditure of any funds of the government of Guam shall identify a specific funding source for which funds are, in fact, available. Any bill for which a fiscal note indicates that no funds, or insufficient funds, are availab…
2 GCA § 9101.1 Revenue Estimates and Appropriations Not to Include New
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COL121007 or Increased Revenue Enhancements. (a) Revenue estimates contained in any Annual or Supplemental Operating Budget Bill for the government of Guam shall not include revenues derived from new or increased taxes, fees or other revenue enhancements authorized by the same bi…
2 GCA § 9102 Requirement of Fiscal Note
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Except as provided in § 9106 of this Chapter, a bill shall not be reported out by a Standing Committee of I Liheslaturan Guåhan or placed on a legislative session, unless it is accompanied by a fiscal note, or waiver thereof, prepared by the Bureau of Budget and Management Resear…
2 GCA § 9103 Preparation of Fiscal Note, or Waiver Thereof
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The fiscal note, or waiver thereof, shall be prepared by the Director of BBMR, in coordination with the Director of the department, agency or appropriate government instrumentality, affected by the bill.
2 GCA § 9104 Contents of Fiscal Note
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(a) For appropriation bills, a fiscal note shall contain the best estimate of the fiscal impact of a bill for the fiscal year in which it would become effective, if enacted, and for the next four (4) succeeding fiscal years. If the fiscal impact of the bill is not expected to occ…
2 GCA § 9105 Timely Response for Submission of Fiscal Note
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The fiscal note shall be provided, to the Standing Committee requesting a fiscal note on a bill, no later than fourteen (14) days from receipt of the request for the fiscal note, or waiver thereof. BBMR may request, in writing with justification, to the Chairperson of the Standin…
2 GCA § 9106 Waiver of Fiscal Note
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The requirement of a fiscal note, or waiver thereof, may be waived by the written certification of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee, or a majority vote of the members of the Standing Committee, that a situation exists which threatens the safety, health and welfare of the…
2 GCA § 9107 Attachments to Committee Report on Bill
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The requirements of §§ 9101 or 9106 of this Chapter shall be made a part of the Committee Report of the Standing Committee reporting the bill COL121007 out to the Legislative Session, and shall accompany the bill throughout its course of passage.
2 GCA § 9108 Revision of Fiscal Note
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In the event that a bill is amended or substituted while in Committee for which a fiscal note, or waiver thereof, had been previously obtained, and for which the change will have a fiscal impact, or additional fiscal impact, from that reported on the previously obtained fiscal no…
2 GCA § 9109 Legislative Research and Bill Introduction
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Nothing in this Section shall prevent or limit the preparation of the analysis of any bill by I Liheslaturan Guåhan. The attachment of a fiscal note, or waiver thereof, shall not be a condition or prerequisite for the introduction of a bill by any member of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.
2 GCA § 9110 Deposit of New or Increased Revenue Enhancements
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All revenue derived from new or increased taxes, fees or other revenue enhancements shall, for the first year of collection thereof, be deposited in the Deficit Elimination Fund, provided that if there is no deficit or debt of the government of Guam, said revenues shall be deposi…