Title 12, Autonomous Agencies

The provisions of this Article are applicable to the Harmon Industrial Park roadway as authorized by this Act. COL 2026-05-05

(a) A business, to the extent that such business contributes to the cost of design, labor, and materials that is for the rehabilitation and improvement of the Harmon Industrial Park roadway, as identified and approved by GEDA, shall be entitled to credit of unpledged business pri…

Harmon Industrial Park Roadway. (a) The total amount of credits against unpledged business privilege taxes for the rehabilitation and improvement of the Harmon Industrial Park Roadway authorized herein shall not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) over a five (5) year period.…

(a) A business, to the extent that such business contributes to the cost of design, labor, and materials that are for the rehabilitation and improvement of the Harmon Industrial Park Roadway, as identified and approved by the Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA), shall be e…

Industrial Park Roadway. (a) The total amount of credits against excise taxes, not inclusive of those pledged for the Healthy Futures Fund, for the rehabilitation and improvement of the Harmon Industrial Park Roadway authorized herein shall not exceed the cumulative total of Thre…

GEDA shall submit a report to I Liheslaturan Guåhan detailing the impact of the program on the business privilege taxes, excise taxes, and economic activities on Guam. GEDA shall also include in its report its monitoring efforts and any other information related to the program. T…

The Guam Economic Development Authority shall implement and monitor the tax credit program authorized pursuant to this Article based on rules and regulations already adopted by GEDA for previous tax credit programs.

GEDA or its designee shall be responsible for approving the contributions made towards the development, construction, financing, maintenance, rehabilitation, and improvement of the Harmon Industrial Park roadway project as identified in this Article.

(a) To the extent that a company providing materials and services for the project contained herein takes more tax benefits in terms of unpledged business privilege taxes or use excise taxes than the actual value of the materials or services contributed to the project authorized h…

(a) Prior to the approval of any tax credits under §§ 77702 and 77704 of this Article, as well as the initiation of any rehabilitation or improvement projects identified in this Article, up to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) shall be expended for an Architectural and En…

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Espetåt-ta. Lina’lå-ta. – Our Hospital. Our Life. Planning Task Force Act of 2019.”

(a) I Liheslaturan Guåhan recognizes the urgency of improving safety conditions and the quality of care provided to the people of Guam by the island’s only public hospital, the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA). Although task force groups were established and community conv…

The Espetåt-ta. Lina’lå-ta. – Our Hospital. Our Life. Planning Task Force (Task Force) is hereby created and shall consist of nine (9) members. (a) Task Force members shall serve for a term of eighteen (18) months. (b) The following nine (9) individuals shall serve as appointed m…

(a) The Task Force shall be established within GEDA for administrative purposes. The Administrator of GEDA shall ensure that the administrative provisions contained in this Article are properly adhered to; and shall further ensure that GEDA provides all the necessary administrati…

The Task Force may adopt rules as necessary for its own procedures.

The Task Force shall meet as often as it deems appropriate and necessary to accomplish its powers, responsibilities and duties. (a) The first meeting of the Task Force shall be held no later than twenty (20) days after the enactment of this Article. (b) All meetings of the Task F…

The Task Force shall: COL 2026-05-05 (a) coordinate and oversee any and all efforts by the government of Guam concerning the development of a new public hospital facility or other health care facility models, including rehabilitation and/or replacement plans involving the current…

The Task Force shall develop recommendations summarizing the best path forward in developing a new public hospital facility through a purchase agreement, municipal lease program, public-private partnership, or other financing option determined to be most beneficial to the taxpaye…

(a) The Task Force shall file quarterly reports with I Liheslaturan Guåhan detailing the progress of the development of the recommendations. (b) The Task Force shall file a complete and detailed written report quarterly with I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan and the Speaker of I Lih…

I Liheslaturan Guåhan hereby finds and declares: (a) that there is a need to enhance economic activity on Guam by attracting financial, transshipment, telecommunications, manufacturing, assembly, industrial, aviation and other activities conducive to economic development and prom…

Upon the enactment of this Article, the Guam Economic Development Authority (>Corporation=) is hereby constituted as the Reuse Planning Committee and as the Local Redevelopment Authority to carry out both planning for the reuse of closed military bases, which are made available a…

The Corporation, in its capacity as the Reuse Planning Committee shall include but are not limited to the following: (a) Creation of a three (3) year economic redevelopment or reuse plan. (b) Creation of an annual business plan. (c) Conducting community outreach activities which …

For purposes of this Article, (a) Military Base means a DOD military Installation in Guam that is scheduled for closing or is to be completely or partially closed, as a result of the BRAC §95 recommendations. (b) Military Base Property means real and personal property that is cur…

The Corporation shall delegate to PAG and/or the Guam Steering Committee all planning and management activities and responsibilities to such Military Bases and Military Base Property as will be leased and/or acquired by PAG. In connection with any such delegation, the Corporation…

The enumerated powers of the Corporation shall include, but not be limited to, those powers delegated by this Article. Such powers shall include the power to: (a) investigate, study and survey the area surrounding, and the real property and structures that are part of a military …

In determining what implied powers the Committee has under §2965 herein, it shall be clearly understood the Committee shall not have the following powers: (a) Taxation. (b) Condemnation or eminent domain. COL120106 OF FORMER MILITARY BASES (c) Creation of general obligation debt.…

The Corporation will enter into interim leases for early transfer of all or a portion of military base properties, parcels or buildings suitable for leasing which can be used for redevelopment purposes, and provide job opportunities prior to the military’s departure from a milita…

The Corporation shall maintain an asset inventory list for any and all real or personal property acquired by the Corporation by lease, purchase, donation or federal conveyance. This list shall designate how the asset was acquired, the date of acquisition, and the date of any sale…

The Corporation shall obtain planning funding from the DOD Office of Economic Adjustment and thereafter shall obtain implementation funding from various sources such as the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce and other various DOD conversion pro…

The Corporation shall work with the Department of Public Works, the Guam Mass Transit Authority, the Public Utility Agency of Guam, Guam Power Authority, Guam Telephone Authority, and PAG, as appropriate, to improve access to a site in order to make it competitively marketable.

The Corporation shall approve proposed new boundaries at Port Authority of Guam and the inner Apra Harbor, respectively,. subject to approval of I Liheslaturan Guåhan. SOURCE: Amended by P.L. 25-167:5.

The Corporation shall develop a plan for marketing the site, or sites, in order to attract the desired types of economic activities, using existing marketing structures, including the Guam Chamber of Commerce,. subject to approval of I Liheslaturan Guåhan. SOURCE: Amended by P.L.…

The Corporation shall submit to the Governor any reuse plan completed and adopted by the Committee. Upon approval, the Governor shall transmit the proposed reuse plan to the Legislature for review and approval by statute within 60 calendar days of receipt by the Speaker. If the L…

The Corporation shall work with representatives of the Port Authority of Guam (>PAG=) to identify military base property which should be acquired by PAG for the further development, improvement, operation and expansion of Guam’s civilian sea ports, including property needed to de…

COL120106 OF FORMER MILITARY BASES The Corporation shall submit to the appropriate military branch each reuse plan approved by the Governor in time to become the "preferred action" for the Base closure environmental impact statement. ---------- COL120106

There is established an elected Consolidated Commission on Utilities whose purpose is to exercise powers vested in them by the laws establishing the Guam Power Authority (‘GPA’) and the Guam Waterworks Authority (‘GWA’). The Consolidated Commission on Utilities, hereinafter refer…

The Commission shall be comprised of five (5) Commissioners elected at-large by the voters of Guam in a General Election. To be eligible to be a Commissioner, a person must be a registered voter of Guam and a minimum of twenty-five (25) years of age, and shall have been a residen…

The Office of Commissioner is a non-partisan office. Candidates for the Office of Commissioner shall not identify themselves as members of any political party on Guam for the purpose of their campaign, nor shall they receive any endorsement or material support from any political …

(a) Except as provided in § 79105 and in Subsection (b) of this Section, each Commissioner shall be elected to serve a term of four (4) years, commencing on the First (1st) day of January following their election. (b) The first election for members of the Commission shall occur d…

Commissioners and candidates for the Office of Commissioner shall be subject to the same reporting requirements pertaining to their campaign contributions and expenditures as apply to candidates and members of I Liheslaturan Guåhan [the Legislature]. Commissioners COL1222014 and …

(a) A permanent vacancy in the Office of a Commissioner shall be filled as follows: (1) If the vacancy to be filled is for twelve (12) months or more, the vacancy shall be filled by the next highest vote-getter in the last General Election for Commissioner. (2) If the vacancy to …

Commissioners shall be compensated at the rate of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per month for their services. All funds required for the operations of the Commission shall be obtained by subscription from the Authorities administered by the Commission, pursuant to such formula…

The Chairperson of the Consolidated Commission on Utilities, upon his or her own initiative, upon the request of any member of the Commission, or upon the request of any party before the Commission, may summon in writing any person to attend before a meeting of the Commission as …

(a) Within ninety (90) days of the enactment of this Section, the Commission shall adopt a policy, via Board Resolution, that establishes the acceptance, review, distribution, and resolution of consumer complaints filed with either the Guam Power Authority or the Guam COL1222014 …

Service. The Corporation shall promote and enhance the development of commuter air service and the development of incidental and related facilities for the development of Guam=s commuter air service infrastructure. Commuter Air Service for the purposes of this Act is defined as a…

Air Service Development. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Corporation is authorized and empowered to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. It is expressly authorized to: (a) assist persons interested in establishing or expanding commuter air service, and related facilit…