Title 21 — Real Property

The Contractors License Board may, in addition to any other remedies available, apply to a judge of the Superior Court for a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from acting or assuming to act or advertising as general engineering contractor, general buildin…

Any contractor who obtained a valid contractor's license under the existing license statute prior to July 1, 1977, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter relative to application, investigations and examinations. Any contractor with a valid license issued prior to Jul…

Electrical inspections for the purpose of ensuring safety and code compliance, including the inspection of weatherheads, shall be performed by a qualified inspector employed or designated by the Department of Public Works or by a licensed electrician holding a current and valid l…

As used in this Chapter: (1) Damage includes the substantial weaning of structural or lateral support of an underground utility; penetration or destruction of any protective coating, housing or other protective device of an underground utility; and the partial or complete severan…

COL 041309 A permit issued pursuant to law, authorizing excavation or demolition operations, shall not be deemed to relieve a person from the responsibility of complying with the provisions of this Chapter.

Except as provided in § 71106 of this Chapter, no person may excavate in a street, highway, public space, a private easement of an operator, or near the location of a utility installed on the premises of a customer served by such utility, or demolish a building without having fir…

Except as provided in § 71106 of this Chapter, before commencing any excavation or demolition operation designated in § 71103 of this Chapter, each person responsible for that excavation or demolition shall serve written notice or intent to excavate or demolish at least three (3)…

(a) Each operator notified in accordance with § 71104 of this Chapter, shall, not less than five (5) working days in advance of the proposed excavation or demolition (unless a shorter period is provided by agreement between the person responsible for the excavation or demolition …

Compliance with the notice requirements of § 71104 of this Chapter is not required of persons responsible for emergency excavation or demolition to ameliorate an imminent danger to life, health or property, provided, however, that those persons give, as soon as practicable, oral …

In addition to the notification requirements of § 71104 of this Chapter, each person responsible for any excavation or demolition operation designated in § 71103 of this Chapter shall: (1) Plan the excavation or demolition to avoid damage to or minimize interference with undergro…

Each person responsible for any excavation or demolition operation designated in §71103 of this Chapter that results in any damage to an underground utility shall, immediately upon discovery of that damage, notify the operator of such utility of the location and nature of the dam…

Any person who damages a utility line or roadway is subject to pay for all costs incurred by the operator to restore the utility or roadway to its original condition. The operator which has suffered damage, and has caused the repair of such damage shall present the contractor or …

Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the first violation, and not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each successive violation within a five (5) year period. Action…

When used in this title: (a) The term “Commission” means the Chamorro Land Trust Commission. (b) The term “Guam” means the territory of Guam. (c) The term “Chamorro homelands” means all lands given the status of Chamorro homelands under the provisions of § 75105 of this Chapter. …

(a) There is within the government of Guam the Chamorro Land Trust Commission. The Commission shall be composed of five members to be appointed by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi with the confirmation of I Liheslatura. Commission members shall be appointed within sixty (60) days after the …

(a) The Commission shall adopt rules, regulations, and policies in accordance with Article 3, Chapter 9 of Title 5 of the Guam Code Annotated, Government Operations. The Commission may accept grants, contributions, and appropriations and may make such expenditures, loans and othe…

(a) All government lands excluding (1) all lands dedicated to a specific public use by law, and (2) all lands reserved in accordance with § 60105 of this Title which reservations are submitted to and concurred in by I Liheslatura within ninety (90) days of the enactment of this C…

[Repealed.] 2024 NOTE: Reference to Agana replaced with Hagåtña pursuant to 1 GCA § 403(b). SOURCE: Added by P.L. 22-152:6 (Dec. 29, 1994). Repealed by P.L. 30-074:2 (Nov. 27, 2009).

Upon and after the enactment of this Chapter, all available lands shall immediately assume the status of Chamorro homelands and shall be under the control of the Commission to be used and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, except that: COL 2025-04-22 (…

The powers and duties of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi and the department with respect to lands of Guam shall not extend to lands having the status of Chamorro homelands except as specifically provided for in this Chapter. SOURCE: GC § 13505 repealed and reenacted by P.L. 12-226 (Feb. 4,…

(a) The Commission is authorized to lease to native Chamorros the right to the use and occupancy of a tract or tracts of Chamorro homelands within the following acreage limits per each lessee: (1) not less than one quarter (0.25) acre, nor more than one half (0.50) acre for subsi…

Each lease made under the authority granted the Commission by the provisions of § 75107 of this Chapter, and the tract in respect to which the lease is made, shall be deemed subject to the following conditions, whether or not stipulated in the lease. COL 2025-04-22 (a) The origin…

(a) In accordance with the laws of Guam, and subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the Chamorro Land Trust Commission, residential and agricultural leaseholders are authorized to conduct small-scale cottage industry activities, in which goods and services are produced p…

(a) [No text] (1) Upon the death of the lessee, his interest in the tract or tracts and the improvements thereon, including growing crops (either on the tract or in any collective contract or program to which the lessee is a party by virtue of his interest in the tract or tracts)…

Whenever the Commission has reason to believe that any condition enumerated in § 75108 or any provision of § 75109 of this Chapter has been violated, the Commission shall give due notice and afford opportunity for a hearing to the lessee of the tract in respect to which the alleg…

The Commission shall, when practicable, provide from the Chamorro homelands a community pasture adjacent to each village. SOURCE: GC § 13510 repealed and reenacted by P.L. 12-226 (Feb. 4, 1975).

Fund; Chamorro Commercial Loan Fund; Chamorro Home Repair Loan Fund; and the Chamorro Loan Guarantee Fund. (a) There are hereby established three (3) revolving funds to be known as the Chamorro Home Loan Fund, the Chamorro Commercial Loan Fund and the Chamorro Home Repair Fund an…

Except as otherwise provided in § 75112, each contract of loan under this chapter with the lessee or any successor or successors to his interest shall be held subject to the following conditions whether or not stipulated in the contract loan: (a) The loans shall be repaid in peri…

The Commission may require the borrower to insure, in such amount as the Commission may prescribe, any livestock, machinery, equipment dwellings and permanent improvements purchased or constructed out of any moneys loaned by the Commission; or, in lieu thereof, the Commission may…

In case the lessee or borrower or the successor to his interest in the tract, as the case may be, fails to comply with any order issued by the Commission under the provisions of § 75110 or § 75114 of this Chapter, the Commission may bring action of ejectment or other appropriate …

All agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and other instrumentalities of the government of Guam shall review their present statutory authority, administrative regulations and current planning policies and procedures for the purpose of determining whether there are any defic…

If any provision of this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the …

Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) are appropriated from the General Fund to the Chamorro Land Trust Commission to initiate the business of the Commission in a manner consistent with the purpose and intent of this Chapter. (a) The Commission shall establish a place of busin…

The Commission, with the assistance of the Director of Land Management, the Director of Public Works, the Director of Agriculture, and the Director of Parks and Recreation, shall identify land under its jurisdiction which may be utilized by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi in exchanging pro…

(a) Transfer of title of golf course to Commission. Title to and jurisdiction over that parcel of government-owned real property in the municipality of Dededo encompassing the Guam Municipal Golf Course, described as Lot No. 10122-12, containing an area of 829,124+ square meters,…

(a) The Chamorro Land Trust Commission shall designate and make available a parcel of land in the northern part of the island that shall be designated as a Biodiversity Conservation Easement for the purpose of transplanting and cultivating herbal plants, and establishing Hatdin Å…

(a) Definitions. (1) Commercial lease is a leasehold interest in real property between the CLTC and a tenant (hereinafter referred to as “Commercial Lessee”) for the commercial use of real property under the management of the CLTC. (2) Commercial license is an agreement between a…

(a) The Guam Economic Development Authority shall prepare an annual report for presentation to the Commission summarizing the benefits received by CLTC on activities of the commercial leasing program for the fiscal year. The annual report shall contain findings on employment, pay…

The Chamorro Land Trust Commission shall create a special fund called the Chamorro Land Trust Survey and Infrastructure Fund (Fund), which shall be maintained separate and apart from any other funds and shall not be subject to the transfer authority of I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guå…

(a) Notwithstanding any law, provision, rule, or regulation, the Chamorro Land Trust Commission (CLTC) is hereby authorized to designate Lot 5133-1-2, municipality of Tamuning, consisting of 1,024± square meters, as shown on L.M. Checked No. 258FY89, as a Biodiversity Conservatio…

(a) The Commission is directed to review each lease it has entered into prior to the effective date of this Section with an eligible beneficiary and identify whether the issuance of the lease occurred contrary to any law or regulation of the Commission. The Commission shall also …

(a) It is the intent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan to defend the history and purpose of the Chamorro Land Trust Act created in 1975 by Public Law 12-226 and enacted as Chapter 75 of Title 21, Guam Code Annotated. The Chamorro Land Trust Act established a land restoration program meant…

When used in this title: (a) The term “Commission” means the Chamorro Land Trust Commission. (b) The term “Guam” means Guam. (c) The term “Chamorro Land Trust property” means all available lands, which includes Chamorro homelands, under the control of the Chamorro Land Trust Comm…

and Administrative Director of the Chamorro Land Trust, CV 17-00113 (D. Guam). (a) I Liheslaturan Guåhan hereby approves the settlement in United States of America v. Government of Guam, Chamorro Land Trust Commission, and Administrative Director of the Chamorro Land Trust, CV 17…

(a) Owned Land Acquired by the United States: (1) To be eligible based on ownership of land that was acquired by the United States government between 1898 and 1968, an applicant must provide either: (A) documentary evidence of ownership in substantially the same form as that requ…

(a) There is within the government of Guam the Chamorro Land Trust Commission. The Commission shall be composed of five members to be appointed by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi with the confirmation of I Liheslatura. Commission members shall be appointed within sixty (60) days after the …

(a) The Commission shall adopt rules, regulations, and policies in accordance with Article 3, Chapter 9 of Title 5 of the Guam Code Annotated, Government Operations. The Commission may accept grants, contributions, and appropriations and may make such expenditures, loans and othe…

(a) All government lands excluding (1) all lands dedicated to a specific public use by law, and (2) all lands reserved in accordance with § 60105 of this Title which reservations are submitted to and concurred in by I Liheslatura within ninety (90) days of the enactment of this C…

Upon and after the enactment of this Chapter, all available lands pursuant to § 75A104 of Chapter 75A and § 75104 of Chapter 75, which includes Chamorro homelands, shall immediately assume the status of Chamorro Land Trust Property and shall be under the control of the Commission…

The powers and duties of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi and the department with respect to lands of Guam shall not extend to lands having the status of Chamorro Land Trust Property except as specifically provided for in this Chapter. 2024 NOTE: Reference to “Governor” replaced with I Maga…