Title 5 — Government Operations

The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as Acting Governor of Guam as provided in the Organic Act of Guam. SOURCE: GC § 5600 added by P.L. 13-149:V:1.

(a) There is within the Office of I Segundu Na Maga’lahi [Lieutenant Governor] a bureau of the government of Guam which shall be known as the Guam State Clearinghouse. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Guam State Clearinghouse shall have exclusiv…

Clearinghouse. In addition to the duties and responsibilities of the Guam State Clearinghouse as may be prescribed by I Segundu Na Maga’lahi [the Lieutenant Governor], or by law, the Guam State Clearinghouse shall also have the following duties and responsibilities: (a) Administe…

(a) Sixty (60) days after this Act shall become law, any and all powers previously held by the Bureau of Budget and Management Research (‘BBMR’), and any other agency, council, board, office, officer or instrumentality of the government of Guam, or any public corporation, includi…

Exemptions. The Judiciary of Guam, the University of Guam, the Guam Community College, and the Guam Department of Education shall be exempted from the provisions prescribed in Title 5 GCA §§ 2101, 2101.1 and 2101.2. However, the Administrator of the Courts, the Presidents of the …

(a) The Office of Lieutenant Governor shall be designated the clearinghouse for all programs or projects directly or indirectly related to the Territory’s recovery, reconstruction and general public services rehabilitation resulting from the ravages of typhoons, tropical storms, …

There is hereby authorized an annual budget for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor beginning with Fiscal Year 1977. This is to ensure the effective discharge of the responsibilities and duties of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor as an office separate from that of the Gove…

The Lieutenant Governor of Guam shall have exclusive authority to appoint and remove officers and employees within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Guam State Clearinghouse, and all other offices that may be established and placed under the purview or direction of the L…

Guåhan. In the event that the annual operating budget for the government of Guam expires and no new annual operating budget has been enacted into law in accordance with the Organic Act, or rolled over from the previous year, then the salary of I Segundu Na Maga’lahen Guåhan shall…

(a) The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint an Islandwide Beautification Task Force, consisting of: (1) the Director of the Guam Visitors Bureau; (2) the Director of the Department of Public Works; (3) the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation; (4) the Director of the …

Transfers. The Office of Lieutenant Governor shall be designated the Environmental Clearinghouse for all federal land transfers as they relate specifically to Environmental review and restoration concerns. All Environmental review for clean-up of federal land transfers must have …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, policy, or procedure, the salary of I Segundu Na Maga’låhen Guåhan [the Lieutenant Governor of Guam] shall be paid at the rate of Eighty-five Thousand Dollars ($85,000) per annum. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 34-009:4 (May …

This Chapter shall be known as The Guam Product Seal Task Force Act.

(a) The Guam Product Seal Task Force is established for the special purpose of protecting the Guam brand by restricting and or limiting the use of the word “Guam” or “Chamorro”, or a derivation of such words, on consumable commodities not made in Guam in order to promote and enha…

The Guam Product Seal Task Force shall be under the direction of the Office of I Segundu Na Maga’lahi (the Lt. Governor) and convened pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

The composition of the Guam Product Seal Task Force shall be as follows: I Sigundo Na Maga'hågan/Maga'låhen Guåhan (the Lieutenant Governor of Guam), who shall serve as the Chairperson; the Administrator of the Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA), or his or her assigned re…

(a) The Task Force shall work collaboratively to create recommendations that will develop a comprehensive Guam Product Seal Permit Program with the overall goal of enhancing and better promoting products that are “Made in Guam.” (b) Its function shall include, but is not limited …

(a) The Task Force shall meet biannually, and as needed to discuss and assess progress and recommendations. (b) Three (3) members of the Task Force shall constitute a quorum to do business, and the affirmative vote of three (3) members of the Task Force shall be required to take …

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Administration. The Director of Administration is the head of the Department of Administration. The Director of Administration is appointed by I Maga’lahi (the Governor) with the advice and consent of …

There is, within the Department of Administration, a Division of Public Transportation Services. The Director of Administration shall be the only government official to provide and contract for public transportation on Guam’s roads and highways. (a) Any individual, business or or…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam, the Office of the Attorney General. The Attorney General is head of the Office of the Attorney General and Chief Legal Officer of the government of Guam. SOURCE: GC § 5101. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 13-117:1 (De…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam the Guam Police Department. SOURCE: GC § 5102 as amended by P.L. 10-91; P.L. 17-78:1; P.L. 18- 13:1. P.L. 24-034:3 (May 14, 1997) repealed provisions of this section that were inconsistent with the act and created a n…

Position Qualified For. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is an active classified employee of the Guam Fire Department CH 3 DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT immediately prior to appointment by I Maga’lahen Guåhan (the Governor) and confirmation by I Liheslatur…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Guam Fire Department. The Fire Chief is the head of the Department. (a) The Fire Chief is appointed by I Maga’lahen Guåhan (the Governor) with the advice and consent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan (the Legislature), and s…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Public Works. The Director of Public Works is the head of the Department of Public Works. The Director of Public Works is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature. SOURC…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Education. It is the mission of the Department of Education and the duty of all public officials of the Executive Branch of the government of Guam to provide an adequate public educational system as re…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Agriculture. The Director of Agriculture is the head of the Department of Agriculture. The Director of Agriculture is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature. SOURCE: G…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Land Management. The Director of Land Management is head of the Department of Land Management. The Director of Land Management is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislatur…

CH 3 DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT [Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 5108 amended by P.L. 10-91. Repealed by P.L. 26-76:32 and functions transferred elsewhere. NOTE: GC § 5109, Department of Labor and Personnel, was repealed by P.L. 9-239. The functions of this department were taken over …

There is, within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam, a Department of Public Health and Social Services, the head of which is the Director. The Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services is appointed by I Maga’lahi [the Governor] with the advice an…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Labor. The Director of Labor is the head of the Department of Labor. The Director of Labor is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature. SOURCE: GC § 5111 amended by P.L.…

(a) There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Corrections. The Director of Corrections is the head of the Department of Corrections. The Director of Corrections is appointed by I Magaʹlåhi (the Governor) with the advice and consent of I Lihesl…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Revenue and Taxation. The Director of Revenue and Taxation is the head of the Department of Revenue and Taxation. The Director of Revenue and Taxation is appointed by the Governor with the advice and c…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Parks and Recreation. The Director of Parks and Recreation is the head of said department and is appointed by the Governor, pursuant to § 77107(a) of Article 1, Chapter 77, Title 21 GCA, with the conse…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a community college to be known as the Guam Community College. The President of the Community College is the head of the institution. The President is appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Community College. SOURC…

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam a Department of Youth Affairs. The head of the department CH 3 DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT shall be the Director who shall be appointed by the Council on Youth Affairs with the approval of the Governor and with the …

(See 10 GCA § 63100 for the creation of the Department of Military Affairs.)

There is within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities. The chief administrative officer of the Council shall be the Director who shall be appointed by the governing board with the approval of the Governor and with the advice an…

[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 44100 added by P.L. 17-081:1 (Dec. 18, 1984). Repealed by P.L. 33-061:3 (Aug. 24, 2015). 2015 NOTE: Pursuant to 22 GCA §§ 1301 and 1302 (as added by P.L. 33-061:4 (Aug. 24, 2015), the Agency for Human Resources Development is now known as the Division of …

(See 10 GCA § 85103, added by P.L. 17-021:2, for the creation of the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center.) 2013 NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 32-024:2 (May 6, 2013), which renamed the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA) to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellne…

(a) There is within the government of Guam a Guam Public Library System, herein referred to as the Library System, which shall be a separate agency of the government of Guam. The title of all Library System’s property is and shall continue to be in the government of Guam. All ref…

[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 21200 amended by P.L. 16-59:1. The substantive law governing PUAG is found in 5 GCA Chapter 56. Repealed by P.L. 23- 119:2.

(For creation of the Civil Service Commission, see 4 GCA § 4401 amended by P.L. 16-23.)

(For creation of the Civil Defense agency, see 10 GCA § 65103, ¶ 1 (formerly GC § 8503, ¶ 1)).

(For creation of the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, see 17 GCA § 41102 repealed /reenacted by P.L. 18-032:1 (Apr. 24, 1986).) NOTE: Creation of the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, which is not a true department of the government, but is more akin to an autonomous …

(a) There is hereby established within the government of Guam, the Customs and Quarantine Agency (the Agency). The Director of the Agency, who is the head of the Agency, shall be appointed by I Maga’låhi (the Governor) with the advice and consent of I Liheslatura (the Legislature…

(For the creation of the Guam Museum as a separate agency, see 5 GCA § 83102.)

(a) Legislative History. The Komitea Para Tiyan, as agent for the Governor of Guam under Executive Order 95-02, and on CH 3 DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT behalf of the people of Guam, has issued official notice to the United States Navy, to the Federal government and to all other…

Schedules. All departments and agencies of the government of Guam that administer and collect fees for government services shall conduct a public hearing on existing fee schedules to receive and ascertain public opinion thereon within sixty (60) days of enactment of this Act. Beg…

of the Line”. All agencies, public corporations and instrumentalities of the government of Guam shall ensure that individuals with mobility disabilities, or are fifty-five (55) years of age or older, or veterans are allowed to move to the front of the line for customer service re…