Title 12 — Autonomous Agencies
37 chapters · 1,201 sections in this title.
12 GCA § 1403 Program Rules and Regulations
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The Program shall be under the overall supervision of the Executive Manager, and shall conform to all applicable local and federal government laws, rules and regulations, including the Individuals with Significant Disabilities Vending Act. Program participants will be allowed to …
12 GCA § 1404 Product Mix
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(a) The mix of products shall be determined by the Executive Manager, but generally the Program participants shall not provide products that directly compete with products offered by other Program participants unless substantially separated as to allow for each participant to suc…
12 GCA § 1405 Incentive(s)
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(a) Each business participating in the “Made in Guam” Incubator Program shall only pay one-half (½) of the total amount payable for the business license needed to transact business at the Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Air Terminal. This partial payment shall be made avail…
12 GCA § 1406 Grant Program
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(a) The Authority and the Guam Economic Development Authority shall jointly develop a grant program for businesses participating in the "Made in Guam" Business Incubator Program. Grants may be made available to participating businesses and qualified participants of the “Individua…
12 GCA § 1407 Other Funding Sources
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The Authority may request financial assistance from the Guam Visitors Bureau in the procurement of display areas and the indigenous materials to be used to brand the display areas. Participating businesses will also be directed to apply for funding under the State Trade and Expor…
12 GCA § 3101 Title
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This Chapter may be cited as the Guam Educational Telecommunications Act of 1974. SOURCE: GC § 61000.
12 GCA § 3102 Corporation
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There is hereby created a public corporation to be known as the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation hereinafter provided. SOURCE: GC § 61001.
12 GCA § 3103 Purposes and Authorized Activities
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(a) It is the purpose of this Chapter to create a public corporation which will present educational television to the people of Guam and which will involve the people of Guam in its activities to the maximum extent possible. (b) The Corporation is authorized to own, and be the li…
12 GCA § 3104 General Powers, Termination Date
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The Corporation shall have, and may exercise, the following general powers in carrying on the activities specified in § 3103 of this Chapter: (a) To have perpetual succession, unless sooner termi- nated by law. (b) To adopt, alter and use a corporate seal, which shall be judicial…
12 GCA § 3105 Board of Trustees
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The Corporation shall be governed by a Board of Trustees, who shall consist of seven (7) members of the general public: one (1) of whom must be employed as a classroom teacher with at least three (3) years of teaching experience, none of whom, except the classroom teacher, may be…
12 GCA § 3106 Duties of the Board
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All functions and powers of the Corporation shall be vested in and be exercised by and under the direction of the Board of Trustees, which shall be composed of seven (7) members as specified § 3105, above. The Governor shall appoint one (1) member to be chairman. SOURCE: GC § 610…
12 GCA § 3107 Station Manager of the Facility
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Subject to the advice and consent of the Legislature, the Governor of Guam, upon the recommendation of the Board, shall appoint a Station Manager of the facility who shall be responsible to the Board for the day-to-day operation of the Corporation and shall administer its program…
12 GCA § 3108 Salary and Expenses
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The Station Manager shall be paid a salary and such other allowances and emoluments as the Board may approve. The salaries of the other employees of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board upon the recommendation of the Station Manager in accordance with the provisions o…
12 GCA § 3109 Qualifications of Trustees
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The Board members appointed from the general public shall be U.S. citizens, and who have resided on Guam for at least six (6) months immediately preceding their appointment, who have demonstrated their interest in public television, and who have no direct or indirect interest in …
12 GCA § 3110 Board, Miscellaneous Provisions
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(a) The Board shall be responsible for the management, administration, policies and direction of the Corporation and shall exercise supervision through the Station Manager. (b) The Board shall meet in regular session at least once each month, commencing during the fourth month fo…
12 GCA § 3111 Corporate Use of Funds
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The Corporation is authorized to use its funds, from whatever source derived, in the exercise of its corporate powers and functions. SOURCE: GC § 61010.
12 GCA § 3112 Annual Reports and Audits
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The Corporation shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature a detailed annual report of activities and an audited annual financial report. For this purpose, it shall also submit to the Governor and the Legislature, such other special reports as they may require from time to …
12 GCA § 3113 Office of Attorney General: Legal Counsel
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The Corporation shall utilize the Office of the Attorney General as its legal counsel, unless the Attorney General, in writing, authorizes the Corporation to utilize private counsel. SOURCE: GC § 61012.
12 GCA § 3114 Guam Education Telecommunications Facility
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(a) The facility shall consist of the production and broad- casting equipment necessary to artistically produce and project television programs. It shall be staffed by responsible professional and technical employees whose combined efforts will result in meaningful and entertaini…
12 GCA § 3115 Property Transfer
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All property, facilities, equipment, supplies, records and file exclusively used, issued or pertaining to the television production section of the Learning Resources Center of the Department of Education or of the University of Guam and which are now installed or contemplated at …
12 GCA § 3116 Use and Design of the Facility
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The facility, under the Station Manager, shall be responsible for carrying out the purposes of the Corporation as provided by law and as directed by the Board of Trustees. The Station Manager shall establish such divisions as he deems necessary for the proper operation of the fac…
12 GCA § 3117 Employees
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(a) The Station Manager shall establish, after approval of the Board, the conditions of entry to, maintenance in and dismissal from employment in the Corporation not in conflict with the provisions of the Director of Administration. Employees shall be provided Workmen’s Compensat…
12 GCA § 3118 Effective Date
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(a) This Chapter shall become effective July 1, 1975. Within three (3) months after the enactment of this Chapter, the Governor shall make the required appointments of Board members, and an orderly transition shall be commenced to transfer the facility, Television Station KGTF, a…
12 GCA § 3201 Definitions
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(a) Administrator means the Administrator of the Guam Film Office, who shall be the Station Manager of the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation or his/her designee. (b) Board means the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation Board of Trustees. (c) Charitable or…
12 GCA § 3202 Guam Film Office
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There is hereby established the Guam Film Office as a division within the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation. The Station Manager of the Corporation shall be responsible for the administration of the Guam Film Office and serve as the fiduciary to the Corporation. The…
12 GCA § 3203 Rules and Regulations
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(a) Rules and Regulations. The Station Manager shall establish an Advisory Committee that is responsible for the promulgation of rules, regulations, and fees to govern the form, time, and location of filming activity set forth within Guam. The composition of the Advisory Committe…
12 GCA § 3204 Powers and Duties
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The Guam Film Office shall have the following powers and duties: (a) to promote, encourage and advertise the use of Guam facilities and services for the production of films, videos, television programs, audio recordings, music recordings, computer-generated imagery and other medi…
12 GCA § 3205 Guam Film Office Fund
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(a) There is established a Fund to be known as the Guam Film Office Fund, which shall be administered by the Board for the Guam Film Office and be maintained separate and apart from any other funds of the government of Guam, including the General Fund. (b) Independent records and…
12 GCA § 3206 Permits Required
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(a) Permit Required. No person shall use any government street, alley, sidewalk, park, pier, way, or other public property owned or controlled by the government of Guam for the purpose of making commercial films without first applying for and receiving a permit from the Guam Film…
12 GCA § 3207 General Exemptions
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The provisions of this Article shall not apply to or affect: (a) Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation and companies providing services or partnering on station projects. (b) News Media. Reporters, photographers, or camera operators in the employ of a newspaper, news se…
12 GCA § 3208 Local Production Companies Exempt
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In addition to the General Exemptions authorized in § 3207 of this Article, the provisions of this Article and the rules, regulations, and requirements authorized herein shall not apply to or affect local production companies if: (a) the production company was incorporated in Gua…
12 GCA § 3209 Applicants and Issuance
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(a) Issuing Authority. The issuing authority shall be the Guam Film Office Administrator. (b) Applications. Each application for filming under this Article must be completed in full and filed with the Administrator or his/her designee. (c) The permit application shall be in a for…
12 GCA § 3210 Indemnification of Government Against Liability
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Prior to and as a condition precedent to the granting of a permit under this Article, each applicant shall agree to indemnify, defend and hold the government of Guam, its authorized agents, officers, representatives and employees harmless from and against any and all losses, dama…
12 GCA § 3211 Insurance and Bonding Required
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(a) Liability Insurance. As a condition of the issuance of a permit hereunder, every permittee must procure and maintain in full force and effect during the term of the permit a policy (or policies) of insurance from an insurance company licensed to do business in Guam, naming th…
12 GCA § 3212 Effective Date
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This Article shall be effective one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of enactment.
12 GCA § 3213 Severability
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If any provision of this Article or its application to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid or contrary to law, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Article that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, an…
12 GCA § 41001 Establishment and Title
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There is hereby created, separate and apart from any other funds of the government of Guam, and under the administration and control of the GHC, the Housing Trust Fund (Fund).
12 GCA § 41002 Purpose
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The purpose of the Fund is to support the affordability and accessibility of housing for the residents of Guam, and to finance support services that assist low-income households in obtaining and maintaining affordable housing.
12 GCA § 41003 Housing Trust Fund Authorized Programs
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Programs established or planned to be established by the GHC and funded through the Housing Trust Fund shall require appropriate legislative action and authorization. Before such legislative action and authorization, the GHC shall provide a written report of each program establis…
12 GCA § 41004 Funding for Authorized Programs
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Funding for authorized programs shall be identified by the GHC pursuant to § 41003 of the Housing Trust Fund Act, and is subject to appropriate legislative authorization and approval. I Liheslatura may, from time to time, make appropriations to the Fund to be used for programs au…
12 GCA § 41005 Administration
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The Fund shall be administered by the GHC. The GHC shall: (a) Administer the Fund. (b) Develop and implement appropriate rules, procedures, guidelines, and regulations for the proper operation of the Fund, including the necessary internal controls over the Fund. (c) Review reques…
12 GCA § 41006 Annual Audit
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An annual audit shall be conducted on the Fund and shall be submitted to I Maga’lahen Guåhan and the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan within the same period of the Guam Housing Corporation’s annual yearly audit. Such annual audits shall be conducted or cause to be conducted by th…
12 GCA § 4101 Creation of Corporation: Name
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In order to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the Territory of Guam through the improvement of housing standards, housing supply and housing affordability in Guam, there is created a body corporate to be known as the Guam Housing Corporation, hereinafter referred …
12 GCA § 4102 Principal Offices
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The Housing Corporation shall have its principal offices in the territory of Guam and shall be deemed to be an inhabitant of this jurisdiction. The Housing Corporation may establish offices in such place or places as it may deem necessary or appropriate in the conduct of its busi…
12 GCA § 4103 Authorized Activities of Corporation
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The Housing Corporation is authorized to engage in the following activities when it finds that such activities will further the purposes of this Chapter and will not conflict with the encouragement and promotion of private enterprise in the territory of Guam: (a) To encourage and…
12 GCA § 4104 General Powers: Termination Date
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The Housing Corporation shall have, and may exercise, the following general powers in carrying on the activities specified in this Chapter: (a) To have perpetual succession. (b) To adopt, alter and use a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed. (c) To adopt, amend and r…
12 GCA § 4105 Bonds as Special Obligations
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Every Bond issued by the Housing Corporation pursuant to this Chapter shall be a special obligation of the Housing Corporation payable solely from the revenues and other property specified in the indenture or resolution providing for the issuance of such bond. Every bond shall re…
12 GCA § 4105.1 Waiver of Recordation and Other Fees
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(a) All fees charged by the Department of Land Management to any party in the recordation or release of any documents pursuant to the administration, pledge, assignment or collateralization of any loan between the Guam Housing Corporation and any of its creditors are hereby waive…
12 GCA § 4105.2 Bonds as General Obligations of the Housing
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Corporation. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 4105 of this chapter, the Housing Corporation is authorized to issue debt as a general obligation of the Housing Corporation on an unsecured basis, payable from the Housing Corporation’s general operating cash inflows. The amou…
12 GCA § 4105.3 Definition of Bonds
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For purposes of this Chapter the term bonds shall mean any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Housing Corporation issued pursuant to this Chapter. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-81:3.