Title 12 — Autonomous Agencies

This Chapter shall be hereby cited as the “Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority Act.” SOURCE: GC § 62000, as enacted by P.L. 13-057. Amended by P.L. 23-069:1 (Feb. 27, 1996) and by P.L. 26-093:1 (May 31, 2002). 2022 NOTE: Past publications included annotations regar…

(a) There is within, a public corporation and an autonomous instrumentality of, the government of Guam called the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam, to be further identified as the Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam. (b) Any and all references to…

As used in this Article and Article 2, unless otherwise indicated: (a) “Authority” means the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam. (b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Authority. (c) “Director” means a member of the Board. (d) “Executive Manager” me…

The purpose of the Authority is to acquire, construct, reconstruct, purchase, extend, improve, better, operate and maintain airports and related facilities for civil aviation purposes on Guam. SOURCE: GC § 62003, as enacted by P.L. 13-057 (Sept. 26, 1975).

The Authority shall have and exercise each and all of the following powers: (a) Acquire, construct, reconstruct, purchase, better, extend, improve, operate and maintain airports and related facilities owned or used by Guam for civil aviation purposes. (b) Acquire by grant, purcha…

(a) All powers vested in the Authority, except as provided herein, shall be exercised by the Board, which shall consist of seven (7) members, called directors, who shall be nominated and appointed by I COL 2025-08-27 Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, by and with the advice and consent of I Li…

(a) The Board shall appoint an Executive Manager, who shall be its chief executive officer. The Executive Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, which shall fix his compensation. The Executive Manager shall have full charge and control of the operations and maintenance…

(a) The Board may also appoint a treasurer, a comptroller and an attorney, all of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. Their duties and compensation shall be fixed by the Board. Compensation for the comptroller shall not be limited by Title 4 GCA § 6103 or other laws wh…

As an instrumentality of the government of Guam, the Authority and all property acquired by or for it and all revenues and income therefrom are exempt from taxation by the government of Guam or by any political subdivision or public corporation thereof and from all taxes imposed …

[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 62009. Repealed by P.L. 16-124:17 (Dec. 30, 1982).

Guam Fund. (a) The Board shall adopt and maintain a system of accounting which is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to airports. (b) The Board shall employ a firm of independent certified public accountants who shall examine and report to the …

(a) The Board, pursuant to 4 GCA §§ 4105 and 4106, shall establish rules and regulations governing the selection, promotion, performance evaluation, demotion, suspension, dismissal and other disciplinary action for employees of the Authority. (b) The Executive Manager, the Treasu…

(a) Purposes and Policies. The Underlying purposes and policies of this Act are to acknowledge that the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam has the duty to operate and maintain the Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Air Terminal and related facilities for …

All Airport Security officers shall be required to complete training with a minimum of at least 120 hours on the laws of arrest, searches and seizures, the Motor Vehicle Code of Guam, the Criminal and Correctional Code, the use and handling of firearms and such training standards…

There is hereby created within the Airport Police the Civilian Volunteer Airport Police Reserve, which shall be headed by the Chief of Airport Police, hereinafter referred to as the Chief. The Chief, subject to the advice and control of the Airport Executive Manager, shall be res…

(a) To the extent that any liability of the government of Guam or of the Authority is covered by a policy or policies of insurance, the Government waives the limitation of liability found in 5 GCA §6301; provided, that the Government shall not be liable in damages for tort in any…

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this Article, or any valid rule or regulation promulgated under this Article, or any valid Executive Order issued with respect to the operations of the Authority, or who refuses or neglects to comply with any lawful order given order b…

(a) “Airport purposes” means any use which involves the operation of a facility: (1) by the Authority to support or protect the activities of an airport as an air transportation facility, including activities such as the processing of aircraft, passengers, freight, and ground tra…

It is declared to be the policy of the government of Guam that the Authority, in acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, purchasing, bettering, extending or improving the airports pursuant to this Chapter, shall manage and operate the airports in the most efficient manner consis…

In addition to the powers that it may otherwise have, with respect to this Article, the Authority shall have the power to: (a) Sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings in all court and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (b) Adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure. (c) P…

and Airlines. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including without limitation, 5 GCA Chapter 5, § 5127 and Chapter 9, and 21 GCA §§ 60112, 60114, and 60115, any agreement between the Authority and any other party for the use of airport facilities and properties for a…

(a) For the purpose of providing money to be used for the cost of the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of the airports, the Board is authorized to issue and sell general revenue and special revenue bonds as hereinafter prov…

(a) There is created a special fund of the Authority known as the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam Construction Fund, into which shall be paid the proceeds of the sale of the general revenue bonds except for the following: (1) Any accrued interest received…

(a) There is created a special fund of the Authority known as the Guam Airport Authority Revenue Fund, which shall be wholly segregated and set apart from all other funds of the Government. The Revenue Fund is and shall be a trust fund for the uses and purposes provided in this A…

(a) There is established a special fund of the Authority, to be known as the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam Bond Redemption Fund, which is a trust fund for paying and securing the payment of the principal of and interest on and redemption premiums, if an…

(a) No general revenue bonds shall be issued unless authorized by the Board in a bond resolution adopted by it and unless I Liheslatura by statute approves the terms and conditions of the bonds. Such resolution shall take effect only upon its approval by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi in …

(a) The Board may include in any bond resolution authorizing the issuance of general revenue bonds under this Article covenants as to: (1) The purpose or purposes to which the proceeds or sale of the bonds shall be applied and the use and disposition thereof. (2) The use and disp…

(a) No special revenue bonds shall be issued unless authorized by the Board in a bond resolution adopted by it. Such resolution shall take effect only upon its approval by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi in writing and I Liheslatura by statute. (b) The Board shall specify in the bond resol…

(a) The Board may include in any bond resolution authorizing the issuance of special revenue bonds under this Article covenants as to: COL 2025-08-27 (1) The purpose or purposes to which the proceeds of sale of the bonds shall be applied and the use and disposition thereof. (2) T…

Bonds issued pursuant to this Article shall be executed by the Chairman of the Board and sealed with the seal of the Authority or in lieu thereof shall bear a lithographed or engraved facsimile of the signature of the Chairman or of such seal or both such signature and seal. The …

All general revenue bonds constituting a part of the same issue shall be equally and ratably secured, without priority by reason of number, date of bonds, date of sale, date of execution or date of delivery, by a lien and charge on the revenue pledged to the payment thereof in ac…

All bonds issued under this Article shall be payable solely from and secured solely by the revenue or other security pledged to the payment thereof, and shall not constitute a general obligation of the Government or a charge upon the general fund of Guam, nor shall the full faith…

The Board shall prescribe, impose and collect rates, rentals, fees or charges for the use and services of and the facilities and commodities furnished by the airports, including landing fees as permitted, and shall revise such rates, rentals, fees, charges and landing fees from t…

(a) The Board may authorize the issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any or a portion of bonds then outstanding and issued under this Article, whether or not such outstanding bonds have matured or are then subject to redemption. The Board may provide for the i…

The Director of Administration or any fiscal agent designated by him shall act as trustee for the Authority and the holders of bonds issued hereunder if such provision is specifically contained within the bond resolution authorizing such bonds and the bond resolution may authoriz…

The bonds and the coupons attached to them are negotiable instruments. SOURCE: GC § 62117, as reenacted by P.L. 16-093 (June 15, 1982).

The Board may provide in a bond resolution that, pending the actual issuance or delivery of definitive bonds, the Authority may issue temporary or interim bonds, to be exchanged for definitive bonds, when ready for delivery. SOURCE: GC § 62118, as reenacted by P.L. 16-093 (June 1…

The Board may provide in a bond resolution that lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds or coupons may be replaced. SOURCE: GC § 62119, as reenacted by P.L. 16-093 (June 15, 1982).

[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 62120, as reenacted by P.L. 16-093 (June 15, 1982). Repealed by P.L. 21-135:12 (Sept. 24, 1992).

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, all general revenue bonds are legal investments for all trust funds and for the funds of all banks, both commercial and savings, and may be deposited as security for the performance of any act whenever any evidence of indebted…

The Government and not the Authority shall continue to make all payments for principal and interest due on the rehabilitation loans applicable to the airports. SOURCE: GC § 62122, as reenacted by P.L. 16-093 (June 15, 1982).

The Board may at any time, or from time to time, by resolution adopted by a majority of all the members of the Board and approved by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, incur indebtedness for any lawful purpose for any period not exceeding five (5) years evidenced by a contract with any perso…

The powers conferred by this Article shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. The Authority may acquire, purchase, construct, reconstruct, improve, better and extend airports and support facilities and equipment, and bonds may be issued unde…

The Government hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of any bonds issued under this Article that the Government will not: (a) Limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the Authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the bondholders, (b) in any way impair t…

There is hereby established within, and as a division of the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam, an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Unit. The underlying purposes and policies of the Act are to acknowledge that the GIAA has the duty to operate and maintain …

The Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Unit shall have the power and duty to conduct and extinguish injurious or dangerous fires, and to remove that which is liable to cause such fires, assume complete charge of fire suppression, perform rescue operations and to enforce all laws r…

The Officer of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Unit at the scene of any fire shall have full power and authority to direct the operation of extinguishing the same and to take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread thereof. In the course of such operations he may pr…

Any person who shall in any way obstruct the operations of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Unit in connection with any such fire, or who shall disobey any lawful command of the Officer of the Unit in COL 2025-08-27 charge at the scene of such fire, or of the Guam Fire Depar…

There is hereby established within the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam (Authority), the “Made in Guam” Business Incubator Program (Program). The Program shall be under the overall supervision of the Executive Manager who shall execute the intent of this P…

(a) The Program is intended to serve as a business incubator for those businesses offering products that are made on Guam and which display the Guam Product Seal. Products that are not made on Guam are not eligible for this Program. The Executive Manager shall ensure that the pro…