The Commission shall: (a) Elect a chairman.
(b) Appoint an Administrator who shall not be a member of the
Commission and who shall have the responsibility for the administration of this Act under the supervision of the Commission.
(c) Prepare, adopt and submit to the Legislature for implementation the
Guam Seashore Reserve Plan.

(1) The plan shall be based on detailed studies of all the factors that significantly affect the seashore reserve.

(2) The plan shall be consistent with all of the following objectives:

(A) The maintenance, restoration, and enhancement of the overall quality of the seashore reserve environment, including, but not limited to, its amenities and aesthetic values.

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(B) The continued existence of optimum populations of all species of living organism.
(C) The orderly, balanced utilization and preservation, consistent with sound conservation principles, of all living and non-living seashore reserve resources.
(D) Avoidance of irreversible and irretrievable commitments of seashore reserve resources.
(E) Public access for maximum visual and physical use and enjoyment of the seashore reserve by the public.

(3) The plan shall consist of such maps, text and statements of policies and objectives as the Commission determines are necessary.

(4) The plan shall contain at least the following specific components:

(A) A precise, comprehensive definition of the public interest in the seashore reserve.
(B) Ecological planning principles and assumptions to be used in determining the suitability and extent of allowable development.
(C) A component which includes the following elements:
(i) A land-use element.

(ii) A conservation for the preservation and management of the scenic and other natural resources of the seashore reserve.

(iii) A public access for maximum visual and physical use and enjoyment of the coastal reserve by the public.

(iv) A recreation element.

(v) A population element for the establishment of maximum desirable population densities.
(vi) An educational or scientific use element.

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(D) Reservations of land or water in the seashore reserve for certain uses, or the prohibition of certain uses in specific areas.

(E) Recommendations for the governmental policies and powers required to implement the planning including the organization and authority of the governmental agency or agencies which should assume permanent responsibility for its implementation.
(d) Publish objectives, guidelines, and criteria for the collection of data, the conduct of studies, and the preparation of recommendations for the plan within six (6) months after its first meeting.
(e) Prepare its definitive conclusions and recommendations, including recommendations for areas that should be reserved for specific uses or within which specific uses should be prohibited, which it shall, after public hearing, adopt and submit to the Legislature no later than January, 1976.

(f) On or before December 1, 1975, adopt the coastal reserve plan and submit it to the Legislature for its adoption and implementation.
SOURCE: GC ‘13416 enacted by P.L. 12-108 as amended by P.L. 12-210.