(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 Åmot Chamorro.

(b) Block 3, Tract 1722 in the municipality of Mangilao, as shown on Land Management Instrument No. 880762 (Exhibit A), shall be designated as a Biodiversity Conservation Easement for the purpose of providing land for Hatdin Åmot Chamorro.

(c) The Chamorro Land Trust Commission, in consultation with the Håya Foundation (a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Chamorro healing arts), is hereby directed to establish the criteria, application, and operational procedures of Hatdin Åmot Chamorro. The procedures shall establish the parameters for the usage of the parceled lot and a list of plants to be cultivated. To qualify to use a parcel of Hatdin Åmot Chamorro, an applicant must be an individual eligible for residential lease of Chamorro Land Trust Commission land, and either:

(1) be a member or officer of a non-profit organization registered with the Department of Revenue and Taxation, whose charter includes the advancement of Chamorro traditional healing or medicine, or the advancement of Chamorro heritage and culture; or

(2) be a Suruhana or Suruhanu, or an apprentice, or a student of traditional Chamorro medicines.

Preference shall be given to an applicant who meets more than one (1) of the qualifications in this Subsection.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-032:3 (June 16, 2009), amended by P.L.
33-210:2 (Dec. 15, 2016).

2017 NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 33-210:3:

Exemption. § 2107 of Title 2, Guam Code Ann., and the Standing Rules of I Mina’Trentai Tres Na Liheslaturan Guåhan relative to the appraisals of land shall not apply to this Act.