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Terms Used In 12 Guam Code Ann. § 12101

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
used in this Chapter:

(a) Public Utility means the Guam Power Authority, the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port, the Guam Waterworks Authority, the Guam Solid Waste Authority or any duly licensed private contractors operating:

(1) a facility or subsystem of the community- wide water production and distribution system, orTELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 2004

(2) a facility or subsystem of the community- wide waste water disposal system, or both, or any private golf course management corporation leasing public property providing preferential golf rates and reservations to Guam residents, or

(3) a marine terminal with facilities for loading and unloading commercial cargo or passengers onto and from ocean common carriers.

(b) Commission means the Public Utilities
Commission.

(c) General lifeline rate means a lower than average cost per unit charge for a level of utility service necessary to fulfill the essential needs of all residential customers.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-074 (Oct. 26, 1984) as § 12000. Amended by P.L. 31-020:11 (Apr. 18, 2011), effective 90 days from date of enactment pursuant to P.L. 31-20:13. Subsection (a) amended by P.L. 19-
034:23:B (Dec. 19, 1988), P.L. 23-119:6 (July 31, 1996), P.L. 24-295:2 (Nov. 21, 1998), P.L. 25-005:3 (May 10, 1999), P.L. 26-066:1 (Dec. 22,
2001), repealed and reenacted by P.L. 27-110:8(b) (Nov. 1, 2004),
amended by P.L. 30-052:3 (July 14, 2009). Subsection (c) added by P.L.
21-142:2 (Jan. 2, 1993).