16 Guam Code Ann. § 7161
Terms Used In 16 Guam Code Ann. § 7161
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(1) Money in the Street Light Fund shall be used to pay for the installation and operation of public street lights.
(2) All revenues deposited in the Fund are reserved for use by the Guam Power Authority for payment for operation and installation of public street lights.
(b) In addition to all other fees imposed by law, an additional
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) annual fee is imposed upon any
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vehicle subject to registration under this Title which shall be deposited in the Treasury of Guam to the credit of the Street Light Fund. This fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the annual license and registration fee provided for in this Title.
(c) Effective April 1, 2004, the fee established in the preceding subsection shall be amended and increased by Fifteen Dollars ($15.00), to be adjusted to a total of Forty Dollars ($40.00), with the proceeds to be deposited in said Fund.
(d) Effective January 1, 2005, the fee established in the preceding subsections (b) and (c) shall be adjusted to a total of Thirty-Six Dollars ($36.00), with the proceeds to be deposited in said Fund.
(e) No funds from the Street Light Fund may be expended or encumbered without an appropriation by I Liheslaturan Guåhan.
(f) The Street Light Fund Fee in this Section shall be waived upon initial issuance and subsequent renewal of vehicle license and registration for any Veteran determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) and with certification from the Guam Office of Veterans Affairs to be one hundred percent (100%) disabled or individually unemployable due to military service connected injuries.
(1) The fee shall be waived for one (1) non- commercial passenger vehicle, which includes sedans, coupes, pick-up trucks, motorcycles and station wagons manufactured primarily for the purpose of carrying passengers, and including those passenger cars pulling other light trailers, registered to the Veteran, or legal guardian applying for benefits under this Section.
(2) A document issued by the USDVA or a U.S. military ID card and a certification by the Guam Office of Veterans Affairs, which certifies the disability rating, must be furnished to the Department of Revenue and Taxation in order to waive the annual Street Light Fund Fee.
SOURCE: GC § 23354.1, enacted by P.L. 9-042 (Mar. 15, 1967); amended by P.L. 14-049:1 (July 11, 1977), P.L. 17-026:46 (Oct. 11, 1983). Subsection (b) amended and Subsection (c) added by P.L. 27-005:IV:3,4
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(Feb. 28, 2003). Amended by P.L. 27-038:3 (Nov. 11, 2003). Subsection
(a) amended and Subsection (e) added by P.L. 27-106:VI:16 (Sept. 30,
2004). Subsection (f) added by P.L. 30-144:3 (May 17, 2010), effective, Apr. 1, 2010, pursuant to P.L. 30-144:6. Subsection (f) amended by P.L.
31-177:4 (Feb. 3, 2012). Subsection (f) amended by P.L. 37-028:4 (July
12, 2023).
2018 NOTE: Subitem designations added in subsection (f) pursuant to 1
GCA § 1606.
CROSS REFERENCE: 4 Guam Code Ann. § 4B101; 5 Guam Code Ann. § 1513; 11 Guam Code Ann. § 24104