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Terms Used In 1 Guam Code Ann. § 2001

There is established the Guam Land Repatriation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission. The Commission shall be comprised of twelve (12) members, including the Governor of Guam (or designee), the Speaker of the Guam Legislature (or designee), the Guam Delegate to Congress, the Chairperson of the Legislative Committee on Federal and Foreign Affairs, the Executive Director of the Commission on Self Determination, the Executive Director of the Chamorro Land Trust Commission, the Director of the Bureau of Planning, an individual appointed by the Governor of Guam who shall also be an officer of a duly recognized organization on Guam comprised of original landowners of federally-held properties and their descendants, and the Speaker of the Guam Youth Congress (or designee). Of the balance of members the Governor shall appoint one (1) member of the Commission who shall be an

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original landowner or heir to an original landowners whose land(s) were subject to the United States Condemnation Acts; the Speaker of the Guam Legislature shall appoint one member to the Commission; and the Minority Leader of the Guam Legislature shall appoint one (1) member of the Commission. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be the Governor, should the Governor choose to serve on the Commission. In the event that the Governor designates another person to serve as member in the Gover- nor’s stead, the Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by the membership from among the members of the Commission.