21 Guam Code Ann. § 66202
Terms Used In 21 Guam Code Ann. § 66202
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
engineer or architect employed in connection with the proposed work. If the application is made by a person other than the owner in fee, it shall be accompanied by a duly verified affidavit of the owner in fee that the applicant is authorized to make such application. The full names and addresses of the owner, lessee, applicant and, where the owner or lessee is a corporation, the responsible officers shall be stated in the application.
SOURCE: GC § 31020.
§ 66202.1. Clearing and Grading Permit Required for
Government Agencies.
(a) A permit for Clearing, Grading, and Construction shall be required of government, autonomous, and public entities in the same manner as private citizens.
An application for the permit shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works by the entity who owns the property, or which is to authorize, complete, or contract for the proposed project on government land, with the approval of the following agencies indicated on the application to the Department of Public Works: Department of Land Management, Zoning Division; Department of Parks and Recreation; Guam Power Authority; Guam Environmental Protection Agency; Guam Geodetic Network Survey Division; Department of Agriculture; and the Department of Public Works. No fee shall be charged for government application for a permit pursuant hereto and the application shall be submitted in such form as the Building Official may prescribe. Government entities shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of this Chapter. Clearing, grading, or construction shall not begin on any government property or project in violation of this statute. Building Officials and Guam Peace Officers are authorized to issue citations to violators of this Section in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Public Works in this regard. Officers acting in violation of this statute shall be held personally liable for all damages resulting therefrom, and shall be subject to a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each offense, and may be fined up to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for violations after the third violation of this Section.
(b) Government, autonomous, and public entities shall not be required to obtain the permit required in Subsection (a) for work done in response to typhoons, earthquakes, or other natural disaster or emergency as declared by I Maga’lahen Guåhan and requiring an immediate response in order to minimize environmental damage, restore utility services, or protect utility systems.
SOURCE: Added by P.L. 27-111. Amended by P.L. 31-081:1 (Sept. 30,
2011).