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Terms Used In 21 Guam Code Ann. § 76203

  • 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
Guam reserves to itself the exclusive right and privilege of field investigation on sites owned or controlled by Guam, its
agencies, departments, or institutions in order to protect and preserve archaeological and scientific information and objects. All new information and objects deriving from government lands shall remain the property of Guam and be utilized for scientific or public educational purposes.

SOURCE: GC § 13985.17 enacted by P.L. 12-126 (May 3, 1974).

2022 NOTE: References to “”territory”” replaced with “”Guam”” pursuant to
1 Guam Code Ann. § 420.

§ 76204. Archaeological Investigation, Recording, and
Salvage; Appropriations.

Whenever any public construction or improvement of any nature whatsoever is undertaken by any government agency on lands which are controlled or owned by Guam and which are sites of historic or prehistoric interest and value, or locations of prehistoric or historic remains, one percent of the appropriation for such public construction or improvement, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended by the department for the archaeological investigation, recording, and salvage of such sites or remains when it is deemed necessary by the department.

SOURCE: GC § 13985.18 enacted by P.L. 12-126 (May 3, 1974).

2022 NOTE: Reference to “”territory”” replaced with “”Guam”” pursuant to
1 Guam Code Ann. § 420.