(1) the Director of the Guam Visitors Bureau;
(2) the Director of the Department of Public Works; (3) the Director of the Department of Parks and
Recreation;
(4) the Director of the Department of Agriculture; (5) the Director of the Department of Corrections;

(6) the Director of the Guam Environmental
Protection Agency;

(7) one (1) member of the Mayors Council of Guam
(MCOG) who is appointed by the MCOG; and

(8) other members as the Chairperson deems necessary.

The Task Force shall be under the direction of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, who shall serve as Chairperson of the Task Force.

(b) The Task Force shall work in conjunction with the Mayors Council of Guam and existing government agencies and private individuals and organizations to beautify and promote Guam. Its function shall include, but not be limited to, the coordination of efforts for:

(1) the clearing of overgrown weeds or trees;

(2) the planting of plants or flowers, especially native flora;

(3) the restoration of graffiti-inflicted structures along the island’s highways and scenic areas;

(4) implementing other beautification projects;

(5) preventing littering, preventing the illegal disposal of waste at unauthorized sites, and preventing the destruction of public facilities, including parks and beaches;

(6) establishing education, training, or programs of the same; and

(7) addressing other pertinent issues.

(c) The Task Force shall purchase only those horticultural products grown on Guam.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 23-19:1 (May 30, 1995). Amended by P.L. 35-
056:1 (Nov. 27, 2019).

§ 2105. Environmental Clearinghouse for Federal Land
Transfers.

The Office of Lieutenant Governor shall be designated the Environmental Clearinghouse for all federal land transfers as they relate specifically to Environmental review and restoration concerns. All Environmental review for clean-up of federal land transfers must have the initial review of the Bureau of Planning, the Department of Land Management, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Law and any affected agency of the government of Guam as determined by the Lieutenant Governor.

(a) The Bureau of Planning shall serve as the lead agency under the direction of the Lieutenant Governor for overall Environmental Clearinghouse transactions and shall collect and distribute records, reports and other relevant information essential for review and ensuring compliance with federal and Government of Guam statutes and regulations.

(b) The Department of Land Management shall authenticate and evaluate land related documents and data.

(c) The Guam Environmental Protection Agency shall evaluate environmental studies and other associated documents and data and generally carry out its role as the lead Government of Guam agency for environmental matters. In particular, Environmental Baseline Surveys conducted under federal CERCLA and CERFA shall be thoroughly evaluated and appropriate recommendations shall be formulated and submitted to the Lieutenant Governor of Guam.

(d) The Department of Law shall review and advise on the acceptability of land deed agreements with respect to environmental clean-up actions as they apply to Guam laws and federal laws.

(e) Agencies involved in the Environmental Clearinghouse review shall conduct necessary inquiries, fact finding investigations and evaluations as directed by the Lieutenant Governor and submit findings and recommendations to the Bureau of Planning.

(f) The Bureau of Planning shall prepare the Environmental Clearinghouse review summary report under the title CLEARINGHOUSE RECORD OF REVIEW for the signature of the Lieutenant Governor. This report shall be filed with land records documentation at the Department of Land Management.

(g) Additionally, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency shall prepare for the Office of the Governor and the Guam Legislature an annual assessment report due the following March 31st of the reporting year. The purpose of the report is to ensure proper follow-up and monitoring for satisfactory progress on any and all outstanding environmental restoration work or actions as mandated by law and regulations regarding lands that have been transferred from the federal government.

(h) The Environmental Clearinghouse shall ensure proper and expeditious return of federally-held excess lands and, furthermore, strive to ensure that all necessary and essential environmental evaluation and restoration works are effectively carried out.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 23-101:2 (June 24, 1996).

2020 NOTE: Subsection designations altered pursuant to the authority of 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.

2017 NOTE: Subsection designations added/altered pursuant to the authority of 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.