Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 6210

  • 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
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(a) Subject to the approval of the court in which the case is pending, the Attorney General is authorized to settle a suit at any time before final judgment; provided, that if government funds are to be paid in excess of the balance in the Government Claims Fund, an appropriation for that purpose or authorization to transfer resources of the government for that purpose shall have been previously authorized by law.

(b) In the case of autonomous agencies, the attorney repre- senting such agency is authorized to settle a suit against the agency he represents subject to the approval of the governing board of the agency, or if no board exists, to the approval of the chief executive officer of said agency.

(c) Settlement of any claims concerning the government of
Guam shall not be sealed and shall be open for public inspection.
A copy of each settlement shall be sent to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.

SOURCE: GC § 6500.17. Added by P.L. 17-029:1 (Nov. 9, 1983) as § 6500.19. Codified as 5 Guam Code Ann. § 6210. Subsection (a) amended by P.L. 32-
076:3 (Nov. 27, 2013). Subsection (c) added by P.L. 32-076:3 (Nov. 27,
2013).

COMMENT: This Section notes the difference between line and autonomous agencies and their legal representation. If a law should be passed making the Attorney General the legal representative of such agencies, this Section would still apply, as it recognizes the semi- independent character of these agencies.

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