(a) Each government of Guam agency whose actions may affect the status of invasive species shall, to the extent practicable and permitted by law: (1) identify such actions; (2) subject to the availability of appropriations, and within the Administration’s budget limits, use relevant programs and authorities to: (A) prevent the introduction of invasive species; (B) detect and respond rapidly to mitigate the population of such species in a cost-effective and environmentally sound manner; (C) monitor invasive species populations accurately and reliably; (D) provide for restoration of native species and habitat conditions in ecosystems that have been affected; (E) conduct research on invasive species and develop technologies to prevent introduction and provide for environmentally sound control of invasive species; and (F) promote public education on invasive species and the means to address them; and (3) not authorize, fund, or carry out actions that it believes are likely to cause or promote the introduction or spread of invasive species in Guam, the United States, or elsewhere, unless, pursuant to guidelines that it has prescribed and that have been approved by the Council, the agency has determined and made public its determination that the benefits of such actions clearly outweigh the potential harm caused by invasive species; and that all feasible and prudent measures to minimize risk of harm will be taken in conjunction with the actions.

(b) Government of Guam agencies shall pursue the duties set forth in this Section in consultation with the Guam Invasive Species Council,

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consistent with the Guam Invasive Species Management Plan and in cooperation with stakeholders, as appropriate. The agencies shall report on their participation as detailed in § 70107(c) of this Chapter.