) Authorization. I Maga’lahen Guåhan is authorized to procure the services of a lobbyist, provided he expends no more than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) within any given fiscal year from the annual operating budget appropriated to the Office of the Governor. I Maga’lahen Guåhan is further authorized to hire as many lobbyist as may be necessary in order to meet the mandates of this Chapter, provided that the aggregate amount of all such contracts pursuant to this authorization does not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in any one fiscal year. I Maga’lahen Guåhan shall not transfer funds into the Office of the Governor’s budget in order to pay for such contracts.

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(b) Scope of Work. Any lobbying contracts entered into by I Maga’lahen Guåhan, on behalf of the people of Guam, and any individual, individuals, firm or firms contracted as lobbyist shall be limited to the following areas:

(1) The impending Military Buildup;

(2) Immigration policies and controls, including visa waiver programs for China and the Philippines;

(3) Compact Impact Reimbursement; (4) Section 30 funding;
(5) Veteran’s Issues; (6) War reparations; (7) Political status;
(8) Chamorro self-determination; (9) Return of ancestral lands;
(10) Cleanup of environmental hazards;

(11) Investigation of serious health problems possibly related to federal activity;

(12) Mass transit and public transportation; (13) Utilities and telecommunications;
(14) Public education (Department of Education, Guam
Community College and the University of Guam);

(15) Public health;

(16) Public safety and homeland security; (17) Protecting the environment; and
(18) Economic development.

(c) Team Guam Approach. [Repealed.]

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 27-29:V:27. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 29-
113:VI:28 (Sept. 30, 2008). Subsection (c) repealed by P.L. 33-066:XII:37(b) (Sept. 5, 2015).

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2016 NOTE: With regard to the repeal of subsection (c), P.L. 33-066:XII:37(a)
stated the following:

(a) Legislative Intent. On 21 February 2012, I Maga’låhen Guåhan issued Executive Order 2012-06, establishing the Guam First Advisory Commission. On 16 February 2015, I Maga’låhen Guåhan issued Executive Order 2015-06, superseding his previous executive order and expanding the powers of the Guam First Advisory Commission. The powers of the Guam First Advisory Commission include advising I Maga’låhi, pursuant to a One Voice approach, in all dealings with the U.S. Congress and the Department of Defense relative to the Guam buildup and relations with the Armed Forces, on the Compacts of Free Association, and on additional federal and local issues that are of significant concern to the people and the Island.

Since its formation, the Guam First Advisory Commission has met on several occasions to deliberate issues and advise the Governor.

I Liheslatura finds that the spirit and intent of 5 Guam Code Ann. § 7118(c) is satisfied by Executive Orders 2012-06 and 2015-06.

2009 NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department of Education to the Guam Public School System. P.L. 30-050:2 (July 14, 2009) reverted the name of the Guam Public School System to the Department of Education.