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Governor signs 20 measures into law February 2, 2009 Governor Felix P. Camacho on Friday, January 30, 2009 signed 20 bills into public law, including a measure that authorizes the establishment of Charter Schools on Guam. Bills signed include Bill 248, now Public Law 29-140 which authorizes a Guam Academy of Charter Schools; Bill 260 now Public Law 29-143 strengthening the penalty for those convicted of using a minor in a drug operation; Bill 356 now Public Law 29-149 which allows specified family members to take limited periods of leave during the pre-deployment, deployment and post-deployment of their active duty family member; and Bill 368 now Public Law 29-151 which authorizes the return of certain properties to their original land owners. Governor Camacho also enacted the following Public Laws: - PL 29-137: Reinstates the one-step merit pay increase for graduates of the Pedro "Doc" Sanchez Scholarship Program
- PL 29-138: Requires all government of Guam vehicle purchases to be the most fuel-efficient for its intended purpose
- PL 29-139: Establishes parameters of use for Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices
- PL 29-140: Authorizes Guam Academy Charter Schools
- PL 29-141: Restricts use of telephone records without consent
- PL 29-142: Criminalizes the use of scanning devices or re-encoders to capture encoded information from magnetic strips from credit, debit or other payment cards to place them on other cards
- PL 29-143: Strengthens laws against adults who use minors in drug operations
- PL 29-144: Establishes the new Guam Business Corporation Act
- PL 29-145: Zones Lot No. 2357 in the Municipality of Dededo
- PL 29-146: Requires as-built drawings to be submitted to the Department of Public Works upon completion of placement of underground utilities or lines on public easements
- PL 29-147: Establishes strict penalties to prevent and deter the unauthorized destruction of irreplaceable remains, objects and sites of historical significance
- PL 29-148: Defers the payment of Guam license fees for members of the Guam National Guard, the reserves and their dependents while serving in active duty off-island
- PL 29-149: Establishes the new Military Family Leave Act for Guam
- PL 29-150: Creates tax incentives in the Qualifying Certificate Program for the manufacture, distribution and sale of alternative fuels and exempts such fuels from liquid fuel taxes
- PL 29-151: Establishes the "Return of Private Properties Act of 2008"
- PL 29-152: Rezones land in the Barrigada municipality from Agricultural to Light Industrial
- PL 29-153: Rezones land for commercial use in Barrigada
- PL 29-154: Adopts new rules and regulations for Airport employees
- PL 29-155: Creates the "Council on Postsecondary Institution Certification"
- PL 29-156: Approves the lease by and between the government of Guam and the Peleliu Club of Guam
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