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Acting Governor Signs 11 Bills into Law |
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July 14, 2009 Acting Governor Michael W. Cruz M.D. today signed eleven bills into public laws and vetoed Bill No. 117. The Acting Governor enacted the following Public Laws: - Bill No. 16 – Public Law No. 30-44L: AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 46 OF TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO MORTAGE FRAUD.
- Bill No. 23 - Public Law No. 30-45: AN ACT TO REPEAL CHAPTER 41 OF TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE GUAM BOXING AND WRESTLING COMMISSION; TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 7 TO TITLE 11, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO "UNARMED COMBAT" AND ESTABLISHING THE GUAM UNARMED COMBAT COMMISSION; AND TO CITE THIS ACT AS THE "GUAM UNARMED COMBAT COMMISSION ACT OF 2009".
- Bill No. 39 - Public Law No. 30-46: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE I MAGA 'LAHEN GUAHAN TO SELL THE EASEMENT KNOWN AS THE "GOVERNMENT ALLEY" THAT IS BOUND BY THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT ON THE WESTERN BOUNDARY, SOUTH O'BRIEN DRIVE ON THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY, AND THE METES AND BOUNDS OF THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF LOT 239-4-1, ALL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF HAGATNA, WITH A TOTAL AREA OF FIFTY EIGHT AND FIVE TENTHS PLUS OR MINUS SQUARE METERS (58.5 ±SQ. M.) TO MR. AND MRS. RALPH SABLAN (RALPH AND JANIECE) FOR ITS APPRAISED FAIR MARKET VALUE.
- Bill No. 82 - Public Law No. 30-47: AN ACT TO AMEND §§2109 AND 2110 OF TITLE 4, AND §§40103.1 AND 40107 OF TITLE 5, ALL OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE MAYORS' OFFICES OF GUAM.
- Bill No. 84 - Public Law No. 30-48: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE I MAGA 'LAHEN GUAHAN TO EXCHANGE PORTIONS OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED LOT NO. 532 LOT NO. 533, AND LOT NO. 534, LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MERIZO, WITH EQUAL PORTIONS OF ADJACENT LOTS NO. 43, LOT NO. 42, AND LOT NO. 41 THAT HAVE BEEN ENCROACHED UPON AS PART OF THE ROADWAY; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE REMAINING FRACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OWNED LOTS BY THE ADJACENT LANDOWNERS BASED ON THE APPRAISED VALUES.
- Bill No. 90 - Public Law No. 30-49: AN ACT TO AMEND §10.15 OF CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 8, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.
- Bill No. 110 - Public Law No. 30-50: AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE GUAM PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM (GPSS), TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DOE) BY AMENDING §3101, CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 17, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, AND TO AMEND OTHER RELEVANT LAWS AS NECESSARY FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE CHANGE OF THIS AGENCY'S NAME.
- Bill No. 120 - Public Law No. 30-51: AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §10312 TO TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO REQUIRING THE GUAM ENERGY OFFICE TO POST GOVERNMENT OF GUAM ELECTRICAL METER INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET.
- Bill No. 121 - Public Law No. 30-52: AN ACT TO AMEND §§10104(j) AND 10104(k) OF CHAPTER 10, TITLE 12, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED; TO AMEND §§12000, 12001.2 AND 12015, AND TO ADD NEW §§12001.2(f) AND 12015(g) OF CHAPTER 12, TITLE 12, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PLACING THE JOSE D. LEON GUERRERO COMMERCIAL PORT UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
- Bill No. 154 - Public Law No. 30-53: AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (b) OF §4124 OF CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 17 OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO SERVICE LEARNING AS A REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
- Bill No. 156 – Public Law No. 30-54: AN ACT TO AMEND PUBLIC LAW 29-113 RELATIVE TO THE HIRING AND TRAINING OF LIMITED-TERM PART-TIME SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS IN THE GUAM PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
The Acting Governor also vetoed Bill No. 117 , which attempts to establish program procurement guidelines and procedures, relative to the contractual requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. In his veto message the Acting Governor states he is vetoing the Bill because processes, already mandated by Guam law, exist to meet ARRA mandates. “Changing this process midstream, by assigning program management to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor may cause unneeded confusion and costly delays,” said Acting Governor Cruz. “I would note that any error with regard to ARRA funding may cost the government of Guam millions in needed stimulus funding.” |
