Four bills vetoed
November 27, 2009
Governor Felix P. Camacho today signed 14 bills into law, including Bill No. 196-30, now PL 30-68, which gives village mayors the authority to sponsor and approve concessions, festivals, fiestas, or other village events that promote the Chamorro culture, tradition, heritage and tourism.
“Our village mayors are at the front lines of community service. They know their villages intimately and care deeply about the welfare of our people,” said Gov. Camacho. “This bill allows them to sponsor events that are in the best interest of their respective villages.”
Governor Camacho also enacted the following Public Laws:
• Bill No. 99-30 – PL 30-62: Amends the law relative to the issuance of special gold star license plates.
• Bill No. 101-30 – PL 30-63: Amends the law relative to prohibiting smoking within twenty feet of an entrance or exit of a public place where smoking is prohibited.
• Bill No. 135-30 – PL 30-64: Authorizes the Department of Public Health and Social Services to contract an independent environmental health inspection company to conduct sanitary inspections on behalf of the DPHSS; and to fund inspection services from fees authorized to be collected.
• Bill No. 151-30 – PL 30-65: Authorizes the director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to designate areas within the Guam Territorial Park System as “Alcohol Free Zones”, and to provide for penalties for non-compliance.
• Bill No. 175-30 – PL 30-66: Amends the law relative to permitting the Guam Power Authority, and the Guam Waterworks Authority to enter into long term contracts.
• Bill No. 191-30 – PL 30-67: Includes all graduates under the Pedro “Doc” Sanchez Scholarship program to receive the one-step merit pay increase benefit.
• Bill No. 196-30 – PL 30-68: Gives village mayors the authority to sponsor village events.
• Bill No. 198-30 – PL 30-69: Amends the law relative to the compensation of commissioners of the Guam Housing Urban Renewal Authority.
• Bill No. 210-30 – PL 30-70: Amends the law relative to providing the means to cover the cost of issuing Guam Identification Certificates.
• Bill No. 220-30 – PL 30-72: Amends the law relative to the duties of the Attorney General in procurement oversight and advisement.
• Bill No. 227-30 – PL 30-71: Authorizes hazardous pay to parole officers who perform the duty of supervising and counseling parolees, and to authorize hazardous pay to employees of the Department of Corrections who perform duties, which if performed by other law enforcement of public safety officers, would entitle such officers to hazardous pay.
• Bill No. 229-30 – PL 30-73: Relative to the Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita Teacher Corps.
• Bill No. 241-30 – PL 30-74: An act to repeal the law relative to Lot no. 237-6-1, Agana.
• Bill No. 246-30 – PL 30-75: Amends the law relative to cottage industry activity.
The Governor also vetoed the following bills:
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Bill No. 207-30 , attempted to adopt the procedures manual for the acquisition, enforcement and maintenance of territorial highway right-of-way and standards; to require the legislative approval of revisions to the Guam Transportation Improvement Plan.
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Bill No. 193-30 , sought to place Merizo Pier Park under the administrative jurisdiction of the Merizo Mayor’s Office.
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Bill No. 147-30 , would amend the law relative to the Guam Economic Development Authority loans and lending practices.
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Bill No. 233-30 , would amend the law relative to the rules and regulations for the school property of the Department of Education.
“Although I support most of the amendments contained in Bill No. 233-30, the legislation contains a provision which could potentially risk the government’s effort to rebuild and reopen John F. Kennedy High School. This risk has compelled me to veto the measure,” said Gov. Camacho in his veto letter to Speaker Judi Won Pat on Bill No. 233-30.
