American Samoa § 18.0102 - Commission

§ 18.0102. Commission

The commission has the following powers and duties: (1) carry out those duties as may be set out in this title and other laws, and the rules, of the government which specifically delegate power or authority to the commission; (2) elect, at its first meeting and thereafter annually at the first meeting in October, a chairman, who presides at all meetings, and other officers as it may consider desirable from among its members; (3) develop policies and programs for the administration, management and operation of the parks system and recreational activities; (4) review and make recommendations to the Governor and department on: (I) comprehensive plans, applications and acceptances pertaining to federal assistance programs prior to their final approval and submission; (II) the preliminary and final budgets of the department prior to submission to the Legislature; (III) during the first month of each quarter, the operation and financial records of the department for the previous quarter; and (IV) the department’s annual report prior to submission to the Legislature; and (5) perform other assignments as the Governor may make in the furtherance of the overall development of the parks system recreational programs.