Guam § 1033 - Guam-Micronesia Island Fair and Guam Ko’Ko’ Road Race.

§ 1033. Guam-Micronesia Island Fair and Guam Ko’Ko’ Road Race.

(a) Annually, I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan shall issue a proclamation calling upon the people of

Guam to observe a Guam-Micronesia Island Fair and Guam Ko’Ko’ Road Race, which shall be held at the

discretion of the Guam Visitors Bureau.

(b) The Guam Visitors Bureau shall be the organizing body for the Guam-Micronesia Island Fair and

Guam Ko’Ko’ Road Race, and shall provide the necessary logistics and financial support to ensure the

success of the Fair as an international event and visitor attraction. The Department of Parks and Recreation

shall assist by issuing permits for booths and exhibits, and designing the general layout of booths, exhibits

and activities, with cultural awareness paramount in the design. The Department of Public Works shall

inspect and ensure that the public facilities at the selected site are in good working condition to adequately

protect the health and safety of the persons at the Fair. The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall issue

on a priority basis a license for each type of activity being conducted at the Fair which requires a license

from the Department. The Department of Public Health and Social Services shall issue licenses for the

preparation and sale of food. The Customs and Quarantine Agency shall provide information and assistance

to participants concerning the importation requirements of the statutes of Guam, the U.S. Department of

Agriculture, and other agencies for importation of items into Guam for use at the Fair. The Department of

Agriculture shall establish regulations for the judging of produce and livestock exhibited at the Fair. The

Mayors’ Council shall create a mechanism for village participation or competitions. The Guam Council on

the Arts and Humanities Agency shall provide technical assistance to encourage public participation of the

performing and fine arts. The Guam Police Department, the Guam Fire Department, Guam Homeland

Security, and all other law enforcement entities of the government of Guam shall provide public safety

support at the Guam-Micronesia Island Fair and Guam Ko’Ko’ Road Race at the request of the Guam

Visitors Bureau. The Guam Fire Department shall also inspect all booths and temporary structures to ensure

compliance of Fire and Life Safety requirements, and issue required permits to operate such booths and

temporary structures.

(c) I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi shall appoint, from among the personnel of the departments and agencies

mentioned in Subsection (b) of this Section, personnel to ensure the success of the Guam-Micronesia Island

Fair and Guam Ko’Ko’ Road Race. The Speaker, in consultation with the respective Chairpersons of the

Committees on Economic Development and Tourism, shall designate representatives from I Liheslatura to

serve as members of the organizing committee.

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(d) The Guam Visitors Bureau, in collaboration with the agencies listed in Subsection (b), shall

establish a fee schedule for the conduct of the Guam-Micronesia Island Fair and Guam Ko’Ko’ Road Race.

(1) The “fee schedule” shall include at a minimum:

(A) the cost for rental of display space;

(B) a participation fee to cover the costs of security, maintenance and other common area

services at the Fair site; and

(C) a means by which food and beverage, produce, handicrafts, and other items being offered

for sale may be purchased.

(2) All fees from the sale of goods or services sold at the Fair shall be collected and deposited to

the Treasury of Guam.

(A) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds collected shall be deposited in the General

Fund;

(B) fifty percent (50%) shall be deposited in the Guam-Micronesia Island Fair and Guam

Ko’Ko’ Road Race Revolving Fund, which is hereby created, to be administered by the Guam

Visitors Bureau, for the sole purpose of paying for the Guam-Micronesia Island Fair and Guam

Ko’Ko’ Road Race-related expenses; and

(C) twenty-five percent (25%) shall be deposited in the FESTPAC 2016 Folklife Festival

Trust Account.

(e) Within thirty (30) days of the close of each Guam-Micronesia Island Fair and Guam Ko’Ko’ Road

Race, the Guam Visitors Bureau shall report on the financial status of the Fair and the Guam-Micronesia

Island Fair and Guam Ko’Ko’ Road Race Revolving Fund to I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan and the

Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, and shall make recommendations to improve the implementation of the

Fair, including future sites and dates of the Fair and post the same on its website.