Guam § 17103 - Powers of Board.

§ 17103. Powers of Board.

The Board, for the purposes of this Chapter, has power and is hereby

authorized, in addition to and amplification of all other powers conferred

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upon the Board by this Code or by any statute of the Territory or of the

United States:

(a) To acquire, subject to the laws of the Territory, by grant, purchase,

gift, devise or lease or by the exercise of the right of eminent domain in

accordance with the provisions and subject to the limitations of 21 GCA

Chapter 15, and to hold and use any real or personal property necessary or

convenient or useful for the carrying on of any of its powers pursuant to the

provisions of this Chapter.

(b) To construct or to have constructed for it and to operate and control

any project.

(c) To fix tuition, rates, rents or other charges of the University or for

the use of any project or for services rendered in connection therewith, and

to alter, change or modify the same at its pleasure, subject to any

contractual obligation which may be entered into by the board with respect

to the fixing of such tuition, rates, rents or charges.

(d) To enter into covenants to increase rates or charges from time to

time as may be necessary pursuant to any such contract or agreement with

the holders of any bonds of the Board.

(e) At any time and from time to time, with the approval of the

Governor, to issue revenue bonds in order to raise funds for the purpose of

establishing any project or of acquiring lands for any project, or of

acquiring, constructing, improving, equipping or furnishing any project, or

of refinancing any project, or for any combination of such purposes, which

bonds may be secured as hereinafter provided.

(f) To adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to enable

the Board to exercise the powers and to perform the duties conferred or

imposed upon the Board by this Chapter.

(g) Nothing contained in this Section or elsewhere in this Chapter shall

be construed directly or by implication to be in anywise in derogation of or

in limitation of powers conferred upon or existing in the Board by virtue of

any provisions of the Organic Act or statutes of the Territory or any other

provisions of this Code.