Guam § 221702 - Opioid Recovery Trust Fund.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 221702 — Opioid Recovery Trust Fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 221702. Opioid Recovery Trust Fund.
(a) There is hereby created the Opioid Recovery Trust Fund
(Fund), which shall be maintained separate and apart from any
other funds of the Government of Guam, including the General
Fund. The Fund shall be a continuing fund; amounts credited to
the Fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and monies
remaining in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not be
transferred to the General Fund. The Fund shall not be subject to
any transfer authority of I Maga’hagan Guahan.
(b) The Fund shall include all money, payments, or other
things of value in the nature of civil damages or other payment,
except criminal penalties, received on behalf of Guam by the
Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Guam relating to the
manufacturing, marketing, distributing, promoting, or dispensing
of opioids, whether such is received by way of verdict, judgment,
compromise, or settlement in or out of court, of any case or
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controversy. The Fund shall also include any interest earned on
such amounts.
(c) Monies in the Fund shall be used to supplement and not
supplant or replace any other funds, including federal or local
funding, which would otherwise have been expended for
substance use disorder prevention, treatment, recovery or harm
reduction services or programs. Further, general operating funds
or baseline funding shall not be reduced due to monies expended
from the Fund.
(d) The Office of the Attorney General shall promptly remit
all money, payments, or other things of value to the Treasurer of
Guam for credit to the Fund.
(e) The Office of the Attorney General, in consultation with
the Opioid Recovery Advisory Council established by this Act,
shall administer the Fund.
(f) In administering the Fund, the Office of the Attorney
General may establish internal accounts to segregate funds
received from different judgments or settlement agreements to the
extent that different judgments or settlement agreements direct
specific allocation of expenditures.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 221702
What does Guam Code Annotated § 221702 cover?
Section 221702 ("Opioid Recovery Trust Fund.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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