Guam § 2405 - Goals and Purposes of I Kumision.

§ 2405. Goals and Purposes of I Kumision.

The Kumision shall have the following purposes:

(a) The formation of a “Team Guam” approach in all dealings with

the Congress of the United States and the Department of Defense relative to

the military buildup and relations with the Armed Forces.

(b) Development of a plan that envisions Guam fifteen (15) years and

more into the future. The plan should take into account the needed and

necessary construction, upgrades and expansion of Guam’s economy,

infrastructure and government services. The plan shall include positions for

negotiation, discussion and resolution with the Federal Government on

Federal and local issues that the Kumision determines are of significant

concern, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Political status;

(2) Return of ancestral lands;

(3) Chamorro self-determination;

(4) Cleanup of environmental hazards;

(5) Investigation of serious health problems possibly related to

federal activity;

(6) Immigration policies and controls;

(7) Section 30 and Compact Impact funding;

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(8) Mass transit and public transportation;

(9) Utilities and telecommunications;

(10) Public education;

(11) Public health;

(12) Public safety and homeland security;

(13) Protecting the environment;

(14) Economic development; and

(15) War reparations.

(c) Conducting local scoping hearings and town meetings on each

aspect of the military buildup.

(d) Meeting with Federal officials and representatives and serving as

the focal point for all discussions with the Federal Government on the

military buildup.

(e) Seeking Federal funding and grants-in-aid to achieve the goals

and objectives of the Kumision.

(f) To participate in the procurement process, to include, but not be

limited to, the development of scope of work, the selection and evaluation

process, and to provide I Maga’lahen Guahan with a recommendation for

an award of contract with any procurement by the government of Guam

associated with the military buildup.