Guam § 32111 - Receipts and Disbursements.

§ 32111. Receipts and Disbursements.

(a) Notwithstanding the Central Accounting Act, all fees and money

collected under the provisions of this Chapter shall be deposited in a special

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fund known as the Professional Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors

Fund. This fund shall be kept in a bank licensed to do business on Guam

and funds shall be paid out only upon a request for payment or requisition

submitted by the Secretary/Treasurer or its personnel, and countersigned by

the Chairman of the Board. All monies in this fund are hereby specifically

appropriated only for the use of the Board in pursuit of its authority.

(b) The Board shall provide surety bonds in the name of Guam, on

behalf of the Chairman, the Secretary/Treasurer and the Executive Board

Administrator, in the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) each. The

premium on said bonds shall be regarded as proper and necessary expenses

of the Board.

(c) Upon an appropriation by I Liheslaturan Guåhan and subject to

any limitations which may be contained therein, the Board shall make

expenditures from this fund for any purpose which is approved by the Board

as reasonable and necessary for the proper performance of its duties under

this Chapter, including, the expenses of the Board delegates to meetings of,

and the membership fees to, the National Council of Examiners for

Engineering and Surveying and any of its subdivisions, the National Council

of Architectural Registration Boards and any of its subdivisions, and the

Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards and any of its

subdivisions.

(d) The Board shall employ in the classified positions an Executive

Board Administrator, Administrative Assistant, Board Investigator and other

administrative staff as are necessary for the proper performance of its work.

Salaries and other terms of compensation for each Board staff position shall

be determined by the Department of Administration. Payments of expenses

and salaries pursuant to the administration of this Chapter may not exceed

available funds of the Board.

(e) The Chairman of the Board is the designated Certifying Officer

and all expenditures from the fund shall be certified by the Chairman of the

Board. Under no circumstance shall the amount of warrants issued in

payment of the expenses and compensation provided for in this Chapter

exceed the amount of money collected.

(f) The Board shall adopt rules or regulations to provide for an annual

budget, an accounting procedure, and the fees for application, registration,

examination, re-examination, reciprocity, renewal of registration, temporary

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permits, corporation permits, replacement of certificates, reconsideration of

application, and other services.

(g) The Board shall maintain membership in NCARB, NCEES and its

subdivisions, and pay the necessary costs thereof.