Guam § 63102 - Findings.

§ 63102. Findings.

The people of the territory of Guam hereby find and declare that the

Guam Territorial Seashore Reserve is a distinct and valuable natural

resource belonging to all the people of Guam and existing as a delicately

balanced ecosystem; that the permanent protection of the natural, scenic,

and historical resources of the seashore reserve is a paramount concern to

the present and future residents of this island; that in order to promote the

public safety, health, and welfare, and to protect public and private

property, wildlife, marinelife, and other ocean resources, and the natural

environment, it is necessary to preserve the ecological balance of the

seashore reserve and prevent its deterioration and destruction; that it is the

policy of this territory to preserve and protect the resources of the seashore

reserve for the enjoyment of the current and succeeding generations, and

that to protect the seashore reserve, it is necessary:

(a) To study the seashore reserve to determine the ecological planning

principles and assumptions needed to ensure conservation of its resources;

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(b) to prepare, based upon such study and in full consultation with all

affected governmental agencies and departments, private interests and the

general public, a comprehensive, coordinated, enforceable plan for the

orderly, long-range conservation, management, and development of the

seashore reserve;

(c) To ensure that any development which occurs in the seashore

reserve during the study and planning period will be consistent with the

objects of this Chapter;

(d) That the Board of Directors, Territorial Seashore Protection

Commission, is hereby charged with the responsibility of implementing the

provisions of this Chapter.