Guam § 63107 - Commission Responsibilities.

§ 63107. Commission Responsibilities.

The Commission shall:

(a) Elect a chairman.

(b) Appoint an Administrator who shall not be a member of the

Commission and who shall have the responsibility for the administration of

this Act under the supervision of the Commission.

(c) Prepare, adopt and submit to the Legislature for implementation the

Guam Seashore Reserve Plan.

(1) The plan shall be based on detailed studies of all the

factors that significantly affect the seashore reserve.

(2) The plan shall be consistent with all of the following

objectives:

(A) The maintenance, restoration, and enhancement of

the overall quality of the seashore reserve environment,

including, but not limited to, its amenities and aesthetic

values.

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(B) The continued existence of optimum populations of

all species of living organism.

(C) The orderly, balanced utilization and preservation,

consistent with sound conservation principles, of all living

and non-living seashore reserve resources.

(D) Avoidance of irreversible and irretrievable

commitments of seashore reserve resources.

(E) Public access for maximum visual and physical use

and enjoyment of the seashore reserve by the public.

(3) The plan shall consist of such maps, text and statements

of policies and objectives as the Commission determines are

necessary.

(4) The plan shall contain at least the following specific

components:

(A) A precise, comprehensive definition of the public

interest in the seashore reserve.

(B) Ecological planning principles and assumptions to

be used in determining the suitability and extent of allowable

development.

(C) A component which includes the following

elements:

(i) A land-use element.

(ii) A conservation for the preservation and

management of the scenic and other natural resources

of the seashore reserve.

(iii) A public access for maximum visual and

physical use and enjoyment of the coastal reserve by

the public.

(iv) A recreation element.

(v) A population element for the establishment of

maximum desirable population densities.

(vi) An educational or scientific use element.

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(D) Reservations of land or water in the seashore

reserve for certain uses, or the prohibition of certain uses in

specific areas.

(E) Recommendations for the governmental policies

and powers required to implement the planning including the

organization and authority of the governmental agency or

agencies which should assume permanent responsibility for

its implementation.

(d) Publish objectives, guidelines, and criteria for the collection of

data, the conduct of studies, and the preparation of recommendations for the

plan within six (6) months after its first meeting.

(e) Prepare its definitive conclusions and recommendations, including

recommendations for areas that should be reserved for specific uses or

within which specific uses should be prohibited, which it shall, after public

hearing, adopt and submit to the Legislature no later than January, 1976.

(f) On or before December 1, 1975, adopt the coastal reserve plan and

submit it to the Legislature for its adoption and implementation.