Guam § 63502 - Statement of Purpose; Establishment of the Guam Forest System.
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§ 63502. Statement of Purpose; Establishment of the Guam Forest System.
(a) The protection and conservation of natural resources and natural habitats or ecosystems, open
spaces and historic artifacts, and land for outdoor recreation and education is of critical importance to the
people of Guam, to whom the land belongs, and demands ever-increasing vigil and continual effort.
(b) The government of Guam realizes its responsibility to further allow the Department of Agriculture
to meet its mandated mission of developing and protecting the agriculture, natural resources, and aquatic
and wildlife resources of Guam, and to further set into statute practices that allow for the conservation and
protection of these resources.
(c) The purpose of this Act shall be to hereby establish the Guam Forest System to augment the
mandated responsibility of the Department of Agriculture to carry out this mission. The System shall be
under the jurisdiction of the Department. The Director shall coordinate with the Guam Department of Land
Management to identify land belonging to the government of Guam, and land reserved for use by the
Department. Government properties determined to have compatible use for the Guam Forest System shall
be included in an inventory.
2025 NOTE: Subsection designations added pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63502 ("Statement of Purpose; Establishment of the Guam Forest System.") 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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