Guam § 63503 - Definitions.

§ 63503. Definitions.

As used in this Article:

(a) “Department” means the Guam Department of Agriculture.

(b) “Director” means the Director of the Guam Department of Agriculture.

(c) “System” means the Guam Forest System.

(d) “Inventory” means a list of lands, identified by the Department of Agriculture with the

assistance of the Guam Department of Land Management, that can be included on a list for potential

Guam Forest System land use, which will be recorded and updated on an annual basis and filed with

the Department of Land Management.

(e) “Recreational use” is the use of land by the public, with or without charge, that is not

detrimental to the environment, for any of the following: hiking, picnicking, camping, boating,

hunting, or other outdoor games or sports. Any fee charged for the recreational use of land shall be

reasonable such that it shall not have the effect of unduly limiting its use by the public.

(f) “Open space use” is the use or maintenance of land in such a manner as to preserve its natural

characteristics, beauty, or openness for the benefit and enjoyment of the public, and to provide essential

habitat for wildlife, as well as the conservation and protection of natural resources.

(g) “Compatible use” is any use determined by the Department, in partnership with the

Department of Parks and Recreation, the Department of Land Management and the Guam

Environmental Protection Agency, or by this Article to be compatible with the agricultural,

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recreational, or open space use of land within the Guam Forest System. Determinations for

“compatible use” must account for scientific data available, which may be available through various

sources, including, but not limited to, the Department of Agriculture’s Division of Aquatic Fish and

Wildlife Resources, the University of Guam’s Water and Environmental Research Institute of the

Western Pacific (WERI), the Bureau of Statistics and Plan’s Coastal Management Program, and the

U.S. Department of Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service.