Guam § 63903 - Council Duties.

§ 63903. Council Duties.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the duties of the Council shall include the following:

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(a) to prepare and coordinate the implementation of the indigenous fishing rights pursuant to

Public Law 29-127;

(b) to coordinate and promote activities in connection with the conservation and development of

Guam’s ocean, fisheries, and marine resources;

(c) to develop and establish permit requirements and a schedule of fees in connection therewith,

relative to the conduct of fishing vessel operations and the harvesting of fish and other marine life in

the waters of Guam;

(d) to oversee the expenditure and management of funds in the Guam Ocean and Fisheries

Conservation and Development Fund established pursuant to § 63911 of this Article;

(e) to provide advice and information to I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan and to I Liheslaturan

Guåhan, including the legislative committee on natural resources, on matters pertaining, but not

limited to, the use and harvesting of freshwater and marine resources and their management;

(f) to review and provide advice on the impact of laws affecting the sustainable use of the marine

and freshwater resources;

(g) to develop programs to enhance and promote the sustainable use of Guam’s marine and

freshwater resources;

(h) to provide guidance and assist the Department of Agriculture in the expenditure of funds

derived from marine activities, or federal grants, and other ocean, fisheries, and marine-related

funding;

(i) to provide guidance to and assist the Department of Agriculture in the administration of Article

1 (Game and Fish) of this Chapter, and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, with the

exception of provisions, rules and regulations relative to non-aquatic animal life. The Council is

authorized to provide guidance to and assist the Department of Agriculture under Article 1 of this

Chapter, as may be provided for through cooperative agreements or other arrangements memorialized

in writing and agreed to by the Council and the Director of Agriculture;

(j) to coordinate and promote the sustainable use of Guam’s oceans, fisheries, marine and

freshwater resources within various communities on Guam; and

(k) to provide a report to I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan and to I Liheslaturan Guåhan

within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year summarizing the activities and

accomplishments of the Council over the past fiscal year.