Guam § 64102 - Legislative Policy.

§ 64102. Legislative Policy.

The Legislature of Guam hereby declares as the public policy of the

territory of Guam that it is the public right to have unrestricted access to the

ocean shores of Guam for common use by all the people of Guam, and

therefore that strip of public land above the high mean watermark must be

preserved and protected for all generations to assure free access to the

beaches of the territory to the maximum extent, to preserve the natural

beauty of Guam's beaches, and to alleviate the health problems caused by

construction near tidal areas. It is, therefore, the purpose of this Chapter to

forever preserve and maintain the sovereignty of the territory heretofore

legally existing over the ocean shore of the territory so that the public may

have the free and uninterrupted use thereof; to protect, settle and confirm

the public rights to the use of the ocean shore heretofore acquired by public

dedication, prescription, or otherwise and to authorize the reacquisition of

the ocean shore where a portion thereof has been lost to private ownership

and no public rights exist therein as a result of dedication, prescription, or

otherwise.