Guam § 70105 - Government of Guam Agency Duties.

§ 70105. Government of Guam Agency Duties.

(a) Each government of Guam agency whose actions may affect the

status of invasive species shall, to the extent practicable and permitted by

law: (1) identify such actions; (2) subject to the availability of

appropriations, and within the Administration’s budget limits, use

relevant programs and authorities to: (A) prevent the introduction of

invasive species; (B) detect and respond rapidly to mitigate the

population of such species in a cost-effective and environmentally sound

manner; (C) monitor invasive species populations accurately and

reliably; (D) provide for restoration of native species and habitat

conditions in ecosystems that have been affected; (E) conduct research

on invasive species and develop technologies to prevent introduction and

provide for environmentally sound control of invasive species; and (F)

promote public education on invasive species and the means to address

them; and (3) not authorize, fund, or carry out actions that it believes are

likely to cause or promote the introduction or spread of invasive species

in Guam, the United States, or elsewhere, unless, pursuant to guidelines

that it has prescribed and that have been approved by the Council, the

agency has determined and made public its determination that the

benefits of such actions clearly outweigh the potential harm caused by

invasive species; and that all feasible and prudent measures to minimize

risk of harm will be taken in conjunction with the actions.

(b) Government of Guam agencies shall pursue the duties set forth

in this Section in consultation with the Guam Invasive Species Council,

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consistent with the Guam Invasive Species Management Plan and in

cooperation with stakeholders, as appropriate. The agencies shall report

on their participation as detailed in § 70107(c) of this Chapter.