Guam § 7118 - Lobbying Permittted.

§ 7118. Lobbying Permittted.

(a) Authorization. I Maga’lahen Guåhan is authorized to procure

the services of a lobbyist, provided he expends no more than One

Million Dollars ($1,000,000) within any given fiscal year from the

annual operating budget appropriated to the Office of the Governor. I

Maga’lahen Guåhan is further authorized to hire as many lobbyist as

may be necessary in order to meet the mandates of this Chapter, provided

that the aggregate amount of all such contracts pursuant to this

authorization does not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in any

one fiscal year. I Maga’lahen Guåhan shall not transfer funds into the

Office of the Governor’s budget in order to pay for such contracts.

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(b) Scope of Work. Any lobbying contracts entered into by I

Maga’lahen Guåhan, on behalf of the people of Guam, and any

individual, individuals, firm or firms contracted as lobbyist shall be

limited to the following areas:

(1) The impending Military Buildup;

(2) Immigration policies and controls, including visa waiver

programs for China and the Philippines;

(3) Compact Impact Reimbursement;

(4) Section 30 funding;

(5) Veteran’s Issues;

(6) War reparations;

(7) Political status;

(8) Chamorro self-determination;

(9) Return of ancestral lands;

(10) Cleanup of environmental hazards;

(11) Investigation of serious health problems possibly related

to federal activity;

(12) Mass transit and public transportation;

(13) Utilities and telecommunications;

(14) Public education (Department of Education, Guam

Community College and the University of Guam);

(15) Public health;

(16) Public safety and homeland security;

(17) Protecting the environment; and

(18) Economic development.

(c) Team Guam Approach. [Repealed.]