Guam § 8202 - Definitions.

§ 8202. Definitions.

The following terms wherever used or referred to in this Article or in any indenture entered into

pursuant hereto, shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless a different meaning appears from

the context:

(a) “Authority” means the Guam Power Authority provided for in the Guam Power Authority Act

of 1968.

(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Authority provided for in the Guam Power

Authority Act of 1968. Board also means I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, the Director of Administration or

any other officer or agency of Guam whenever any action which this Article or any indenture requires

or permits the Board to take can, under the Organic Act or any provision of this Code or any other

statute of Guam, be taken for, or on behalf of, or in lieu of the Board only by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi,

the Director of Administration or such other officer or agency.

(c) “Bonds” or “revenue bonds” means the written evidence or any obligation issued by the Board

with the approval of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi pursuant to § 8203, payment of which is secured by a

pledge of revenues or any part of revenues, as provided in this Chapter, in order to raise funds for any

of the purposes authorized § 8203, irrespective of the form of such obligations.

(d) “Bondholder” or “holder of bonds” or any similar term means any person who shall be:

(1) the bearer of any outstanding bond or bond registered to bearer or not registered; or

(2) the registered owner of any such outstanding bond or bond which shall at the time be

registered other than to bearer.

(e) “Director of Administration” means the Director of Administration, head of the Department

of Administration, within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam or any agent designated

by him as trustee pursuant to any provision of this Article or of any indenture.

(f) “General Manager” means the General Manager of the Authority provided for in the Guam

Power Authority Act of 1968.

(g) “Governor” means I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan.

(h) “Guam Power Authority Act of 1968” means Article 1 of this Chapter.

(i) “Indenture” means an agreement entered into and approved or adopted by a majority of all the

members of the Board, with the approval of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, pursuant to which bonds are

issued, regardless of whether such agreement is expressed in the form of a resolution of the Board or

by other instrument.

(j) “Organic Act” means the Organic Act of Guam as amended and in effect on the effective date

of this Article. (64 Stat. 384, Title 48, §1421 et seq. U.S. Code.)

(k) “Person” includes any individual, firm, corporation, association, copartnership, trust, business

trust or receiver or trustee or conservator for any thereof, and also includes the United States, Guam

or any public corporation, political subdivision, city, county or district or any agency or instrumentality

of the United States or of Guam.

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(l) “Revenue” means and includes:

(1) any and all rates and charges received or receivable in connection with, and any and all

other income and receipts of whatever kind and character derived by the Authority from the

operation of or arising from the system;

(2) any such revenues or any proceeds of sale of bonds or any other moneys of the Authority

that may have been or may be impounded or deposited in any fund or account created or

authorized by this Article and held by the Board or the Treasurer or the Director of Administration

for the security of any bonds issued hereunder or for the purpose of providing for the payment

thereof or the interest thereon;

(3) any moneys received or receivable by the Authority pursuant to any contract between the

Authority and any person, which moneys are designated as revenues (as herein defined) in such

contract; and

(4) all earnings on any investment of any revenues.

(m) “System” means the electric power system of the Authority.

(n) “System operation and maintenance costs” means:

(1) the reasonable costs of operating and maintaining the system, including refunds

authorized by § 8204, and all reasonable repairs, renewals, replacements, system insurance costs

and costs of insurance or other provision for retirement of officers and employees of the

Authority, but (notwithstanding any system of accounts maintained by the Board) without any

allowance for depreciation; and

(2) all revenues required by any indenture to be deposited in any one or more reserve funds

or accounts in lieu of insurance or in any working capital fund or account or contingency fund or

account relating to the system.

(o) “Territory” means Guam.

(p) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the Authority provided for in Article 1.

(q) “United States” means the United States of America.