Guam § 83102 - Definitions.

§ 83102. Definitions.

For the purposes of this Chapter and unless otherwise

specified, the following words and phrases are defined to mean

(a) Act means Chapter 83 of Title 12, Guam Code

Annotated, which shall be known as the “Guam Twenty-First

Century Healthcare Center Act of 2021.”

(b) Contract shall mean the design, construction,

financing, maintenance, and transfer contract entered into by

and between the Government of Guam and the

contractor/developer following negotiations on the response

to the Request for Proposal.

(c) Contractor/developer shall mean the authorized

entity which shall be the signatory on the contract and shall

be fully responsible for carrying out the design, build,

finance, transfer, and maintenance of projects that make up

the Guam Twenty-First Century Healthcare Center that is

deemed appropriate by GEDA. The contractor/developer

may cooperate with another entity or entities in any manner

the contractor/developer deems appropriate to provide for the

financing, design, and build of the Guam Twenty-First

Century Healthcare Center envisioned by this Chapter.

(d) ‘Guam Twenty-First Century Healthcare Center

Committee’ shall be chaired by Administrator or Deputy

Administrator of the Guam Economic Development

Authority and include the Administrator and Directors of all

Healthcare Agencies, the Director or Deputy Director of

Department of Public Works, the Director or Deputy Director

of Department of Land Management, the Director or Deputy

Director of the Bureau of Statistics and Planning, the Director

or Deputy Director of the Bureau of Budget Management and

Research, Director or Deputy Director of the Department of

CH. 83 THE GUAM TWENTY-FIRST (21ST) CENTURY

HEALTHCARE CENTER ACT OF 2021

Administration, the Legislative committee chairperson with

jurisdiction on health matters or his/her designee,

Chairpersons of the Municipal Planning Councils of

impacted villages as determined by the Mayors Council of

Guam or their designee, President of the Guam Medical

Society or their designee, and President of the Guam Medical

Association or their designee. Notwithstanding any other

provision of law, Members of the Guam Twenty-First

Century Healthcare Center Committee are “officials” for the

purposes of Title 4 Chapter 13 Guam Code Annotated, the

Public Official Disclosure Act and shall file a financial

disclosure pursuant to that Chapter .

(e) Healthcare agencies shall mean the Guam Memorial

Hospital Authority (GMHA), the Department of Public

Health and Social Services (DPHSS), and the Guam

Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (GBHWC).

(f) Guam Twenty-First Century Healthcare Center as

used in this Act shall mean the Guam Memorial Hospital

Authority, the Department of Public Health and Social

Services, and the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness

Center located as a whole, on one (1) property, or separately,

if feasible.

(g) Healthcare facilities shall mean the facilities of the

Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, the Department of

Public Health and Social Services, and the Guam Behavioral

Health and Wellness Center.

(h) Leases shall mean leases from the Government of

Guam or by and through one or more of the healthcare

agencies to the contractor/developer and/or the Guam

Economic Development Authority entered into at the time of

the contract for the property.

(i) Lease-back shall mean the lease from the Guam

Economic Development Authority and/or the contractor/

developer to the Government of Guam or by and through one

or more of the healthcare agencies of the newly constructed

Guam Twenty-First Century Healthcare Center.

CH. 83 THE GUAM TWENTY-FIRST (21ST) CENTURY

HEALTHCARE CENTER ACT OF 2021

(j) Property shall mean any property on which the

Guam Twenty-First Century Healthcare Center is located.

2023 NOTE: Added by P.L. 36-056:1 (Oct. 13, 2021). Subsection (d)

amended by P.L. 37-010:2 (May 10, 2023).