Guam § 90 - Definitions.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 90 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 90. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Article and unless otherwise
specified, the following words and phrases are defined to mean:
(a) Act means Article 7 of Title 9, Chapter 90, Guam
Code Annotated, which shall be known as “The Department
of Corrections Modernization Act of 2021.”
(b) Contract shall mean the design, construction, and
financing contract entered by and between the Government
of Guam and the contractor 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 finance, design,
construction, and maintenance of the new Department of
Corrections. 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 construction of the new Department of
Corrections envisioned by this Chapter.
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(d) The Department of Corrections Construction
Committee shall be chaired by the Administrator or Deputy
Administrator of the Guam Economic Development
Authority, and include the Director and Deputy Director of
the Department of Corrections, the Director or Deputy
Director of the Department of Public Works, the Director or
Deputy Director of the 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 and Management Research, and the Director or
Deputy Director of the Department of Administration.
(e) Correctional agency shall mean the Department of
Corrections.
(f) Correctional facility shall mean the Department of
Corrections Adult Correctional Facility.
(g) Lease shall mean a lease from the Government of
Guam itself or through the Department of Corrections to the
contractor/developer entered at the time of the contract for
the property.
(h) Lease-back shall mean the lease from the Guam
Economic Development Authority and/or the
contractor/developer to the Government of Guam itself or by
and through the Department of Corrections of the newly
constructed Department of Corrections.
(i) Property shall mean any property on which a new
Department of Corrections is located.
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