Act amending Title 10 of the Guam Code (P.L. 28-58)

Public Law 28-058 file:///D/HTML/gum68365.htm[15.01.2025 17:38:03] PUBLIC LAW 28-58 I MINA'BENTE OCHO NA LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN 2005 (FIRST) Regular Session Bill No. 100 (EC) As substituted by the Committee on Finance, Taxation & Commerce, and amended on the Floor. Introduced by: J. M.S. Brown F. B. Aguon, Jr. Edward J.B. Calvo B. J.F. Cruz Mike Cruz Mark Forbes L. F. Kasperbauer R. Klitzkie L. A. Leon Guerrero J. A. Lujan A. B. Palacios R. J. Respicio Ray Tenorio A. R. Unpingco J. T. Won Pat AN ACT TO REASSIGN RULEMAKING AUTHORITY AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND TO REQUIRE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT FOR ADVANCE DISPOSAL FEES BY AMENDING TITLE 10 GCA SECTIONS 51505 AND 51507. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF GUAM: Section 1. Title 10 GCA, Section 51505 is hereby amended to read: “§51505. Collection of Recycling Fees. The Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency shall collect the Recycling Fees mandated by this Article on: (a) recyclable materials imported for resale, which come in at the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port of Guam, or any other seaport in Guam, to be collected prior to release, except as otherwise provided by this Act; (b) recyclable materials imported for resale, which come in as freight or unaccompanied baggage at the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam, or any other airport in Guam, to be collected prior to release, except as otherwise provided by this Act; and (c) recyclable materials imported for resale, which come in as freight or accompanied baggage at the A.B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam, or any other airport in Guam, to be collected prior to release, except as otherwise provided by this Act. The Guam Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Adjudication Law to enforce the intent of this Law. In enacting the rules and regulations required by this Section, GEPA shall comply with Title 5 GCA, Section 9301 regarding an economic impact statement. The Bureau of Statistics and Plans shall perform said economic impact statement at the request of GEPA so that GEPA may submit said statement together with the regulations to I Liheslaturan Guåhan.” Section 2. Title 10 GCA, Section 51507 is hereby amended to read: “§51507. Authorization for DPW to Contract with Recycling Companies. (a) The Department of Public Works is authorized, in accordance with the applicable procurement laws, to enter into contracts with recycling companies for the collection, recycling, and disposal of automobiles, buses, heavy equipment, trucks, batteries, tires, white goods, and other recyclable materials. (b) Successful offerors for contracts authorized under this Section shall perform all work under this Article in compliance with all applicable laws, including those of this Chapter, and Rules and Regulations of GEPA and the Department of Public Works as may be established. At a minimum, the Department of Public Works shall ensure that all offerors include, as part of their written offers, a plan to remove collected recyclable materials, including abandoned vehicles, from Guam’s waste stream.”