Powers of Department

(a)Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation, the Department has power and is hereby authorized, in addition to all other powers conferred upon the Department by the Guam Solid Waste Management and Litter Control Act or any other provision of this Chapter or by any law of Guam, to exercise any or all of the powers granted to the Department by this Article.

(1)The Department has jurisdiction over and may collect and transport to permitted solid waste facilities, or contract for the collection and transportation to permitted solid waste facilities, of solid waste from all individual dwelling units, single-family residences, duplexes, and government-managed housing units or residences.

(2)The Department may operate the Ordot Dump, or it may contract for the operation of the Ordot Dump, in accordance with Guam law and its permit under this Chapter. The Department may contract for the operation of the landfill.

(b)The Department may also operate, or contract for the operation of, all other permitted solid waste management facilities and operations not addressed above and within the policy guidelines of the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan.

(1)Any such contract for the operation of the Ordot Dump or the landfill may be entered into pursuant hereto or pursuant to Article 9 of this Chapter and may be with any person or corporation duly qualified to provide such services, whether public or private, domestic or foreign.

(2)Notwithstanding this or any other provision of law, the authorization to enter into a privatization, partnership, or contract by the Department for the operation of the system shall require a cost benefit analysis, economic impact study, and legislative approval.