12 GCA § 3203
Rules and Regulations
View official PDF ↗(a)Rules and Regulations. The Station Manager shall establish an Advisory Committee that is responsible for the promulgation of rules, regulations, and fees to govern the form, time, and location of filming activity set forth within Guam. The composition of the Advisory Committee shall be as follows:
(1)no less than three
(3)individuals and representatives of non-governmental organizations that have substantial experience in the film, video, and media fields;
(2)one
(1)member shall be I Ge'helo' (the Chair) or a designated alternate from I Kumision I Fino' CHamoru yan I Fina'nå'guen I Historia yan I Lina'la' I Taotao Tåno;
(3)one
(1)member shall be the Guam Historic Preservation Officer or his/her designee;
(4)one
(1)member shall be from the Guam Visitors Bureau; and
(5)one
(1)member shall be from the Guam Economic Development Authority.
(b)The Committee shall allow for the full participation of any member of the public during its deliberations. COL1/24/2020 CH. 3 GUAM EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(c)The rules and regulations shall also provide for the issuance of permits, notification of permit denial, and a process of appeal.
(d)The rules and regulations may also include requirements for non-local production companies to provide local apprenticeships within the film industry during the course of film production on Guam.
(e)The rules, regulations, and fees shall be adopted by the Board of the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation and comply with the provisions of the Administrative Adjudication Law, 5 GCA Chapter 9, within ninety
(90)days upon the enactment of this Article.
(f)The rules and regulations shall be based upon the following criteria:
(1)the health and safety of all persons;
(2)avoidance of undue disruption of all persons within the affected area;
(3)the safety of property in Guam;
(4)traffic congestion at particular locations in Guam; and
(5)to foster to the maximum extent possible, the accuracy or appropriateness of the presentation, interpretation, and/or usage of tangible and intangible aspects of the CHamoru culture and heritage that may be practicable in the production of films, videos, audio recordings, music recordings, computer-generated imagery and other media-related products.
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.