Special Litigator

The Authority shall hire or retain an attorney or law firm specifically to prosecute legal action on behalf of the people of Guam as specified in § 74119 of this Chapter. The attorney or law firm retained by the Authority may hire, within the level of appropriation made available for the Office of Special Litigator, an additional attorney, attorneys, or a law firm, to assist in the furtherance of the legal action authorized by §§ 74118 and 74119 of this Chapter. The Special Litigator shall be hired or retained by the Board of Directors of the Authority within thirty

(30)days of the enactment of this section. Funds held within the Landowners Recovery Fund, as well as appropriations made to the Authority pursuant to §§ 74113 and 74114 of this Chapter, are to be used for the purposes of §§ 74118 and 74119 of this Chapter. The Authority shall enter, on behalf of the people of Guam, the ongoing litigation initiated by private landowners to challenge the designation of land in Guam as critical habitat or a wildlife refuge and is authorized to make grants for this purpose. In the event such private landowners receive monetary damages or any recovery of legal costs in the course of such litigation, they shall COL120106 CH. 74 LANDOWNER’S RECOVERY FUND reimburse the Landowners Recovery Fund their pro rata share of such damages and costs that the Court determines in such action represents the value of the services to such landowners rendered by the Special Litigator.