Adopt-A-Traffic Signal

(a)The Department of Public Works, in coordination and with the concurrence of the Guam Power Authority, is authorized to solicit and approve the accommodation of a private business or corporation to provide an independent source of power generation to any traffic signal which becomes inoperative as a result of power outages. The cost for installation and connection shall be borne by the Department of Public Works from the agency’s operational budget.

(b)The Guam Power Authority is authorized to grant, by rule and regulation, a customer billing credit to any business or corporation that offers to provide power generation to any traffic signal under this program.

(c)The Department of Public Works shall continue to be responsible for the maintenance and operation of the traffic signal, and all lines which connect the signal to the independent power generation source within the approved site. The business or corporation shall be responsible for all maintenance and operation of the power generation source at the approved site.

(d)Any business or corporation that is approved under this program shall not be liable in contract or tort for any claims or damages that may occur as a result of any injury to persons or property at or within a traffic intersection. The government of Guam, through its agencies and officers, shall be liable to the extent allowed under present law.