Legislative Findings

The Legislature finds that the traditional pattern of land ownership on Guam was that many areas of the island were completely open to public access and public’s use of such land was totally unfettered. Examples of such areas are the dry sand area of Guam’s beaches and the steep slopes of Guam’s mountains, both areas having been referred to as Monte Sine Dueno. Additionally, there are many areas of Guam over which the public, through frequent and uninterrupted use, has acquired rights which need to be confirmed, settled, and vested by means of asserting these rights in land registration cases.