Findings

The people of the territory of Guam hereby find and declare that the Guam Territorial Seashore Reserve is a distinct and valuable natural resource belonging to all the people of Guam and existing as a delicately balanced ecosystem; that the permanent protection of the natural, scenic, and historical resources of the seashore reserve is a paramount concern to the present and future residents of this island; that in order to promote the public safety, health, and welfare, and to protect public and private property, wildlife, marinelife, and other ocean resources, and the natural environment, it is necessary to preserve the ecological balance of the seashore reserve and prevent its deterioration and destruction; that it is the policy of this territory to preserve and protect the resources of the seashore reserve for the enjoyment of the current and succeeding generations, and that to protect the seashore reserve, it is necessary:

(a)To study the seashore reserve to determine the ecological planning principles and assumptions needed to ensure conservation of its resources; COL070307 CH. 63 TERRITORIAL S EASHORE PROTECTION ACT OF 1974

(b)to prepare, based upon such study and in full consultation with all affected governmental agencies and departments, private interests and the general public, a comprehensive, coordinated, enforceable plan for the orderly, long-range conservation, management, and development of the seashore reserve;

(c)To ensure that any development which occurs in the seashore reserve during the study and planning period will be consistent with the objects of this Chapter;

(d)That the Board of Directors, Territorial Seashore Protection Commission, is hereby charged with the responsibility of implementing the provisions of this Chapter.