Professional and Technical Assistance

In the event that the Task Force determines, by a majority vote, that it has a need for professional or technical assistance which is not available, pursuant to § 68607, above, from sources within the government of Guam, the Task Force may contract with firms or individuals from the private sector. No person employed by the government of Guam may be hired pursuant to this section. The Task Force may appoint one of its members to negotiate with individuals or firms to be hired in accordance with this section, but any final agreement will be subject to approval by the Task Force. A team of qualified planners, which would include planners from the Bureau of Planning and the Department of Land Management, experienced in the areas of land usage requirements, technical zoning requirements, building law requirements, and other legal and regulatory requirements pertaining to development of real property, whether onshore or offshore shall be provided to the Task Force by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi upon a request from the Task Force. In the event that the Task Force determines that outside assistance is necessary in order to assist the team of planners, such assistance may be contracted for the private sector, provided however, that the Director of the Bureau of Planning submits a detailed recommendation delineating the nature of the assistance needed, the projected cost of such hiring, a list of qualified candidates, and an estimate of the amount of time such services will be needed. The team of planners shall be responsible for producing all necessary maps, charts, diagrams and similar aids for the Southern Master plan. The Director of the Bureau of Planning shall oversee the work of the team of planners including outside assistance, if any, and shall be responsible for coordination between the Task Force, or any committee created pursuant to § 68606 of the law and the team of planners, and shall submit to the Task Force a monthly progress report describing progress made and outlining problems encountered by the team of planners. It shall be the duty of the CH. 68 USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNMENT AND OTHER LAND chairperson to coordinate the Task Force’s work with the Central Planning Council and to insure compliance with existing legislation such as Public Laws 12-200 (GC §§ 62010-62024) and Public Law 13-89 (as amended, respectively) and any other existing legislation which may have an effect on the Task Force's work and procedures. In the event of a conflict between Public Laws 12-200 or 13-89 (as amended) and this Law, the mandates of this Law shall prevail.