21 GCA § 75101
Definitions
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(a)The term “Commission” means the Chamorro Land Trust Commission.
(b)The term “Guam” means the territory of Guam.
(c)The term “Chamorro homelands” means all lands given the status of Chamorro homelands under the provisions of § 75105 of this Chapter.
(d)The term “Native Chamorro” means any person who became a U.S. citizen by virtue of the authority and enactment of the Organic Act of Guam or descendants of such person.
(e)The term “department” means the Department of Land Management.
(f)The term “Suruhana” or “Suruhanu” means a publicly recognized individual who heals through massage and the use of traditional Chamorro remedies that include the use of roots, leaves, bark, plants, and grass and incorporates the cultural healing process.
§ The story of this section
- Amended by P.L. 12-226 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 15-113 § 1 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Enacted by P.L. 30-32 § 2 — introduced as Bill 94-30 · introduced by Vicente C. Pangelinan + 2 cosponsors
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.