Declaration of Legislative Intent

The Legislature declares that the public has an interest in the preservation and protection of Guam's archaeological resources; that the public has a right to the knowledge to be derived and gained from a scientific study of these resources, and that the therefore it is the purpose of this article to provide that activities for the preservation, excavation, study, and exhibition of Guam's archaeological resources be undertaken in a coordinated and organized manner for the general welfare of the public as a whole.