Declaration of Legislative Intent

The Legislature declares that the public has an interest in the protection and salvage of underwater historic properties situated under the navigable waters and territorial seas of Guam; that the public has a right to the knowledge to be derived and gained from a scientific study of these materials; and that therefore it is the purpose of this article to provide that activities for the protection, recovery, study, and exhibition of underwater historic properties be undertaken in a coordinated and organized manner for the general welfare of the public as a whole.