Environmental Clearinghouse for Federal Land

Transfers. COL8/13/2020 CH. 2 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR The Office of Lieutenant Governor shall be designated the Environmental Clearinghouse for all federal land transfers as they relate specifically to Environmental review and restoration concerns. All Environmental review for clean-up of federal land transfers must have the initial review of the Bureau of Planning, the Department of Land Management, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Law and any affected agency of the government of Guam as determined by the Lieutenant Governor.

(a)The Bureau of Planning shall serve as the lead agency under the direction of the Lieutenant Governor for overall Environmental Clearinghouse transactions and shall collect and distribute records, reports and other relevant information essential for review and ensuring compliance with federal and Government of Guam statutes and regulations.

(b)The Department of Land Management shall authenticate and evaluate land related documents and data.

(c)The Guam Environmental Protection Agency shall evaluate environmental studies and other associated documents and data and generally carry out its role as the lead Government of Guam agency for environmental matters. In particular, Environmental Baseline Surveys conducted under federal CERCLA and CERFA shall be thoroughly evaluated and appropriate recommendations shall be formulated and submitted to the Lieutenant Governor of Guam.

(d)The Department of Law shall review and advise on the acceptability of land deed agreements with respect to environmental clean-up actions as they apply to Guam laws and federal laws.

(e)Agencies involved in the Environmental Clearinghouse review shall conduct necessary inquiries, fact finding investigations and evaluations as directed by the Lieutenant Governor and submit findings and recommendations to the Bureau of Planning. COL8/13/2020 CH. 2 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

(f)The Bureau of Planning shall prepare the Environmental Clearinghouse review summary report under the title CLEARINGHOUSE RECORD OF REVIEW for the signature of the Lieutenant Governor. This report shall be filed with land records documentation at the Department of Land Management.

(g)Additionally, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency shall prepare for the Office of the Governor and the Guam Legislature an annual assessment report due the following March 31st of the reporting year. The purpose of the report is to ensure proper follow-up and monitoring for satisfactory progress on any and all outstanding environmental restoration work or actions as mandated by law and regulations regarding lands that have been transferred from the federal government.

(h)The Environmental Clearinghouse shall ensure proper and expeditious return of federally-held excess lands and, furthermore, strive to ensure that all necessary and essential environmental evaluation and restoration works are effectively carried out.