Definitions

For purposes of this Chapter, unless otherwise specified, the following words and phrases are defined to mean:

(a)‘Act’ means Chapter 59 of Title 5 of the Guam Code Annotated, known as ‘The Public Safety Facilities Construction Initiative Act of 2005.’

(b)‘Contractor’ shall mean the authorized entity which shall be the signatory on the Contract and shall be fully responsible for carrying out the design, construction, financing and maintenance of the public safety facility.

(c)‘Contract’ shall mean the design, construction, financing and maintenance contract entered into by and between the government of Guam and the Contractor following negotiations on the response to the Request for Proposal.

(d)‘Government’ shall mean the government of Guam. COL120106 CH. 59 THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION INITIATIVE ACT OF 2001

(e)‘Public Safety Facility’ shall mean any structure or structures, together with all ancillary facilities, including parking facilities, utilities, infrastructure and equipment associated with providing the services required by a public safety agency. Public Safety Facility may include an existing facility being converted or rehabilitated by the Contractor.

(f)‘Lease’ shall mean a ground or site lease of the property from the public safety agency, the Chamorro Land Trust Commission, or other government land, as applicable to the Contractor.

(g)‘Lease-Back’ shall mean the lease between the Contractor and the public safety agency over the term of which the costs of the design, construction, financing, and maintenance of a Public Safety Facility are amortized according to the terms agreed to between the government of Guam and the Contractor.

(h)‘Property’ shall mean any property on which a Public Safety Facility is located.

(i)‘Public Safety Agency’ shall mean the Guam Police Department, the Guam Fire Department, the Customs and Quarantine Agency, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Law.

(j)For purposes of this Chapter, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency shall be deemed a public safety agency.