Wildlife Conservation Fund

(a)There is hereby established a fund to be known as the “Wildlife Conservation Fund”

(Fund)which shall be maintained separate and apart from any other funds of the government of Guam, and independent records and accounts shall be maintained in connection therewith. All license fees and fines collected under this Article shall be deposited into said Fund. Deposits into said Fund shall include, but are not limited to,

(1)fine payments,

(2)donations and

(3)permit fees. All funds collected under this Article or activities associated with the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources shall be deposited into the Fund. The Chief of the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources shall account for the license fees, permit fees, payment of fines and donation separately.

(b)The Wildlife Conservation Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of this Article, or other activities under the management of the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, including, but not limited to, equipment, training costs, and public educational programs. Said Fund shall be examined and reported upon by the Director of the Department of Administration as required by law, who shall submit a quarterly report to I Liheslaturan Guåhan. The certifying officer for said Fund shall be the Director. The Chief of the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources shall have programmatic oversight of said Fund, and no expenditure shall be made therefrom without both the Chief of the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources and the Director of the Department of Agriculture’s prior written consent.