Definitions

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

(a)Act means Article 7 of Title 9, Chapter 90, Guam Code Annotated, which shall be known as “The Department of Corrections Modernization Act of 2021.”

(b)Contract shall mean the design, construction, and financing contract entered by and between the Government of Guam and the contractor following negotiations on the response to the Request for Proposal.

(c)Contractor/developer shall mean the authorized entity which shall be the signatory on the contract and shall be fully responsible for carrying out the finance, design, construction, and maintenance of the new Department of Corrections. The contractor/developer may cooperate with another entity or entities in any manner the contractor/developer deems appropriate to provide for the financing, design, and construction of the new Department of Corrections envisioned by this Chapter. COL11/30/2021 CH. 90 CORRECTIONS

(d)The Department of Corrections Construction Committee shall be chaired by the Administrator or Deputy Administrator of the Guam Economic Development Authority, and include the Director and Deputy Director of the Department of Corrections, the Director or Deputy Director of the Department of Public Works, the Director or Deputy Director of the Department of Land Management, the Director or Deputy Director of the Bureau of Statistics and Planning, the Director or Deputy Director of the Bureau of Budget and Management Research, and the Director or Deputy Director of the Department of Administration.

(e)Correctional agency shall mean the Department of Corrections.

(f)Correctional facility shall mean the Department of Corrections Adult Correctional Facility.

(g)Lease shall mean a lease from the Government of Guam itself or through the Department of Corrections to the contractor/developer entered at the time of the contract for the property.

(h)Lease-back shall mean the lease from the Guam Economic Development Authority and/or the contractor/developer to the Government of Guam itself or by and through the Department of Corrections of the newly constructed Department of Corrections.

(i)Property shall mean any property on which a new Department of Corrections is located.