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Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
Guam is a presidential democracy. Guam is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the US.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 6 - 10 of 75Guam Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2010 (Public Law 30-151 - An Act to add a new Article 3 to Chapter 36 of Title 18, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the establishment of a secure and fair enforcement for Mortgage Licensing...
This Act amends Chapter 36 of Title 21 on mortgages by adding a new article which is called the Guam Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2010. This Act provides for control on the business of mortgaged lending. No person shall engage in the business of a mortgage loan originator with respect to any dwelling located in Guam without first obtaining annually a license from Guam's Banking and Insurance Commissioner.
Act amending Chapter 61 of Title 21 of the Guam Code (P.L. 27-91).
This Act enables the Director of the Department of Land Management to have discretionary authority in the approval of a minor variance in connection with the location of a residential structure within a zone for residential use and to provide an exception for nonconforming buildings and nonconforming use of land. A specialized technical level of review involving land use planning techniques is applied so as to streamline the variance process. This Act also authorizes the Guam Land Use Commission to establish a new fee schedule for the filing of land use applications.
Act amending Chapter 30 of Title 22 of the Guam Code (P.L. 27-115).
This Act amends the Real Estate Appraiser Act so as to make provision for an improved and more reliable system of valuation of appraised real properties. It defines duties of the Director of the Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation and provides for education and qualification criteria for Guam Certified Appraisers and provides for control of the activities of certified appraisers.
Guam Territorial Seashore Protection Act of 1974 - Chapter 63 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
Section 2 of this Chapter sets out findings and defines policy goals regarding the protection of the Seashore Reserve (defined in section 3). One of the particular goals is to protect wildlife, marine life, and other ocean resources, and the natural environment, to preserve the ecological balance of the seashore reserve and prevent its deterioration and destruction. The Guam Territorial Seashore Protection Commission is created under section 4.
Public Law 30-32 - An Act to add a new Subsection (f) to §75101, and to add a new §75121, all of Chapter 75 of Title 21, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the designation of lands for the cultivation of traditional herbal medicinal plants and the establ...
This Act amends Chapter 75 of Title 21 so as to require the Chamorro Land Trust to identify suitable land for the cultivation of native plants used for medicinal purposes and establish the criteria, application, and operational procedures for the allocation of parcels. An applicant must submit a proposal for usage of the parcelled lot and a list of plants to be cultivated.
Amends: Chamorro Land Trust Commission – Chapter 75 of 21 GCA “Real Property”. (2006-04-14)