FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 29, 2021 – Hagåtña, Guam) – Speaker Therese Terlaje, Chair for the Committee on Land, is inviting government agencies, Mayors and village residents where Temporary Workers Housing Facilities are planned to testify on Bill 14-36 (COR) AN ACT TO AMEND §61309(c) (4) (A) OF CHAPTER 61, TITLE 21, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO FAST TRACKING GUAM LAND USE COMMISSION CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS HOUSING FACILITIES DURING PANDEMIC CONDITIONS OF READINESS.

Bill 14-36 (COR) is sponsored by Senator Joe San Agustin and proposes to waive the following steps in the regular GLUC permitting process for Temporary Workers Housing Facilities during a pandemic:

• Technical review by the Application Review Committee (ARC) agencies:

• Written notice of public hearing by certified mail  to property owners within a radius of 500 ft.

• Notice of public hearing on a 4’x 8’ sign on the property

• Notice of public hearing by newspaper

• Municipal Public Hearing in the village of the proposed project

• Resolution in support from the Municipal Planning Council

• GLUC Commission Meeting and Action

Current proposals for Temporary Workers Housing Facilities are pending for the villages of Tamuning, Dededo, Barrigada and Mongmong/Toto/Maite.

The public hearing for Bill 14-36 (COR) is scheduled for Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 2 pm via Zoom.  For individuals wishing to provide live testimony via videoconferencing, please contact our office by email at senatorterlajeguam@gmail.com to register or call 671-472-3586 by COB on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.

Written testimony may be delivered to the Office of Speaker Therese M. Terlaje at 163 W Chalan Santo Papa, Hagåtña, Guam 96910 or via email to senatorterlajeguam@gmail.com.

Bill 14-36 (COR) can be viewed here:   http://www.guamlegislature.com/36th_Guam_Legislature/Bills_Introduced_36th/Bill%20No.%2014-36%20(COR).pdf