FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE (January 22, 2019– Hagåtña)- Senator Therese M. Terlaje, Senator Sabina Flores Perez and Senator Clynt Ridgell, introduced Bill 27-35 (COR) that will require the timely publication of environmental violation notices and settlement agreements on the Guam Environmental Protection Agency’s website and require regular reporting of these notices and agreements to the GEPA Board of Directors.

Bill 27-35 requires the online publication of Notices of Violations, Orders of Compliance, Notices of Defense, Voluntary Compliance Agreements, Settlement Agreements and Referrals to the Office of the Attorney General for Prosecution, allowing the public to follow the enforcement process from start to finish.

“By increasing agency transparency, we are prioritizing active participation by the public in their government and ultimately making agencies and their boards accountable for the level of enforcement that our entire community is depending on,” stated Senator Terlaje.

To read a copy of the bill, please click on the link below:

http://www.guamlegislature.com/Bills_Introduced_35th/Bill%20No.%2027-35%20(COR).pdf