Definitions. — Guam Code § 90

§ 90. 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.

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(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.