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The bill’s sponsor, Senator Tina Rose Munya Barnes, told colleagues the island faces a critical shortage of nurses and allied health professionals and said transferring the vacant property would let Guam Community College leverage funding and partnerships to expand training capacity. \"This measure addresses one of the most pressing needs, the shortage of qualified nurses and allied health professionals,\" Senator Munya Barnes said. She also said she had discussed the change with Guam Community College President Mary Okada and that the college supports moving forward without the Section 3 appropriation.

The legislatively deleted section would have appropriated $350,000; the deletion motion was offered on the floor and carried with no objections. Senator Munya Barnes and other supporters said Department of Public Health and Social Services has relied on rented space and that placing the lot under Guam Community College ownership would strengthen the college’s ability to secure external grants and private partnerships. The bill, as amended, requires GCC and DPHSS to \"finalize plans for the mutual use of the site ... formalized through a memorandum of agreement\" before GCC applies for financing or grant funding.

Annette Ugan, a long-time Department of Public Health and Social Services employee who testified during the discussion, urged caution about transferring the property if it would reduce public-health services that historically operated from the Manila site. \"The Manila facility also houses the Office of Vital Statistics, Noncommunicable Diseases, Medicaid, MIP, and SNAP or food stamps. It was a one-stop shop in one building, one village,\" Ugan said. She asked whether the title transfer would protect those public services and whether amendments were needed to ensure clinical services remain available to underserved residents.

Senators discussed related capital activity at the Department of Public Works. Supporters noted the governor has supplied $1,000,000 in ARP funds to DPW for a contract to develop designs for the Manila site; supporters said GCC ownership would facilitate matching grants and make the site more attractive to funders. Opponents and some senators urged ensuring the memorandum of agreement preserves public-health operations that serve vulnerable residents and asked legal staff to consider whether the certificate-of-title language should reflect those protections.

On a subsequent floor motion, members voted to move Bill 21-38 COR (as amended on committee and further amended on the floor) to the third‑reading voting file. The presiding officer asked senators in favor to raise their hands; four hands were counted and the motion was recorded as passing.

The bill will next appear on the third‑reading voting file, where senators will cast final votes on passage. Supporters say the bill would reuse an idle government asset to expand local health‑care workforce capacity; critics warned it could delay reopening or consolidating public-health services unless the required MOA explicitly protects those services.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","38th Guam Legislature Regular Session - October 1, 2025 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Senators on the Guam Legislature on the floor advanced Bill 21-38 COR, which would transfer the former Department of Public Health and Social Services headquarters property in Manguelo to Guam Community College for a nursing annex, and deleted a $350,000 appropriation on the floor.","taxTitle","General Government Operations and Appropriations\t, Legislative, Guam","taxId",18139,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6426156,"Legislature advances bill to transfer Chamorro Land Trust lot to Guam Police Department for Jigo precinct amid objections on land trust inventory",5309,5317000,7029,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5862556-f293c0c80259c5270c18b264686679a7&start=5317&end=7","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5862556-f293c0c80259c5270c18b264686679a7/thumbnail_5317000.jpg","/articles/6426156/Legislature-advances-bill-to-transfer-Chamorro-Land-Trust-lot-to-Guam-Police-Department-for-Jigo-precinct-amid-objections-on-land-trust-inventory","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426156-4db866d98161155e68977634e16eb7c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770385842&Signature=h30dwGwFOkcWCZeab6O5T2fc8QwezuICEcagfIalSwtPJRqaAuwVuiR-0GvgfY75WHZiTqNPP-UxcirZVAOj1X5g-ILdLCu4Yc3eAWaB8wVdM19olaCGKp-ZT-fGLLxsKfabDzcaAVM~yq2Qj5p6r5cd8neq2ePNucp5yhzKAQvlg3EnSYiLc-3asiJ3kh2NqThxZh2zw64gZZRHxy7FWQ7dqxp7rDiYuwRbrqNhb8Eb7Pnvispq7gwusFBXtbdTHI-cxCyt4LiXPftkWa5tKHojm94ckeOWiyZOozyjZq9k5NKnuClraqCwIDj5oruiulvVqJohbwJVhE7zBU3bLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Guam Legislature advanced Bill 51-38 COR to the third-reading voting file after floor debate on whether a Chamorro Land Trust parcel should be transferred to the Guam Police Department for a new Jigo precinct. Supporters said the transfer would address growing public-safety needs near Anderson Air Force Base and Camp Blas; opponents said the police department already has reserved land nearby and that removing trust inventory risks delaying housing for beneficiaries.

Senator Gumitalo moved the bill and described testimony from public hearings. He quoted Guam Police Department Chief Steven Ignacio, who said Jigo’s strategic location, population growth and projected construction work linked to defense projects will increase call volume and patrol needs. Mayor Francis Lozama of Jigo also testified at the public hearing, the senator said, urging stronger local police presence and describing the proposal as \"a significant step forward.\"

Several senators supported the bill as a practical step to increase police capacity in the northern villages. \"We all must be united in our efforts to help our northernmost village,\" Senator Gumitalo said on the floor. He cited prior legislation reserving property for government use, and said the bill represents the legislature’s commitment to public safety.

Other senators questioned the transfer because the Guam Police Department already has 3.5 acres reserved in the area (Lot 7054 R5) and because the Chamorro Land Trust Commission (CLTC) has limited inventory for beneficiaries. One senator who reviewed maps and CLTC minutes said the property identified in the bill overlaps with lands CLTC holds for settlement and argued the commission should be allowed to continue building livable subdivisions rather than losing inventory to a transfer without compensation.

The acting CLTC administrator, Joey Cruz, and other witnesses provided written support in the record, the sponsor said, but several senators urged more scrutiny of whether GPD has not used its existing reserved land and whether licensing within subdivisions could accommodate a precinct without removing trust lots from CLTC holdings. Opponents framed the issue as part of a broader pattern of transfers that reduce CLTC’s ability to put beneficiaries on lots.

Senators voted to place Bill 51-38 COR on the third‑reading voting file; the presiding officer called for hands and the motion was recorded as passing. The bill will return for a recorded third-reading vote at a later date.","Bill 51-38 COR, to transfer a parcel in Jigo from the Chamorro Land Trust Commission to the Guam Police Department for a precinct, was placed on the third‑reading file after floor debate about whether GPD already controls sufficient land and whether removing CLTC inventory is appropriate.","actionData","errors"]

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Legislature advances bill to give former public-health building to Guam Community College for nursing annex

Legislature advances bill to transfer Chamorro Land Trust lot to Guam Police Department for Jigo precinct amid objections on land trust inventory