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Substitute Bill 30‑38 advances island‑wide garbage collection with customer assistance program
Summary
The Legislature accepted a substituted version of Bill 30‑38 COR to require residential subscription to island‑wide garbage collection, establish exemptions and a customer assistance program funded outside ratepayer revenue, and recognize Public Utilities Commission rate‑making authority; the substitute was ordered to third reading.
The Legislature accepted a substitute of Bill 30‑38 COR and moved the measure to third reading. The substituted bill requires owners of residential buildings to subscribe to public or private garbage collection services, sets multiple exemptions, and directs Guam Solid Waste Authority (GSWA) to establish a customer assistance program for eligible low‑income subscribers.
The substitute incorporates recommendations from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and GSWA: it recognizes PUC rate‑making authority in legislative…
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