Legislature moves bill to transfer CLTC lot for permanent Special Olympics Guam facility

Bill 6-38 COR, an act to transfer Lot Number 10063‑REM‑PTN‑1 to Special Olympics Guam for an administrative office and training facility, was advanced to third reading after senators approved amendments intended to protect public trust land and clarify who will perform a required survey.

Senator Augustine, the bill’s author, told colleagues the transfer would give Special Olympics Guam “a permanent home where they can train, thrive, and continue to inspire our island with the strength and determination” and described the parcel as suitable for offices and training. He said the transfer includes reversion language to protect public interest if the land is not used as prescribed.

The measure drew broad support from members who described Special Olympics Guam as a decades‑old nonprofit serving hundreds of athletes and volunteers. Supporters emphasized the organization’s long record of community service and the benefits of a year‑round facility for training, volunteer coordination and hosting events. Several senators requested cosponsor status.

Debate focused on three administrative issues. First, senators approved an amendment to change the entity to which unused land would revert: the bill was amended to specify the Chamorro Land Trust Commission (CLTC) rather than the Government of Guam. Second, members moved responsibility for surveying the lot from CLTC to the Department of Land Management to avoid imposing a new cost burden on CLTC. Third, multiple senators raised process questions about whether CLTC and Department of Land Management had provided formal testimony or an official offer of the parcel during the public hearing; the sponsor confirmed during a brief recess that the parcel is CLTC property.

Senator Mosse registered a point of order noting the property in the current bill differed from the parcel discussed at the public hearing and that CLTC had not submitted formal testimony at the time. Several senators acknowledged that CLTC representatives attended the hearing but that the commission had not been able to provide formal, board‑level testimony because of membership and quorum issues; the sponsor said the committee report showed no substantive objections.

On procedure, the chamber approved the amendment to revert the land to CLTC “if the grantee is dissolved or fails to use the property for the prescribed purposes within five years” and ordered the Department of Land Management to perform the required survey. No roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; both the amendment and the motion to send the bill to third reading were adopted by voice/no‑objection and ordered.

If enacted as amended, the bill would transfer the identified CLTC lot to Special Olympics Guam subject to the reversion clause and survey requirement. The transcript records senators urging coordination among agencies and donors to help the nonprofit build facilities on the parcel; it does not record final funding plans or construction timelines.

Senator Augustine closed by asking that the bill be placed in the third reading file; the motion to move Bill 6‑38 COR as amended to third reading was ordered with no objections.

The transcript does not include a recorded numeric roll call for the bill or its amendments.