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Legislature restores GVB board authority over travel, adds reporting requirements
Summary
Lawmakers moved bill 279‑38 to third reading after amending it to return travel-approval authority to the Guam Visitors Bureau board and to require written travel reports with KPIs, participant lists and full cost breakdowns within five working days of the next board meeting.
The Guam Legislature on the floor moved bill 279‑38 COR as amended to third reading, restoring the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) Board of Directors’ authority to approve off‑island travel and adding new reporting requirements for trips paid from the Tourist Attraction Fund.
The sponsor told colleagues the measure “gives back the board of directors the authority to approve travel,” calling the change a restoration of historical oversight rather than a travel ban. He cited recent GVB trips to Taiwan, Japan and San Diego and said the bill responds to taxpayer questions about whether travel spending is being justified in light of a $10,000,000…
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