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Committee hears technical edits, safeguards for Guam conservation‑easement bill
Summary
Lawmakers and agencies supported Bill 2‑44‑38 to create a Guam conservation‑easement framework but urged amendments: integrate with the Guam Forest System Plan, clarify definitions and enforcement hierarchy, require recording and baseline management plans, and add stewardship funding and transfer rules.
On April 1, the Committee on Land, Environment, Housing, Agriculture, Parks, and Infrastructure took testimony on Bill 2‑44‑38, which would establish a Guam‑specific conservation‑easement act to protect ecologically and culturally significant lands while allowing landowners to retain title.
The Guam Department of Agriculture supported the bill’s intent but offered a lengthy technical review, asking the legislature to amend the draft so easements are legally sound and administratively workable. Among DOAG’s top recommendations were to (1) explicitly integrate easements into the Guam Forest System Plan inventory and provide unified tracking and mapping protocols;…
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