Legislature orders seabed-mining ban bill onto session agenda, citing BOEM activity

Senator Talay (Cesar Azamasi) moved to place Bill 253-38 COR, an act to add a new section to Guam Code Annotated prohibiting and deterring seabed mining, onto the session agenda, saying the measure is time-sensitive because the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is advancing offshore mineral development and proposing regulatory changes that could reduce territorial consultation. The motion to place the bill on the agenda was ordered without objection.