Public Hearing - Senator Jesse A. Lujan - July 11, 2025 2PM

Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Customs, Utilities, Federal Foreign Affairs · July 11, 2025

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The public hearing is held by the Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Customs, Utilities, Federal Foreign Affairs on July 2025.

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The Guam Legislature Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Customs, Utilities, Federal Foreign Affairs held a public hearing in July 2025 to consider two reappointments to the Guam Solid Waste Authority (GSWA) board and Bill 141-38, which would expand limited permitting exemptions for small-scale on‑site composting. Witnesses included GSWA board chair Andrew Gale, GSWA General Manager Urs Laich, appointees Corazon R. Montalano and Meenakshi B. Hemlani, and written testimony from the Guam Environmental Protection Agency. Questions from senators focused on GSWA finances, a pending Public Utilities Commission (PUC) rate petition, universal collection implementation timing, landfill post‑closure liabilities, composting thresholds, and the agency rulemaking authority in the bill.

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