Chapter 21

COL12010617GCA EDUCATION CH.21GUAM TROPICAL PLANTS DEVELOPMENT FACILITY 1CHAPTER 21 GUAM TROPI CAL PLANTS DEVELOPMENT FACILI TY § 21101. Title. § 21102. Legislative Intent. § 21103. Establishment. § 21104. Definitions. § 21105. Director: Duties. § 21106. Personnel Recruitment. § 21107. Annual Reporting. § 21108. Cooperation from Other Agencies. § 21109. Assistance from Federal Government and Others. § 21110. Prohibits Duplication. § 21101. Title. This Chapter may be cited as the Guam T ropical Plants Development Act. SOURCE: '11899.1 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21102. Legisla tive Intent. The Legislature finds it is practical and realistic to de velop agriculture as a reve nue-producing segment of the economy of Guam but to achieve this goal certain basic objectives must be set and impetus given for the accom plishment of thes e objectives. The objectives of the Guam Tropical Plants Development Facility shall be: (a) To provide a constant reliable source of staple food at low cost; (b) T o establish a tropical plant bank or germ plasm to propagate seedlings, grafts and cross bree dings which scientists throughout the world can use for infor mation and research; (c) To serve

st; (b) T o establish a tropical plant bank or germ plasm to propagate seedlings, grafts and cross bree dings which scientists throughout the world can use for infor mation and research; (c) To serve as a tropical plants research laboratory; (d) To serve as a tropical plants experi mental, edu cational and demonstration site; (e) And to serve as a general at traction for visitors. In carrying out the objectives above set for the Guam Tropical Plants Development Facility shall keep in mind that it is the finding of the Legislature that the overall objective shall be the development and COL12010617GCA EDUCATION CH.21GUAM TROPICAL PLANTS DEVELOPMENT FACILITY 2establishment of cash f ood crops which shall be rich in nutrients, hardy and easily cultivated. The Guam Tropical Plants Develop ment Facility is directed to focus its research capabilities upon such tropical plants as breadfruit, mangoes, avocados, citrus, pineapples, bananas , papaya and exotic crops and other plants as may assist the Facility in the accomplish ment of its mission. SOURCE: '11899.2 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21103. Establishment.

ineapples, bananas , papaya and exotic crops and other plants as may assist the Facility in the accomplish ment of its mission. SOURCE: '11899.2 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21103. Establishment. There is established within the University of Guam as a part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences the Guam Tropical Plants Development Facility . SOURCE: '11899.3 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21104. Definitions. (a) University shall mean Univer sity of Guam. (b) Facility shall mean the Guam Tropical Plants Developm ent Facility . (c) Director shall mean the Director of the Guam Tropical Plants Development Facility , who shall be desig nated by the President of the University . SOURCE: '11899.4 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21105. Director: Duties. The Director shall organize the Facility to engage in: (a) Research and experimentation; (b) Demonstration programs; and (c) Conduct educational programs for the purposes set out in § 21102. SOURCE: '11899.5 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21106. Personnel Recruitment. TheDirector shall have the power to employ academic and non - academic personnel to be employed within the Facility subject to legislative appropriation.

.L. 13 -192. § 21106. Personnel Recruitment. TheDirector shall have the power to employ academic and non - academic personnel to be employed within the Facility subject to legislative appropriation. The Director is specifically encouraged to recruit for assistance in the accomplishment of the objec tives of the Facility qualified scientists who during the basis of short -term employment may make significant contribu tions to the objectives of the Facility .COL12010617GCA EDUCATION CH.21GUAM TROPICAL PLANTS DEVELOPMENT FACILITY 3SOURCE: '11899.6 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21107. Annual Reporting. The Director shall annual ly report in writing to the Legisla ture and the Governor upon the work of the Facility . SOURCE: '11899.7 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21108. Cooperation from Other Agencies. All agen cies and officials of the Government are authorized and empow ered and shall cooperate with the Facility to the extent necessary to facilitate the exercise by the Facility of its powers, duties and functions under this Chapter . SOURCE: '11899.8 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21109. Assistance from Federal Government and Oth ers.

cilitate the exercise by the Facility of its powers, duties and functions under this Chapter . SOURCE: '11899.8 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21109. Assistance from Federal Government and Oth ers. The Director , subject to approval of the President of the University , is authorized to enter into agreements with the Federal Gov ernment and its agencies and private founda tions and international agencies to receive assistance of all kinds for the a chievement of its objectives; provided, however , that the Director shall not enter into any agree ment which requires the utilization or expenditure of local matching funds without the concur - rence of the Legislature, which concurrence shall be in the form of a resolution duly adopted by the Legislature. SOURCE: '11899.9 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. § 21110. Prohibits Duplication. The activities of the Facility as herein authorized shall not be duplicated by the Depart ment of Agriculture. SOURCE: '11899.1 0 GC, as added by P .L. 13 -192. ----------