Fiscal Committees

Committee on Finance and Government Operations #

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Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“(1) Jurisdiction. The Committee on Finance and Government Operations shall have purview over all matters pertaining to:

• (A) Finance:
  • (i) Appropriations:
    • (aa) appropriations, including budget bills, and claim bills and excepting appropriations from the funds of I Liheslaturan Guåhan made by resolution or appropriations to I Liheslaturan Guåhan; the Committee shall review requests for appropriations and report thereon to I Liheslaturan Guåhan on the purposes and reasonableness thereof, and whether the same are in accord with legislative intent and policy;
    • (bb) the general annual audit of the government of Guam, by way of serving as the liaison for I Liheslaturan Guåhan;
    • (cc) the Division of Accounts of the Department of Administration, except for those matters relating to the contract for the provision of mass transit services;
    • (dd) the Treasurer of Guam Division of the Department of Administration;
    • (ee) the Bureau of Budget and Management Research; and
    • (ff) the Office of Finance and Budget and projection of revenues.
  • (ii) Analysis of Money Bills. Whenever a bill appropriating money is referred to the Committee on Finance, the Committee shall prepare a written analysis of the bill’s financial features, which shall be made available to the Members of I Liheslaturan Guåhan. It is declared to be the policy of I Liheslaturan Guåhan that the expert services of the Committee on Finance be utilized to the maximum extent possible and that, prior to the passage of any bill appropriating money, such expert analysis be made available to the Members of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.
• (B) Government Operations:
  • (i) Department of Administration;
  • (ii) Office of Public Accountability;
  • (iii) Governor’s Office Divisions;
  • (iv) Mayors Council:
    • (aa) municipal governance, including the Mayors Council of Guam.
  • (v) Department of Revenue and Taxation:
    • (aa) Tax Enforcement,
    • (bb) Taxpayer Services;
    • (cc) Real Property; and
    • (dd) Motor Vehicle Division” (Legislature Rules, Part C, Rule X, Section 10.02).