{"data":{"id":"us-gu/5-gca-4107","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"5 GCA § 4107","heading":"I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi’s Recommendation.","body":"(a) I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi shall formulate the program and financial plan to be recommended to I Liheslatura after considering the government agency proposed program and financial plans, and other programs and alternatives that she/he deems appropriate. The plan shall include her/his recommended goals and policies, recommended plans to implement the goals and policies, recommended budget for the succeeding fiscal year, and recommended revenue measures to support the budget.\n(b) I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi shall present the proposed comprehensive program and financial plan in a message to I Liheslatura not later than January 31 prior to each fiscal year. If I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi is in the first year of her/his first term or an additional non-consecutive term, then the message shall be presented not later than April 8 of that same year. The message shall be accompanied by a budget document which shall contain I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi’s recommended goals, plans and appropriations. The budget document shall be furnished to each member of I Liheslatura and each department or agency of the government. The budget document shall contain the following information:\n(1) the coordinated program goals and objectives that I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi recommends to guide the decisions on the proposed program plans and budget appropriations;\n(2) The program and budget recommendations of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi for the succeeding fiscal year which shall delineate the program and budget recommendations of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi in an amount specific for the line and semi-autonomous agencies of the government of Guam;\n(3) a summary of the government’s receipts in the last fiscal year, a revised estimate for the current fiscal year, and an estimate for the succeeding year;\n(4) a summary of expenditures during the last fiscal year, those estimated for the current fiscal year, and those recommended by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi for the succeeding fiscal year;\n(5) drafts of appropriation bills and revenue measures; and\n(6) any additional information which will facilitate understanding of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi’s proposed program and financial plan by I Liheslatura and the public.\n(c) After delivery of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi’s message, the bills incorporating her/his recommendations may be introduced by I Liheslatura in accordance with the provision of its Standing Rules.","path":["Title 5: Government Operations","Division 1 - Laws Applicable to Executive Branch","Chapter 4: Program Budgeting and Financial Management"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/05gc004_2026-10-26.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-143 (Oct. 13, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-27T02:51:19Z","sha256":"5754eb5a7fd9c69b6b6c1f8dabc9a6b6ba6f8c2528ea1772b2b3eb81b833ec10","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/5-gca-4106","next":"us-gu/5-gca-4108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}