Legislation that Guam Power Authority (GPA) has said is critical to addressing the current load-shedding woes failed to make it to the November session.

Utilities Oversight Chairman Will Parkinson's bid to place it on the agenda was strongly rebuked by colleagues who chastised him for presenting them with legislation he wasn't fully prepared for.

Parkinson's bill was submitted at the request of GPA.

It would essentially waive certain procurement requirements that have delayed the authority's ability to maintain or repair badly needed generation capacity. 

One bid, for example, has languished for more than a year and a half because of a procurement protest.

But despite GPA’s critical need, Parkinson's push to get the measure onto this week's session agenda failed.

During the sessions Parkinson said, “I'd like to thank my colleagues that voted in support to try and get it on the agenda, and to my colleagues that didn't...whiskey, tango, foxtrot.” 

But the freshman democrat's remarks set off some stinging responses from colleagues, like republican Joanne Brown.

“I didn't get the impression yesterday that our good colleague was prepared to move this bill. So please let's not put this guise up that hey we got all together and my colleagues didn't vote for it, oh. Maybe I need to go stand behind a bush and make my statements here. But you know what guys and gals we're in the big league here and now, if we want to go perform in the circus let's go to the circus. This is not the circus. If you're responsible and you do things in a timely manner and you work with your colleagues and you're prepared and you know your stuff then hey, let's play ball, we're ready,” She said.

Speaker Therese Terlaje also took exception to Parkinson's effort. She said, “And let me tell you what happened with the bill that my colleague said was the solution to loadshedding, contrary to what GPA said. He made a motion yesterday to put the bill on the agenda and that motion did not pass. He did not get enough votes. That's a basic tenet of what we have to do in here.”

Still, she made an effort to help her fellow democrat. “I would like to make a motion, notwithstanding the rules, to place bill number 201 on the session agenda.”

The speaker's motion actually passed with ten votes but after a recess, a motion to adjourn was made.

When no one objected, the November session effectively ended.

The next one will be subject to the call of the speaker.