Just three days after withdrawing her initial call to session, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero is renewing it – summoning senators back to the Guam Congress Building to take up Bill 2 (1-S), her revised legislation tied to the new medical campus in Mangilao. 

At stake is more than $104 million in federal American Rescue Plan funding that the governor says Guam must preserve and spend on time – or risk losing entirely. According to the administration, GPA and GWA are ready to move forward with major power, water, and wastewater upgrades on Lot 5280-3, the GHURA-owned lot designated to support the medical campus.

These upgrades are expected to strengthen utility service not only for the hospital, but also for the surrounding villages of Mangilao, Barrigada, Chalan Pago, and Yona. 

But Leon Guerrero says the projects have stalled as Attorney General Doug Moylan refuses to conduct the required legal review of the procurement contracts, leaving the agencies unable to proceed. And last week, she withdrew her initial call to session after a superior court ruling struck down GHURA's attempt to condemn separate private properties.

Upon reviewing the decision with GHURA, GPA, and GWA, her office maintains it does not affect Lot 5280-3 or the infrastructure work tied to the new medical campus.

To remove any lingering uncertainty, Bill 2 (1-S) now explicitly identifies the correct lot and separates it from the land involved in the court ruling.

The governor warns, however, that continued delay increases construction costs and heightens the risk of forfeiting federal dollars already allocated to Guam. 

This is about protecting Guam's future, strengthening our health care system, and ensuring we don't lose once-in-a-generation federal investment," she said.

Senators are scheduled to convene tomorrow at 10am for the fifth special session of the 38th Guam Legislature.