• Increase Capacity of:• Seaport• Major Roadways • Utility Services

• Improve the Mass Transit System • Revision of Construction

Regulations• Labor Camps and the Public

Health

Building capacity at the Seaport

• Financing a $200M modernization plan

•90% in Container throughput

•100% in Break Bulk throughput

Providing Roadway Capacity

• Traffic volumes on major roadways expected to increase 100% to 250%.

• Timely contracting and completion of road widening and hardening projects, using $140M of available federal funds.

• Providing Mobility via Mass TransitInflux of 17,000 (est) construction workers

• Increasing Utility CapacityNew demand: 44% population increase

• Ensuring Public Safety in Building Structures Through Adoption of Current Codes & Regulations, i.e., International Building Code, Contractor Licensing Regulations, and Registration of Professional Engineers and Architects (policies intro by Sen Espaldon; enacted into law)

• Environmental Health and Safety in Temporary Workforce Housings (Labor Camps); a special concern of the Committee.

Committee Focus

1.Introduction of infrastructure related public policy to mitigate impact of military buildup

2.Priority of Committee effort to public policy intended to mitigate impact of military buildup.

• Setting of tariffs for revenue generation to be regulated by PUC, an independent regulatory entity (Bill introduced)

• Facilitation of recruitment & retention of skilled personnel by establishing competitive compensation levels for CTPs and positions unique to port operations. (Bill introduced)

• Regularly scheduled monthly meeting

• Bill introduced to establish autonomous Mass Transit Authority; enacted into law. Sets the stage for MTA to receive initial $20M federal funding to purchase buses and construct maintenance and transportation facilities (Co-Sponsor of Bill – Sen Tina Barnes)

• Bills in final stages of formulation for:o Adoption of Transptn Master Plan, o Rights-of-Way Regulations,o Roadway Encroachment legislation

o Seat Belt usage and regulation of passengers riding in the back of pickup trucks

• Regularly scheduled weekly meetings

Water and Power Utilities

• Discussions with military focused at operation of one island-wide utility system, with military as a customer.

• Active dialogue with military by CCU; Legislative intervention minimal.

• Regularly scheduled monthly meetings

• 17,000 temporary workers housed in densely populated labor camps run a high risk for outbreaks of disease,

• DPHSS severely understaffed to perform inspections regularly,

• Bill introduced to authorize DPHSS to contract independent inspection companies to augment staff capacity.

• Funding for program to come from annual fees assessed to employers bringing in temporary nonimmigrant workers.

1. Military Buildup will bring many economic benefits, as well as challenges.

2. The military buildup is not a question of “IF”, but “WHEN”,

3. Although plans for the buildup are not yet finalized, foresight is needed to effectively anticipate the challenges.

4. Time frame to install Infrastructure improvements are being compressed.

5. GovGuam making case for military to fund infrastructure improvements needed to support surge from military buildup activities.