Lawmakers in Guam have introduced legislation that would clear the way for a survey of the population on whether it supports the planned US military buildup.
This comes as the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, held talks with top leaders in Japan yesterday, signing a deal to relocate 8000 marines plus their families from Okinawa to Guam by 2014.
Guam's deputy speaker says the territory will need to upgrade its infrastructure to cope with such an influx of people and give up land.
Benjamin Cruz says he's concerned about the deal.
"We've introduced legislation for a legislative submission taking the question to the people of Guam having about 90 days of passage asking one: ' do you support the build up, yes or no, and if you so support it do you support the ancestral lands commission on Guam to lease more land to the military?"
Benjamin Cruz says it expects to hear back from the legislature by April.
