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Public and Local Laws 14th Legislature
(PL 14-1 to present)
CNMI Statutes  :  Local Laws
14th Legislature 3-15-04 thru present
Note: descriptions of the statutes below are not comprehensive, and the Law Revision Commission may revise section numbers prior to final codification and publication. We make every effort to post new statutes within 5 working days of our receiving them.
PL 14-99 To appropriate $650,000 from Managaha landing fees for the preparation of the 6th Micronesian Games next year and the pathway projects for Dandan Elem., Kagman Elem., and MHS bldg. J renovation; effective 12-09-05.
PL 14-98 To exempt PSS from a rate increase of the employer contribution to the Retirement Fund; effective 11-21-05.
PL 14-97 To appropriate $49,000 from the Saipan Trust Fund to assist Connecting Families, Inc., with the establishment of a child visitation center; effective 11-08-05.
PL 14-96 To amend PL 13-24, Sections 518(a) & 521, to provide PSS with additional funding to purchase textbooks; effective 11-01-05.
PL 14-95 To amend the professional licensing requirements by repealing and reenacting Chapters 1 and 2 of Division 3, Title 4 of the Commonwealth Code;effective 10-31-05.
PL 14-94 To appropriate $30,000 from Solid Waste Management Revolving Fund for Third Senatorial District pursuant to PL 13-42 to fund expense of removing junk cars; effective 10-18-05.
PL 14-93 To amend PL 14-50 to include beach areas in prohibition of loitering for commercial gain on public thoroughfares; effective 10-17-05.
PL 14-92 To amend the Commonwealth Entry & Deportation Act as it pertains to excludable aliens and voluntary departures; effective 10-14-05.
PL 14-91 To amend 3 CMC 4434(i)(1)(A), (B), (D), and (E) (extend hiring of non-resident workers by DPH, DPW, CUC, and Dept. of Commerce); and to amend CNMI govt. housing policy; effective 09-30-05.
PL 14-90 To provide 180-day amnesty period for filing delinquent returns under the Revenue and Taxation Act of 1982, as amended, payment of delinquent taxes without imposition of penalty and interest, with certain exceptions, and waiver of penalty for failure to obtain a business license; effective 09-30-05.
PL 14-89 To amend 3 CMC § 4434(i)(1)(C) (extend hiring of nonresident workers by NMC to Sept. 30, 2010); effective 09-29-05.
PL 14-88 Anti-Trafficking Act of 2005: To prohibit involuntary servitude, human trafficking for involuntary servitude, sexual servitude of a minor, and transporting a person for purposes of prostitution, and to establish criminal penalties; effective 09-23-05.
PL 14-87 To amend the Election Law of the CNMI; effective 09-19-05.
PL 14-86 To appropriate $1,300,000 from the fees generated pursuant to PL 1-64; effective 08-30-05.
PL 14-85 To amend 1 CMC 7203 to provide for mandatory (buy-it-or-lose-it) acquisition of indigenous works by government agencies; effective 08-19-05.
PL 14-84 To amend 3 CMC 4381 and 4442; effective 08-15-05.
PL 14-83 To amend 1 CMC 7708(b) and to add a new subsection (d); effective 08-10-05.
PL 14-82 To amend 4 CMC 5611(c) to allow transfer of a business license within the garment industry under certain conditions; effective 08-02-05.
PL 14-81 To transfer the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation from DPH to the Office of the Governor; effective 07-29-05.
PL 14-80 To appropriate all monies deposited in the Tobacco Control Fund from PL 13-38; effective 07-27-05.
PL 14-79 To appropriate $90,000 from the First Senatorial District Solid Waste Management Fund; effective 07-22-05.
PL 14-78 Requiring the transfer of land from MPLA to the heirs of Joaquin Cruz Lizama; effective 07-14-05.
PL 14-77 Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2005: To empower DPS to charge and collect fees for nonessential services (i.e., not part of core duties); effective 07-08-05.
PL 14-76 To reappropriate the Tanapag-San Roque Drainage Project fund balance of $110,384 to various Precinct 4 road & drainage projects; effective 06-24-05.
PL 14-75 To appropriate $518,000 from PL 13-38 (Tobacco Control Fund) to NMC for payment of adjunct faculty for Summer Session 2005 and for the Nursing Program; effective 06-21-05.
PL 14-74 To establish a local fund account for each senatorial district into which local revenues shall be deposited; effective 06-17-05.
PL 14-73 To amend 4 CMC 2124(m) to include promotional expenses in authorized expenditure by MVA expenditure authority; effective 06-16-05.
PL 14-72 To add a new 6 CMC 3112 to prohibit the operation of a vehicle for rent or hire without having a taxicab driver's license or taxicab registration card (i.e., illegal taxi); effective 06-16-05.
PL 14-71 To appropriate $2,000,000 from the funds collected pursuant to Saipan Local Law 11-2 for CPA; effective 06-16-05.
PL 14-70 To amend the Commonwealth Insurance Act, the Commonwealth Consumer Protection Act, and other purposes; effective 06-10-05.
PL 14-69 To amend 6 CMC 2256(a)(5) and (a)(8); effective 06-08-05.
PL 14-68 To allow the licensure and operation of up to two manufacturing concerns in the 1st Sen. Dist.; effective 05-19-05.
PL 14-67 To establish an Office of Foreign Investment Assistance within the Dept. of Commerce; and to amend 4 CMC § 5951(a); effective 05-19-05.
PL 14-66 To amend 2 CMC § 4323 to requiring the MPLA to grant title to public land to qualified persons who demonstrated 15 years of continuous and actual occupancy of public land, but did not receive such title despite being qualified because of his or her exclusion from the list of qualified persons established by MPLA; to mandate that MPLA review all past and pending claims and grant such title to qualified persons; to amend 2 CMC § 4324 to extend the time limitation for new claims made pursuant to 2 CMC § 4323 from 12 to 25 years; effective 05-05-05.
PL 14-65 To require refunds for security deposits to be issued in a timely manner; effective 05-02-05.
PL 14-64 To provide for the expenses of family member or friend escort of medical referral patients;effective 04-29-05.
PL 14-63 To create and establish the Office of Homeland Security in the Governor's Office;effective 04-25-05.
PL 14-62 To address the nursing discipline in nursing licensure process by repealing 1 CMC § 2643 and 3 CMC §§ 2301-2372 in entirety and amending Div. 2 of Title 3 of the Commonwealth Code to add a new Ch. 3 setting forth the Nurse Practice Act of 2003; signed 03-31-05, effective 30 days thereafter.
PL 14-61 To appropriate the sum of $247,804.00 from the Solid Waste Management Fund for the First Senatorial District for Capital Improvement Projects; effective 03-28-05.
PL 14-60 To amend 1 CMC § 7841 by adding a new subsection (d); effective 02-09-05.
PL 14-59 To amend Title 6, Crimes & Criminal Procedure, Div. 3, Miscellaneous Offenses, by adding a new Ch. 5; effective 01-27-05.
PL 14-58 To amend the Inhalant Abuse Prevention Act of 1995 (PL 9-65) to help reduce inhalant abuse of toxic fumes and vapors by children; effective 01-27-05.
PL 14-57 To amend 1 CMC § 6105 as enacted by PL 12-18, as amended, regarding the Election Commission's responsibilities on public education about constitution amendments, initiatives, recall and referenda; effective 01-27-05.
PL 14-56 To authorize the establishment of the "Northern Marianas Sports Hall of Fame" by the Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association; effective 01-28-05.
PL 14-55 To amend 3 CMC § 4601 to provide for the temporary lifting of the hiring moratorium of non-resident alien workers in the First and Second Senatorial Districts for typhoon relief; effective 01-24-05.
PL 14-54 To authorize PSS to establish a technical education program; effective 01-17-05.
PL 14-53 To add subsections (3) and (4) to 4 CMC §8327(a) and to amend 4 CMC § 8327(b); effective 01-17-05.
PL 14-52 To repeal and reenact 4 CMC § 3311-3326, the Notaries Public Act, and to amend the 4 CMC § 5105 of the Consumer Protection Act to add a new subsection (hh); effective 01-17-05.
PL 14-51 To amend 6 CMC § 2204 by adding (d) to require Identification Card applicants attend a mandatory firearms safety education class; effective 01-14-05.
PL 14-50 To add a new Art. 1, Ch. 1, Div. 3 of Title 6 of the Commonwealth Code to prohibit loitering for commercial gain on public thoroughfares; effective 01-07-05.
PL 14-49 To designate DLNR as the administering authority over those islands protected under NMI Const. Art. XIV,§ 2; effective 01-07-05.
PL 14-48 To authorize DPS to close public beaches; effective 01-07-05.
PL 14-47 To protect confidential information and communications made to a "Crime Stoppers" organization; effective 01-04-05.
PL 14-46 To add a new Ch. 9 of Title 7, Div. 2 of the Commonwealth Code called the Injury Compensation Act; effective 12-21-04.
PL 14-45 To reprogram $7,800,000 from appropriations under section 5(C)(3) of PL 11-119 for the construction and completion of the DPH Hemodialysis Expansion Project & for the Kagman III and Kagman III-Phase 4 road paving project; effective 12-10-04.
PL 14-44 To amend 2 CMC § 4144(d) relating to land in the First Senatorial District; effective 12-02-04.
PL 14-43 To require recipients of village homestead permits comply with all necessary requirements within 3 years after issuance & to provide that no permit may be revoked when no public water, electrical, and sewer services were extended to the homestead lot within a reasonable period before the end of the 3 years; effective 11-30-04.
PL 14-42 To amend the Youth Affairs Act of 2001; effective 11-29-2004.
PL 14-41 To designate a portion of public lands on Tinian to NMHC for development of an affordable housing subdivision for first-time homeowners on Tinian; effective 11-19-04.
PL 14-40 To appropriate $223,058.04 from the Saipan Trust Fund for the purchase of Nuestra Senora De la Concepcion artifacts; effective 11-03-04.
PL 14-39 To amend 4 CMC § 7502(e); effective 10-26-04.
PL 14-38 To establish guidelines for debt collection practices from consumer debtors; effective 10-26-04.
PL 14-37 To repeal and reenact 3 CMC §§ 1341 & 1342 to establish the CNMI Honor Scholarship Program; signed 10-22-04, effective 08-2004.
PL 14-36 To establish the CNMI Respite Services Program & to designate the CNMI Council on Developmental Disabilities as the program administering authority; effective 10-13-04.
PL 14-35 To repeal and reenact §§ 1103-1106 of Ch. 1, Ch. 8, and Ch. 9 of Title 4, Div. 1 (Revenue and Taxation) & to make technical corrections to the Revenue and Taxation Code; signed 10-12-04, effective 01-01-05.
PL 14-34 To authorize the withholding of income derived in the Commonwealth to enforce support orders, to make all missed support payments automatic judgments, and to provide for mandatory medical support; signed 10-12-04, effective 30 days thereafter.
PL 14-33 To establish a Parole Supervision Assessment Fees Program in the Office of the Board of Parole; effective 10-08-04.
PL 14-32 To amend 4 CMC § 1939(a) and 4 CMC § 1941 of the Developer Infrastructure Tax Act; effective 10-07-04.
PL 14-31 To reappropriate various fund balances from capital improvement projects funded under PL nos. 10-38, 11-111, 12-22, 13-2; effective 10-06-04.
PL 14-30 To extend the period during which OPA may hire nonresident workers; effective 09-22-04.
PL 14-29 To amend §§ 3(d), 4(e), 9, and 14 of PL 13-17, as amended; effective 09-21-04.
PL 14-28 To provide a 120-day amnesty period for the filing of delinquent tax returns, the payment of delinquent taxes without imposition of penalty and interest with certain exceptions, & for the waiver of penalty for failure to obtain a business license; effective 09-21-04.
PL 14-27 To authorize the establishment of a Park Rangers section under the Div. of Parks and Recreation & to designate DLNR as the administering authority for tourist sites formerly managed and maintained by MVA; effective 09-21-04.
PL 14-26 To appropriate the remaining balance of approximately $400,000.00 from the Saipan Trust Fund for scholarship and medical supplemental assistance and other public programs for residents of the Second Senatorial District; effective 09-21-04.
PL 14-25 To create a new Dept. of Corrections w/i the Exec. Branch; transfer records, personnel, property, and responsibility for correctional and detention functions from DPS's Div. of Corrections and Dept. of Labor & Immigration's Off. of Detention to the new dept.; and for other purposes; effective 08-20-04.
PL 14-24 To amend 1 CMC § 3802(c); effective 07-30-04.
PL 14-23 To add a new subsection (h) to 3 CMC § 5451; effective 07-30-04.
PL 14-22 To punish the acts of counterfeiting registered trademarks; effective 07-27-04.
PL 14-21 To amend 2 CMC § 4310 to ensure that homestead permits of homesteaders serving in the U.S. Armed Forces are not revoked while the homesteader is on active duty; effective 07-27-04.
PL 14-20 To appropriate $3,900,000.00 of bond interest proceeds from the CIP Bond authorized by PL 11-102; effective 07-19-04.
PL 14-19 To reserve areas of public lands on the island of Tinian that are suitable for village and/or agricultural homesteads, specifically the Kastiyu and Carolinas areas; effective 07-13-04.
PL 14-18 To amend 9 CMC § 2106 mandating that license plates be placed on both the front and rear of vehicles; effective 07-12-04.
PL 14-17 To waive any statute of limitation defense against current and former employees who were entitled to the payment of retroactive salary adjustment compensation under PL 7-31; effective 06-28-04.
PL 14-16 To amend Ch. 1 of Div. 2 of Title 9 of the Commonwealth Code to add a new ? 2116; effective 06-18-04.
PL 14-15 To amend Title 2, Div. 3 of the Commonwealth Code by adding a new Ch. 8 to require that waste containers have a lid or cover & to prohibit the accumulation of trash or garbage without a waste container; effective 06-18-04.
PL 14-14 To amend 2 CMC §§ 5106(b) and 5107, as amended by PL 13-8; effective 06-17-04.
PL 14-13 To amend Title 9, Div. 5, Art. 2, § 5755(b) to include the word pathway; effective 06-14-04.
PL 14-12 To restrict the planting of trees and other such vegetation below and around power lines and facilities; effective 05-28-04.
PL 14-11 To amend Division 4, Title 4 of the Commonwealth Code to add a new Part adopting the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, as drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and by it approved and recommended for enactment in all states at its annual conference meeting in San Antonio, Texas, July 12-19, 1996; effective 05-28-04.
PL 14-10 To complement enforcement of Public Law 13- 15 (Tobacco Master Settlement Model Escrow Statute); effective 05-28-04.
PL 14-9 To establish a Domestic Violence Criminal Act in the Commonwealth, by adding Article 5 to Title 6, Division 1, Chapter 4; and to add the crime of stalking to the Commonwealth Criminal Code; effective 05-28-04.
PL 14-8 To amend 3 CMC §§ 4303(m) and 4312(i); effective 05-27-04.
PL 14-7 To re-appropriate fund balance from Public Law 11-79 to various road projects in Precinct I; effective 05-27-04.
PL 14-6 To amend 3 CMC § 4332(b) to allow for up to a 90-day stay limit on initial entry permits for tourists; effective 05-20-04.
PL 14-5 To appropriate $374,766 for relocation of T-1 pump station to T-2 pump station at Tanapag; $316,600 to purch. earth-moving equip. for 2nd Senatorial Distr.; and up to $316,600 for 1st Senatorial Distr. CIPs; effective 05-07-04.
PL 14-4 To appropriate $1,860,000 for construction of PSS Headstart Centers and additional classrooms; effective 05-01-04.
PL 14-3 To reappropriate $67,096.95 cumulative fund balances from PL 13-3 appropriations; to amend section 3 of PL 13-3; effective 04-22-04.
PL 14-2 To amend PL 12-40 regarding Tinian and Rota CIPs; effective 03-17-04.
PL 14-1 To reappropriate $100,000 from section 2(3) of PL 13-10; effective 03-15-04.
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CNMI Statutes  :  Local Laws
Senatorial district delegations of the Commonwealth Legislature enact local laws pursuant to the Local Law Act of 1983 (1 CMC § 1401 et seq.), which permits legislation pertaining exclusively to individual senatorial districts. There are currently three senatorial districts: Rota (District One), Tinian and Aguiguan (District Two), and Saipan and the Northern Islands (District Three).
Rota Senatorial District Local Laws
RLL 14-7 To amend 10 CMC §1901;effective date 11-28-05.
RLL 14-6 To appropriate $119,000.00 collected from the local license fees for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the First Senatorial District;effective date 06-22-05.
RLL 14-5 To appropriate $54,000.00 from the local license fees for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the First Senatorial District; effective date 04-22-05.
RLL 14-4 To appropriate the lapsed fund balances from Rota Local Law Nos. 14-01, 14-02, and 14-03;effective date 03-17-05.
RLL 14-3 To appropriate $13,000.00 from the local License fees for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the First Senatorial District.effective date 09-28-04.
RLL 14-2 To appropriate $121,648.00 from the local license fees for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 06-16-04.
RLL 14-1 To appropriate $28,000 from local license fees for pachinko slot and poker machines in the First Senatorial Distr.; to reappropriate $60,544 in fund bal. from RLL 12-4, 12-5, and 13-2; effective 3-19-04.
Tinian and Aguiguan Senatorial District Local Laws
TLL 14-3 To approp. $39,500 from 2nd Sen. Dist. license fees for pachinko slot and poker machines; effective 11-05-05.
TLL 14-2 To establish local license fees for pachinko slot machnes and poker machines in the Second Senatorial District; effective 03-31-05.
TLL 14-1 To amend the Revised Tinian Casino Gaming Control Act of 1989 to regulate the building and licensing of a hotel-casino in phases, to authorize and regulate the employment in the casino of persons over the age of 18 years; to reduce the casino license application fee, to reduce the penalties for fees and taxes, to authorize the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission to waive or defer payment of such penalties, to permit and regulate credit wagers; effective 5-24-04.
Saipan and Northern Islands Senatorial District Local Laws
SLL 14-31To appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from the local poker license fees to fund various road improvement projects in Precinct IV; effective date 11-28-05.
SLL 14-30To appropriate $70,200.00 from Saipan Local Law 11-2 as matching fund on the A&E design for the design of 1.0 MG Kanat Tabla Tank and waterline project and to re-appropriate $200,000 from Saipan Local Law 14-11; effective 11-08-05.
SLL14-29To rename the Navy Hill Baseball Field to "Mr. Antonio T. Benavente Baseball Field" in recognition and appreciation of his untiring and outstanding contributions to the Little League Baseball and the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;effective date 10-20-2005.
SLL14-28To repeal and reenact a section of Saipan Local Law 13-21; effective 10-19-05.
SLL14-27To appropriate Seventy-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Twelve Cents ($76,919.12) for the final payment of the reconstruction of the As Matuis Subdivision Road Improvement Project from Saipan Local Law 13-8; effective 10-19-05.
SLL14-26To amend Section 1(a) and Section 2(a) of Saipan Local Law No. 14-18; effective 10-19-05.
SLL14-25To appropriate the sum of $7,000 from Public Law 11-64 for the Carolinian Affairs Offh and the Indigenous Affairs Office; to repeal and reenact Section1(3) of Saipan Local Law 14-20; 09-29-05.
SLL14-24To appropriate $20,768.00 from resident identification card fund pursuant to Saipan Local Law 13-16 for the Office of the Mayor of Saipan to pay for heavy equipment maintenance and operations;effective date 7-12-2005.
SLL14-23To appropriate $20,000.00 from Saipan Local Law 11-2 as matching fund on the A&E design for the rehabilitation of the Airport Sand Filtration System at the Saipan Airport and to repeal and re-enact Section 4(4) of SLL 14-22:effective date 06-29-05.
SLL14-22To appropriate the sum of ($150,000.00) to pave the parking lot and the student bus waiting area at Tanapag Elem Sch and to hook-up G. T. Camacho Elem Schl sewer system to the CUC sewer system from the revenue collected pursuant to SLL 11-2; and to reappropriate Section l(1) of SLL 14-20: effective date 06-20-05.
SLL14-21To rename the "Mapga Lane" road located on Isa Drive in the Papago area to "Bay View Lane" to highlight the natural beauty of this scenic location. effective date: 05-31-2005.
SLL14-20To amend Sections 3(b)(2), (4) and (7) of Saipan Local Law 14-1 1; effective date 04-29-2005.
SLL14-19To appropriate $800,000.00 fiom the Pachinko and Poker Licenses Fees pursuant to Saipan Local Law 11-2 as amended by Saipan Local Law 13-8 for persistent organic pollutants health screening exams of exposed Saipan residents.effective date 03-10-05.
SLL14-18To appropriate $300,000.00 fiom PL 11-64 "Managaha Island Land User Fee Trust Account" as amended by Public Law 13-16 to fund all Youth Center Operation in the 3rd Senatorial District.effective date 03-09-05.
SLL 14-17To appropriate $600,000 fom "Managaha Island Land User Fee Trust Account" created by Public Law 11-64 as amended by PL-13-16 for the renovation and construction of the Old Garapan Headstart.effective date 03-02-05.
SLL 14-16To amend 10 CMC § 3132(B) and § 3136(B);effective date 01-25-05.
SLL 14-15To rename the Falubwa Place road located in the village of Tanapag to "Chalan Tun Michang" in honor of Herbert San Nicolas, W y patriarch. effective date 01-25-05.
SLL 14-14To appropriate $30,301.00 fiom the Special Account No. 3064-43360, Cocktight and Batu License, for the Office of the Mayor of Saipan to pay for heavy equipment rental fees;effective date 01-03-05.
SLL 14-13To amend Saipan Local Law No. 13-21 to provide for staggered terms for board members and to impose further restrictions on the use of continuing appropriation for the higher educational financial assistance program.effective date 10-29-04.
SLL 14-12To appropriate $75,000.00 from the fees collected under Public Law 8-23, the Developer Infrastructure Tax; effective date 10-15-2004.
SLL 14-11To appropriate the sum of $5,152,651.27 from funds generated under Saipan Local Law 11-2, as amended for the operations of the Water Task Force, Public Market. Precinct 1 road proiects and survey cost, local scholarship. operation for the Mayor of Saipan. payment of prior year outstanding account for Hawaiian Rock, operation for the Saipan Municipal Council, Precinct I11 emergency road paving. drainape and survey cost (Falive and Chalan Kiya), and various road paving proiects and repairs to William S. Reves Elementaw School and related facilities in Precinct II; effective date 10-15-2004.
SLL 14-10To appropriate Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for the Fina Sisu Sewer System Project from Saipan Local Law 11-2, as amended by Saipan Local Law 13-8; effective date 10-07-04.
SLL 14-9To appropriate the sum of $150,000.00 from poker license fees as provided by Saipan Local Law 11-2 and amended by Saipan Local Law 13-8; effective date 10-07-04.
SLL 14-8To name the Susupe Softball Field as the "Miguel Basa Pangelinan Softball Field" in recognition and appreciation of the late Miguel B. Pangelinan for his untiring and outstanding contributions to baseball and to the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; effective 07-12-04.
SLL 14-7To appropriate the sum of $635,000.00 from Saipan Local Law 11-2 as amended by Saipan Local Law No. 13-9; effective 5-28-04.
SLL 14-6To appropriate Thirty Four Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Four Dollars($34,684.00) from the Developer Infrastructure Tax Fund; effective 5-28-04.
SLL 14-5To name the new prison facility in honor of the late Vicente Taman Seman; effective 4-30-04.
SLL 14-4To appropriate $225,000 from SLL 11-2; effective 4-13-04.
SLL 14-3To reappropriate $110,000 previously appropriated under SLL 13-14 to fund Capitol Hill Park (Precinct IV, Saipan) improvements; effective 4-13-04.
SLL 14-2To appropriate $145,000 from the Developer Infrastructure Tax Fund; effective 4-13-04.
SLL 14-1To appropriate $20,345 for the 25th Saipan Agricultural Fair from the local bingo, batu, and cockfighting fees; effective 4-8-04.

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