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| Public
and Local Laws 17th Legislature |
(PL 17-1
to present)
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17th
Legislature 03-22-10 thru present
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| 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 17-66
To amend 1 CMC § 8363; effective 12-20-11.
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| PL 17-65
To amend certain sections of 9 CMC § 5651 et seq to increase penalties for parking in a space reserved for the use of persons with disabilities and to be consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and guidelines; effective 12-20-11.
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| PL 17-64
To amend 4 CMC §§ 1401 (D), (O), and to make clarifications on the definition of certain taxable commmodities; effective 12-20-11.
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| PL 17-63
To rename the Garapan/Chinatown Head Start Center the "Joquina M. Rabauliman Head Start Center" in recognition of her services to the CNMI Head Start program and her contribution to the community of Saipan; effective 12-20-11.
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| PL 17-62
To authorize CUC to borrow $10 Million Dollars and to authorize the CUC Executive Director to execute the loan the absence of an organized board of directors; effective 12-3-11.
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| PL 17-61
To officially establish a CNMI Veterans Cementery; effective 11-08-11.
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| PL 17-60
To preserve and designate one hectare of public land on the island of Rota for the future site of the Rota Veterans Cementery; effective 11-07-11.
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| PL 17-59
To amend 3 CMC § 4972 pertaining to transitional provisions by adding a new subsection (6) to subsection (B) of Public Law 15-108 as amend; effective 11-04-11.
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| PL 17-58
To amend Public Law 17-29 to extend applications of the Tourism Incentive Program to other Southeast Asian markets, to establish a Customs Quarantine Tourism Revolving Fund; effective 11-04-11.
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| PL 17-57
To amend 2 CMC § 5631 and § 5634, as it applies to the surrounding waters of the municipality of Tinian, to ensure that such regulations do not restrict the rights of persons to engage in non-commercial net-fishing; effective 10-06-11.
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| PL 17-56
To amend NMIAC Chapter 140-50 to provide for the licensing of foreign trained medical professionals, effective 09-27-11.
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| PL 17-55
To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the government of the Northern Mariana Islands, its agencies, instrumentalities, and independent programs, and to provide budget authority for government corperations for fiscal year 2012; effective 09-26-11.
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| PL 17-54
To Amend 4 CMC § 2111 (b) pertaining to the composition of the Marianas Visitors Authority's Board of Directors; effective 09-26-11.
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| PL 17-53
To rename the Rota International Airport the "Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport" in recognition of his services to the island and people of Rota and contributions to the Commonwealth; effective 09-26-11.
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| PL 17-52
To amend 1 CMC § 8245 (d) to increase the salary of the director of Tax & Revenue; effective 09-11-11.
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| PL 17-51
To expand shareholder derivative action to the NMI Retirement Fund so that Individual beneficiaries can maintain lawsuits when Trustees refuse to do so; effective 09-05-11.
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| PL 17-50
To amend 1 CMC § 2261(b) to require that student representative to the Board of Education is alternately appointed from all public high school in the Commonwealth; effective 08-11-11.
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| PL 17-49
To re-enact the Sex Offenders Registration and Notificaion Laws to comply with the U.S. Department of Justice Guidelines; effective 07-29-11.
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| PL 17-48
To eliminate fees for the maintenance of small parcels of public land; effective 07-27-11.
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| PL 17-47
To amend 3 CMC § 1316 to provide for improved financial oversight of the Northern Marianas College (NMC), which will maintain fiscal stability for students' well-being and accreditation reason; effective 07-09-11.
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| PL 17-46
To amend section 8374 of Title 1 of the Commonwealth Code to modernize the NMI Retirement Fund Investment Law; effective 06-16-11.
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| PL 17-45
To authorize the Bureau of Motor Vehicle to establish a student driver education program; effective 06-13-11.
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| PL 17-44
To amend public law 16-22 § 1(d); to appropriate funds from the First and Second Senatorial Districts' solid waste revolving sub accounts; effective 06-10-11.
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| PL 17-43
To establish a CNMI Office of Transit Authority within the office of the Governor; effective 05-27-11.
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| PL 17-42
To appropriate nineteen thousand one hundred twenty four dollars ($19,124.00) from the Saipan Trust Fund to assist in the preservation of artifacts and operation of the Commonwealth Museum; effective 05-23-11.
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| PL 17-41
To empower and define the authority, duties, responsibilities and functions of the Marshal Services Division of the CNMI Judicial Branch; effective 05-09-11.
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| PL 17-40
To establish a Northern Marianas Decent Registry within the office of the Commonwealth Election Commission; effective 04-21-11.
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| PL 17-39
To amend the Board of Professional Licensing's licensing requirements by repealing and reenacting chapter 1 and 2 of division 3, Title 4 of the Commonwealth Code; effective 04-21-11.
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| PL 17-38
To provide for the care, maintenance and supervision of public cemeteries; effective 04-21-11.
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| PL 17-37
To amend 2 CMC § 4335; effective 04-04-11.
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| PL 17-36
To amend 3 CMC § 4972(b)(5) as established by Public Law 15-108; effective 03-23-11.
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| PL 17-35
To anact a new chapter 8 of division 2 of title 3 of the Commonwealth Code; effective 03-23-11.
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| PL 17-34
To amend Section 3 of Public Law 16-17 to give the CUC the flexibility needed to partner with the private sector to provide reliable service at efficient rates; effective 03-10-11.
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| PL 17-33
To amend 3 CMC Title 3, Division 1, Chapter 3, § 1312, "The Postsecondary Education Act of 1984"; effective 02-26-11.
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| PL 17-32
To amend 1 CMC § 8358 to allow the NMI Retirement Fund Board to vote to provide a non-compounding annual retirement bonus in lieu of a cost of living increase to help provide for the fiscal solvency of the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund; effective 02-16-11.
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| PL 17-31
To amend 6 CMC § 3177(c) as established by Section 3 of Public Law 16-46 the "Smoke-Free Air Act of 2008"; effective 02-16-11.
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| PL 17-30
To amend 4 CMC § 1307 to require taxes on gross revenue to be paid on a montly basis; effective 02-16-11.
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| PL 17-29
To establish the Japan Air Service Stabilization Program; effective 02-16-11.
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| PL 17-28
To amend 4 CMC § 5611(d) to establish a revolving fund to pay for the National Association of Insurance Commissions annual membership dues; effective 01-28-11.
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| PL 17-27
To prohibit any person from possessing, selling offering for sale, trading, or distributing shark fins in the CNMI; effective 01-27-11.
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| PL 17-26
To amend 145 NMIAC § 145-20.4-115 regarding the Homestead Permit Process; effective 12-16-10.
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| PL 17-25
To amend 1 CMC § 432; effective 12/16/10.
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| PL 17-24
To amend 4 CMC, Division 3, Chapter 3, Article 2 by adding a new § 3327 to require certain CNMI office to provide notary public services; effective 10-25-10.
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| PL 17-23
To Domesticate or allow the raising of Sambar Deer in captivity; effective 10-19-10.
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| PL 17-22
To Repeal And Re-Enact The CNMI Youth Congress Act; effective 10-15-10.
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| PL 17-21
To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, its agencies, instrumentalities, and independent programs, and to provide budget authority for government corporations for Fiscal Year 2011; effective 10-10-10.
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| PL 17-20
To amend 8 CMC Section 1331(g) and to repeal and re-enact 8 CMC Section 1332 pertaining to divource of marriages; effective 10-03-10.
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| PL 17-19
To establish a population-based cancer registry in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; effective 09-30-10.
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| PL 17-18
To designate the House of Taga Park on the island of Tinian as Commonwealth Hisotrical Site; effective 09-30-10.
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| PL 17-17
To establish the Tatachog Beach Park pavilion on Rota as a cultural/arts center; effective 09-30-10.
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| PL 17-16
To amend Public Law 17-11 to address the concers of abuse and fraud; effective 09-24-10.
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| PL 17-15
To name the Natibu Park amphitheater on Tinian, "the Antonio Manglona Borja Amphitheater; effective 09-24-10.
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| PL 17-14
To amend Section 2 of Pulblic Law 15-90 ; effective 09-24-10.
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| PL 17-13
To amend Section 3 of Public Law 12-14, as it applies to the surrounding waters of the municipality of Rota, to ensure that such regulations do not restrict the rights of persons to engage in non-commercial netfishing, provided that such right be restricted to non-commercial netfishing for the purpose of obtaining fish for personal or immediate family consumption, to also ensure that the definition of "nontraditional fishing methods" is not misinterpreted to include noncommercial net-fishing; effective 08-24-10.
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| PL 17-12
To designate public land on the Island of Tinian for homestead; effective 08-17-10.
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| PL 17-11
To reform the Commonwealth's election statutes to conform with federal requirements; effective 08-12-10.
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| PL 17-10
To amend 2 CMC Title 2, Division1 Chapter 3, § 1301 et seq., "The Nuclear and Chemical Free Zone Act of 1983"; effective 07-28-10.
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| PL 17-09
To amend Public Law 16-21 section 2(C); effective 07-07-10.
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| PL 17-08
To reprogram one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) from appropriations under section 2(b) of Public Law 13-56 for the renovation and rehabilitation of abandoned municipal building; effective 07-06-10.
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| PL 17-07
To amend Section 3 of Public Law 16-7; effective 06-30-10.
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| PL 17-06
To authorize the Governor to reprogram and mobilize funds to address the current calamity; effective 06-17-10.
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| PL 17-05
To require the Dept. of Public Land an independent study to conduct an environmental sampling and consultation of areas within the CNMI possibly contaminated with chemicals of concern; effecitve 06-17-10.
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| PL 17-04
To amend 2 CMC § 4335; effective 06-17-10.
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| PL 17-03
To amend subsection (D) of section 8122 of Title Four of the Commonwealth Code to merely clarify an ambiguity regarding the Commonwealth Utilities Commission shall issue an order setting rates fees, charges or rents for utility service; effective 05-12-10.
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| PL 17-02
To remove the three legislative days requirements for certain local bills; effective 05-04-10.
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| PL 17-01
To repeal certain sections of the Commonwealth Code dealing with immigration function; effective 03-22-10.
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| 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).
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| Rota
Senatorial District Local Laws |
| RLL 17-17
To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the Rota Casino Gaming Commission for FY2011 pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Rota Casino Act of 2007, as amended by Public Law 16-4; effective 10-20-11. |
| RLL 17-16
To appropriate $45,000 from local license fees collected for poker and pachinko slot machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 09-26-11. |
| RLL 17-15
To appropriate $18,000 from local license fees collected for poker and pachinko slot machines in the First Senatorial District; 08-22-11. |
| RLL 17-14
To appropriate $90,000 from local license fees collected for poker & pachinko slot machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 07-13-11. |
| RLL 17-13
To appropriate $40,500 from local license fees collected for poker & pachinko slot machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 05-23-11. |
| RLL 17-12
To appropriate $27,000 from local license fees collected for poker slot machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 04-04-11. |
| RLL 17-11
To make appropriations for the operations & activities of the Rota Casino Gaming Commission for FY 2011 pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Rota Casino Act of 2007, as amended by Public Law 16-4; effective 02-23-11. |
| RLL 17-10
To appropriate $48,000 from the revenues collected pursuant to 10 CMC § 1901 for poker & pachinko slot machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 01-20-11. |
| RLL 17-09
To appropriate $5,900 from local license fees collected for poker & pachinko slot machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 12-09-10. |
| RLL 17-08
To amend 10 CMC §§ 1403(c) and 1407(a)(1) and (2) and changing provisions of the Rota Cockfighting Law; effective 08-24-10. |
| RLL 17-07
To appropriate $8,000 from local license fees collected for poker and pachinko slot machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 08-08-10. |
| RLL 17-06
To rename the Rota Junior High Scholl located in Songsong Village, Rota as the "Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Junior High School" in recognition and appreciation of her untiring and outstanding contributions to the Public School System and to the people of the Commonwealth; effective 07-28-10. |
| RLL 17-05
To re-appropriate funds from Rota Local Law 15-4 and Rota Local Law 15-6; effective 06-17-10. |
| RLL 17-04
To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the Rota Casino Gaming Commission for FY'10 pursuant to section 16(A) of the Rota Casino Act of 2007, as amended by Public Law 16-4; effective 05-20-10. |
| RLL 17-03
To appropriate $68,000 from the local license collected for poker and pachinko slot machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 05-14-10. |
| RLL 17-02
To increase the poker and pachinko slot machine annual local license fee in the First Senatorial District by amending 10 CMC § 1901; effective 05-14-10. |
| RLL 17-01
To appropriate $133,000 from Local License Fees Collected for Poker and Pachinko Slot machines in the First Senatorial District; effective 03-02-10. |
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Tinian and Aquiguan Senatorial District Local Laws |
| TLL 17-09
To appropriate Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) from the Developer Infranstructure Tax collectected in the Second Senatorial District; effective 12-01-11. |
| TLL 17-08
To appropriate Forty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($41,813.00) from the local license fees collected from pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second Senatorial District; effective 11-21-11. |
| TLL 17-07
To appropriate Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) from the local license fees
collected from pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second
Senatorial District; effective 06-08-11. |
| TLL 17-06
To appropriate Sixty-Four Thousand Dollars ($64,000.00) from the local license fees collected from pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second Senatorial District; effective 04-04-11. |
| TLL 17-05
o appropriate $52,000.00 from the local license fees collected for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second Senatorial District; effective 03-04-11. |
| TLL 17-04
To appropriate Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00) from the local license fees collected from pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second Senatorial District; 01-11-11. |
| TLL 17-03
To appropriate $24,000 from the local license fees collected for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second Senatorial District; and to re-appropriate the sum of $19,000 from Tinian Local Laws 16-6 and 16-9; effective 07-21-10. |
| TLL 17-02
To approp. Ninety-Two Thousand Dollars ($92,000) from the local license fees collected for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second Senatorial District; effective 06-16-10. |
| TLL 17-01
To appropriate $28,000 from the local license fees collected for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second Senatorial District; effective 03-22-10. |
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| Saipan
and Islands Senatorial District Local Laws |
| SLL 17-12
To amend the Saipan Zoning Law of 2008, 10 CMC § 3511; effective 07-27-11. |
| SLL 17-11
To require the use of divers-down flag for diving activities on the coastal waters of Saipan; effective 07-12-11. |
| SLL 17-10
To amend Section 1209 Public Nuisances (d) of Saipan Zoning Law of2008, 10 CMC § 3511; effective 07-12-11. |
| SLL 17-09
To appropriate up to $3,454,000.00 from revenues to be collected pursuant to Saipan Local Law 11-2, as amended, for fiscal year 2011; effective 06-07-11. |
| SLL 17-08
To amend 10 CMC § 3901; effective 05-09-11. |
| SLL 17-07
To name an existing unnamed road; effective; effective 01-13-11. |
| SLL 17-06
To appropriate $238,726 from the Third Senatorial District Developers Infrastructure Tax Fund; to re-appropriate the unobligated/lapsed funds under Saipan Local Laws 15-10 and 15-16; to amend Saipan Local Law 17-3; effective 01-03-11. |
| SLL 17-05
To make amendments to the Saipan Cockfighting Act of 1994; effective 12-05-10. |
| SLL17-04
To re-appropriate $40,000.00 from Saipan Local Law 15-16, Section 2(f); effective 07-07-10 |
| SLL 17-03
To repeal the appropriation and to re-appropriate unobligated/lapsd funds from Saipan Local Law Nos. 15-33, 16-5, and 15-24; effective 06-23-10. |
| SLL 17-02
To amend the Saipan Zoning Law of 2008, 10 CMC § 3511; effective 06-17-10. |
| SLL 17-01
To rename a portion of an existing road in Susupe, Saipan; effective 04-08-10. |
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