Commonwealth Litter Control Act of 1989 (P.L. 6-37)

I of of FOR OFFICIAL USE TO: or ACTIVITY 0 1989 The Honorable Benjamin T. Manglona Sixth Northern Marianas Saipan, MP 96950 GOV. 0 (HOUSE) Senate President Commonwealth Legislature and The Honorable Pedro R. Guerrero Speaker, House of Representatives Sixth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature Saipan, MP 96950 Dear Mr. President and Mr. Speaker: This is to inform you that I have signed into law Bill No. 168, Commonwealth Litter Control Act of which was passed by the Sixth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature. This is a commendable piece of legislation, and I thank the Legislature for its quick action in incorporating certain recommendations offered in my previous letter. The enforcement of this law, I am sure, will result in a better quality of the environment for the health and welfare of the people in the This bill becomes Public Law No. 6-37, copies of which are forwarded for your reference. Since rely, Assistant for Programs and Legislative Review nwealth Health Center, Division of Environmental Quality . . .. co •, .ij <ommontuealtfJ tbe J!ortbem jllariana 3Jslanbs c9ffice tbt ~obernor ~•ipan, Jllariana iJ,land, 96950 • ,. . ., 8 SEP OABLB GOV, NMI SAlPAN BBPI.Y COMM q;-/~ "The ,. Senate 1989", CNMI. 6 ' .. tf. ❖· ' . Ji.· ·:- ~ '. ;··ice . ' ' : . . 'ON ,, " PQBLIC U..W 6-37 . S.B. 6-168 SIXTH NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLA'l'URE FIFTEENl'H SE'PX:!IAL SESSIOO, 1989 . . .~;. :~ .·. . .... , .. ), .. ·. ··"·•·~,rt·\·'1"•,,1.;. ,, ... )'· ... ,.1 .. , . ... --------------------------------------------------------------;l.:~~.~-;\~i~;-.,~/ .. •.;,.: ~•t,r,,1 t;,, :.;·r~\':' ~. :/.; tlc·· ).~ ;.:~>:~-·~'• -·:::·:,:~.'~ . AN ACt : ,'l;i.,.,,if.,.if'Jft',+·#rt~ • . ~•1'-"'\·'°•': ' \~ ~• .• - . . ~\-$.~~,~~,~~f-<. TO provide for a camnonwealthLittering control Act of 1989, :1•::-:·:?.f.:.-? r·;-:jt'.•·... repealing 6 at: section 3106 and 9 CIC section 5803; and for J~;~~:'.'~~:/~~/: .. :· .. . other purposes. ·~- .. .&,/J.::J.~1- \ .... •·: . , . ·., . .. ,'\I:.~·?•·~-, .. :,.,,. ''·~ ·". . .:~tji~-~~-.. -. -. ··- --·~-.. · ;Vt.tWtr<•;~,:'.';t:;.>- .:·\11::f~-/: ;.; ... ~ ,: . -; ~~-~\: •.;· .. ..:-i.. . . . •. ,,/J· ; ·.Offered by senator .,.,Sr',!~4-.,1,,1:2, ....... ;.,•:· •;-i,-..!\,.·.JUan N. Babauta • i, . ,,-: •. : ~-'.fi,;~.-s?-: · ·-·~-~- ,;, ,..~4z~~~•···. . • .,,1. ·:•· .. ,.• ... , ;,;,~ ,;,i;<;!;. ·-.;.~i.'/,·,, .. ,:~.1:··;,.,•,::-r, .••. -:, ,;: •. ;., .......... · .. , •.. ;• .. ,;;.,:·:-- ,•: . .. i'.·.~Jl ;r .'.l l~~~~-~~~~#All\~G-f:.,~:'.h'-.~-,:J'; .... ~.-.:.~~¥":t{~i.i1>'.- ":"'.l''"':·);l•;\" ·.' '. 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'\:;~\;?)1{ ·-~.,~t ... ?• •'·~-----------• • • :.;.~ .. .:.1:t:~.-'!,;..,i .,h~<::· ·' · ·.•·· .: ·.:-: · •.11":1•t,t,.r, . . :~ :'.:,i~:~:::tf'8te;;~--to: ~~~-~~\~~- Health, Education and welfare ·:'./::•.·' ' . ~~. ~:. 81:anding camdttee Report No: 6-127 second and Final Reading: June 9, 1989 HOOSE ACTION Referred to: carmittee on Health, Education and welfare ' First and Final Reading: July 26, 1989 .•.. ~iiiagcmi1 senate Legislative secretary )It. ...~::- . .. :.~::: .. 'AUS 3 ·1. Rtn : .•.•· : .. ; Ii ··~ ' . , I I, 9 the most intensive care. 10 purpose of this bill is to provide for a commonwealth . 18 (b) 'Apprehending shall mean designated employees of the Marianas Visitors Bureau, Department of ' I NO.' 6-37 SIXTH LEGISLATURE SENATE BILL NO. THIRTEENTH SESSION, 1989 I provide for a Littering Control A c t of 1989, repealing 6 Section 3106 and 9 Section 5803; and for other purposes. , . . . . . . . 15 Section 3. Definitions. j! ,I II 19 !! NORTR&PN MARIANAS CO~CNWEALTR SPEX:IAL t' ,.. ~ i:• ,r\\• ox:: ANM:r COITim:> nw ea l t..h l ,.,-. • PUBLIC LAW 6-168 BE IT ENACTED BY THE NORTHERN MARIANAS COMl«>NWEALTH LEGISLATURE: Officers~ ... . . . I ! i ! . PUBLIC NO. 6-37 Senate Bill No. 6-168 1 Natural Resources , coastal Resources Management Office, I i 2 3 4 Department of Public safety. Apprehending Officers for 5 Department of Public and Environmental Services, Department of Public Works, Office, and the . each bureau, department or office shall be designated by regulation by Director of each respective bureau, 7 office. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 'disposing of opr iat e storage such purpose. (e) , Vehicle" shall mean a device in, upon or off by which any person or property may be propelled, or drawn upon a road. shall mean any boat, ship, vessel, barge, or other floating craft. Section 4. and Duties. (a) The chief of the Division of is charged with the responsibility of administering the programs and provisions of this act. Page • 'di j! I II • LAW Beall:.h the .... ,, ', .. , .. , ,, appr mJVed, (f) •watercraft.~ Quality ,. I 2 The Superior court'shall have jurisdiction over violations of this chapter and shall ity shall be to: l i t t e r prevention, removal and disposal and promote and carry out public 20 21 education programs. 22 23 24 ( 3 ) conduct educational programs intended . .. . 'j:{':•::•::::'.):;:,/'.\~:: .. , .. , , .. . '.:--<· .. ~• ~~·tt;t:1J,~ , PUBLIC I.l\W NO. 6-37 · Senate Bill No.- 6-168 . "'}~ --------------------------------~~~ 18 19 25 (b) eomroonwealth ·.'·• (1) Implement programs in the areas of control, (2) Encourage public voluntary anti-litter ·,• ·" campaigns. to instill an anti-litter ethic •. · Page 3 8 . Section 5 . Prohibited . (a) It s h a l l be unlawful for t o l i t t e r , PUBLIC 6-37 Senate B i l l No. I , , , 1 Cooperate with other of the I 2 3 anti-litter efforts. 4 (5 ) Design a anti- l i t ter symbol. i government to the coordination of ! (6 ) Design and, w i t h the cooperation and 16 17 litter containers or receptacles responsible for' maintenance and regular disposal of 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 commonwealth. section 6. Enforcement. Any person apprehended for violation o f any of the above prohibitions shall be served by the apprehending officer w i t h a citation and an order t o appear a t the Division Page 4 I' f, ·-i-:' '• .. '·. ,. I ;; 'I l, 5 6 ij .. "di LN'l NO, 6-168 (4) agencies accanplish CNMI ; :, assistance of the Department ,of Public works r Activites any ,person Traffic . i . i NO. 6-37 Senate B i l l No. 6-160 of this Act, and annually the chief of D.E.Q. shal l 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 i this may be ordered to pick up and remove l i t t e r from a public place under t h e supervision of the Department of public Safety, or under the supervision of such agency as the court shall otherwise provide, for a not exceeding eight hours for each offense. Furthermore, persons found t o have t h e infraction of l i t t e r i ng shall be required to pay the costs of removing any l i t ter Page 5 ... .... ..... . .. .... . .... . . . . .. ... ... II !! PUBLIC LAW 4 Act canmitted by any minors lless and ~toc,v. 7 . date thereafte-d, not.less than two hundred do l Act ( 8) CCTI"UTiitted e::::;;d period . 6-37 Senate B i l l NO. , 1 2 ' 4 they caused. A person charged with a f i rs t violation may avoid a court hearing by posting bai l i n the amount of the , fine. that reads: 'Littering Prohibited. person may throw, place or put any rubbish, , , , garbage, cans, bottles or other debris upon any road, 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 , Section Repeal. T i t l e 9, Division 5, Section 5803 that reads: , 'Throwing Debris on Highways Prohibited. No person may throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any other substance likely t o injure any person, animal or vehicle upon the highway" lis hereby repealed, Section 11. Severability. The provisions of this A c t are I severable and i f any provision or part thereof s h a l l be held or or inapplicable t o any person or such Page 6 ! · 't • ' . .. •: '. '\,,, •"• d I '• •, I:: . .- •; II 1'. p ,, II ii II I: 3 5 PUBLIC LAW NO. 6-168 (b) minimum ., , ·····. Repeal, Title 6, CM:, Division 3, section 3106, hoops, pJblic invvalid uno,ns titu tional circumstances, , I ! \ . 6-37 Senate Bill NO. I I invalidity, unconstitutionality or inapplicability, shall not affect or i 2 impair the remaining provisions of this i Commonwealth of the Northern Islands I Page I , . ":-~ ·,·.·--·•:. -., ~, !I I, Ii 1 • 'di PUBLIC I.AW NO. 6-168 Act. 'l.'his Act shall take e~fect upon i~ approval by the GOvernor or upon its becoming law without such approval. section 12. Effective Date. A'rl'Esr: ..... ',. ro R. Guerrero Speaker of the Bouse ·, ··.•·' . ::,:·i~(~' . :l) . : .··~'i,.. .. ,~.,., .~?;: , .. ,,,!,:f,.'li~t •.•.: ,•, ',':,.:'Ii,;;: :t'.t . . • t, ,"l" ~ • I' ; :-.~?f •, ;, · .. , .. :,,, • • I "• 't ~ .r,:,-.i. .. ;:: ; '. :,,~~ ,·! , : ~ : t . ..-.. . ,• .. {•~·- t :i-:, rl---::'f'---,"""""-::=---------·' 1989 . };,-:.· ·if't-.::~ .)·' GOvernor Mariana 7