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Act to eliminate fees for the maintenance of small parcels of public land (P.L. No. 17-48)
Act · Made 2011-07-27
Agricultural Homestead Waiver Act (P.L. 11-96)
Act · Made 1999-09-10
Agricultural Homestead Waiver Act (P.L. 8-009)
Act · Made 1993-01-07
An Act amend the Coastal Resources Management Act of 1983 (P.L. 3-47)
Act · Made 1990-05-02
An Act providing for the licensing of professional engineers, architects, land surveyors, and landscape architects; and for other purposes (P.L. 4-53)
Act · Made 1985-08-06
An Act to add a new Article 4 to 3 CMC, Division 5, Oil Spill and Hazardous Materials Responder Immunity Act (P.L. 9-49)
Act · Made 1995-09-05
An Act to add a new Section 5814 to Title 9 of the CNMI Code, to prohibit the tethering of cattle, goats, pigs or other livestock or domesticated animals within 20 feet from either edge of any public highway, and for other purposes (P.L. 4-57)
Act · Made 1985-09-10
An Act to amend 2 CMC $5 5106(b) and 5107, as amended by Public Law (P.L. 14-14)
Act · Made 2004-06-17
An Act to amend 2 CMC § 5104, to establish a mandatory catch recording and reporting system and for other purposes. (P.L. 17-89)
Act · Made 2012-11-28
An Act 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 (P.L. 17-57)
Act · Made 2011-10-06
An Act to Amend 2 CMC 8 4323 to requiring the Marianas Public Lands Authority to grant title to public land to qualified persons who demonstrated fifteen (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 0 4323 from twelve (12) to twenty-five (25) years; and for other purposes (P.L. 14-66)
Act · Made 2005-05-05
An Act to amend 2 CMC 941 11 by the addition of a new subsection (e) and to amend 2 CMC 91222 in order to protect the public ownership of wetlands and submerged lands by curtailing private claims, especially to areas subject to adverse possession by virtue of adjacent private property (P.L. 9-72)
Act · Made 1995-11-16
An Act to amend 2 CMC, Division 5, Section 5109(f)(l) by authorizing the Chief of the Division of Fish and Wildlife to give the Division of Aging, Department of Community and Cultural Affairs for the consumption of the elderly; and for other purposes (P.L. 8-19)
Act · Made 1993-04-22
An Act to amend 2 CMC par. 4483 by adding a new subsection (c) and for other purposes (P.L. 15-26)
Act · Made 2006-08-25
An Act to amend 2 CMC S4333(a)(4) as amended by section 2 (b) of Public Law 6-6 and for other purposes (P.L. 7-24)
Act · Made 1999-10-31
An Act to amend 2 CMC S4333(e) regarding priority for the issuance of a permit for a village homestead lot (P.L. 6-6)
Act · Made 1988-07-12
An Act to amend 4 CMC § 8143 to require CUC to bill water, power, and sewer separately (P.L. 15-123)
Act · Made 2007-12-03
An Act to amend 8s 3(d) and 4(e), 9, and 14 of Public Law 13-17, as amended (P.L. No. 14-29)
Act · Made 2004-09-21
An Act to amend 9 CMC Section 5807(b) and to add a new subsection (1f) to prohibit the launching of boats or other watercraft from beaches (P.L. 3-47)
Act · Made 1999-02-12
An Act to amend P.L. No. 8-19, which allows the consumption of certain endangered or threatened species (P.L. No. 11-53)
Act · Made 1999-01-14
An Act to amend Public Law 11-84; and for other purposes (P.L. 12-2)
Act · Made 2000-03-31
An Act to amend Public Law 12-14, as amended by Public Law 12-77 to allow for fishing with SCUBA or hookah throughout the Commonwealth except in restricted areas; and for other purposes (P.L. 12-87)
Act · Made 2002-02-19
An Act to amend Section 2 of Public Law 15-90; and for other purposes (P.L. 17-14)
Act · Made 2010-09-24
An Act 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 (P.L. 17-13)
Act · Made 2010-08-24
An Act 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 (P.L. 17-03)
Act · Made 2010-05-12
An Act to amend the CNMI Code to criminalize the taking of Rays from the CNMI waters; To authorize the Div. of Fish & Wildlife to regulate the taking and interaction of said Rays; To criminalize the feeding of sharks without a permit within the near shore waters of the CNMI (P.L. 15-124)
Act · Made 2008-01-03
An Act to amend the Commonwealth Development Authority Act of 1984 (P.L. 5-27)
Act · Made 1987-02-20
An Act to amend the CUC Commission Act of 2006 to permit the CUC to procure emergency power without approval of the CUC Commission (P.L. 16-9)
Act · Made 2008-06-01
An Act to amend the Land Compensation Act of 2002 and for other purposes (P.L. No. 13-25)
Act · Made 2002-09-20
An Act to amend the Public Purpose Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1987,2 CMC $4142 (Findings and Purpose) and 2 CMC S4143 (e) (Definitions), to emphasize the need for land exchanges and to expand the definition of public purpose to indicate more clearly when short exchanges should be considered to adequately compensate landowners; and for other purposes (P.L. 6-43)
Act · Made 1990-01-23
An Act to amend Title 2 section 5326 of the Commonwealth Code, to modify quarantine requirements; and for other purposes. (P.L. 12-29)
Act · Made 2000-10-31
An Act to authorize the Department of Public Safety to close public beaches; and for other purposes (P.L. No. 14-48)
Act · Made 2005-01-07
An Act to define “public purpose” pursuant to Section 1, Article X of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution; and for other purposes (P.L. No. 11-84)
Act · Made 1999-07
An Act to designate Bird Island and Forbidden Island as sanctuaries for the conservation of wildlife and marine life; and for other purposes (P.L. 12-46)
Act · Made 2001-04-21
An Act to establish a moratorium on the harvesting of seaweed, sea grass, and sea cucumber in the Commonwealth waters; and for other purposes (P.L. No. 11-63)
Act · Made 1999-02-18
An Act to establish requirements for the use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and other energy and cost-saving measures; and to amend Title 4 of the Commonwealth Code, Division 8, by adding a new Chapter 6, Energy, Article 2-8; and for other purposes (P.L. 15-23)
Act · Made 2006-08-10
An Act to establish the Animal Health Protection and Disease Control Act for the protection of animal and human health in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and for other purpose (P.L. 4-55)
Act · Made 1985-08-22
An Act to implement the U.S. Food Stamp Program in the Norther Marianna Islands and for other purposes (P.L. 2-14)
Act · Made 1981-02-20
An Act to lower water rates for commercial farmers and ranchers and for other purposes (P.L. 13-40)
Act · Made 2002-12-17
An Act to make amendments to the Board of Public Lands Act of 2000, 1 CMCG 101 (a), Section 102,s 104 (h) and 8 106 (d); and for other purposes (P.L. 12-71)
Act · Made 2001-11-13
An Act to prohibit any person from possessing, selling offering for sale, trading, or distributing shark fins in the CNMI (P.L. 17-27)
Act · Made 2011-01-27
An Act to prohibit the taking, hunting, killing or otherwise destroy the natural habitat of goats, fruitbats, birds, coconut crabs and all other edible organisms on the island of Aguiguan (P.L. 1-023)
Act · Made 1978-12-22
An Act to provide for a new Article 3 of 2 CMC Chapter 2 of the Submerged Lands Act, specifying penalties; and for other purposes (P.L. 6-42)
Act · Made 1990-01-23
An Act to provide that recipients of village homestead permits must comply with all necessary requirements after three years that the permits have been issued; to provide that no permit may be revoked when no public water, electrical or sewerage services were extended to the homestead lot within a reasonable period within the end of three years and for other purposes (P.L. 14-43)
Act · Made 2004-11-30
An Act to re-establish the Fish and Game Conservation Fund as a revolving fund to be used for the administration of programs under the Division of Fish and Wildlife by amending 2 CMC 5 5107 and 5 5109(k); and for other purposes (P.L. 13-8)
Act · Made 2002-06-11
An Act to regulate the disconnection and reconnection of utility services by the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation; and for other purposes (P.L. 15-122)
Act · Made 2007-12-05
An Act to restrict the leases of public agricultural land to the resident citizens of the CNMI and of the U.S., and to similarly restrict the use of publicly owned marine and wetlands areas that come under agricultural, aquacultural, or maricultural development (P.L. 9-70)
Act · Made 1995-11-01
An Act to revise the CUC Rate Structure to ensure CUC's continuing ability to deliver vital utility services; to provide flexibility to the governor and other expenditure authorities to reprogram funds for the remainder of fiscal year 2008; to suspend earmarking of certain non-general fund revenue; to authorize CUC to use a portion of customer security deposits to pay for its fuel expenses; to set the government employer contribution rate at 11% for fiscal year 2008; to increase certain government services fees (P.L. 16-2)
Act · Made 2008-05-03
An Act to to amend section 2674 of Public Law 10-57 in order to further protect and preserve places important to the culture, traditions and history of the people of the Northern Mariana Islands; and for other purposes (P.L. 11-48)
Act · Made 1998-09-06
An Act to vacate $304 (d) of Executive Order 94-3, returning the responsibility of administering Division of Environmental Quality to the Office of the Governor, and for other purposes (P.L. 11-108)
Act · Made 1999-12-03
An Act to vacate all provisions and impact of Executive Order 94-3 relative to the Commonwealth Ports Authority and Coastal Resources Management program and reestablish each as the same existed, and under the provisions of law then in effect, immediately prior to the effective date of Executive Order 94-3; and for other purposes (P.L. 11-109)
Act · Made 1999-12-21
Aquaculture Development Plan 2011 - 2015
policy · Made 2011
Beach Preservation Act of 1998 (P.L. No. 11-62)
Act · Made 1999-02-18
Business Licensing Processing Act of 1998 (P.L. No. 11-73)
Act · Made 1999-03-19
CNMI Agriculture Equipment Service Revolving Fund Program Act of 2002 (P.L. No. 13-28)
Act · Made 2002-11-09
Coastal Resources Management Act of 1983 (P.L. 3-47)
Act · Made 1983-02-11
Commonwealth Aquaculture Development Act of 2006 (P. L. 15-43)
Act · Made 2007-01-14
Commonwealth Bird Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 12-8)
Act · Made 2000-06-26
Commonwealth Comprehensive Infrastructure Plan Act of 2006 (P. L. 15-42)
Act · Made 2007-01-11
Commonwealth Development Authority Act of 1984 (P.L. 4-49)
Act · Made 1985-05-31
Commonwealth Environmental Amendments Act of 1999 (P.L. 11-103)
Act · Made 1999-09-29
Commonwealth, Environmental Protection Act (P.L. 3-23)
Act · Made 1982-08-10
Commonwealth Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (P.L. 4-26)
Act · Made 1984
Commonwealth Groundwater Management and Protection Act of 1988 (P.L. 6-12)
Act · Made 1988-11-03
Commonwealth Litter Control Act of 1989 (P.L. 6-37)
Act · Made 1989-09-08
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Disaster Relief Act of 1979 (P.L. 1-023)
Act · Made 1979-10-09
Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission Act of 2006 (P.L. 15-35)
Act · Made 2006-10-24
Commonwealth Recycling Act of 1999 (P.L. 11-112)
Act · Made 2000-02-10
Commonwealth Solid Waste Management and Disposal Act of 1988 (P.L. 6-30)
Act · Made 1989-05-23
CUC Private Sector Partnership Act of 2008 (P.L. 16-17)
Act · Made 2008-10-01
Cyanide Fishing Act of 1999 (P.L. 11-112)
Act · Made 2000-01-18
Declaration of State of Public Health Emergency and Continued Declaration of State of Significant Emergency Establishing Response, Quarantine, and Preventive Containment Measures concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Executive Order No. 2020-04 of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marian Islands)
Regulation · Made 2020-03-16
Environmental and Tourism Promotional Act of 2012 (P.L. 17-75)
Act · Made 2012-06-04
Fair Fishing Act of 2000 (P.L. 12-14)
Act · Made 2000-08-25
Fair Fishing Amendment Act of 2001 (P.L. 12-77)
Act · Made 2001-11-30
Fish, Game and Endangered Species Act (P.L. 2-51)
Act · Made 1981-10-19
Holdover Tenancy Act (P.L. 10-67)
Act · Made 1997-08-01
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Act of 2013 (Commonwealth Code of the Northern Mariana Islands: Title 1 – Government; Division 2 – Executive Branch; Part 1 – Organization of the Executive Branch; Chapter 1 – Office of the Governor; Article 8)
Act · Made 0000
Land Compensation Act Amendment (P.L. No. 15-92)
Act · Made 2007-05-15
Land Compensation Act of 2002 (P.L. No. 13-17)
Act · Made 2002-07-23
Maiiagaha Marine Conservation Act of 2000 (P.L. 12-162)
Act · Made 2000-08-08
Marine Conservation Plan
policy · Made 2019-08-01
Marine Revitalization Corporation Submerged Land Lease Act of 1995 (P.L. 9-46)
Act · Made 1991-02-02
Marine Souvereignty Act (P.L. 1-23)
Act · Made 1979-02-20
Northern Islands Village and Agricultural Homesteading Act of 2008 (P.L. 16-50)
Act · Made 2009-01-15
P.L. 19-64
Act · Made 2015-12-21
Park Rangers Act of 2004 (P.L. 14-27)
Act · Made 2004-09-21
Parks and Recreation Act of 1998 (P.L. 11-106)
Act · Made 1999-10-08
Phosphate Detergent Act (P.L. 12-66)
Act · Made 2001-10-19
Public Lands Act of 2006 (P.L. No. 15-2)
Act · Made 2006-02-22
Public Law 15-41
Act · Made 2006-01-11
Public Law 15-90
Act · Made 2007-10-02
Public Law. 17-81
Act · Made 2012-08-31
Public Law 18-42
Act · Made 2014-03-27
Public Law No. 15-92
Act · Made 2007-10-02
Public Law No. 17-13
Act · Made 2010-08-24
Public Law No. 17-57
Act · Made 2011-10-06
Public Law No. 18-32
Act · Made 2014-01-10
Public Law No. 18-48
Act · Made 2014-05-05
Public Law No. 19-54
Act · Made 2016-07-20
Public Purpose Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1937 (P.L. 5-33)
Act · Made 1987-06-01
Pure Food, Drug and Cosmetic Device Act of 1998
Act · Made 1998-09-22
Raising of Sambar Deer in Captivity Act of 2010 (P.L. 17-23)
Act · Made 2010-10-19
Recycling Reporting Act of 2006 (P.L. 15-36)
Act · Made 2006-11-06
Rota Agricultural Homestead Act of 1990 (P.L. 7-11)
Act · Made 1990-10-24
Rota Agricultural Homestead Amendment Act of 2001 (P.L. 12-53)
Act · Made 2001-05-29
Rota Agricultural Homestead Corrections Act of 1996 (P.L. 10-3)
Act · Made 1996-03-04
Soil and Water Conservation Act (P.L. 4-44)
Act · Made 1985-05-01
Solid Waste Management Revolving Account Act of 2002 (P.L. 13-42)
Act · Made 2002-12-19
Submerged Lands Act of 1988 (P.L. 6-13)
Act · Made 1988-11-03
Submerged Lands Act (P.L. 1-023)
Act · Made 1979-02-20
Submerged Lands Lease Act (P.L. 7-20)
Act · Made 1990-10-18
Theft of Utilities Services Act of 2006 (P.L. 15-74)
Act · Made 2007-07-20
Tinian Agricultural Homestead Act of 1988 (P.L. 6-15)
Act · Made 1988-02-21
Tinian Agricultural Homestead Corrections Act of 1996 (P.L. 10-02)
Act · Made 1996-03-04
Water Catchment Tank Loan Revolving Fund Program Act of 1995 (P.L. 9-42)
Act · Made 1995-06-20
Zoning Code of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (P.L. 6-32)
Act · Made 1989-06-21