Commonwealth, Environmental Protection Act (P.L. 3-23)

~ ((ommonu.1c.altb of tf)c J1ortfJrrn .!rl:1ariann lfslanbs 0 o (!E)ffirr of the Q.!,o\Jrrnor £) ,Saipan, J!Lman:i Jiol1111tis !16'.l5ll FOR 01-'l'ICl,\l CABLE ADlllli GOV. NMI SAi! REPLY TO: Q 0 co 0 The Honorable Benigno R. Fitial Speaker, Hcuse of Representaiives Thi rd Northern Marianas ~,nmonwea I th Legislaiure Saipan, CM 96950 and The Honorable Olympia T. Borja President of ihe Senate Third NorThern Marianas Common~ealth Legislature: Salpan, CM 96950 Dear Mr. Speaker and Mr. President: DEPT. 01 ACTI ' Octol:Jer 8, 1982 ! am p I eased fo inform you ihat >:eve signed i nTo I aw House Bi I I No. 61, H.D.2, S.C.i, er:Titled, "To :::r'.::~,=:ct -:-he environment of the Commonwealth, to es tab ii sh a S; v 1 s ion of :.,-. : --c,--::::cnTa i Oua ! i ty \, i thin the Department of Pub! ic ~aa!th and Enviro~~~~-.~~i Services, to repeal Chapter 13 of Title 63 of the Trust Terr:,or! =::)Ge, to provide remedies and penalties, and for other purposes." This law is essential f~r the preservation an-' pro-~ection of 0I1r land, water- and r;eTcJra I resources, ~, cc.: r natura I 3nd h,;;,, ; ri en,,; i ronment. Pr-01·0c1ion ,J, our- environn,er--- ,-, i , in Tur·n, ennance the beauty ot our islands for 1r·.e enjoyment o, cur , 00sidents ana vis··tors. I thank you for The Dromot ac'.': c: 1ou have ta ken in the passage of this bit I. House Bi ii No. GI, H-~·=· ~.D. I becomes Publ le Law 3-23. Copies bearing my signa-:-ure are forwarJ0G nerewith for your ready reference. Si ncer·e I y, Acting Governor Enclosures CC: Special Assis~ant for Prosr=~~ ~nd Legislative Review NO. 3-23 H.B. NO. 61, NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 1982 To protect environment of the Commonwealth, t o e s t a b l i s h a of Quali ty wi th in t h e Department of Public Services, t o repeal Chapter 13 of T i t l e 6 3 of t n e Code, t o provide and ana for other purposes. Offered by M. Sablan, C. Sablan Date: 2 6 . Referred to: on Health, Education and Welfare on and Governmental Operations Standing N o , 3-58 First and Second June 18, Reading: 28, 1982 Senate A c t i o n Referred to: on Education, Welfare Programs Standing 3-137 7 , 1982 . 2 3 , . • ,. THIRD AN ACT the Divisicn ~n·,ironmental Health and Environmental rrust Territcry penalties, P.et>resenta ti ves Vicente Januarv 1982 Bouse Ac~ion Corr..;nittee Committee Committee Report Reading: Judiciary Final :;eptember Ccrr.mittee Health, Se,cond Re.:i 1in 1: 1982 1982 PUBLIC UM . 11.D.2. s'.D.1 remedies Greqorio and 11 .. i t ,·. :· \ ,: • i l,, l !-',, . q· f:} \ j t t ; . j i' t ~. . i NORTHERN MARIANAS REGULAR SESSION, 1982 NO. 3-23 I HOUSE BILL NO. 61, S . D . 1 pro t ec t t he environment of t h e t o e s t a b l i s h a Division of Environmental t h e of Health and Environmental to repeal Chapter 13 of 6 3 t h e T r u s t Territory C o d e , to provide and penalties, and for other purposes. IT ENACTED BY THE NORTHERN LEGISLATURE: a 3 5 7 9 i o 12 13 1 4 15 16 19 2 1 I, Short T i t l e . A c t may be cited as the Environmental P ro t ec t i on Sec t ion 2 , Policy (a) The Legis la ture dec l a r e s t h a t it is t h e po l icy of the Commonwealth (1) to a f f i rma t ive ly p r o t e c t t h e & Z i t of each person t o a clean and publ ic environment, as by Sec t ion 9 of Article I of t h e Cons t i t u t i on ; (2) t o establish and enforce s tandards t o p r o t e c t preserve resources of in of Sec t ion of Article of t h e Cons t i t u t i on ; (3) t o protect vigorously t he of uninhabited i s l a n d s of t h e of the Northern t hus t he purpose of Sec t ion 2 , of t h e which requires t h a t t hey maintained used fo r and i ts T1llRD FIRST 1 4 6 8 11 17 18 I 20 BE ,· PUBLIC~ COMK)NWEALTH LEGISLATURE Quality within Services, H.0.2, Commonwealth, Department Public Title of remedies MARlANAS COMMONWI:ALTH Section This •commonwealth Act ... and and PurPOse. guaranteed and the Commonwealth, 1 XIV Mariana Islands, 1'.rtic le XIV be healthful environmental thE? marine imj?lementation 1,mvironment Commonwealth furthering Constitution, as uninhabited places cultural recreation.al purposes, and for preservation of bird, fish, wildlife, and plant spec . . 3-23 H.B. No. H . D . 2 , 1 a 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 I (4) t o a f f o r d s p e c i a l cons ide ra t ion t o the q u a l i t y of p laces arid th ings c u l t u r a l and h i s t o r i c a l t o con t r ibu te t o t h e p ro tec t ion and preservat ion the reof , i n implementation of Sect ion 3 of XIV of t h e Cons t i tu t ion ; . (5) t o maintain l e v e l s of air, land, and w a t e r q u a l i t y i n order t o p r o t e c t and preserve the h e a l t h and genera l we l fa re ; ( 6 ) t o assu re t h a t or d e s i r a b l e economic and s o c i a l development i n respons ib le manner i n order t o t h e h ighes t q u a l i t y of l i f e for presen t and f u t u r e genera t ions ; (7) t o preserve, p r o t e c t , and improve t h e a e s t h e t i c q u a l i t y of t h e land, w a t e r , and n a t u r a l resources of the i n order to promote the beauty of the f o r t h e of i ts r e s i d e n t s and v i s i t o r s ; and t o p r o t e c t the of t h e phys ica l , mental, emotional harm t h a t may caused by excessive of noise, It is the of t h i s A c t the p o l i c i e s set f o r t h i n subsect ion (a) t h i s s e c t i o n through c l a r i f i c a t i o n of the Commonwealth r ·" I I I 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16 18 2 2 the , · . ' environmental ot Article public environmentally promote PUBLIC I.AW NO. 61, significanc:e optimal necessary proce1:ds an attainable Commonwealth Commonwealth enjoyment S.D.l (8) people and Commonwealth from be (b) levels purpose tc, implement of responsibility within P.ag<': 2 3-23 E.B. 61, H.D.2, for environmental p r o t e c t i o n the establishment of a sound l e g a l basis the development implementation of environmental plans and programs, and for t h e i ssuance and enforcement of o r d e r s , s tandards , 'and permits r e l a t i n g t o preservat ion, p ro tec t ion , maintenance, and enhancement of t he quality of t h e environment of t h e Commonwealth. Sect ion 3, Jur i sd ic t ion . provis ions t h i s A c t and regu la t ions issued t o t h i s A c t s h a l l t o t h e land, water, wetlands, and submerged lands of or which apper ta in t o t h e including t h e Exclusive Economic and o t h e r e s tab l i shed by Sovereignty o f Sect ion 4. Defini t ions , used i n t h i s term (a) "Department" means t he Department: of Public and Environmental Services ; "Director'!' means t h e Di rec to r of Public Health and Environmental Services ; (c) Quali ty; "Board" means Board of Health and (d) means t h e of Quali ty estab l ished by Section of t h i s A c t ; (e) "Chief" t h e Chief of and means any ind iv idua l , a s soc ia t ion , pa r tne r sh ip , cr e n t i t y . Page 3 . i I ' I I Ii q I I I 11 !, I ' q Ii I! 11 1! j. !i ,1 ii ,I ,I .1 I i; ii lj ll I' ,1 I' I I; ,, !: 11 ! I I 1I ;i /, I i I' H I I' !i il ii !l I/ •I :1 Ii " 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Government and rules, reg11lations, the pursuant CoIIlm:)nwealth, t:1e Piarine {b) "Division" means {f) "'Person" The As the PUBLIC I.Mi 00. Act No. and through for of apply S.D.l air, areas l'?BO (P.L. 2-7). Act, the Health Environmental Division Environmental 5 the D:.vision; corporation, governmental Section Establishment of Division. is hereby established i n t h e of Public Health Environmental Services an t o be known as the Division of Environmental Quality. under the d i r e c t supervision of the Director, s h a l l be headed by a Chief who s h a l l Section 6. Delegation of Duties, Except as otherwise provided this t h e Chief shall respons ib le for the day-to-day adminis t ra t ion , implementation, and enforcement of a l l p o w e r s and d u t i e s r e l a t i n g t o environmental p ro tec t ion by l a w t o the t h e Director , or t h e Board ' - f s h a l l develop rules and t o o u t t h e po l i cy and of t h i s and of any o the r provis ion of l a w adminis t ra t ion which is f o r pursuant t o Sect ion of t h i s o t h e r of Di rec to r s h a l l the exclus ive within t h e Department t o regulations, after t he Board, t o carry its and purposes. exempt, or t h e adminis t ra tor t o any or ciass of a c t i v i t i e s from the provis ions of the r egu la t ions t h e any The regu la t ions would i n keeping with the p o l i c i e s and of t h i s would be the publ ic i n t e r e s t . €or any perm i t issued under t h i s A c t . r egu la t ions a reasonable fee Section E. (a) addi t ion t o any o the r r egu la t ion requi red o r l a w , t h e Di rec to r shall, a f t e r consu l t a t ion .... I'-· , I I I I ! I I !I !I i ! I ' I 'I I, ! ,, !1 ji II l ii l ' " II l I' i ,1 II l " ., ' I· ii l I: l ,, :i l I' ·I ii l d ,. ti " 11· l ,, ,, H 1 !! :1 '2 :i }! ;, ,, ji 2 ,I l: '.I 2 I'. !1 2 ;; ,I 2 ;! :' 2 i; " ! I ,: I' I !! 'I !j H ij '! !, :1 ii :j ,, ' i! ., PUBLIC U\W 00. 3-23 B.B. No. 61, H.D.2, s.0.1 · s. The:c-e Department and .,:ne Division serve in Act, Department, Sectior. -: • regulations .:esponsible provision be carry the law, +:h~ 0ut policies :::.uthorize be in The Environr.,ental P=oar~ms. In permitted by Page 4 prescribed purpose o.f Act the Chief Ac:t. Notwithstanding have power consultation wit...~ may exemp,::, activity when exemption purposes Act and may impose No. 3 H.B. No. 61, 14 , w i t h the Board and cons ide ra t ion of appropr ia te laws and regu la t ions , issue regu la t ions t o e s t a b l i s h and t h e programs se t f o r t h this sect ion. , The Chief s h a l l develop and a to c o n t r o l , or m i t i g a t e any contamination of any public water system t h e Commonwealth he f inds have, or create s u b s t a n t i a l r i s k o f , a s i g n i f i c a n t adverse e f f e c t on t h e publ ic h e a l t h or or which may cause by system t o disconr inue its use. monitoring, t e s t i n g , t r e a t i n g , or maintaining system as necessary t o a s s u r e optimal q u a l i t y c o n t r o l drinking w a t e r suppl ies , The program s h a l l inc lude c r i te r ia procedures for The Chief s h a l l develop programs, where appropr ia te a system of or p roh ib i t ion , t o prevent r e g u l a t e t he fol lowing activit ies as necessary t o p r o t e c t t h e welfare from any adverse e f f e c t of t h e a c t i v i t i e s : d ischarge of wi th in the j u r i s d i c t i o n set i n Sect ion 3 of t h i s A c t ; s to rage , of wastes, sewage, p e s t i c i d e s , defoliants, dess ican t s , p l a n t r e g u l a t o r s , r ad ioac t ive materials, and o t h e r hazardous s u b s t a n c e s ; and Page 5 •d I i! j ii 'I 11 1: Ii !, l l i 2 11 :1 3 ii 4 11 II It ,, 5 ! !l 6 1j ,, ii 1 ;I ii 8 ii 11 1/ 9 i: ,, :: I 10 i: lj " Ii 11 Ii I '.! :I 12 .I : :I 13 :1 j 15 ii I ,i 16 ii 17 p •I )i 18 ,, ,, i! ii :1 19 I I ,, 20 I lj 21 1, I, 22 ,, '! ·I !1 23 :, ,, 11 24 :1 I I: /I 25 11 :' Ii ll :1 ;\ !'. ,I 'I 'I :I I, I: ;I 1: i ! ,I lj PUBLIC IJ\W 3 H.D.2, S.D.1 Federal implement in (b) admir1ister program prevent, will the of pul?lic (c} including solid in which a welfare :persons served such (1) and operating, ,, and administer standards, permits, er public heal th or significant pollutants an~~here fo:cth (2) transp:,rtat1on, us-e, and disposal herbicides, i NO. 3-23 H.B. No. 14 including t h e or the su r face or subsurface area of land, sea floor, lagoon or coral reef. The C h i e f shall develop and a program to assure public awareness and an opportunity for public including a publ ic hearinq when he determines t h a t such hearing is necessary o r when such is ordered by the Direc tor or the concerning t h e of any permit under t h i s Act i n connection with any major siting, publ ic works p r o j e c t s , cons t ruc t ion of h o t e l s , i n d u s t r i a l of parks, petroleum or processing shopping and o t h e r la rge- scale p r o j e c t s or a c t i v i t i e s as spec' by regula t ion . (e) The Chief develop and a t o collect, t o cause t o c o l l e c t e d , regarding the of the environment of t h e Any p e r m i t issued under this may t h a t the app l i can t for o r holder of such supply any r e l e v a n t t o the Chief, monitor o r t h e Chief to any a c t i v i t y under such permit, emplace or allow t h e Chief t o emplace any necessary recording device, prepare o r a s s i s t the i n any assessment or which be required by , il II I PUBLIC I~ 61, H.D.2, S.D.1 1 (3) earthmoving, disturbance 2 alteration of I l 3 I the bottom, I 11 4 I i I 5 (d) ~iminister 6 I 7 comment, I I 8 hearing jl ii 9 " Board, ~Lssuance :1 ,I •I 10 1! •i lj \' 11 11 ,, includin<:, ·•t~uction major ii 1, 12 'I l, {3) !j 13 sto.rag.e facilities, and centers, {4) 15 fie<l )I sh~.Ll ,I 16 ii admi:nister program :1 I' 17 or be information H I. 18 i I I <;. 3.li.ty Commonwealth. I 19 Act require '20 permit information ;: 21 1l !, allow monitor :I 22 23 and 24 Chief preparing environmental 25 statement ii may regulation. I' I I, Ii Page 6 ! i H.B. No. 61, (1) The Chief s h a l l whether or no t to i s s u e a permit under t h i s A c t i n connection with any a c t i v i t y which is not a major s i t i n g w i th in of subsect ion of t h i s no t later 21 days a f t e r the date he a complete app l i ca t i on for such permit; Provided, t h a t i f an app l i ca t i on f o r such permit is not complete, t h e Chief s h a l l n o t i f y t h e applicant of d e f i c i e n c i e s such app l i ca t i on wi th in 14 days a f t e r receipt thereof . ( 2 ) The Chief s h a l l determine whether or not t o i s s u e a t h i s Act with any major s i t i n g wi th in t h e scope of subsect ion of t h i s Sect ion wi th in 45 days after r e c e i p t of a complete app l i ca t i on for such p e r m i t . Sect ion Enfo rceaen t , Remedies, and P e n a l t i e s , (a) The Chief, pursuant t o regula t ions i s sued by t h e Director, shall. t h e power t o i s s u e any necessary order t o enforce t he provis ions of t h i s Act, any r egu la t i on i s sued under t h i s Act, and any term of a permit granted pursuant to this A c t . Such order require t h a t any v i o l a t i n g such provis ion or term cease and des is t f r o m v i o l a t i o n immediately or within a s t a t e d per iod of time, and may r equ i r e t h a t such person t ake such measures as may be necessary t o reverse or reduce any adverse 7 PUBLIC L!\W 00. :.-23 H.D.2, S.D.1 !I I I 1 I (f) determine I I I 2 I l1 3 l I 4 scope (d) Section 5 than receiveB 6 7 8 the 9 in !! 10 !I " 11 ,, :j 12 permit under in cor:.nection !: 'I 13 (d) 14 15 16 9. !t ,, !i 17 ,, 11 18 ,I 1: have. 19 i 20 l I Ii 21 11 I may I 22 such 23 i 24 11 mitigating I• ,1 11 25 :1 si9nificant Ii ii ii II 'I ii i! 'l 11 Page 3-23 H.B. No. 61, 6 I ' 8 9 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 e f f e c t of such v io l a t i on . Such order may apply t o any person addition to t h e violator when necessary t:o protect t h e public h e a l t h or welfare. , A t the request of t h e Chief, t ransmi t ted through and with t he approval of the General sha l l i n s t i t u t e a c i v i l a c t i o n i n t h e Trial C o u r t for a temporary r e s t r a i n i n g order , o r other appropr ia te remedy t o enforce any of this A c t , any r egu la t i on or orde r i s sued under t h i s A c t , or any term of permit granted pursuant t o this I f any person f a i l s to comply any provis ion of this A c t , or any r egu la t i on ox orde r under t h i s A c t , or any term of a p e r m i t granted t o t h i s A c t , a f t e r -n o t i c e of f a i l u r e and t h e exp i r a t i on of reasonable period allowed c o r r e c t i v e a c t i c n , t h e person shall be liable for a c i v i l pena l ty of not than $1,000 for e a c h day of the continuance of such f a i l u r e , A person s h a l l be liable for an add i t i ona l pena l ty f o r any by any agency of t he Commonwealth i n tak ing any necessary a c t i o n reverse o r reduce any s i g n i f i c a n t adverse e f f e c t of t h e v i o l a t i o n when t h e person i s unwil l ing or to do so. appropriate, any permit granted t o a person pursuant t o t h i s be revoked, suspended, or modified, The Director may assess, c o l l e c t , compromise any pena l ty . pena l ty s h a l l be assessed until t he person charged with a v i o l a t i o n has If 8 PUBL.IC UIJ'l NO. H.D.2, S.D.l l 2 in 3 4 (b) 5 Director, , the 11.ttorney Commonwealth 1 in:junction, provision I ,i 10 a Ac:t. 11 (c) with ·, :, issued : pursuant 14 any for more ' :i i amount '?;Xpended ,, H :! -~o to /i j: 21 unable q '· <I i! 22 ii 23 Act may ,, 24 and No !j lj ii 25 been ii II I Page i H.B. 61, H.D.2 , 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 given opportuni ty for a before the Chief or a person designated by t h e Chief for t h a t Provided, in emergencies the Chief may summarily pending (d) Any person knowingly (1) violates any provis ion of this A c t , any regula t ion or order issued under this A c t , or any term of a permit pursuant t o this A c t , ( 2 ) makes any f a l s e s ta tement , or c e r t i f i c a t i o n i n app l i ca t i on , record, r e p o r t , o r o t h e r document f i l e d o r requi red t o be maintained under t h i s A c t , or f a l s i f i e s , tampers with, or renders inaccura te any device or method of record required t o be maintained A c t , s h a l l , upon convict ion, be punished by a f i n e of not than $50,000, or by for n o t than one o r both. Each day t h a t a v i o l a t i o n under c lause of t h i s subsect ion c nt inues , or day t h a t any device or thod of record remains inaccura te or inopera t ive because of any a c t i v i t y descr ibed i n of t h i s subsect ion, s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a separate v io l a t i on . (e) a corpora t ion or o t h e r is subject t o prosecut ion under subsect ion of t h i s s ec t i on , any o f f i c e r or agent of such corporat ion or e n t i t y knowingly and w i l l f u l l y authorized, ordered, or c a r r i e d t h e proscr ibed a c t i v i t y s h a l l sub j ec t t o the same f i n e s or or both, as provided f o r under such Page 9 :1 j 3 9 10 11 18 an who any (3) monitoring under 1..nis more ioore year, (1) mr Whenever be hearing or (d) purpose; suspend a perzni t and ,willfully graI1.ted S.D.1 representation, imprisonment ~c1ch cL.. .... se (3) entity who out imprisonment, subsection. I I X.B. NO. 61, S . D . l 1 2 3 5 6 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 The remedies and p e n a l t i e s p rescr ibed i n t h i s s h a l l be concurrent and cumulative, and the exe rc i s e of one s h a l l no t preclude t h e exercise of o the r s , and such remedies and s h a l l be i n add i t i on to any o t h e r remedy or pena l ty a f forded by any o t h e r l a w or regula t ion , A p p e a l s and j u d i c i a l review any adverse adminis t ra t ive a c t i o n o r dec i s ion under t h i s A c t s h a l l conducted as otherwise provided by l a w . s ec t i on , any permit fee c o l l e c t e d pursuant t o r egu la t i ons issued under the a u t h o r i t y of Sec t ion 7 of t h i s Act s h a l l be depos i ted t o t h e General of t h e Commonwealth Treasury. Sect ion 10. pena l ty o r f i n e c o l l e c t e d pursuant t o t h i s of (a) As a condi t ion for t h e i s s u a n c e cont inua t ion of any permit granted under t h i s A c t , t he of a sha l l a l l o w prompt access t o the premises covered by t h e p e r m i t t o t he Chief or h i s authorized r ep re sen t a t i ve for t h e purpose of inspec t ing t h e f o r with t h e of t h e p e r m i t . without advance no t i ce t o t h e permit with good purpose, a t t h e d i s c r e t i o n of t h e s h a l l be made a t reasonable un l e s s an emergency otherwise. The made with o r The Chief o r h i s authorized r ep re sen t a t i ve may, with the consent t h e owner or occupant, upon any property for t h e purpose of ca r ry ing ou t h i s d u t i e s under t h i s A c t . Page ,--- .. -· , . . . . . . PUBLIC I.J\t'l NO. 3-:..J 'i.D.2, ·(f) section the 4 '"'enalties (g) from of 7 be 8 'I JJ (h) Ar1y 10 and Fund .Right Entry. ..md hnlder ,::iermit premises compliance terms inspection may b€ 20 holder, Chief, b-c,t times dictates (b) of enter 10 No. 61, 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 E3 14 15 16 17 18 20 2 1. 22 23 24 25 ( c ) I f t h e Chief has probable cause t o be l i eve a v i o l a t i o n of this A c t , any r e g u l a t i o n or o r d e r i ssued under this A r t - o r any term of permit granted pursuant t o t h i s has occurred or is imminent, or i f it is necessary t o t h e Chief t o his d u t i e s t h i s t h e Chief apply t o t h e T r i a l C o u r t or t h e . D i s t r i c t Court f o r t h e Northern I s l a n d s f o r an order or warrant t o e n t e r upon and search any proper ty , take necessary samples or readings therefrom, seize evidence found t h e r e i n and examine or impound any book or The Chief or h i s author ized r e p r e s e n t a t i v e may enter any for t h e purposes set f o r t n i n subsection of t h i s section an o rder or warrant if he has probable t o b e l i e v e (1) t h a t a v i o l a t i o n described i n the has occurred or is imminent, t h a t the v i o l a t i o n a s e r i o u s , and t h r e a t t o t h e pub l ic h e a l t h o r welfare, and t h a t t h e delay i n ob ta in ing a c o u r t order or warrant would prolong or increase t h e threat , o r would prevent , h inder , or delay t h e discovery of evidence of v i o l a t i o n or the t ak ing any necessary mi t iga t ing o r measure. Sect ion 11. Intergovernmental car ry ing o u t h i s d u t i e s under t h i s Act, t h e Chief may consu l t with o t h e r appropr ia te governmental e n t i t y , i n t e r n a t i o n a l organizat ion, or Page 11 ·i PUBLIC LAW :00. 3-23 H.B. H.D.2, S.D.1 3 a Act, permit perform smder Act, shall Comroonwealth 7 Mariana record found tht..cEc: ... L. ~ r.'! , U-4 J~\.,.,~J....i..~U SU (d) upon property (c) iiWW ~ansP subseccion ii JI " (2) poses substantial, immed~ Ate (3) 19 thz of remedial Cooceration. In any NO. 3-23 H.B. No. 61, H.D.2, reg iona l organizat ion. agreements with any e n t i t y or organiza t ion , and apply for, and adminis ter any g ran t r e l a t e d t o h i s d u t i e s under this e i t h e r d i r e c t l y , or through the Director or t h e Governor, or through any o the r person designated by t h e into any cooperat ive or applying f o r g r an t , t h e Chief shal l determine whether compliance with t he of t h e agreement or gran t would be i n t h e best i n t e r e s t of t h e The Chief may e n t e r i n t o cooperat ive Before Sect ion 12. Repealer and Chapter 13 (Sections 501 through of T i t l e 6 3 of t h e T e r r i t o r y Code is hereby repealed. Any r egu la t i on i s sued under t h e chapte r and i n force and e f f e c t t he Commonwealth on t h e e f f e c t i v e of t h i s A c t s h a l l remain i n force and e f f e c t and be administered the Chief u n t i l amended or repealed as provided i n r egu la t i ons i s sued by t h e Director pursuant t o t h i s A c t , Any orde r issued pursuant t o t h e chapte r sha l l remain i n force and effect u n t i l it expi res by own terms o r is revoked by t he Chief. t h e e f f e c t i v e da t e of t h i s A c t s h a l l cont inue as i f chapte r had no t Any ac t ion under t he chapte r p r i o r t o been repealed. Sec t ion 13. Authorization. There are hereby authorized t o be appropria ted such sums as may be necessary t o c a r r y out t h e provis ions of t h i s A c t . Sect ion 14, Effec t ive D a t e . This A c t s h a l l take e f f e c t upon i t s approval by t he Governor, or upon i ts becoming l a w without such approval , Page 12 receive, Act, I, " 1, :( ii I ll if 11 1 ii l I: Ii l! I, 1 :i ;, ·:, 1 1, /I 11 'i .• .. . . agreement PUBLIC UW m.ay • Governor. any conditions Cm:unonweal th. Savinqs Provision~;. 509) in .I..J.L .L'-'-' '-.&..,..... ..., ......... Fitial the House Trust date by its commenced t:he ympio r .far J a Presid~t of the S.D. l entering . " .. , NO. 3-23 H.B. No. 61, : Herbert S. Del Chief Clerk io Quichocno Legislative Secretary , Governor Commonwealth o f the Northern Islands Page 13 i I ... . . PUBLIC IAW ' I H.D.2, S.D.l !.============================ I! I ATTEST Rosario <:: ·- Mariana ii ii II :1 I I 11