This Act specifies rules relative to the writing, transfer, foreclosure, etc. of a deed of trust and defines legal consequences and proceedings in relation with the creation or foreclosure of a deed of trust. A transfer in trust of an estate in real property may occur to secure the performance of an obligation or the payment of a debt. A transfer does not entitle the trustee or beneficiary to the possession of the property, except as provided in this Act. The Act also provides for the establishment of a loan guarantee escrow account by trustees.

This Law aims at developing Agricultural Land Reserves as a result of the privatization of state-owned agricultural land, rational land tenure, and supporting market development for land.

The Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is composed of six articles and five Annexes, sets up details on: working out balance of veiling terramare horizon of agricultural soil; working out project of recultivation of agricultural soil; evaluation of results of building designs on agricultural land.

The Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture is composed of seven articles and one Annex. Agricultural lands in vulnerable areas are listed in the register of production blocks of agricultural sites identification system among groups with different level of restrictions of the application of fertilizers containing nitrogen.

The Act is composed of the following Sections: Introductory provisions (sec. 1); Principles of sustainable usage of agricultural land and maintenance of agricultural land and its protection (sec. 2); Changing classification of land (sec. 3); Protection of agricultural land during non-agricultural usage (sec. 4); State administration of agricultural land protection (sec. 5); Offences (sec. 6); Common, provisional and final provisions (sec. 7).

This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is composed of nine articles and five Annexes, establishes provisions concerning sampling of soil as well as performance of agrochemical tests for assessing soil properties of forest lands. Annex 3 describes rules of chemical analysis of agricultural lands, whereas Annex 5 deals with chemical analysis of forest lands.

Implements: Fertilizers Act. (2000-03-17)

The Act lays down rules concerning rental of land and enterprises for agricultural production, as well as provisions on rental of forest lands. Contractors must be included in official registers.

Implemented by: Decree establishing details on land registration. (2008-06-18)
Implemented by: Decree amending and supplementing the Decree establishing details on land registration. (2009-08-14)
Amended by: Act amending and supplementing the Act on rental of agricultural lands, agricultural enterprises and forest lands. (2009-09-16)

The Act is composed of two main parts. The first part establishes: conditions of the application of sewage sludge and bottom sediments into the agricultural land and into the forest land so that their hazardous impact on the properties of soil, plants, water and human and animal health is excluded; obligations of producers and receivers of sewage sludge and bottom sediments; activities of state control concerning the application of sewage sludge and bottom sediments into the agricultural land and on the forest land; sanctions for violating provisions established by this Act.

This Act lays down rules governing (i) the marketing of fertilizers, cultivating substrates and soil additive substances; (ii) registration of fertilizers; (iii) storage and use of fertilizers; (iv) agrochemical examination of agricultural lands and assessment of soil properties of forest areas. Only registered fertilizers may be placed on the market.

The Decree of the Ministry o Agriculture is composed of three articles. The project of the application of sewage sludge or the project of the application of bottom sediments into the agricultural land or forest land is composed of two parts: the general one and the specialized one. The Decree describes the contents of these two parts. This Decree describes also details on the process of certification of delivery and use of sewage sludge and bottom sediments into the agricultural land or forest land.

This Chapter empowers the Public Lands Trust Board of Trustees to sell, lease or dedicate for public purpose specified lands held in trust by the Board for specified purposes. The Chapter specifies for each piece of land conditions or restrictions applying to the power of the Board to sell, lease or dedicate to public purposes such land. The Chapter defines “active use” by the Government. Land shall revert to the Board if such active use of the Government ceases.

This Act requires the Pohnpei Public Lands Trust Board of Trustees to identify and convey specified land to the Government of Pohnpei. The State Government Land Use Plan Master Plan Map,” is hereby adopted as the zoning map for the purposes of this Act. The Governor shall submit to the Land Use Planning and Zoning Commission the Map and plan for integration into the public services element of the Land Use Zoning Master Plan of the state of Pohnpei.