Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975, and came into force on 24 March 1976. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.
The Northern Mariana Islands are a presidential democracy and are part of the commonwealth in political union with the US.
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Displaying 26 - 30 of 38An 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).
This Act makes provision for the protection and conservation of public land of Managaha Island.These public lands that are of importance to culture, traditions and history of the people of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be leased preferentially to persons, including corporations, of Northern Marianas descent.
Agricultural Homestead Waiver Act (P.L. 8-009).
The present Act requires the Mariana Public Land Corporation to waive prior requirements or limitations regarding agricultural homesteads for persons that can demonstrate that for a continuous period of 15 years they have actually occupied public land and used for agricultural purposes. This change in law strenghtens rights of persons that have been relocated by the Government in respect of land occupied by them. The land in question shall be transferred by the Corporation by deed to the persons that have occupied the land.
Rota Agricultural Homestead Corrections Act of 1996 (P.L. 10-3).
This Act amends the Rota Agricultural Homestead Act by ratifying all actions taken in conformance with the provisions of sections 1 to 6 of Public Law No. 7-11 and related law, and all permits or other instruments issued, executed, or delivered in conformance therewith and otherwise in compliance with Commonwealth law and by blocking any challenge, defence, claim, remedy, cause of action, or other right, based on section 7 of Public Law 7-11 arising from such action.This Act also repeals and reenacts a section on the designation of Homestead Areas, i.e.
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).
This Act prescribes that an applicant for a village lot or his or her spouse must not own or have any interest in any village lot or have been a recipient of a village homestead lot.However, any applicant who has met all the above requirements and who had been a recipient of a village homestead lot may be eligible to receive a village homestead lot if he or she has been divested of a village homestead lot by a Court decree pursuant to a divorce proceeding which awarded that village homestead lot to either the children or the applicant's former spouse.
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).
This Act establishes the status of first priority of persons that are not married or have no dependents to purchase village lots and have made an application for this purpose more than three years before consideration of status. The Act also prescribes that no person may be permitted to enter upon or acquire rights to a village homestead unless that person has been a domiciliary in the senatorial district in which such homestead is being applied.