# Northern Mariana Islands SB 24-08: Amend CNMI Recycling Act of 1999

Northern Mariana Islands SB 24-08, Amend CNMI Recycling Act of 1999, is a 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Manny Gregory Tenorio Castro (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-08-07 (PL 24-12) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Northern Mariana Islands SB 24-08
- State: Northern Mariana Islands
- Session: 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Amend CNMI Recycling Act of 1999
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-08-07, PL 24-12
- Sponsor: Manny Gregory Tenorio Castro (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Already-taxed goods avoid added disposal fees: benefit, low. Items taxed under 4 CMC § 1405 are exempt from CNMI advance disposal fees. Importers and sellers of those goods do not owe this added fee. The law does not list the covered goods or set a fee amount.
- Disposal fees fund island recycling services: benefit, low. All CNMI advance disposal fee money goes into the Environmental Management Fund in the Commonwealth Treasury. The money supports reuse and recycling of the specific materials that generated the fees. It can cover public operations, private collection contracts, recycler payments, facilities, equipm…
- New disposal fee rules for businesses: mixed, low. The CNMI Department of Public Works now leads disposal fee programs for materials suitable for reuse or recycling. It evaluates environmental harm, toxicity, waste amounts, markets, collection methods, and local benefits before setting material-specific rules. Fees must support self-sufficient prog…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Manny  Gregory Tenorio Castro (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-31 | House | Roll call on SB 24-08 | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-14 | Senate | Roll call on SB 24-08 | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-08-07: PL 24-12 (Senate)
- 2025-07-31: House Final Reading — Passed (House)
- 2025-07-14: Senate Final Reading — Passed (Senate)
- 2025-07-14: Senate First Reading — Passed (Senate)
- 2025-07-14: Senate Report Action — Approved (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- 24-08, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/senate/sen_bills/24/24-08.pdf)
- 24-13, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-13%20re%20SB%2024-08%20Amend%20CNMI%20Recycling%20Act%20of%201999.pdf)
- PL 24-12, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL%2024-12%20(SB%2024-08%20%E2%80%93%20Amend%20CNMI%20Recycling%20Act%20of%201999%3B%20Establish%20DPW%20Authority).pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 24-108: To provide a Budget Plan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for Fiscal Year 2027 and make appropriations for the operations and activities of… (enacted)
- HLB 24-62: To appropriate $500,000.00 from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial District pursuant to Public Law 20-59; and for other purposes. (enacted)
- SB 24-48: Establish a Division of Customs and Biosecurity within the DOF (enacted)
- HB 24-84: To authorize the expenditure of $2,105,563.00 identified by the Governor as a surplus from Fiscal Year 2025 revenues that shall be appropriated by the Legislat… (enacted)
- HB 24-74: To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Public Land Trust towards payment of household allotments of Nutrition Assistance Pro… (enacted)
- HB 24-63: To amend Title 4 sections 1991 to 1995 relating to the 3% construction tax on gross revenues derived from certain non-residential construction projects and to… (enacted)

## Sources
- [24-08 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/senate/sen_bills/24/24-08.pdf)
- [24-13 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-13%20re%20SB%2024-08%20Amend%20CNMI%20Recycling%20Act%20of%201999.pdf)
- [PL 24-12 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL%2024-12%20(SB%2024-08%20%E2%80%93%20Amend%20CNMI%20Recycling%20Act%20of%201999%3B%20Establish%20DPW%20Authority).pdf)

## Related
- [HB 24-108: To provide a Budget Plan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands fo…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-108-24)
- [HLB 24-62: To appropriate $500,000.00 from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial Dis…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HLB24-62-24)
- [SB 24-48: Establish a Division of Customs and Biosecurity within the DOF](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-SB24-48-24)
- [HB 24-84: To authorize the expenditure of $2,105,563.00 identified by the Governor as a s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-84-24)
- [HB 24-74: To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Publi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-74-24)
- [HB 24-63: To amend Title 4 sections 1991 to 1995 relating to the 3% construction tax on g…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-63-24)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-SB24-08-24 (as of 2026-10-12).