Purpose

Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to enable the Commonwealth to lease to the United States of America certain of the waters of the Commonwealth immediately adjacent to the Islands of Tinian and Farallon de Medinilla as provided in Covenant § 802. Source: Covenant § 802; PL 3-40, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 3-40 took effect January 1, 1983. A “Lease Agreement Made Pursuant to the Covenant” and an accompanying “Land Acquisition and Deferred Payment Agreement” are reprinted in the material preceding title 1.