TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
§ 20181. Plan Adoption. The Plan or any of its elements received by the Governor from the Council shall be approved, disapproved, or referred to the Council for further recommendation prior to approval. The Governor shall have 60 calendar days to act on the Plan or any of its elements submitted; provided, however, that if no action is taken thereon within 60 calendar days after submission, the Plan or any of its elements so submitted shall be deemed approved by the Governor. Within 10 calendar days of approval by the Governor, the Plan or any of its elements shall be submitted to the Legislature for adoption. The Legislature shall review and approve or disapprove the Plan or any of its elements within 60 calendar days of its receipt. In the event of failure by the Legislature to act within such 60 calendar day period, the Plan or any of its elements so submitted shall be deemed approved. The Legislature shall provide a written report to the Council explaining the reasons for its disapproval. The Council after considering the Legislature’s written report may resubmit the Plan for approval as provided in this section. Source: PL 20-20 § 3 (Oct. 6, 2017), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission inserted a serial comma after “disapproved” and changed “sixty (60)” to “60” and “ten (10)” to “10” pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).