TITLE 10: LOCAL LAWS
DIVISION 2: SECOND SENATORIAL DISTRICT (TINIAN, ETC.)
§ 2341.
San Jose Village Cemetery.
(a) Conveyance of Tinian San Jose Village Cemetery. The Department of Public Lands shall, in accordance with N.M.I. Const. art. XI, § 5(b), transfer to the Municipality of Tinian a freehold interest in the public land on which the Tinian San Jose Village Cemetery is situated. The Department of Public Lands shall conduct a survey of the above land to implement the intent and provisions of this act. (b) Administration of Tinian Public Cemetery. In coordination with the Department of Public Health, the Tinian Mayor’s Office shall have general supervision of over the San Jose Village Cemetery ground maintenance, coordination of burial activities, and further improvements to the Tinian San Jose Village Cemetery as may be required by law. (c) Regulations. The Tinian Mayor’s Office shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the intent and provisions of this act. Source: (a), (b), and (c) by Tinian LL 15-4, §§ 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Commission Comment: Tinian LL 15-4 was enacted on January 18, 2007, and contained the following findings and purpose in addition to severability and savings provisions: Section 1. Findings and Purpose. The Second Senatorial District Delegation finds that the management and ground mainten[an]ce of the Tinian San Jose Village Cemetery has at times been overlooked. The Second Senatorial District Delegation further finds that it is currently unclear as to under whose authority this responsibility falls. At present, the Catholic Church has graciously taken it upon themselves to maintain the grounds surrounding the cemetery. However, the Second Senatorial District Delegation finds that the responsibility of the public cemetery should be shouldered by the Tinian Mayor’s Office to ensure that the facility is properly managed and maintained. Therefore, it is the purpose of this act to designate the Tinian Mun[i]cipality as the administrative authority over the San Jose Village Cemetery.
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