TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
§ 2401. Department of Public Works. There is in the Commonwealth government a Department of Public Works to be headed by a Director of Public Works. Source: PL 1-8, tit. 1, ch. 15, § 1. Commission Comment: Executive Order 94-3, the “Second Reorganization Plan of 1994” (effective August 23, 1994), reorganized the Commonwealth government executive branch, changed agency names and official titles and effected numerous other revisions. According to Executive Order 94-3, §§ 211 and 304: Section 211. Energy Office. The Energy Office is transferred to the Department of Public Works. .... Section 304. Department of Public Works. (a) Commonwealth Ports Authority. The Commonwealth Ports Authority is allocated to the Department of Public Works for purposes of administration and coordination. (b) Commonwealth Utilities Corporation. The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation is allocated to the Department of Public Works for purposes of administration and coordination. (c) Board of Professional Licensing. The Board of Professional Licensing is abolished and its functions transferred to a Division of Professional Licensing in the Department of Public Works, which shall have at its head a Director of Professional Licensing. (d) Environmental Quality. The Division of Environmental Quality is transferred from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Public Works. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of Public Works shall integrate land-based earth moving permits into the building permit process. The full text of Executive Order 94-3 is set forth in the commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001.