Title 4 — Economic Resources
115 chapters · 1,861 sections in this title.
4 CMC § 8154 Civil and Criminal Penalties
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8154. Civil and Criminal Penalties. A member of the Board, officer, counsel, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or any other person who embezzles, abstracts, or willfully misapplies any money, funds, credits, or securities o…
4 CMC § 8155 Funds Collected
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8155. Funds Collected. CUC shall deposit all funds received in insured or fully collateralized accounts. Source: PL 4-47, § 1 (§ 8155); amended by EO No. 2006-04, § 4(8155); repealed and reenacted by PL 16-17 § 10(8155). Commiss…
4 CMC § 8156 Energy Assistance
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8156. Energy Assistance. This chapter shall not affect any financial assistance for utility services provided under Public Law 1-22. Source: PL 4-47, § 1 (§ 8156); amended by EO No. 2006-04, § 4(8156); repealed and reenacted by …
4 CMC § 8157 Rules and Regulations
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8157. Rules and Regulations. The Board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Source: PL 4-47, § 1 (§ 8157); amended by EO No. 2006-04, § 4(8157); repealed and reen…
4 CMC § 8158 Judicial Review
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8158. Judicial Review. (a) A person aggrieved by an act or omission of the Corporation shall obtain review pursuant to 4 CMC § 8448. (b) An appeal shall not stay the effective date of any schedule of utility rates. Source: PL 4-…
4 CMC § 8161 Establishment of a Water Catchment Loan Revolving Fund Program
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8161. Establishment of a Water Catchment Loan Revolving Fund Program. There is hereby established a Water Catchment Tank Loan Revolving Fund Program to be administered by the Commonwealth Development Authority, whose duties and …
4 CMC § 8162 Authorization to Fund the Water Catchment Tank Loan Revolving Fund Program
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8162. Authorization to Fund the Water Catchment Tank Loan Revolving Fund Program. There is hereby authorized the aggregate sum of $1,000,000 from the Commonwealth Development Authority funds to be used exclusively for loans to q…
4 CMC § 8163 Purpose and Eligibility
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8163. Purpose and Eligibility. (a) Moneys disbursed under the revolving fund shall only be for residential use and specifically for the purchase and installation of a water catchment tank and booster pump. (b) In order to qualif…
4 CMC § 8164 Loan Amounts and Conditions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8164. Loan Amounts and Conditions. A maximum amount of loan per applicant per house shall not exceed $5,000, depending on the demonstrated need and the ability to pay of the applicant. An applicant shall receive not more than on…
4 CMC § 8165 Terms of Payment and Interest Rate
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8165. Terms of Payment and Interest Rate. The payment terms of the loan shall be for a period not to exceed four years at a fixed interest rate not to exceed three percent. Source: PL 9-42, § 3 (§ 8165).
4 CMC § 8166 Implementation of Loan Program
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8166. Implementation of Loan Program. The Commonwealth Development Authority shall have 60 days following June 20, 1995, to promulgate rules and regulations for the management and repayment of the loan program. Source: PL 9-42, …
4 CMC § 8171 Definitions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8171. Definitions. As used in this article: (a) “Existing residence” shall mean a residential dwelling that is ready and suitable for human occupancy; (b) “Similarly related electrical equipment” shall mean service switches, fus…
4 CMC § 8172 Electrical Service Connections: Exterior Breaker Box Not Required
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8172. Electrical Service Connections: Exterior Breaker Box Not Required. The CUC shall not refuse, for absence of an exterior or external N3R-100A, 2 PST fused or circuit breaker or similarly related electrical equipment, electr…
4 CMC § 8173 CUC to Publish Notice of Electrical Equipment Requirements for Electrical Service Connection
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8173. CUC to Publish Notice of Electrical Equipment Requirements for Electrical Service Connection. The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation shall give at least 90 days advance public notice of all electrical equipment and service…
4 CMC § 8174 Release of Liability
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8174. Release of Liability. The owners and occupants of residential dwellings that qualify for an electrical service connection, as the result of the operation of 4 CMC § 8172, shall, as a condition of connection, sign a written…
4 CMC § 8181 Definitions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8181. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Commercial Farmer” means a person actively engaged in the business of producing agricultural products in the Commonwealth for commercial pu…
4 CMC § 8182 Special Water Rates
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8182. Special Water Rates. The Commonwealth Utility Corporation is hereby authorized to set agricultural water usage rates for commercial farmers and commercial ranchers at the rate of twenty five cents per one thousand U.S. gal…
4 CMC § 8183 Rules and Regulations
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8183. Rules and Regulations. The Commonwealth Utilities Corporations is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act. Source: PL 13-40, § 4.
4 CMC § 8191 Private Sector Assistance Agreement (PSAA) Procurement Process
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8191. Private Sector Assistance Agreement (PSAA) Procurement Process. (a) Bids only. The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (herein “CUC”) shall not enter into any form of performance management contract, franchise agreement, or…
4 CMC § 8192 Private Sector Assistance Agreement Review
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8192. Private Sector Assistance Agreement Review. Notwithstanding 1 CMC § 9101 et seq., 1 CMC § 7811 et seq., 2 CMC § 2301 et seq., or any other provision of law: (a) Review of procurement decision in general. (1) An aggrieved p…
4 CMC § 8193 Private Sector Procurement, Employment and Agency Status
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8193. Private Sector Procurement, Employment and Agency Status. A business that is a party to a PSAA remains a private sector entity and shall not be subject to: (a) Treatment as a public sector agency or instrumentality by virt…
4 CMC § 8194 Title to Property; Easement Rights
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8194. Title to Property; Easement Rights (a) CUC is hereby granted, without further consideration, the right of perpetual access to and use of all easements held by the Commonwealth through any agency, entity, or other instrumen…
4 CMC § 8195 Protection of Commonwealth Utility Corporation Employees Serving under Private Sector Assistance Agreement Management
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8195. Protection of Commonwealth Utility Corporation Employees Serving under Private Sector Assistance Agreement Management. (a) CUC and PUC, as the case may be, shall ensure that a PSAA protects the jobs of current CUC employee…
4 CMC § 8196 Renewable Energy Purchases from Commonwealth Utility Corporation Customers
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8196. Renewable Energy Purchases from Commonwealth Utility Corporation Customers. (a) Pursuant to Public Law 15-87 [4 CMC §§ 8521-8573], a group of eligible customer-generators who aggregate their entitlements to sell renewable …
4 CMC § 82101 Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Commercial Rate
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES 82101 DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 82101. Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Commercial Rate. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation shall charge the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, as established…
4 CMC § 82102 Late Fees and Penalties
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 82102. Late Fees and Penalties. All late fees and penalties shall cease upon this Act becoming law. Provided, further this provision shall not be retroactively effective. Source: PL 23-30, § 2 (Nov. 18, 2024). § 82102
4 CMC § 9111 Short Title
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9111. Short Title. This chapter shall be known as the Seamens’ Protection Act. Source: 19 TTC § 201, modified. Commission Comment: This chapter includes provisions which may have been preempted by federal law. See Covenant §§ 502(b)…
4 CMC § 9112 Definitions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9112. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall be applicable: (a) “Commonwealth vessel” means any vessel registered with the Commonwealth government; (b) “Crew” means colle…
4 CMC § 9121 Certificate of Service
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9121. Certificate of Service. (a) The master shall sign and give to a seaman discharged from a vessel, either on discharge or on payment of the seaman’s wages, a certificate of service in a form approved by the director, specifying …
4 CMC § 9122 Minimum Age for Employment
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9122. Minimum Age for Employment. (a) Children under the age of 16 years may not be employed on Commonwealth vessels engaged in foreign trade, except on vessels on which only members of the same family are employed, school ships, or…
4 CMC § 9123 Wages: Generally
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9123. Wages: Generally. (a) Wages shall commence on the day specified and agreed to in the shipping articles or at the time of presence on board the vessel for the purpose of commencing work, whichever first occurs, and shall termin…
4 CMC § 9124 Wages: Unjustifiable Discharge
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9124. Wages: Unjustifiable Discharge. Any seaman who has signed shipping articles and is afterward discharged before the commencement of the voyage or before one month’s wages are earned, without fault on the part of the seaman just…
4 CMC § 9125 Stowaways
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9125. Stowaways. A stowaway signing the vessel’s articles is entitled to wages, but not to maintenance and cure as provided in this chapter. The master shall discharge the stowaway at the first convenient port of call. Nothing in th…
4 CMC § 9126 Grounds for Discharge
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9126. Grounds for Discharge. The master may discharge a seaman for justifiable cause, including any of the following grounds: (a) Unjustifiable failure to report on board at times and dates as may be specified by the master; (b) Inc…
4 CMC § 9127 Advance and Allotment of Wages
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9127. Advance and Allotment of Wages. (a) It is unlawful to pay any seaman wages in advance of the time when they are actually earned, or to pay advance wages or make any order or note or other evidence of the indebtedness therefor …
4 CMC § 9128 Wages and Clothing Exempt from Attachment; Assignment of Wages
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9128. Wages and Clothing Exempt from Attachment; Assignment of Wages. The wages and clothing of a seaman shall not be subject to attachment or arrestment from any court; and assignment or sale of wages or of salvage made prior to th…
4 CMC § 9129 Vacation Allowances and Holidays
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9129. Vacation Allowances and Holidays. (a) Every master and seaman is entitled after 12 months of continuous service on a vessel or for the same employer to receive and shall take an annual paid vacation equivalent to: (1) In the c…
4 CMC § 9130 Agreements as to Loss of Lien or Right to Wages
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9130. Agreements as to Loss of Lien or Right to Wages. No seaman shall by any agreement forfeit his lien upon the ship or be deprived of any remedy for the recovery of his wages to which he would otherwise have been entitled, and ev…
4 CMC § 9131 Wages not Dependent on Freight Earned
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9131. Wages not Dependent on Freight Earned. No right to wages on the part of any seaman shall be dependent on the earning of freight by the vessel; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any profit-sha…
4 CMC § 9141 Wages, Maintenance, and Benefits for Sick and Injured Seamen
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9141. Wages, Maintenance, and Benefits for Sick and Injured Seamen. (a) In the event of disabling sickness or injury while a seaman is on board a vessel under signed shipping articles, or off the vessel pursuant to an actual mission…
4 CMC § 9142 Wrongful Death
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9142. Wrongful Death. Notwithstanding anything contained in title 7, division 2, chapter 1 (commencing at 7 CMC § 2101), whenever the death of a seaman, resulting from an injury, is caused by wrongful act, omission, neglect or defau…
4 CMC § 9143 Death on Board: Procedure Generally
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9143. Death on Board: Procedure Generally. (a) In the event of a death on board a vessel, an entry shall be made into the vessel’s logbook by the master and one of the officers. The master shall also report the death to the authorit…
4 CMC § 9144 Death on Board: Issuance of Death Certificate
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9144. Death on Board: Issuance of Death Certificate. Where a death has been reported in accordance with the requirements of 4 CMC § 9143, the office of the director shall issue a death certificate containing the particulars set fort…
4 CMC § 9145 Death on Board: Burial Expenses
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9145. Death on Board: Burial Expenses. In the case of death of a seaman occurring on board the vessel or in case of a death occurring on shore, if, at the time, the seaman was entitled to medical care and maintenance at the shipowne…
4 CMC § 9151 Working Hours; Overtime
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9151. Working Hours; Overtime. In relation to the members of the crew on a vessel engaged in foreign trade: (a) The normal hours of work in port and at sea shall be eight per day; provided, that Saturdays and Sundays shall be includ…
4 CMC § 9152 Repatriation; Rights Generally
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9152. Repatriation; Rights Generally. (a) Any seaman who is put ashore at a port other than the one where the seaman signed the shipping articles and who is put ashore for reasons for which the seaman is not responsible, shall be re…
4 CMC § 9153 Repatriation; Loss of Right
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9153. Repatriation; Loss of Right. A seaman shall forfeit his right of repatriation in case of: (a) Desertion; (b) Entering into a new agreement with the same owner after discharge; (c) Entering into a new agreement with another own…
4 CMC § 9161 Offenses Against the Internal Order of the Vessel
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9161. Offenses Against the Internal Order of the Vessel. (a) Any seaman on a Commonwealth vessel who commits any of the following offenses may, in addition to any criminal penalties provided for in this chapter, be punished by the m…
4 CMC § 9162 Corporal Punishment
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9162. Corporal Punishment. Flogging and all other forms of corporal punishment are hereby prohibited on board any vessel, and any master who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source: 19 TTC § 223.
4 CMC § 9163 Drunkenness; Neglect of Duty
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9163. Drunkenness; Neglect of Duty. Whoever, being a master, seaman, or other person on any vessel, by willful breach of duty or by reason of drunkenness does any act tending to the immediate loss or destruction of, or serious damag…