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2 CMC § 1101 Short Title
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Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Marine Sovereignty Act of 1980. Source: PL 2-7, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 2-7 took effect December 11, 1980.
2 CMC § 1111 Legislative Findings
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Legislative Findings. The legislature finds that: (a) The people of the Northern Mariana Islands have traditionally been a seafaring people, sailing hundreds of miles from their home islands in order to provide for their needs by utilizing the resources of the sea. (b) The people…
2 CMC § 1112 Purposes of Chapter
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Purposes of Chapter. The purposes of this chapter are: (a) To preserve and protect the traditional rights and interests of the people of the Northern Mariana Islands in the surrounding sea and the resources thereof; (b) To ensure the continued availability of such resources for f…
2 CMC § 1113 Definitions
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Definitions. As used in this chapter, the term: (a) “Archipelagic waters” means the waters enclosed by the baselines. (b) “Baseline” means one of a series of line segments established pursuant to 2 CMC § 1121 which encloses the archipelagic waters and from which the territorial s…
