Title 2 — Natural Resources
53 chapters · 858 sections in this title.
2 CMC § 1501 Short Title
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1501. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Coastal Resources Management Act of 1983. Source: PL 3-47, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 3-47 took effect February 11, 1983. PL 3-47, § 14 vacated Executive O…
2 CMC § 1511 Coastal Resources Management Policy
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1511. Coastal Resources Management Policy. (a) It is the coastal resources management policy of the Commonwealth to: (1) Encourage land use master planning, flood plain management, and the development of zoni…
2 CMC § 1512 Coastal Resources Management Office: Powers, Functions and Duties
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1512. Coastal Resources Management Office: Powers, Functions and Duties. The Coastal Resources Management Office has the following powers, functions and duties: (a) To coordinate the planning and implementati…
2 CMC § 1513 Coastal Resources Management Program: Territorial Jurisdiction
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1513. Coastal Resources Management Program: Territorial Jurisdiction. The areas subject to the jurisdiction of the coastal resources management program shall extend seaward to the extent of the territorial wa…
2 CMC § 1521 Coastal Advisory Council
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1521. Coastal Advisory Council. (a) There is in the Commonwealth government a Coastal Advisory Council, composed of the mayors of Rota, Tinian, Saipan, and the Northern Islands; the Special Assistant for Caro…
2 CMC § 1522 Coastal Advisory Council: Functions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1522. Coastal Advisory Council: Functions. The Coastal Advisory Council has the following functions: (a) To adopt internal procedures to govern its meetings, provided that the council shall have no regulatory…
2 CMC § 1531 Coastal Resources Management: Regulatory Powers
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1531. Coastal Resources Management: Regulatory Powers. (a) The following agencies are designated as coastal resources management agencies: (1) The Department of Natural Resources; (2) The Department of Commer…
2 CMC § 1532 Coastal Resource Management: Permit Process
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1532. Coastal Resource Management: Permit Process. (a) Within 60 days from the receipt of any request for review, the coastal resources management regulatory agencies shall review all applications for coastal…
2 CMC § 1541 Coastal Resources Management: Appeals Board
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1541. Coastal Resources Management: Appeals Board. (a) An appeals board is established consisting of three persons with interest and knowledge related to coastal resources management and appointed by the Gove…
2 CMC § 1542 Coastal Resources Management: Private Actions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1542. Coastal Resources Management: Private Actions. Any interested person may initiate an action in the Commonwealth Trial Court to compel the performance of the duties specifically imposed by this chapter u…
2 CMC § 1543 Coastal Resources Management: Penalties
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES § 1543. Coastal Resources Management: Penalties. (a) Any person who materially violates any provision of this chapter or any regulations or any order issued hereunder, is subject to a civil fine not to exceed $…
2 CMC § 3511 Short Title
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3511. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Commonwealth Solid Waste Management Act of 1989. Source: PL 6-30, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 6-30 took effect May 23, 1989. PL 9-43, the “Emergency Puerto Rico Dumpsite C…
2 CMC § 3512 Statement of Policy
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3512. Statement of Policy. It is declared to be the public policy of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the purpose of this chapter to provide for collection, disposal, and management systems for solid was…
2 CMC § 3513 Definitions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3513. Definitions. (a) “Chief” shall mean the Chief of the Division of Environmental Quality, Department of Public Health and Environmental Services. (b) “Collection” shall mean the act of removing solid waste from a storag…
2 CMC § 3514 Department of Public Works: Powers and Responsibilities
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3514. Department of Public Works: Powers and Responsibilities. (a) The Department of Public Works shall be the responsible agency empowered to: (1) Collect at transfer stations and dispose of solid waste in the Commonwealth…
2 CMC § 3515 Department of Public Health and Environmental Services: Powers and Responsibilities
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3515. Department of Public Health and Environmental Services: Powers and Responsibilities. (a) The Chief of the Division of Environmental Quality shall be empowered to: (1) Issue nontransferable permits both for the collect…
2 CMC § 3516 Site Selection Criteria: Utilization Standards
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3516. Site Selection Criteria: Utilization Standards. Site selection for and utilization of solid waste management facilities shall be consistent with public health and welfare requirements and all applicable environmental …
2 CMC § 3517 Recycling
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3517. Recycling. (a) At any collection point or disposal site the permittee, or in the case of transfer stations or other solid waste management facilities operated by the Department of Public Works, the director shall prov…
2 CMC § 3518 Prohibited Activities
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3518. Prohibited Activities. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Violate any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation established by authority of this chapter; (b) Own, operate, or use debris staging areas for …
2 CMC § 3519 Penalties
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3519. Penalties. (a) The chief may issue any order to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The order may require the person to do any of the following: (1) To cease and desist from the violation; (2) To take mitigating m…
2 CMC § 3520 Deposits
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3520. Deposits. All tipping fees or other solid waste disposal or collection fees collected by the Division of Solid Waste Management shall be deposited into the Solid Waste Revolving Fund. Source: PL 6-30, § 10; amended by…
2 CMC § 3521 Conformity to N.M.I. Const. art. VI, § 3(b)
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3521. Conformity to N.M.I. Const. art. VI, § 3(b). Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a mayor from carrying out the responsibilities and duties of the mayor under N.M.I. Const. art. VI, § 3(b). Source: PL 6-30, § 11.
2 CMC § 3531 Definitions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3531. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter: (a) The term “advance disposal fee” means fees assessed at the point of entry to the Commonwealth which are intended to cover a portion of the costs of the management of s…
2 CMC § 3532 Advance Disposal Fees
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§ 3532 TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3532. Advance Disposal Fees. There is hereby established within the Department of Public Works (DPW), the authority to develop Advance Disposal Fees (ADFs) for specific materials deemed viable for diversion. Those it…
2 CMC § 3533 Promulgation of Regulations
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES § 3533 DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3533. Promulgation of Regulations. The Department of Public Works (DPW) shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing a specific Advance Disposal Fee program for each material. In developing these regulations a…
2 CMC § 3534 Funding of Diversion Activities
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES § 3534 DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3534. Funding of Diversion Activities. (a) There is hereby created within the Commonwealth Treasury an Environmental Management Fund. All funds collected through the imposition of Advance Disposal Fees shall be depos…
2 CMC § 3535 Inspection of Records and Premises
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§ 3535 TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3535. Inspection of Records and Premises. The DEQ and/or DPW or their agents shall have the authority to inspect the records of any business or individual that may be engaged in the import of materials covered by thi…
2 CMC § 3536 Enforcement, Remedies, and Penalties
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3536. Enforcement, Remedies, and Penalties. The enforcement provisions of 1 CMC §§ 3131 et seq., as amended by PL 11103 and any future amendments shall apply to any violation under this chapter. Source: PL 11-122, § 8, modi…
2 CMC § 3551 The Establishment of the Solid Waste Management Revolving Fund
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3551. The Establishment of the Solid Waste Management Revolving Fund. (a) There is hereby established within the Commonwealth Treasury a Solid Waste Management Revolving Fund which shall be accounted for separately from the…
2 CMC § 3561 Kagman and Southern Solid Waste Transfer Stations
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3561. Kagman and Southern Solid Waste Transfer Stations. In addition to the Department of Public Works powers and duties enumerated under 2 CMC § 3514, the Secretary of the Department of Public Works (Secretary) shall: (a) …
2 CMC § 3562 Transfer Stations Location and Property Conveyance
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3562. Transfer Stations Location and Property Conveyance. (a) In collaboration with the Secretary of the Department of Public Lands, the Secretary shall identify the sites suitable to build the solid waste transfer station …
2 CMC § 3563 Timeline
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3563. Timeline. (a) The feasibility study described under 2 CMC § 3561(a) shall be completed within 180 days after this Act becomes law. (b) The identification, selection, and conveyance of the public lands for the sites of…
2 CMC § 4511 Purpose of Chapter
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4511. Purpose of Chapter. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a system of mortgage law in the Commonwealth which will induce lenders to make secured commercial and residential loans, while at the same time insuring t…
2 CMC § 4512 Effect of Enactment of This Chapter
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4512. Effect of Enactment of This Chapter. In the event of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and those of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall control insofar as they concern the rights and oblig…
2 CMC § 4513 Definitions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4513. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless it is otherwise provided or the context requires a different construction, application, or meaning: (a) “Default” means a failure of an obligor to perform an act he or she i…
2 CMC § 4514 Right to Possession
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4514. Right to Possession. The mortgagee is not entitled to possession of mortgaged property unless the mortgage expressly grants a right of possession. However, after the execution of the mortgage, the mortgagor may agree t…
2 CMC § 4515 Security Not to be Impaired
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4515. Security Not to be Impaired. No mortgagor shall do any act which will impair the mortgagee’s security without the express written permission of the mortgagee. Source: DL 4-143, § 5.
2 CMC § 4516 Property Mortgageable
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4516. Property Mortgageable. Any property may be mortgaged, including homesteaded property for which a deed of conveyance has been issued pursuant to 2 CMC § 4308 and properly recorded. The exemption set forth in 7 CMC § 421…
2 CMC § 4517 Heirs and Devisees take Subject to Mortgage
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4517. Heirs and Devisees take Subject to Mortgage. Whenever real property which is subject to a mortgage passes by succession or devise, the successor or devisee is not entitled to have the decedent’s personal representative…
2 CMC § 4518 Transfers Made as Security Deemed Mortgages
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4518. Transfers Made as Security Deemed Mortgages. Every transfer of an interest in property, made only as a security for the performance of another act, and every transfer or conveyance of any property by deed of trust or o…
2 CMC § 4519 Necessity of Writing; Translations
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4519. Necessity of Writing; Translations. A mortgage shall be created, amended, renewed, or extended only by a writing in English. All mortgage instruments shall contain a clause conspicuously located, notifying the mortgago…
2 CMC § 4520 Void Instruments or Agreements
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4520. Void Instruments or Agreements. (a) Any instrument affecting an estate in real property, including any charge upon real property, or upon its rents or profits, made with intent to defraud prior or subsequent purchasers…
2 CMC § 4521 Acknowledgement of Mortgage
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4521. Acknowledgment of Mortgage. (a) All mortgages, amendments, renewals, and extensions of mortgages shall be acknowledged or proven, as provided by this chapter, and recorded with the Commonwealth Recorder’s Office. (b) F…
2 CMC § 4522 Requisites for Recording
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4522. Requisites for Recording. No mortgage may be received for recordation unless it is executed in accordance with the requirements of 2 CMC §§ 4519 and 4521 and contains: (a) Post office addresses of the mortgagor and mor…
2 CMC § 4523 Effect of Failure to Record
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4523. Effect of Failure to Record. In the event of failure to properly record a mortgage, the provisions of 1 CMC § 3711 shall apply. Source: DL 4-143, § 11.
2 CMC § 4524 Service of Notice; Designated Personal Representative
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4524. Service of Notice; Designated Personal Representative. (a) All notices required by this chapter must be in writing and, notwithstanding any other provision of this section, are sufficient if received by the mortgagor. …
2 CMC § 4525 Assignments, Subordinations and Waivers; Recordation
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4525. Assignments, Subordinations and Waivers; Recordation. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the assignment, subordination, or waiver of a mortgage. (b) The recordation of any assignment, subordination, or waiver s…
2 CMC § 4526 Record of Assignment Not Notice to Mortgagor; Form of Notice to Mortgagor
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4526. Record of Assignment Not Notice To Mortgagor; Form of Notice to Mortgagor. (a) When a mortgage is executed as security for money due or to become due on a promissory note, bond, or other instrument, the recordation of …
2 CMC § 4527 Assignment of Debt Carries Security
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4527. Assignment of Debt Carries Security. The assignment of a debt secured by a mortgage carries with it the mortgage unless the assignment provides to the contrary. Source: DL 4-143, § 16.
2 CMC § 4528 Certificate of Discharge Required
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4528. Certificate of Discharge Required. When any mortgage has been satisfied, the mortgagee must execute, acknowledge and deliver to the mortgagor a certificate of the discharge thereof, so as to entitle the certificate to …