10th Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature

Public and Local Laws Sponsored:

PL 10-15 (HB 10-142) – Reprogram funds $258,192.40 from PL 9-1,

Covenant Fund for paving of Afetnas Road. Signed – 6/19/96

PL 10-21 (HB 10-252) – Exempt valid holders of driver’s license from the US, territories

and possessions from taking the written and driving tests. Signed – 6/21/96

PL 10-31 (HB 10-278) – Amend nonresident worker extension Act (PL 10-4) for instructors at NMC.

PL 10-42 (HB 10-273) – Amend PL 10-15, Section 3 to give expenditure authority

to the Secretary of Public Works. Signed – 10/4/96.

PL 10-54 (HB 10-329) – Open Container Act. Signed – 4/10/97

PL 10-66 (HB 10-330) – Amend 3 CMC Sections 4421(b) and 4424(c) – training and

counseling by NMC Business Development Center. Signed – 8/4/97

PL 10-67 (HB 10-287) – Holdover Tenancy Act. Signed – 8/4/97

PL 10-85 (HB 10-470, SD1) –School Administrator Reclassification Act of 1997. Signed – 1/9/98

Bills and Local Bills Sponsored (not signed into law):

HB 10-61 – Require mandatory liability insurance for motor vehicles.

HB 10-062 – Require that government purchases of contractual services, goods, and

supplies be made from vendors having business in the CNMI.

HB 10-110 – Reprogram (fund balance from PL 9-1) $62,100 for outdoor

stage/picnic tables for San Antonio Youth Center.

HB 10-111 – Reprogram fund balance from grant pledge ($53,191) for Koblerville

Elementary School tennis court/baseball field and lighting.

HB 10-112 – Reprogram fund balance from PL 9-1 ($100,000) outdoor stage and

roof repair at San Antonio Elementary School.

HB 10-113 – Reprogram fund balance from PL 7-36 ($43,764) basketball

court, Boy Scouts Monument in San Antonio.

HB 10-120 – Exempt Judicial Branch Clerk of Courts and Administrators from salary cap.

HB 10-175 – Authorize appropriation of $100,000 for construction of US

Armed Forces Veterans facility on Saipan.

HB 10-221 – Repeal 1 CMC Division 2 Chapter 10, Section 2504(j) (DPS servicing process papers).

HB 10-222 – Amend Weapons Control Act – registration fees;

importation; possession.

HB 10-231 – Reprogram fund balances from PL 9-24 (Kagman II waterline;

Isley Booster renovation; Kagman road paving).

HB 10-243 – Authorize appropriation of $500,000 for construction of sidewalks in compliance

with federal standards for San Vicente, Koblerville and San Antonio Elementary Schools.

HB 10-335 – Add a new 9 CMC Section 4116 to require turn signal lights.

HB 10-354 – Authorize appropriation of $500,000 for construction of sidewalks in compliance

with federal standards for San Vicente, Koblerville, and San Antonio Elementary Schools.

HB 10-355 – Authorize appropriation of $250,000 for installation of power poles and

water lines to support site of DPS Correctional Facility.

HB 10-396 – Increase minimum penalties for murder and burglary.

HB 10-397 – Provide that PSS and NMC distribute Selective Service Forms.

HB 10-398 – Authorize appropriation for $1m for 1996 CIP matching for sports complex in Koblerville.

HB 10-399 – Amend 1 CMC Section 8247(a) – no government employee to board or commission membership.

HB 10-417 – Limitation of nonresident workers’ privilege to engage in business activities (5 year phase out).

HB 10-435 – Speedy Trial Rule (time limit for criminal trial).

HB 10-468 – Authorize appropriation of $700,000 from 1996 CIP for multi-purpose

community center in Dandan and Kagman II.

HB 10-469 – Authorize appropriation of $1m from 1996 CIP for basketball courts in Oleai, Garapan,

China Town, Gualo Rai, San Antonio, Koberville, San Vicente, and Kagman.

Legislative Initiatives Sponsored:

HLI 10-3 – Judicial Branch Constitutional Foundation.

HLI 10-4 – Amend Article III Section 20(b) – (Retirement) Re-employment for Hard to Fill Positions.

Joint Resolutions and House Resolutions Sponsored:

HJR 10-7 – To approve reprogramming of lapsed and other available public funds from PL 9-66.

HJR 10-8 – Requesting the Governor and Secretary of Lands and Natural Resources to transfer land

to Civic Center for use for facility for Marine Scouts and Veterans Affairs.

HJR 10-13 – Authorize the Governor to reprogram funds from PL 9-66 for DPS and SAA FTE.

HJR 10-14 – Authorize the Governor to reprogram from PL 9-1 for road paving in Precinct #1.

HR 10-3 – Congratulating former Minority Leader Vicente T. Attao upon his appointment

as Special Assistant for Administration.

HR 10-25 – Recognizing Ms. Velma M Palacios for being a recipient of Who’s Who Among Students

in American Universities and Colleges; and congratulating her for high achievement at Hawaii Pacific University.

HR 10-26 – Recognizing Mr. Jonathan Jacob T. Attao (Who’s Who Among American High School Students).

HR 10-34 – Recognizing Duty Free Shoppers, Limited for contribution to

Little Angels Child Care Center.

HR 10-35 – Requesting the Governor to budget for needed projects in Kagman

and other areas from the 702 CIP funds.

HR 10-36 – Requesting the Governor to designate public lands in Precinct I for

dispensaries and police and fire substations.

HR 10-55 – Requesting the Governor to relocate the Department of Corrections

to As Matuis (former EMO facility).

HR 10-65 – Requesting the Governor to pave the roads in Kagman II homestead,

secondary roads in Koblerville and San Vicente.

HR 10-66 – Requesting the Governor to request the Division of Public Lands to set aside land

in Koblerville for construction of a sports facility.

HR 10-79 – Thanking MTC for their support to the youth programs and for providing

free Internet service to all schools on Saipan.

HR 10-80 – Thanking Sablan Construction Company, Ltd. for their support and endorsement

to the youth programs, community and religious activities.

HR 10-141 – Requesting the Governor to request the Division of Public Lands to designate lands in

Capitol Hill and Navy Hill for homestead and NMHC to plan and develop housing for these areas.

HR 10-156 – Requesting the Governor and CCAC Secretary to build a youth center in Koblerville.

HR 10-159 – Extending condolences to the family of the late James Fulton Dudley.

HR 10-165 – Commending and Congratulating the PTA, students and Principal of San Vicente

Elementary School for a 6-year accreditation.

HR 10-166 – Commending and congratulating the PTA, students and principal of Koblerville

Elementary School for a 6-year accreditation.

HR 10-167 – Commending and congratulating the PTA, students and principal of San Antonio

Elementary School for a 6-year accreditation.

Commemorative Resolutions Sponsored:

HCR 10-6 – Condolences to the family of the late David T. Aldan.

HCR 10-8 – Requesting the US Navy Secretary to certify service of 100 local Marine Scouts to be eligible

for VA, Post Exchange and Commissary benefits.

HCR 10-17 – Condolences to the family of the late Martina Cooper Tenorio,

wife of Rep. Manuel “Brown” Tenorio.

HCR 10-19 – Condolences to the family of the late Honorable Joaquin Cepeda

Leon Guerrero, retired peace officer.

HCR 10-27 – Congratulating Xavier Castro and the staff of Division if Finance and Accounting for the

timely completion of the FY 1995 single audit.

HCR 10-28 – Congratulating James A. Ada for his recent appointment as District

Administrator, CNMI Little League.

HCR 10-30 – Expressing heartfelt thanks to the CNMI Veterans on Veterans Day.

HCR 10-35 – Congratulating Captain Dolores Mendiola San Nicolas upon her appointment

as Director of the Division of Corrections.

HCR 10-38 – Condolences to the family of the late Vietnam Veteran, Gabriel Demapan Dela Cruz.

HCR 10-41 – Commending and congratulating Frankie Blanco Villanueva for joining the ranks

of CPA in the CNMI.

HCR 10-45 – Condolences to the family of the late Jose Crisostimo Lizama.

HCR 10-47 – Congratulating Mrs. Mercedes Quitugua Deleon Guerrero for winning the

1997 Sallie Mae First Class Teacher Award.