HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTEENTH NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE

SPECIAL SESSIONS, 2009

SESSION DAY CALENDAR DAY TIME

1st Day, Second Special Session 2009 April 14, 2009 10:00 a.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

A Moment of Silence DRAFT 4-3-09 PM

1. ROLL CALL

2. ADOPTION OF JOURNALS – None

3. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

House Bills:

House Legislative Initiatives:

House Local Bills:

4. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

House Commemorative Resolutions:

House Resolutions:

House Concurrent Resolutions:

House Joint Resolutions:

5. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

GOV. COMM. 16-352: (4/1/09) Submitting the Proposed Budget for FY 2010.
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6. SENATE COMMUNICATIONS

SEN. COMM. 16-146: (4/1/09) Transmitting a certified copy of S. R. NO. 16-33, “A

Senate Resolution to recognize and congratulate the Tinian High School JROTC
Academic Team for their achievement in advancing to the college options Foundation’s
2009 JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl Finals”, which was adopted by the Senate.
[For info]

7. HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS

8. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE JUDICIAL BRANCH - None

9. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE NMI DELEGATE (U.S. CONGRESS) - None

10. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES

11. OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

12. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

S. C. R. NO. 16-79: Reporting on H. B. NO. 16-132, entitled, “To authorize the

Marianas Visitors Authority to regulate tour operators and tour guides by amending
4 CMC § 2103; and for other purposes.” Your Committee on Commerce and Tourism
recommends passage of the bill in the form of H. B. NO. 16-132, HD1.

S. C. R. NO. 16-82: Reporting on H. B. NO. 16-146, entitled, “To establish Village

and Agricultural Homestead Program for the Islands of Sarigan, Alamagan, Pagan, and
Agrigan; and for other purposes.” Your Committee on Natural Resources recommends
passage of the bill in the form of H. B. NO. 16-146, HS1.

S. C. R. NO. 16-83: Reporting on H. B. NO. 16-15, entitled, “To amend Title

1 CMC § 8365 to establish that the Northern Marianas Retirement Fund receive its tax
revenue from the hotel occupancy tax and alcoholic container tax directly into a special
fund within the Department of Finance.” Your Committee on Ways and Means
recommends passage of H. B. NO. 16-15.

S. C. R. NO. 16-84: Reporting on H. B. NO. 16-225, entitled, “To amend 4 CMC

§ 1503(a)(5) to reduce the license fee for pachinko slot machines; and for other
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purposes.” Your Committee on Ways and Means recommends passage of H. B. NO.

16- 225.

S. C. R. NO. 16-85: Reporting on H. R. NO. 16-42, entitled, “To acknowledge the

enactment of the Northern Mariana Island Immigration, Security, and Labor Act as set
forth in Public Law 110-229 on May 8, 2008; to express concerns about the economic
impact of this Act on the Commonwealth economy; to recognize the Governor’s
Statement on June 24, 2008, regarding the Act; and to support the Governor’s action in
seeking further legal advice before initiating any litigation challenging the Act in federal
courts.” Your Committee on United States and Foreign Relations recommends the filing
of H. R. NO. 16-42.

S. C. R. NO. 16-86: Reporting on H. B. NO. 16-127, entitled, “To amend 2 CMC §

4324(c); and for other purposes.” Your Committee on Natural Resources recommends the
filing of H. B. NO. 16-127.

S. C. R. NO. 16-87: Reporting on S. B. NO. 16-42, entitled, “To amend Public Law
15-2 to reinstate the board of directors to oversee the Department of Public Lands within
the Executive Branch; and for other purposes.” Your Committee on Natural Resources
recommends filing of S. B. NO. 16-42.

S. C. R. NO. 16-88: Reporting on H. B. NO. 16-229, entitled, “To establish an

Office of Grants Management under the Office of the Governor; and for other purposes.”
Your Committee on Ways and Means recommends passage of H. B. NO. 16-229.

13. REPORTS OF SPECIAL AND CONFERENCE COMMITTEES - None

14. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None

15. RESOLUTION CALENDAR

Resolutions

16. BILL CALENDAR

Bills/Initiatives
H. B. NO. 16-201 To establish a government service severance package for
employees funded by the General Fund with at least eighteen
years of government service; and for other purposes.
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Bills/Initiatives
H. L. I. NO. 16-8 To amend Article XII of the Constitution of the Northern
Mariana Islands by adding a new Section 7 to allow each
senatorial district to amend or repeal the restrictions on
alienation of land with respect to its senatorial district  [See  
S. C. R. NO. 16­60, Subst. 1]
S. L. I. NO. 16-10, To   amend   Article   X   of   the   Constitution   of   the 
HS1 Commonwealth   of   the   Northern   Mariana   Islands   by 
amending Section 7 to require the reduction of government 
employment   and  to  add   a  new  section  10  to  authority  the 
Commonwealth  to  issue  pension   obligation   bonds;   and  for 
other purposes. [See S. C. R. No. 16­69]

H. B. NO. 16-188 To mandate the Department of Public Safety to remove dead

animals from public highways and roads and thereafter
contact the Mayor’s Office for its proper disposal; and for
other purposes. [See S. C. R. No. 16-77]
S. B. NO. 16-51, SD1 To   repeal   and   re­enact   Section   2152   of   Title   1   of   the 
Commonwealth   Code   to   clarify   that   an   individual,   absent 
Senate  confirmation,  shall  neither occupy nor  serve in  the 
capacity  of Attorney General,  Acting  Attorney General, or 
Interim   Attorney   General   in   excess   of   30   days   absent 
nomination   to   the   Senate   nor   in   excess   of   90   days   upon 
nomination;   and   for   other   purposes.  [See  
Sen. Comm. No. 16­ 131]
H. B. NO. 16-204 To amend Public Law 16­17 sections 3(c) to modify  PSAA 
requirements   and   3(g)(2)   to   clarify   contractor   eligibility 
requirements   for   Private   Sector   Assistance   Agreements 
(PSSA)   and   adding   a   new   section   3(h)   defining   “United 
States Certified Contractor”; and for other purposes.
H. B. NO. 16-224 To vest the Department of Public Lands and Natural
Resources with the management and disposition of a certain
public land in Sadog Tasi, Saipan for the development of a
public park; and for other purposes. [See S. C. R. NO. 16-81]

17. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

18. ANNOUNCEMENTS
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(ADJOURNMENT)

APPEARANCE OF LOCAL BILLS

FIRST APPEARANCE: 1st Legislative appearance of a local bill is on the day it is introduced.
SECOND APPEARANCE:
H. L. B. NO. 16-31: A Local Appropriation Bill for an Act for the Second Senatorial District to appropriate
$15,000.00 from the local license fees collected for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the Second
Senatorial District; and for other purposes. (Rep. Edwin P. Aldan)
H. L. B. NO. 16-32: A Local Appropriation Bill for an Act for the Third Senatorial District to appropriate
$1,500,000.00 from the Developer Infrastructure Tax funds to be collected in Fiscal Year 2010; and for other
purposes. (Rep. Rosemond B. Santos)
THIRD APPEARANCE:
H. L. B. NO. 16-30: A Local Appropriation Bill for an Act for the Third Senatorial District to appropriate
the lapsed/unobligated funds from Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation (SNILD) Resolution 15-2;
and for other purposes. (Rep. Justo S. Quitugua)