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An Act to amend the "Public Purpose Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1987,2 CMC $4142 (Findings and Purpose) and 2 CMC S4143 (e) (Definitions), to emphasize the need for land exchanges and to expand the definition of "public purpose" to indicate more clearly when "short exchanges" should be considered to adequately compensate landowners; and for other purposes (P.L. 6-43).

Country/Territory
Northern Mariana Is. (USA)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Common property Land tenure Transfer Contract/agreement
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act amends the Public Purpose Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1987 with respect of compensation of private landowners in land exchanges called "short exchange". In this kind of exchange of public land for private land the full area of public land agreed upon was not conveyed to the landowner or to his or her heirs or successors in interest. "Public purpose" now also includes this kind of exchange.

Full text
English
Website
www.cnmileg.gov.mp