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An Act to restrict the leases of public agricultural land to the resident citizens of the CNMI and of the U.S., and to similarly restrict the use of publicly owned marine and wetlands areas that come under agricultural, aquacultural, or maricultural development (P.L. 9-70).

Country/Territory
Northern Mariana Is. (USA)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Aquaculture Mariculture Public land Agricultural land Lease Inland waters Water rights Protected area Coastal zone management Wetlands
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act restricts the use of public lands set aside for agricultural purposes to citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands and US nationals so as to prevent large-scale commercial exploitation of such lands which are scarce.

Full text
English
Website
www.cnmileg.gov.mp