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REDW committee holds Rota hearing on bill to allow private land leases up to 99 years
Summary
The Senate REDW committee received public testimony in Rota on Senate Legislative Initiative 24-3, which would amend Article 12 to permit private land leases up to 99 years and require financial protections for persons of Northern Mariana descent; the committee only took testimony and did not deliberate.
The Senate Standing Committee on Resources, Economic Development and Workforce (REDW) held a public hearing in Rota to receive testimony on Senate Legislative Initiative 24-3, a proposal to amend Article 12 of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution to increase private land lease terms from 55 years to as much as 99 years and to require financial provisions intended to protect persons of Northern Mariana descent.
Senator Karina A. L. Magoffna, chair of REDW, opened the session and told attendees the hearing was being recorded and would be posted later on the legislature’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. She said the…
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