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Senator Karina L. Magofna called the REDW committee to order, introduced Legislative Bureau staff and announced the meeting was being streamed. She confirmed quorum after roll call (4 present, 2 absent) and stated the committee's purpose: to review bills referred for deliberation and action.
The Senate Standing Committee on Resources, Economic Development and Workforce (REDW) met in Saipan to take public comment on multiple bills and hear extended testimony from Director Sasamoto on proposed amendments to the Investment Incentive Act (QC program) and a bill authorizing CETA to use preferred dividends. The committee tabled several bills for further hearings, adopted a fee-change bill for the Office of the Registrar of Corporations, and scheduled public hearings on two zoning/land-use measures.
