260225 24th NMCL Sen REDW 5:00pm

Senate Standing Committee on Resources, Economic Development and Workforce (REDW) · February 25, 2026

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Call to order and hearing purpose

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Senator Karina A. L. Magoffna, chair of the Senate REDW committee, called the meeting to order and said the committee was conducting a public hearing to receive testimony on Senate Legislative Initiative 24-3, introduced by Senator Manny Castro, to amend Article 12 to extend private land leases from 55 to up to 99 years and require financial clauses to protect persons of Northern Mariana descent.

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The Senate REDW committee held a public hearing in Rota on Senate Legislative Initiative 24-3, which would amend Article 12 of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution to allow private land leases up to 99 years and add financial protections for persons of Northern Mariana descent. The committee took public testimony but did not deliberate; the comment period remains open.

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