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S 590 112th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Northern Mariana Islands U.S. territories and protectorates

A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.

Introduced: March 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39.
Mar 15, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 15, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1682)
Mar 15, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands submerged lands surrounding such Islands and extending three geographical miles outward from their coastlines.

What's happening now May 18, 2011

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39.

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