On July 28, 2019, the Department of Public Lands submitted two proposed amendments to Volume 41 Number 07 of the Commonwealth Register. The first amendment pertains to Agricultural and Grazing Permits under PL §145-70-21. The regulation was amended to address concerns from the...

In the last three years since 2016, the Department of Public Lands has processed 630 homestead program applications on Saipan alone. That means that, as of last month, the 2,923 homestead applicants on Saipan since 2016 has been reduced to 2,293, according to Public Lands...

While it’s the only remaining company that responded to a request for proposals to operate the Managaha exclusive concession area, U-TOP (Saipan) Inc. is not ready yet to comment on upcoming negotiations with the Department of Public Lands. U-TOP, a company with links to one of...

Saying its focus is on improved public benefits from land lease revenues, Public Lands Secretary Marianne Concepcion-Teregeyo said the department’s decisions on public land leases is meant to ensure that benefits for those of Northern Marianas descent remains a priority....