II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 590 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2011 Mr. Bingaman (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 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.

1.

Conveyance of certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

(a)

In general

The first section of Public Law 93–435 (48 U.S.C. 1705) is amended by inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after Guam, each place it appears. (b)

References to date of enactment

For the purposes of the amendment made by subsection (a), each reference in Public Law 93–435 (48 U.S.C. 1705) to the date of enactment shall be considered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this section.