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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, 2013 C.B.

NO.

18-91 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

17-36, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

17-48, 17-78 and 17-87, by amending sections 4 and 6 therein, for the purpose of changing the use and allottee of certain funds previously appropriated to fund public projects and social programs in the State of Pohnpei and Chuuk, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Section 4 of Public Law No.

17-36, as amended 2 by Public Laws Nos.

17-48 and 17-87, is hereby further amended 3 to read as follows: “Section 4.

Of the sum of $2,100,000 appropriated by this act, $600,000 is apportioned for Pohnpei State for public projects and social programs.
State of Pohnpei .......................... $ 600,000 (1) At-Large............................. 150,000 (a) Road construction equipment purchase and rental ........................ 33,000 (b) Pohnpei Circumferential road repair/improvement ......................... 33,000 (c) Aid to non-public high schools (Pohnpei State) ............................ 10,000 (d) Sidewalk project in Nett school.
23,000 (e) School bus purchase, repair and related freight cost and port charges .. 13,000 (f) Scholarship (graduate CBL 18-101 C.B.

NO.

18-91 school tuition assistance) ................ $ 10,000 (g) Leadership conference/travel.... 13,000 (h) Financial assistance for local produce markets ...................... 5,000 (i) Nett police vehicle matching.... 10,000 (2) Election District No.
1.............. 150,000 (a) Kapinle Youth................... 7,000 (b) Election District No.
1, subsidy 30,000 (c) Scholarship..................... 5,000 (d) Kolonia Town Government- Legislative and Judiciary computer ......... 10,000 (e) St. Paul school................. 8,000 (f) Road concrete................... 15,000 (g) Southern Islands copra Processing training ................ [20,000] (h) Pakin transport repair.......... 9,395 5,000 (i) Road construction repair........ 50,000 (j) Assessment and monitoring of projects 10,605 (3) Election District No.
2.............. 150,000 (a) Wone Elementary School road paving 50,000 (b) Lohd road paving................ 30,000 (c) Enipein Pah road maintenance.... 10,000 (d) Areu Powe road maintenance...... 10,000 (e) Election District No.

2 subsidy.

13,000 (f) Kitti municipal government subsidy 5,000 2 of 5 C.B.

NO.

18-91 (g) Executive branch of the Madolenihmw municipal government subsidy .. $ 5,000 (h) Purchase of vehicle for Election District No.
2 Office ............. 7,000 (i) Purchase of construction materials (PVC Pipes and accessories) ...... (j) Purchase of coral fillings...... (k) Youth sports activities......... 5,000 5,000 5,000 (l) Women and Senior citizens activities 5,000 (4) Election District No.
3.............. 150,000 (a) Roads improvement............... 35,000 (b) Woman associations financial assistance ....................... 15,000 (c) Youth groups sports activities and sports equipment ............ 15,000 (d) Vehicle purchase for Election District No.
3 office ............. 5,000 (e) Nett municipal government subsidy 15,000 (f) U municipal government subsidy.. 15,000 (g) Mwoakilloa municipal government subsidy .................................... 5,000 (h) Pingelap municipal government subsidy .................................... 5,000 (i) Eirke road improvement.......... 10,000 (j) Election District No.

3 subsidy.

20,000 3 of 5 C.B.

NO.

18-91 1 2 (k) Students financial assistance.. $ 10,000” Section 2.

Section 6 of Public Law No.


17-36, as amended 3 by Public Laws Nos.

17-48, 17-78 and 17-87, is hereby further 4 amended to read as follows: “Section 6.

Allotment and management of funds and lapse date.

All funds appropriated by this act shall be allotted, managed, administered and accounted for in accordance with applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the Financial Management Act of 1979.
The allottee shall be responsible for ensuring that these funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are used solely for the purpose specified in this act, and that no obligations are incurred in excess of the sum appropriated.

The allottee of the funds appropriated under section 2 of this act shall be the Governor of Yap State.
The allottee of funds appropriated under sections 3 and 4 of this act shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or his designee, EXCEPT THAT the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(1)(b), 4(3) (a) and (b) of section 4 of this act shall be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 5(1) and 5(3) of section 5 of this act shall be the Governor of Chuuk State or his designee.

The allottee of funds 4 of 5 C.B.

NO.
NO.

18-91 appropriated under subsection 5(2) of section 5 of this act shall be the Mortlock Islands Development Authority; [the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(3) of section 5 of this act shall be the Executive Director of the Northern Namoneas Social and Economic Development Authority;] the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(4) of section 5 of this act shall be the Southern Namoneas Development Authority.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(5) of section 5 of this act shall be the Faichuk Development Authority.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(6) of section 5 of this act shall be the Northwest Development Authority (NWDA), PROVIDED THAT the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(6)(f) shall be the President of COM-FSM.

The authority of the allottee to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse on September 30, 2014.” Section 3.
This act shall become law upon approval by the 21 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 22 becoming law without such approval.

23 24 Date: 11/22/13 Introduced by: /s/ Victor Gouland Victor Gouland 5 of 5