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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

15-168, C.D.1 P.C.

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15-63 AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

15-32, as amended, by amending Sections 1 and 2 thereof, to change the use and allottee of certain funds previously appropriated therein for the States of Pohnpei, Chuuk, Kosrae and Yap, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Section 1 of Public Law No.

15-32, as amended by 2 Public Laws Nos.

15-36, 15-44 and 15-57, is hereby further amended 3 to read as follows: “Section 1.
The sum of $3,780,000, or so much thereof is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008 for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs in each State of the Federated States of Micronesia.

The fund shall be apportioned on the basis of $250,000 or less per member of Congress as follows, PROVIDED THAT an increase of $300,000 is for Yap State.
(1) State of Kosrae .....................$ 500,000 (a) High School lunch program and past expenses incurred relating to the implementation of the program .............. 40,000 (b) Bachelor degree program ......... 80,000 (c) Lelu Community projects/programs 10,000 (d) Malem Community projects/ CBL 15-176 P.C.

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15-168, C.D.1 programs ..................................$ 10,000 (e) Utwe Community projects/ programs ................................... 10,000 (f) Tafunsak Community projects/ programs ................................... 10,000 (g) Kosrae Women Association ........ 10,000 (h) Promotion and Travel for Tourism Office ............................. 10,000 (i) Kosrae State Government subsidy .
100,000 (j) Medical referrals for non-insured and non-employed Kosraeans ..... 20,000 PROVIDED THAT reprogramming of this funding is not allowed (k) Supplemental funding for Fuel for Caroline Voyager ...................... 10,000 PROVIDED THAT the funding is used for an east-bound trip to Kosrae State (l) Tafunsak Multipurpose Building Renovation ........................ 20,000 (m) Lap-top Computers for Schools: (i) Lelu Elementary School ..... (ii) Tafunsak Elementary School .
(iii) Malem Elementary School .... (iv) Utwa Elementary School ..... (v) Walung Elementary School ... 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,250 2 of 17 P.C.

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15-168, C.D.1 (vi) Sansrik Elementary School .$ (vii) SDA school ................. (viii) Kosrae High School ......... 1,250 1,250 1,250 (n) Kosrae Senior Citizens Meeting Halls (i) Lelu Senior citizen ........ 30,000 (ii) Tafunsak Senior citizen .... 30,000 (iii) Malem Senior citizen ....... 30,000 (iv) Utwa Senior citizen ........ 30,000 (o) Supplemental Funding for a Master Degree Program ........ 8,000 (p) Tafunsak Youths’ musical instruments 5,000 (q) KCSO’s subsidy .................. 5,000 (r) National Government debts to ABCOR Construction ......................... 12,000 (s) Kosrae Women Christian Associations (i) Lelu Women Christian Association ................................ 2,000 (ii) Tafunsak Women Christian Association ................................ 2,000 (iii) Malem Women Christian Association ................................ 2,000 (iv) Utwa Women Christian Association ................................ 2,000 (v) Walung Women Christian Association ................................ 2,000 3 of 17 P.C.
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15-168, C.D.1 (2) State of Yap ........................$ 800,000 (a) Chamber of Commerce (Matching fund) the funding shall not be expended unless the Chamber of Commerce contributes a 50% of either in kind and/or monetary contribution as its matching ............................... 50,000 (b) Ruu and Amun villages basketball courts .......................... 7,000 (c) Lands' Acquisition (Outer Island of Yap) ............................. 75,000 (d) Southern Yap water system equipment purchase ......................... 25,000 (e) Tomil Road repair ............... 25,000 (f) Amun bridge ..................... 20,000 (g) Water extension, Makiy village .. 9,000 (h) Road Improvements, Wanyan village 30,000 (i) Bugol women multipurpose building 45,000 (j) Ngulu dispensary ................ 18,000 (k) Falalus and Seliap community centers repairs ............................ 23,000 (l) Qapluul village water, sewer, and power extension projects ............... 27,000 (m) Gachpar Men’s house ............. 50,000 (n) Wottegai road project ........... 10,000 (o) Tugunbinau bridge, Maap ......... 50,000 4 of 17 P.C.
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15-168, C.D.1 (p) Outer Islands’ agriculture programs and projects (concrete taro patches, purchase of tools and equipment) .$ 40,000 (q) Pikelot Island water catchment and shelter ...................... 7,000 (r) Outer Islands’ Transportation needs (boats, outboard motors, POL) ........ 90,000 (s) YSPSC subsidy for POL ........... 100,000 (t) Boats & motors for Seliap & Tegailap, Woleai .......................... 30,000 (u) Meerur men’s house repair ....... 16,000 (v) Completion of Wottegai community center in Qapluul village ........ 20,000 (w) Mariyong Island Community Piggery project ............................ 20,000 (x) Reimbursement to Woleai Atoll Community Account .......................... 6,000 (y) Woleai Airport Equipments Purchase 7,000 (3) State of Pohnpei ..................... 1,000,000 (a) Pohnpei State At Large (i) Construction and renovation of road, bridges, culverts and road drainages from Palikir to Kolonia .................... -0- (b) Election District No.
1 (i) 2nd Phase (Baptist School 5 of 17 P.C.

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15-168, C.D.1 Classroom Construction) ...................$ 100,000 (ii) EDI operation .............. 30,000 (iii) Kolonia Town Ladies Training Center Renovations ................ 10,000 (iv) Tomara Road Construction ... 60,000 (v) Sapwuafik Community Center Renovations ......................... 10,000 (vi) Peidie Road construction ... 41,600 (vii) Peidie Road Concrete ....... 48,400 (viii) Sekere retaining wall ...... 10,000 (c) Election District No.
2 (i) Water Delivery Services .... 30,000 (ii) Students' Financial Assistance ................................. 25,000 (iii) Secondary Road Improvement ................................ 100,000 (iv) ED2 operation .............. 49,000 (v) Civic Centers .............. 30,000 (vi) Agriculture Fair ........... 3,500 (vii) Enipein Elementary School Teacher Aid ......................... 2,000 (viii) Kitti Fish Market .......... -0- (ix) Sports facilities improvement ................................ 1,500 (x) Outboard Motor for 6 of 17 P.C.
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15-168, C.D.1 Kitti Police ..............................$ 3,500 (xi) Madolenihmw Municipal Government subsidy ......................... 10,000 (xii) Kitti/Madolenihmw Outreach program ........................... 10,000 (xiii) Grant writer assistance .... 5,000 (xiv) Pohnpei Coconut Processing Plant repair ............................... 7,000 (xv) Nanmand Lumber Milling (Pwihno) ........................... 3,500 (xvi) ED #2 Municipal management workshop ................................... (xvii) Salapwuk Teacher Aide ...... (xviii) NMS cook ................... (xix) Madolenihmw Cold Storage ... (xx) Lukop/Wone ECE ............. (xxi) Temwen and Nanmadol water 3,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 system supply .............................. 60,000 (d) Election District No.
3 (i) ED3 Operation .............. 63,500 (ii) Students and public transportation services .................... 28,000 (iii) Students’ financial assistance ................................. (iv) Youth sports activities .... 8,000 7,500 7 of 17 P.C.

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15-168, C.D.1 (v) Agriculture Fair ..........$ 3,000 (vi) ED3 Working Group supplemental ............................... 8,000 (vii) ED3 Water System ........... 10,000 (viii) U public facilities repairs and maintenance .................... 50,000 (ix) Nett public facilities repairs and maintenance .................... 55,000 (x) Mwoakilloa public facilities repairs and maintenance and transportation needs ....................... 20,000 (xi) Pingelap public facilities repairs and maintenance and transportation needs ....................... 25,000 (xii) Mwoakilloa multipurpose house renovation ........................... 2,000 (xiii) Pohnkeimw Secondary Road Paving ................................ 50,000 (4) State of Chuuk ....................... 1,480,000 (a) Chuuk State At Large (i) Public Facilities Repair and improvement ............................ 30,000 (ii) Youth Activities' programs and projects ...................... 30,000 (iii) Students' Financial 8 of 17 P.C.
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15-168, C.D.1 Assistance ...............................$ 7,000 (iv) Low Income Housing subsidy .................................... 30,000 (v) Farmers and Students' Land transportations ....................... 17,000 (vi) Leadership exposures and travel ................................. 15,000 (vii) Farmers planting and seedling project ........................... 11,000 (viii) CSCIP operation ............ 5,000 (ix) Offices Rental and operations F. Commission ................... (x) POL and Charter ............ 7,000 5,000 (xi) At-Large Office Operation .. 20,000 (xii) Sport facilities constructions (Basketball courts) .......... 15,000 (xiii) Fishing Gears and Equipments ................................. 15,000 (xiv) Seawall and Taro Patches Protection ......................... 10,000 (xv) Multipurpose building repair and renovation ...................... 5,000 (xvi) Feeding program ............ 10,000 (xvii) Medical Referral and Repatriation of remains .................... 10,000 9 of 17 P.C.
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15-168, C.D.1 (xviii) OCHAP Community Hall Construction .........................$ 5,000 (xix) Contribution and cost sharing with At-Large to ED #5 Operation ... 20,000 (xx) Tonoas municipal government inauguration activities .................... 1,000 (xxi) Udot municipal government inauguration activities .................... 1,000 (xxii) Kuttu municipal government inauguration activities .................... 1,000 (b) Election District No.
1 (i) Students' Financial Assistance ................................. 10,000 (ii) Mortlock Development Commission outstanding debts (past and present) ................................... 10,000 (iii) Municipal Governments' subsidy a. Nema Municipality ..... b. Losap Municipality .... c. Pis-emwar Municipality d. Namoluk Municipality .. e. Ettal Municipality .... f. Moch Municipality ..... g. Kuttu Municipality .... 7,000 5,500 5,000 6,000 5,000 7,000 6,000 10 of 17 P.C.

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15-168, C.D.1 h. Ta Municipality ......$ i. Satowan Municipality .. j. Lekinioch Municipality k. Oneop Municipality .... 5,000 7,000 7,000 6,000 (iv) Community Housing improvement 45,000 (v) Leadership Conference ...... 15,000 (vi) Leadership Travel .......... 10,000 (vii) Youth Musical Instruments .. 8,000 (viii) Youth Centers Subsidies .... 20,000 (ix) Students’ Land Transportation 5,000 (x) CSCIP ...................... 5,000 (xi) Sea Transportation Assistance 13,000 (xii) Contribution to ED #1 Associations ......................... 12,000 (xiii) Payment for Printing services 3,500 (xiv) ED #1 Multipurpose building Renovations Supplements .................... 11,000 (xv) ED #1 Operation ............ 11,000 (xvi) Administrative Supports costs for Delegation ....................... 5,000 (c) Election District No.
2 (i) Basketball Court ........... 7,000 (ii) Meeting Halls (a) Neoram, Nepukos ....... 10,000 (b) Faichu, Eor ........... 6,000 11 of 17 P.C.

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15-168, C.D.1 (c) Faramas, Sapuk .......$ (d) Neinifach, Mwan ....... 4,000 5,000 (iii) Public/School/Bus Operation .................................. 35,000 (iv) Road Construction .......... -0- (v) Repatriation of human remains 6,000 (vi) Kokumy cultural celebration 4,000 (vii) CSCIP ...................... 10,000 (viii) NNDA operation ............. 25,000 (ix) Housing Assistance ......... 15,000 (x) Fishing Projects ........... 20,000 (xi) Medical supplies & equipments- ................................ -0- (xii) Leadership Travel & Exposure 10,000 (xiii) Public facilities repair and improvement .....................33,000 (d) Election District No.
3 (i) Election District No.

3 Operation ............................ 25,000 (ii) Housing and Community Halls 45,500 (iii) Fishing Projects ........... 15,000 (iv) Fiberglass Boats repair .... 5,000 (v) Municipal inauguration activities ................................. 4,500 (vi) Sport Tournaments 12 of 17 P.C.

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15-168, C.D.1 Facilities/Supplies .......................$ 8,000 (vii) Feeding Program ............ 10,000 (viii) Crafting and Sewing projects ................................... 7,000 (ix) Market/Local Produces ...... 10,000 (x) Project Management ......... 12,500 (xi) CSCIP operation ............ 5,000 (xii) Subsidy for Entrepreneurships and business start up ...................... 10,000 (xiii) Nukuno Christian School Solar panels/Computers ..................... 10,000 (xiv) Leadership Travel .......... 15,000 (xv) Youth rehabilitation programs 9,000 (xvi) Mayors leadership conference 5,000 (xvii) Land Transportation ........ 12,500 (xviii) Municipal Governments’ subsidies .................................. 41,000 (e) Election District No.
4 (i) Students' Financial Assistance ................................. 10,000 (ii) Youth activities and programs ................................... 10,000 (iii) Leadership exposure and travel ................................. 15,000 (iv) FDA operations ............. 20,000 13 of 17 P.C.

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15-168, C.D.1 (v) CSCIP operation ...........$ 5,000 (vi) Udot municipal subsidy ..... 10,000 (vii) Low income housing grant ... 40,000 (viii) Iongkumi Fishing Project ... 40,000 (ix) Fiber boats repair ......... 10,000 (x) Food relief ................ 10,000 (xi) Land Transportation ........ 20,000 (xii) Polle Municipal subsidy .... 10,000 (xiii) ED #4 Office operation ..... 30,000 (xiv) Famachaw farming project ... 10,000 (xv) Medical Referrals & Repatriation of remains .................... 10,000 (f) Election District No.
5 (i) POL & Charter .............. 44,000 (ii) Food Relief ................ 20,000 (iii) Office Space Rental, Office supplies and equipment, communication and utilities .................................. -0- (iv) Students' Financial Assistance ................................. 10,000 (v) Medical Referral, Pharmaceuticals and Repatriation of Remains 20,000 (vi) CSCIP ...................... 5,000 (vii) Operations (ED5) .......... 15,000 (viii) Project Management ......... 20,000 14 of 17 P.C.

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15-168, C.D.1 (ix) On the job Training subsidy $ 5,000 (x) Land Acquisition for the people of Halls, Weito and Pattiw Islands .. 81,000 PROVIDED THAT the allottee of this specific funding shall deposit the funds into the Special Funds within the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for Chuuk Election District No.

5 established pursuant to Public Law No.

13-83.” 10 Section 2.


Section 2 of Public Law No.

15-32, as amended, by 11 Public Law No.

15-36 and 15-57, is hereby further amended to read 12 as follows: “Section 2.

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 Acts of each of the State, the Financial Management Act of 1979 and the amended Compact of Free Association between the United States Government and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia and its related agreements.
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 15 of 17 P.C.

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The allottee of the funds appropriated under subsections (4)(a), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of section 1 of this act shall be the Chuuk State Commission on Improvement Project.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 1, 3, and 4(b) of section 1 of this act shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or his designee, EXCEPT THAT the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection (1)(1) of section 1 of this act shall be the Mayor of Tafunsak Municipal Government.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection (2) of section 1 of this act shall be the Governor of the State of Yap.

The funds appropriated by this act shall remain available until fully expended.” 16 of 17 P.C.

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This act shall become law upon approval by the 2 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 3 becoming law without such approval.
December 30, 2008 /s/ Manny Mori Manny Mori President Federated States of Micronesia 17 of 17