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TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIRST SPECIAL SESSION, 2023 C.B.

No.

23-14 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

22-180, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

22-187, 22-188, 23-03 and 23-09, by amending sections 5 and 6 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei and Chuuk states, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Section 5 of Public Law No.

22-180, as amended 2 by Public Laws Nos.

22-187, 22-188, 23-03 and 23-09, is hereby 3 further amended to read as follows: “Section 5.

Of the $8,820,000 appropriated under this act, $3,780,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State.
state of Chuuk.............. ............. $ 3,780,000 (1) At Large...................... ......... 630,000 (a) Administrative Support Costs (prior obligations for salaries, benefits and others) .................................. 30,000 (b) Contributions to State, Municipal or Community Activities, Events and Programs (including prior obligation) ................ 100,000 (c) Fishing projects .................... 85,000 (d) Housing renovations ................ 100,000 17 (e) Land transportations ................ 95,000 CBL 23-17 C.B.
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23-14 (f) Water projects ..................... $ 30,000 (g) Patients/Students/Leaders travel needs 85,000 (h) Contributions to FSM Associations, Organizations & Groups within and outside the FSM 25,000 (i) Children’s playground needs ......... -0- (j) Municipal Constitutional Conventions 30,000 (k) Roads beautification/Seawalls improvement 15,000 (l) Northern Namoneas legislature delegation fund .............................. 35,000 (2) Election District No.
1... ............... 630,000 (a) Mortlock Municipal Governments subsidy 90,000 (b) Solar System ....................... 50,000 (c) Housing renovation and maintenance .. 70,000 (d) Multipurpose buildings/construction/ renovation ................................... 70,000 (e) Mortlock Islands Development Authority’s vessels operation ............................ 60,000 (f) Chuuk Legislature Mortlock delegation representation funds ......................... 40,000 (g) Municipal road improvements ......... 50,000 (h) Professional fees and prior obligations 10,000 (i) Fishing projects .................... 90,000 (j) Travel needs ........................ 60,000 (k) Travel for Inauguration and other Special Occasions ................................... 40,000 2 of 8 C.B.
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23-14 (3) Election District No.
2.... ............. $ 610,000 (a) ED#2 Administrative support costs ... 30,000 (b) Students financial assistance ....... 30,000 (c) Housing renovation/rehabilitation ... 150,000 (d) Contributions to Associations abroad 30,000 (e) Human repatriation related costs .... 10,000 (f) Humanitarian assistance/ food relief program .......................... 90,000 (g) Municipal Governments subsidy, of which 10,000 is for Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Weno Municipal Government representation fund 40,000 (h) Fishing project ..................... 30,000 (i) Land transportation ................. 50,000 (j) Heavy equipment purchase/road maintenance 100,000 (k) Weno Constitution Day/Goodwill games 10,000 (l) Weno Election ....................... 10,000 17 (m) Travel needs ........................ 30,000 (4) Election District No.
3.............. .... 690,000 (a) Water projects ...................... 10,000 (b) Solar project ....................... 28,000 (c) Sewing project ...................... 20,000 (d) Land acquisition for Uman Municipality 10,000 (e) Community events, activities and programs 20,000 (f) Contributions to Associations, Non-Government Organizations and chartered groups 50,000 3 of 8 C.B.

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23-14 (g) Humanitarian assistance/aid ........ $ 60,000 (h) Housing renovations ................ 62,000 (i) Students financial assistance ....... 20,000 (j) Travel needs ........................ 40,000 (k) Non-insured patients’ assistance/medicines /embalmment related costs .................... 10,000 (l) POL/Chartered/Freight ............... 30,000 (m) Fishing projects .................... 250,000 (n) Meeting Hall repair/improvement ..... 25,000 (o) SNDA operation ...................... 30,000 (p) Land transportation ................. 25,000 (5) Election District No.
4............ ...... 610,000 (a) Students financial assistance ....... 30,000 (b) Youths activities and programs ...... 20,000 (c) Sewing project ...................... 40,000 (d) Fishing project ..................... 90,000 (e) Low income housing .................. 80,000 (f) Nikumi road improvement ..... [30,000] 0 (g) Land transportation ................. 40,000 (h) Leadership/Patients travel needs .... 40,000 (i) Repatriation of human remains ....... 20,000 (j) FDA administrative support cost ..... 30,000 (k) Food relief/food security program ... 65,000 (l) Fason road improvement .............. -0- (m) Leadership travel needs .... [100,000] 130,000 4 of C.B.
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23-14 (n) Solar freezers ..................... $ 25,000 (6) Election District No.
5............ ...... 610,000 (a) Community and Municipal activities/events/programs ................... 50,000 (b) Low income/community multipurpose housing renovation/rehabilitation ............ 50,000 (c) Students financial assistance ....... 20,000 (d) Solar street lights ................. 45,000 (e) Food relief program ................. 50,000 (f) Land transportation ................. 40,000 (g) Solar freezers ...................... 45,000 (h) Election District 5 Office administrative support costs ................. 20,000 (i) PMA prior obligation (Northwest School supplies & freight costs) .................... -0- (j) Fishing projects .................... 50,000 (k) POL/Freight/Charters ................ 80,000 (l) Musical instruments ................. 45,000 (m) Patients/Students/Leaders travel needs 25,000 (n) Solar power system .................. 45,000 (o) Leadership summit ................... (p) Fiber Glass boat repair ............. -0- -0- (q) Northwest Leadership travel needs ... 45,000” 5 of 8 C.B.
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23-14 1 Section 2.

Section 6 of Public Law No.

22-180, as amended by 2 Public Law No.

22-188, is hereby further amended to read as 3 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 or his designee.
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 section 3(1) of this act shall be the Governor of Kosrae State or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under section 3(2) of this act shall be the Mayor of Lelu Town Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(1)(b), 4(1)(k), 4(1)(l), 4(2)(a), 4(2)(b), 4(2)(c), 4(2)(d), 4(2)(e), 4(2)(g), 4(2)(h), 4(2)(n), 4(2)(p), 4(2)(s), 4(2)(t), 4(2)(u) and 4(2)(v) of this act shall be the 6 of 8 C.B.
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23-14 Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(1)(a), 4(1)(j), 4(2)(f), 4(2)(j), 4(2)(k), 4(2)(l), 4(2)(m), 4(2)(r), 4(2)(x), 4(3)(m) and 4(2)(n) of this act shall be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority (PTA); the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(i) of this act shall be the Secretary of the Department of Education or her designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(o) of this act shall be the Pohnpei Port Authority (PPA); the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(2)(w), 4(2)(q), [4(2)(y)] and 4(2)(z) of this act shall be the Mayor of Sapwuahfik Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of the finds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(y) of this act shall be the Mayor of Sokehs Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsections 5(1) and 5(6) of this act shall be the Governor of Chuuk State or his designee; the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(2) of this act shall be the Mortlocks Island Development Authority (MIDA); the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(3) of this act shall be the Mayor of Weno Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(4) of this act shall be the Southern Namoneas Development 7 of 8 C.B.
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23-14 Authority; the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(5) of this act shall be the Faichuk Development Authority.

The authority of the allottee to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse on September 30, 2025.

Section 3.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 7 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 8 becoming law without such approval.
9 10 Date: 7/10/23 Introduced by: /s/ Tiwiter Aritos Tiwiter Aritos of 8