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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SIXTH REGULAR SESSION, 2013 C.B.

NO.

17-206 A BILL FOR AN ACT To amend sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Public Law No.

17-68 for the purpose of changing the use and allottee of certain funds previously appropriated to fund public projects and social programs in the States of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk, and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Section 2 of Public Law No.


17-68 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 2.

Of the sum of $5,697,383 appropriated by this act, $284,210 is apportioned to pay the amount owed by the State of Yap to FEMA and $600,000 is apportioned for public projects and social programs in the State of Yap.

(1) Amount owed by the State of Yap to FEMA PROVIDED THAT this amount shall be deemed an advance.
The repayment of which shall be directed to the following projects: (a) Yap Southern water system improvement 250,000, (b) Kanifay Municipal office improvement 30,000 and (c) Kanifay Men’s house repair 4,210 .................................... $ 284,210 (2) State of Yap......................... 600,000 (a) Fanif municipality multipurpose recreation field supplemental .............. 50,000 (b) Tafgif Rumu village road supplemental 40,000 (c) Falalop Ulithi youth center CBL 17-234 C.B.
NO.

17-206 renovation ................................ $ 20,000 (d) Okau, Weloy road supplemental... 50,000 (e) Plaw road culvert............... 20,000 (f) Yapese medical students interns.

5,000 (g) Deployment of Fishing Aggregate Device in Outer Islands .................... 3,150 (h) Water extension & sewer for Ifalik community in Makiy .................. 50,000 (i) Neighboring Islands Central High School computers (shipping & installation) .
20,000 (j) Satawal Island community boat and motor and Fais Island community outboard motor for residents in the two respective islands.
23,850 (k) Yap Catholic High School construction supplemental .................. 106,000 (l) Yap Chamber of Commerce......... 30,000 (m) Yap Southern Water Authority (purchase of equipment) .................... 20,000 (n) Contribution to Falalop Woleai Youth ...................................... 2,000 (o) Ngolog road construction and equipments rental ...................... 10,000 (p) Dock construction............... 150,000” Section 2.

Section 3 of Public Law No.


17-68 is hereby 25 amended to read as follows: 2 of 19 C.B.

NO.

17-206 “Section 3.

Of the sum of $5,697,383 appropriated by this act, $15,197 is apportioned to pay the amount owed by the State of Kosrae to FEMA and $600,000 is apportioned for public projects and social programs in the State of Kosrae.
(1) Amount owed by the State of Kosrae to FEMA .................................. $ 15,197 (2) State of Kosrae...................... 600,000 (a) Kosrae State Government subsidy (IMF matching, road & drainage maintenance, equipment) .................... 100,000 (b) DREA economic projects and programs 40,000 (c) Kosrae Utility Authority for Power Extension ................ [20,000] 0 (d) Department of Health Services for pharmaceutical supplies ............... 25,000 (e) Purchase of a dental chair for Kosrae State Hospital .................. 35,000 (f) Department of Education (Classrooms’ maintenance/matching for IMF funding ............................ 20,000 (g) Department of Education (Youth program/activities) ................. 5,000 (h) Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority subsidy .............. $ 10,000 3 of 19 C.B.
NO.

17-206 (i) Kosrae Conservation Society Organization subsidy ....................... 10,000 (j) Panyacah bridge improvement and repair (IMF matching) .................. 15,000 (k) Lelu municipal government subsidy 10,000 (l) Kosrae Island Veterans Association 20,000 (m) KHS lunch program............... 40,000 (n) B.A.
program.................... 20,000 (o) “We Care” referral program...... 20,000 (p) Multipurpose building in Lelu municipality .......................... 20,000 (q) Road improvement (Wan Taf to Finkol) 10,000 (r) Sungankuta, Malem inner road improvement ........................... 5,000 (s) Kosrae Women Christian Association 5,000 (t) Kosrae Visitor’s Bureau (travel and promotion) ..................... 10,000 (u) Kosrae participants to the 2013 Women conference in Yap ............... 5,000 (v) Kosrae Utility Authority [(staff development & training)] subsidy ... [20,000] 40,000 (w) Kosrae Youth Associations (Fusr) 5,000 (x) Kosrae Special Parent Network (KSPN) 5,000 (y) Kosrae State Government’s contribution to Pacific Island 4 of 19 C.B.
NO.
17-206 Development Bank ......................... $ 30,000 (z) Yela Environment Landowners Authority (YELA) ........................... 10,000 (aa) Tourist travel trail in Malem municipality ......................... 5,000 (ab) Lelu farm road improvement at Sruusr, Lelu ..................... 10,000 (ac) Inkoenum, Utwe access and inner road project ......................... 15,000 (ad) Kings farm road project in Pilyaul, Malem .......................... 15,000 (ae) Tafunsak Municipal Government subsidy ......................... 10,000 (af) Tafeot Dam repair and water system improvement ......................... 10,000 (ag) Malem Municipal Government subsidy ......................... 10,000 (ah) Utwe Municipal Government subsidy ......................... 10,000” Section 3.
Section 4 of Public Law No.

17-68 is hereby 21 amended to read as follows: 22 23 24 25 “Section 4.

Of the sum of $5,697,383 appropriated by this act, $219,116 is apportioned to pay the amount owed by the State of Pohnpei to FEMA and $1,200,000 is apportioned for public projects and social 5 of 19 C.B.

NO.

17-206 programs in the State of Pohnpei.
(1) Amount owed by the State of Pohnpei to FEMA ..................................... $ 219,116 (2) State of Pohnpei..................... 1,200,000 (a) At-Large........................ 300,000 (i) Pohnpei Road Improvement (material purchase, transportation and equipment rental, tools, etc) .............. 135,000 (ii)Payment of asphalt plant conveyor belt account by PTA to Ace Ocean company ... 15,000 (iii) Mountain trails (labor, tools, equipment) .......................... 10,000 (iv) Waterways/channels improvement (labor, POL, tools, equipment) .
10,000 (v) Pohnpei Outer Islands transportation needs (charter costs, fuel, channel clearing) .......................... 30,000 (vi) Aid to non-public high schools 20,000 (vii) Pohnpei Sports facilities improvement ................................ 20,000 (viii) Historical sites restoration/maintenance .................... 15,000 (ix) Traditional leaders conference and travel needs ................ 20,000 (x) Civic leaders’ FSM State 6 of 19 C.B.
NO.

17-206 visit .................................... $ 25,000 (b) Election District No.
1......... 300,000 (i) Road improvement- Kolonia 90,000 (ii) Other road improvements 100,000 (iii) COM-FSM students’ outstanding debt payment ................... 22,000 (iv) St. Paul school subsidy 8,000 (v) Social Security premium contribution ............................... 15,000 (vi) Classroom upgrade (Palikir school) ........................... 12,000 (vii) Medical referrals (travel) 10,000 (viii) Need Assessment/monitoring- Election District No.

1 .................... 43,000 (c) Election District No.
2......... 300,000 (i) [Secondary road upgrade/improvement ........................ 125,000] Akahk/Enipoas road ......................... 15,000 (ii) Rohi water system road..... 15,000 (iii) Metipw/Dolopwail road...... 20,000 (iv) Nan Woalin Pahloang road... 15,000 (v) Pwoai Pwoai water system road 15,000 [(ii) Secondary road paving] (vi) Temwen/Poasihloa road paving 30,000 [(iii) Water System improvement.. $ 22,500] 7 of 19 C.B.

NO.
17-206 (vii) Toamwaoroahlong water system improvement ......................... 7,500 (viii) Sapwalapw water system improvement ......................... 5,000 (ix) Pwok water system improvement 10,000 [(iv)] (x) Students financial assistance 15,000 [(v)](xi) High School Cooks (Madohlanihmw High school/ Nanpei Memorial High School) ...................... 12,000 [(vi)](xii) Police Vehicle supplemental [(vii)](xiii) Youth activities........... [(viii)] (xiv) Women’s activities/programs 8,000 7,500 7,500 [(ix)] (xv) Alekot Power extension..... 20,000 (xvi) Takaieu/Madolenihmw Power extension ..................... 20,000 [(x)] (xvii) Coral materials............ 7,500 [(xi)] (xviii) ED#2 subsidy (administrative support and other current expenses) ........ 30,000 [(xii)] (xix) Agriculture Fair (Madolehnihmw/Kitti) ............... [10,000] [(xiii)] (xx) PVC materials.............. 5,000 5,000 (xxi) Hydraulic Trailer mounted rig & accessories .................. 15,000 (xxii) Box culvert/bridge......... 15,000” (d) Election District No.
3........ $ 300,000 8 of 19 C.B.

NO.
17-206 (i) Women Associations’ activities and equipment ................... 15,000 (ii) Youth Associations activities and sporting equipment .......... 15,000 (iii) ED#3 Office subsidy........ 45,000 (iv) Nett Secondary road improvement and maintenance ................ 75,000 (v) Water system projects improvement ................................ 15,000 (vi) Youth/Community Center..... 15,000 (vii) Dehpek/Takaiou students’ support .................................... 15,000 (viii) Student Financial Assistance 15,000 (ix) Medical referral support... 10,000 (x) Youth Sport facilities’ upgrade 15,000 (xi) Pohnpei Senior Citizens Associations program/activities ........... 5,000 (xii) Farming equipment.......... 15,000 (xiii) General Road improvement and beautification ......................... 45,000” Section 4.
Section 5 of Public Law No.

17-68 is hereby 22 amended to read as follows: 23 24 25 “Section 5.

Of the sum of $5,697,383 appropriated by this act, $978,860 is apportioned to pay the amount owed by the State of Chuuk to FEMA and $1,800,000 is 9 of 19 C.B.

NO.

17-206 apportioned for public projects and social programs.
(1) Amount owed by the State of Chuuk to FEMA PROVIDED THAT Chuuk State shall repay this amount in such a manner as will be agreed to between the allottee and the Chuuk State leadership.
............................... $ 978,860 (2) State of Chuuk....................... 1,800,000 (a) At-Large........................ 300,000 (i) Community facilities/Infrastructure & Housing subsidy 30,000 (ii) Chuuk Museum contribution.. 5,000 (iii) Roads/Seawalls/Bridges repair and improvement ............................ 25,000 (iv) Main water source lease obligation (Nefo) .......................... 7,000 (v) Contributions to State, Municipal and Community events/ activities/programs ................ [21,000] 42,000 (vi) POL/Charters/Freight subsidy/reimbursements ........... $[22,600] 25,600 (vii) Youth Groups equipment/supplies/activities .............. 15,000 (viii) Leaders/Patients/Students/ repatriation of remains travel needs [20,000] 23,000 (ix) Administrative support 10 of 19 C.B.
NO.
17-206 costs for allottee/At Large ...... [10,000] $ 7,000 (x) Fishing project (equipment/gears/marketing) ........ [30,000] 27,000 (xi) Lien Pukial prior obligations 5,000 (xii) Women Groups’ sewing equipment/supplies ......................... 3,000 (xiii) Farmers’ seedlings & labor cost obligations ................................ 1,400 (xiv) Community/Students/farmers land transportation ................ [25,000] 18,000 (xv) Students financial assistance/schools subsidy ......... [20,000] 0 (xvi) Municipal government subsidy (Elections/activities) ..... [40,000] 46,000 (xvii) Power distribution extension matching fund .................... 20,000 (b) Election District No.
1......... 300,000 (i) Professional services fee .

15,000 (ii) Renewable Energy project/Communication system .............. 65,000 (iii) Mortlock Islands’ Sea vessel purchase [65,000]........... 100,000 (iv) Multipurpose public facilities, community facilities, housing improvement and repair .................... $ 40,000 11 of 19 C.B.

NO.
17-206 (v) Education, health and sanitation programs & projects ..... [30,000] 10,000 (vi) Youth, Sports & Recreational programs/activities ... [10,000] 0 (vii) Municipal government special occasions activities ............... 10,000 (viii) Students financial assistance 20,000 (ix) Repatriation of remain/ Associations contributions ................. 15,000 (x) Mortlock Island Development Authority (MIDA) operation ......... [20,000] 25,000 (xi) Copra and Fish purchase Revolving Fund ..................... [10,000] 0 (c) Election District No.
2......... 300,000 (i) Fishing Projects........... 20,000 (ii) Nutrition and Food Security Enhancement Projects .............. 15,000 (iii) Housing renovation supplement 25,000 (iv) Community Halls rehabilitation ............................ 25,000 (v) Weno Municipality Transportation needs & Office Rehabilitation ............. 30,000 (vi) Fono Municipality subsidy.. 10,000 (vii) Piis-Paneu Municipality subsidy 10,000 (viii) Regional Leadership 12 of 19 C.B.
NO.

17-206 outreach visits ........................... $ 25,000 (ix) College students’ financial assistance ....................... 15,000 (x) Youth Community activities.
15,000 (xi) Northern Namoneas Social and Economic Development Authority Administration 50,000 (xii) Roads upgrade & rehabilitation ..................... [40,000] 10,000 (xiii) Power Distribution Extension matching fund .................... 20,000 (xiv) Weno Constitution Day and Inauguration Day festivities ............... 10,000 (xv) Acquisition of heavy equipment for road repair .................. 20,000 (d) Election District No.
3......... 300,000 (i) Fishing projects........... 70,000 (ii) Housing project............ 30,000 (iii) Community Halls rehabilitation 30,000 (iv) Southern Namoneas Development Authority Administration ................... 25,000 (v) Contribution/Repatriation of remain/Associations support (Guam/Saipan/Hawaii/United States/Southern Namoneas) .................. 10,000 (vi) Reimbursement for POL/Charters $ 5,000 13 of 19 C.B.

NO.
17-206 (vii) Contribution to Social Security premium ........................... 5,000 (viii) Reimbursement payment for Lease/Rental obligation .................... 10,000 (ix) Business start up/Entrepreneurship subsidies .............. 10,000 (x) Youth/School sports & activities 10,000 (xi) Solar power lighting system 10,000 (xii) Students land transportation needs/vehicle purchase for local government 15,000 (xiii) Municipal/Community health and sanitation water improvement projects 7,500 (xiv) Humanitarian/Food Aid relief program for Community/ municipalities ...... 10,000 (xv) Medical/medication contribution to non-insured and unemployed Senior Citizens 7,500 (xvi) Feeding program for Handicap/Disable elderlies ................. 5,000 (xvii) Travel needs for students/referral patients/leaders ......... 20,000 (xviii) Contributions to Southern Namoneas off-island chartered associations .
10,000 (xiv) Municipal governments subsidies ................................ 10,000 (e) Election District No.

4........ $ 300,000 14 of 19 C.B.

NO.

17-206 (i) Fishing projects........... 40,000 (ii) Low income housing subsidy.
30,000 (iii) Farming project subsidy.... 30,000 (iv) Students financial assistance 15,000 (v) Faichuk Development Authority (Contractual services/Administration) ...... 20,000 (vi) Medical referral and repatriation of remains .................... 10,000 (vii) Municipal governments’ subsidies 70,000 (viii) Sewing project subsidy..... 10,000 (ix) Youth activities and programs 15,000 (x) Road improvement and beautification ............................. 10,000 (xi) States and Municipal leadership exposure and travel ............. 15,000 (xii) [Eipweip] fishing market subsidy ...................... 5,000 (xiii) Students and farmers land transportation ........................ 20,000 (xiv) Solar system project....... (xv) Fiber boat repair project.. 5,000 5,000 (f) Election District No.
5......... 300,000 (i) Fishing projects........... 100,000 (ii) Northwest Islands Development Authority Administration ...... $ 38,000 15 of 19 C.B.

NO.
17-206 (iii) Food relief assistance program 28,000 (iv) Officials/patients and other travel needs ......................... 18,000 (v) Payment for students’ outstanding debt at COM-FSM, University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hawaii Pacific University 14,000 (vi) Vehicles purchase for municipal governments ...................... 14,000 (vii) Contributions to Northwest Islands Associations ............. 30,000 (viii) Boat charter/medical referral travel reimbursements ............. 10,000 (ix) Onoun Women Association contribution ............................... 8,000 (x) Pollap Dispensary solar power project supplemental ................. 2,000 (xi) Shoreline mitigation project 2,000 (xii) Tupwunoil office rental.... 6,000 (xiii) Boat charters/POL.......... 20,000 (xiv) Contributions to municipal events/activities .......................... 5,000 (xv) Community Hall............. 5,000” Section 5.
Section 6 of Public Law No.

17-68 is hereby 24 amended to read as follows: 25 "Section 6.

Allotment and management of funds and lapse 16 of 19 C.B.

NO.

17-206 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 subsection 1 of section 3 of this act shall be the Governor of Kosrae State, the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 3(2)(p) of this act shall be the Mayor of Lelu Municipal Government or his designee and the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 1 of section 4 of this act shall be the Governor of Pohnpei State.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(1) of this act shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or his designee.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(2)(a) of this act shall be the Governor of 17 of 19 C.B.

NO.

17-206 Chuuk State or his designee.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(2)(b) of section 5 of this act shall be the Mortlock Islands Development Authority.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(2)(c) of section 5 of this act shall be the Executive Director of the Northern Namoneas Social and Economic Development Authority or his designee.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(2)(d) of section 5 of this act shall be the [Faichuk Development Authority] Southern Namoneas Development Authority or its designee.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(2)(e) of section 5 of this act shall be the [Southern Namoneas Development Authority] Faichuk Development Authority or its designee.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(2)(f) of this act shall be the Northwest Island Development Authority.

The authority of the allottee to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse on September 30, 2014.

Section 6.
Section 6.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 18 of 19 C.B.

NO.

17-206 1 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 2 becoming law without such approval.

3 4 Date: 1/8/13 Introduced by: /s/ Tiwiter Aritos Tiwiter Aritos of 19