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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2015 C.B.

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19-14 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

18-05, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

18-07, 18-14, 18-31, 18-38, 18-72, 18-82, 18-93 and 18-105, by amending sections 5 and 6 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use, allottee and lapse date of funds previously appropriated, to fund public projects and social programs in the State of Chuuk, 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.

18-05, as amended 2 by Public Laws Nos.

18-07, 18-14 and 18-93, is hereby further 3 amended to read as follows: “Section 5.

Of the sum of $2,500,000 appropriated by this act, $1,000,000, is apportioned for Chuuk State for public projects and social programs.
State of Chuuk ............................ $ 1,000,000 (1) Chuuk at Large ....................... 240,000 (a) Community facilities/ Infrastructure and housing subsidy ......... 40,000 (b) Main water source lease obligation (Nefo) .......................... 10,000 (c) Contributions to State, Municipal and Community events/activities/programs ... 40,000 (d) POL/Charters/Freight subsidy and/or reimbursement ....................... 25,000 (e) Leaders/Patients/Students CBL 19-22 C.B.
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19-14 repatriation of remains transport and travel costs ............................. $ 35,000 (f) Administrative support costs for allottee/At Large ...................... 10,000 (g) Fishing project (equipment/gear/activities) ................ 26,000 (h) Municipal office construction and related costs ............. 15,000 (i) Land transportation ............. 10,000 (j) Youth activities/Equipment/programs 15,000 (k) Student financial assistance/school subsidy .................................... 14,000 (2) Election District No.
1 .............. 150,000 (a) Housing Improvement and Renovation 55,000 (b) Multipurpose community Building and/or municipal office improvement and renovation ............................. 50,000 (c) Mortlock Island Development Authority (MIDA) ........................... 45,000 (3) Election District No.
2 .............. 150,000 (a) Patient/Students/Leadership travel expenses ............................ 25,000 (b) Food security and relief program 15,000 (c) Meeting Halls improvement and rehabilitation ......................... 20,000 2 of 6 C.B.

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19-14 (d) Repatriation of human remains and associated cost (transport, travel and funeral cost) ........................ $ 10,000 (e) Road improvement project ........ 20,000 (f) Students financial assistance and outstanding debt ....................... 20,000 (g) [Piis Paneu] Travel needs ....... (h) Fishing project ................. 6,000 7,500 (i) Election District No.
2 administrative support services ............ 10,000 (j) Land transportation needs ....... 10,000 (k) Fonoton ......................... 6,500 (4) Election District No.
3 .............. 150,000 (a) Fishing project subsidy ......... 30,000 (b) Community housing/facilities rehabilitation ............................. 40,000 (c) Repatriation of human remains and associated cost (transport, travel and funeral cost) .......................... 15,000 (d) Southern Namoneas Development Authority administrative cost .............. 10,000 (e) Solar system project subsidy .... 10,000 (f) Sport facilities improvement and sport equipment purchase .............. 10,000 (g) Association/Organizations’ subsidy 5,000 3 of 6 C.B.
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19-14 (h) Food security and relief programs $ 5,000 (i) Student and leaders travel/Medical referral ................................... 10,000 (j) Southern Namoneas Development Authority office rental ................... 5,000 (k) Contribution to Municipal/ Community events/activities ................ 10,000 (5) Election District No.
4 .............. 160,000 (a) Fishing project subsidy ......... 40,000 (b) Farming project subsidy ......... 30,000 (c) Low Income housing subsidy ...... 25,000 (d) Faichuk Development Authority administrative cost ........................ 20,000 (e) Humanitarian assistance ......... 20,000 (f) Students’ financial assistance .. 15,000 (g) Fishing markets’ subsidy ........ 10,000 (6) Election District No.
5 .............. 150,000 (a) Purchase of a passenger boat and related cost ...................... 102,500 (b) Northwest Islands Development Authority .................................. 20,000 (c) Fishing projects ................ 12,000 (d) Election District No.

5 office rental .............................. 3,000 (e) Food relief program ............. 12,500” 4 of 6 C.B.

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19-14 1 Section 2.

Section 6 of Public Law No.

18-05, as amended 2 by Public Laws Nos.


18-07, 18-38 and 18-82, is hereby further 3 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 3 of this act shall be the Governor of Yap State.
The allottee of funds appropriated under sections 2 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 4(3)(a) of this act shall be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 5(1) [and], 5(3) and 5(6) of this act shall be the Governor of Chuuk State or his designee.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(2) of section 5 of this act shall be the Mortlock 5 of 6 C.B.

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19-14 Islands 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 Island Development Authority.]

The authority of the allottee to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse on September 30, [2015] 2016.” Section 3.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 13 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 14 becoming law without such approval.
15 16 Date: 5/25/15 Introduced by: /s/ Victor Gouland Victor Gouland of 6