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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2023 C.B.

No.

22-280 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

22-180, as amended by Public Law No.

22-187, by amending sections 4, 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 4 of Public Law No.

22-180 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: 3 “Section 4.

Of the $8,820,000 appropriated under this act, 4 $2,520,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social 5 programs for the people of Pohnpei State.
state of Pohnpei ......................... $ 2,520,000 (1) At Large......................... ......... 630,000 (a) Pohnpei asphalt road repair 100,000 (b) Community Roads repair and maintenance 100,000 (c) Pohnpei Hospital medical wards repair and 11 renovation .......................................... 100,000 12 (d) Pohnpei Outer Islands Transportation 13 Services Improvement ................................. 100,000 14 15 (e) Lohd Road Paving ..................... 100,000 (f) Pohnpei Public Safety supplies and 16 equipment ........................................... 25,000 17 (g) Congressional Administrative 18 support costs ....................................... 25,000 CBL 22-295 C.B.
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22-280 (h) Children Medical Referral Assistance $ 25,000 (i) Students financial assistance ........ 25,000 (j) Kahmar asphalt road repair ........... 30,000 (2) Election District No.
1...... ............ 630,000 (a) Nukuoru Women Sewing project ......... 10,000 (b) Kolonia Senior Citizens subsidy ...... 10,000 (c) Kepinkep Community Nahs maintenance .. 10,000 (d) [Nandaku, Palikir overlay paving] Pohnpei State Environment Protection Agency building construction and maintenance .................... 30,000 (e) Communication internet rental ........ 10,000 (f) Soledi upper road project ............ 70,000 (g) Purchase of wheelchairs .............. 15,000 (h) Kousapw Eihr paved road overlay ...... 30,000 (i) Pohnpei Catholic School subsidy ...... 10,000 (j) Pohnpei State EPA parking and road paving 15,000 (k) Pohras overlay paving (Iohl) ......... 30,000 (l) Sokehs Pah access roads paving ....... 30,000 (m) Sokehs Powe access roads paving ...... 15,000 (n) Bleachers Kolonia-China Gymnasium .... 25,000 (o) Pohnpei Port Authority airport chairs 30,000 (p) Open Market Causeway project supplemental 75,000 (q) [Nanmadap road paving] Sapwuahfik Municipal 24 Government subsidy ................................... 50,000 25 (r) Sekere-Nikehwe road overlay paving ... 70,000 2 of 11 C.B.
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22-280 (s) Lien Alem Care Center support ....... $ 20,000 (t) Land transportation .................. 20,000 (u) Misfit Exercise facility maintenance .

10,000 (v) Sokehs ridges cleaning/clearing ...... 20,000 (w) Sapwuafik Community house expansion .. 25,000 (3) Election District No.
2........... ........ 630,000 (a) Areu (David) road .................... 25,000 (b) Contribution to Lien Alem en Pohnpei activities .............................. 20,000 (c) MERIP ................................ 25,000 (d) Diadi Madolenihmw .................... 35,000 (e) Medical referral ..................... 30,000 (f) Nankerpene bridge .................... 55,000 (g) Temwen Civic Center .................. 15,000 (h) Ipwitek road paving .................. 25,000 (i) Kitamw road improvement .............. 50,000 (j) Nanpworonais road paving ............. 35,000 (k) Nan Mand road ........................ 100,000 (l) Economic, social and public projects .
215,000 (4) Election District No.

3.............. ..... 630,000 (a) Eirke road repair/paving ............. 50,000 (b) Nett Municipal Government public projects 250,000 (c) Kepin Awak new road .................. 35,000 (d) Nan U drainage ....................... 9,000 (e) U Municipal Government public projects 121,000 3 of 11 C.B.

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22-280 (f) Mwokilloa Municipal Government public projects ............................. $ 65,000 (g) Pingelap Municipal Government public projects .............................. 65,000 (h) U Luhke road rehabilitation .......... 20,000 (i) Nan welin Rohi new road construction .

15,000” Section 2.

Section 5 of Public Law No.

22-180, as amended by 8 Public Law No.

22-187, is hereby further amended to read as 9 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 23 (e) Land transportations ................. 95,000 24 25 (f) Water projects ....................... 30,000 (g) Patients/Students/Leaders travel needs 30,000 4 of 11 C.B.
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22-280 (h) Contributions to FSM Associations, Organizations & Groups within and outside the FSM $ 25,000 25,000 (i) Children’s playground needs .......... 25,000 (j) Municipal Constitutional Conventions .

30,000 (k) Roads beautification/Seawalls improvement 45,000 (l) Northern Namoneas legislature delegation fund ............................... 35,000 35,000 (2) Election District No.
1... ................ 630,000 (a) [Mortlock Islands Development Authority subsidy ............................. 630,000] Mortlock Municipal Governments subsidy ........ 90,000 (b) Solar System ........................ 50,000 (c) Housing renovation and maintenance ... 90,000 (d) Multipurpose buildings/construction/ renovation .................................... 90,000 (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 (3) Election District No.
2.... ............... 610,000 (a) ED#2 Administrative support costs .... 30,000 5 of 11 C.B.

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22-280 (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 15 (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 50,000 (g) Humanitarian assistance/aid .......... 60,000 (h) Housing renovations ................. 62,000 6 of 11 C.B.

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22-280 (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 ...................... 60,000 (e) Low income housing ................... 80,000 (f) Nikumi road improvement .............. 30,000 (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] Food relief/food security program ...... [80,000] 65,000 (l) Fason road improvement ............... 30,000 (m) Medical Evacuation boat purchase ..... 100,000 (n) Solar freezers ....................... 25,000 7 of 11 C.B.
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22-280 (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) ..................... 25,000 (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 .................... -0- (p) Fiber Glass boat repair .............. 20,000” 8 of 11 C.B.
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22-280 1 Section 3.

Section 6 of Public Law No.

22-180 is hereby 2 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 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(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 Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure or his designee; the 9 of 11 C.B.
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22-280 allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(2)(f), 4(2)(j), 4(2)(k), 4(2)(l), 4(2)(m), [4(2)(q)] and 4(2)(r) 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) and 4(2)(q) of this act shall be the Mayor of Sapwuahfik 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 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.

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22-280 1 Section 4.

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.

4 5 Date 3/22/23 Introduced by: /s/ Ferny S. Perman Ferny S. Perman of 11