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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIRST SPECIAL SESSION, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

20-59, C.D.1 P.C.

NO.

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20-36 AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

18-70, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


18-98, 18-112, 18-122, 19-07, 19-24, 19-41, 19-52, 19-73, 19-82, 19-101, 19-114, 19-139, 20-07 and 20-16 by amending sections 4 and 5 thereof, to change the use of certain funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding 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 2 Section 1.

Section 4 of Public Law No.


18-70, as amended by 3 Public Laws Nos.

18-98, 18-112, 18-122, 19-07, 19-24 and 19-52, is 4 hereby further amended to read as follows: “Section 4.

Of the sum of $5,100,000 appropriated by this act, $1,450,000 is apportioned for public projects and social programs in the state of Pohnpei.
State of Pohnpei .......................... $ 1,450,000 (1) At-Large ............................ 400,000 (a) Hosting of Micro Games ......... 174,965 (b) Nanmand, Salapwuk road improvement 40,035 (c) Eirike road pave overlay ....... 30,000 (d) U Road improvement ............. 30,000 (e) Madolenihmw road improvement ... 30,000 (f) Kolonia road improvement ....... 20,000 (g) Road equipment and purchase .... 60,000 (h) Outer Islands water catchment improvement ...................... 15,000 CBL 20-65 P.C.
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1 ............ $ 350,000 (a) Tomwara loop ................... (b) Vehicle purchase ............... (c) Kapinga bridge ................. -0- -0- -0- (d) Nukuoro farming rehabilitation .

20,000 (e) Election District No.
1 subsidy (f) Sapwuafik water system ........ -0- -0- (g) Pohnpei Export Association .... 10,000 (h) Palikir Elementary School awards -0- (i) St. Paul Elementary School subsidy 5,000 (j) LED/solar lights project ....... 6,000 (k) Nanmadap road improvement ..... 20,000 (l) Pohras Bridge – Sokehs ......... 40,000 (m) Nukuoro office phone debt and reconnection fee .......................... -0- (n) PUC Water/Power Sokehs Pah Project 209,000 (o) Kapinga Community House maintenance 20,000 (p) Beautification project ......... 10,000 (q) Sokehs Ridge invasive plants removal project ................................... 10,000 (3) Election District No.
2 ............. 350,000 (a) Nintok (Rehntu) road relocation ............................... 40,000 (b) Nanmwoat (Epwitek) road upgrade 5,000 (c) Salapwuk School road paving .... 50,000 2 of 10 P.C.

NO.

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20-59, C.D.1 (d) Areu Pah road paving .......... $ 25,000 (e) Nan Rohi (Pehleng) road upgrade 5,000 (f) Koapinmwoamwi road paving ...... 25,000 (g) Nan Madol access road upgrade .. 10,000 (h) Pahnsapw (Section 4) road upgrade 10,000 (i) Women activities/programs ...... (j) Youth activities/programs ...... (k) Agriculture Fair ............... (l) Purchase of coral materials .... 7,500 7,500 6,000 7,500 (m) Paies bridge (Kitti) ........... 10,000 (n) Woau Kutoar road ............... 10,000 (o) Soakoaroan (Pehleng) road upgrade 10,000 (p) Lohd road paving ............... 20,000 (q) Soamwoai (Section 1) water system 10,000 (r) Dioan (Kitti) water system ..... 5,000 (s) Purchase of pvc pipes .......... 10,000 (t) Water well drilling ............ 10,000 (u) Mwudokalap power line .......... 10,000 (v) Alekot power supplement ....... 7,500 (w) Nan Pwoaren Ais (Madolenihmw) road upgrade ............................... 10,000 (x) Students’ financial assistance 10,000 (y) Administrative support services (ED#2) (POL, Utilities, Communication) 14,000 (z) Outreach and advocacy program .. 15,000 3 of 10 P.C.
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3 ............ $ 350,000 (a) Youth Sports Facilities renovation, sports Activities and equipment/supplies ........................ 30,000 (b) School supplies ................ 30,000 (c) Students support fund .......... 10,000 (d) Medical referral support ....... 15,000 (e) Senior citizen support ........ 5,000 (f) Mwoakilloa Municipal Government subsidy ........................ 15,000 (g) ED#3 Community water projects .. 25,000 (h) Renewal energy/solar equipment supplies from Remote communities .......... 20,000 (i) ED#3 office subsidy ............ 30,000 (j) ED#3 road pavement ............. 55,000 (k) Parem school office ............ 20,000 (l) Pingelap Municipal Government subsidy ........................ 15,000 (m) Nett Municipal Government subsidy 15,000 (n) U Municipal Government subsidy, PROVIDED THAT, 55% of the funding is for Executive branch, 30% for the Council and 15% for the Judiciary ......................... 15,000 (o) Road maintenance & beautification 50,000” 4 of 10 P.C.
NO.

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20-59, C.D.1 1 Section 2.

Section 5 of Public Law No.

18-70, as amended by 2 Public Laws Nos.

18-98, 18-112, 18-122, 19-07, 19-24, 19-44, 19-52, 3 19-73, 20-07 and 20-16, is hereby further amended to read as 4 follows: “Section 5.

Of the sum of $5,100,000 appropriated by this act, $2,150,000 is apportioned for public projects and social programs in the state of Chuuk.
state of Chuuk ............................ $ 2,150,000 (1) At-Large ............................ 400,000 (a) Community infrastructure and housing renovation ......................... 39,729 (b) Contributions to State, Municipal and community activities/events/programs .. 70,271 (c) Tonoas Goodwill Games 2014 ..... 10,000 (d) Municipal offices construction/ renovation ............................... 14,000 (e) Women home economic projects ... 20,000 (f) POL/Freight/Charters ........... 20,000 (g) Allottee’s administrative support services ........................... 35,000 (h) Fishing projects ............... 55,000 (i) Leadership/patients/students travel & COAP .............................. 49,000 (j) Youth activities/programs/ equipment .................................. 15,000 5 of 10 P.C.
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20-59, C.D.1 (k) Students’ financial assistance $ 15,000 (l) Mortlock Goodwill Games 2014 ... -0- (m) 2014 Weno Goodwill Games obligations 7,000 (n) Land transportation ............ 40,000 (o) Weno Municipal official travel .

10,000 (2) Election District No.
1 ............. 350,000 (a) Lien Pwikial, Lien Pwakii, Nomeisepi and Kilo I subsidy ............... 40,000 (b) Cooperative Associations, Non-governmental organizations contributions and subsidy .................. 45,000 (c) Mortlock leadership subsidy .... 25,000 (d) Home, housing and multipurpose building improvement and renovation ........ 100,000 (e) Students financial assistance .. 20,000 (f) Food security, relief and poverty alleviation project programs ....... 50,000 (g) Mortlocks Goodwill Games and Mortlocks substate center projects ......... 25,000 (h) MIDA ........................... 25,000 (i) Repatriation of remains/ medical referral ........................... 10,000 (j) Mortlocks Mayors Association ... 10,000 (3) Election District No.
2 ............. 350,000 (a) Housing and Community Hall 6 of 10 P.C.

NO.

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20-59, C.D.1 rehabilitation ............................ $ 50,000 (b) Fishing projects ............... 30,000 (c) Students’ financial assistance .

20,000 (d) Food Security .................. 30,000 (e) Administrative cost/office rental for Election District No.
2 ................ 20,000 (f) Office of the Governor subsidy .
10,000 (g) Municipal subsidy .............. 34,000 (h) Public markets renovation ...... -0- (i) Human repatriation ............. 10,000 (j) Water system projects .......... 5,000 (k) Road improvement/heavy equipment purchase ......................... 70,000 (l) Land transportation need ....... 30,000 (m) Weno election subsidy .......... (n) Chuuk Women Council ............ 7,000 5,000 (o) Leadership/patients/students travel need ............................... 19,000 (p) Youth activities/program ....... 10,000 (4) Election District No.
3 ............. 350,000 (a) Food Security, relief and poverty alleviation program ................ 54,376 (b) Fishing Project ................ 100,000 (c) Municipal subsidy .............. 49,668 (d) Leadership travel (Traditional, 7 of 10 P.C.

NO.

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$ 30,000 (e) Human repatriation ............. 10,000 (f) Alternative energy and/or solar project .............................. 5,956 (g) Individual housing repair/ improvement after the aftermath of Typhoon Maysak ............................ 50,000 (h) Purchase of vehicle for Election District No.
3 ............................. 20,000 (i) Constituents outreach and advocacy program ........................... 20,000 (j) Administrative support service for SNDA .................................. 10,000 (5) Election District No.
4 ............. 350,000 (a) Fishing Project subsidy ........ 60,000 (b) Low Income Housing subsidy ..... 40,000 (c) Humanitarian assistance subsidy 50,000 (d) Youth activities and programs subsidy 30,000 (e) Medical referral and repatriation of human remains subsidy ................... 20,000 (f) Administrative cost for Faichuk Development Authority ...................... 20,000 (g) Fishing markets subsidy ........ 10,000 (h) Sewing Project subsidy ......... 20,000 (i) Municipal governments subsidy .. 80,000 8 of 10 P.C.
NO.

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20-59, C.D.1 (j) Students financial assistance .

$ 20,000 (6) Election District No.

5 ............. 350,000 (a) Municipal governments’ subsidy .
151,333 (b) Low income housing renovation, water well project and purchase of water well pumps ............................... -0- (c) Northwest Social and Development activities/ operation/projects ............. -0- (d) Post Secondary financial grants for school year 2015 and 2016 .............. -0- (e) Contractual services for Northwest schools .......................... -0- (f) Saramen Chuuk Academy high school subsidy ........................ 25,000 (g) Houk youth activities .......... (h) Tamatam Women Store ............ -0- -0- (i) Prior obligation for boat charters travel needs for support staff ............. -0- (j) Seedling projects for farmers ............................... -0- (k) Water tanks .................... 28,000 (l) Northwest Islands leadership conference ............................... 5,000 (m) Preparation for Northwest leadership summit .......................... 6,400 9 of 10 P.C.
NO.

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20-59, C.D.1 (n) Northwest Island Development Authority, boat operation and their related expenses ......................... $ 8,000 (o) Election District No.
5 office subsidy ............................. -0- (p) Food relief .................... 13,742 (q) Solar power freezers and related costs .............................. 25,000 (r) Low income housing renovation/ community housing improvement .............. 20,000 (q) Northwest Municipal prefab dispensaries and offices ................... 67,525” Section 3.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 14 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 15 becoming law without such approval.
August 03 , 2017 /s/ Peter M. Christian Peter M. Christian President Federated States of Micronesia 10 of 10