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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SIXTH REGULAR SESSION, 2023 CONGRESIONAL BILL No.

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22-186 AN ACT To appropriate the sum of $5,600,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk states, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

The sum of $5,600,000, or so much thereof as may 2 be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 3 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 4 September 30, 2023, for the purpose of funding public projects and 5 social programs for the people of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk 6 states.

The funds appropriated under this section shall be 7 apportioned as follows: 8 Section 2.
Of the $5,600,000 appropriated under this act, 9 $800,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social 10 programs for the people of Yap State.

11 state of Yap............................ .
$ 800,000 (a) Gilfith Community Park toilet and shower facilities ............................. 46,241 (b) Falalop, Woleai Community vehicle ... 30,000 (c) Asor Community boat and outboard motor 20,000 (d) Ifalik Community storage building ... 30,000 (e) Elato Community boat and outboard motor 20,000 (f) SSB and VHF base radios for Outer Island CBL 22-284 P.C.

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22-271, C.D.1 Dispensaries ................................. $ 50,000 (g) Fuel and provisioning for government Operated vessels .............................. 120,000 (h) Yap State Government and private sectors Employees’ contribution to MiCare for the employees who are making less than 12,000 per annum ..... 250,000 (i) Boat and outboard motor for Yapese in Pohnpei .................................... 20,000 (j) Land acquisition for Yap Delegation .
213,759 10 Section 3.

Of the $5,600,000 appropriated under this act, 11 $800,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social 12 programs for the people of Kosrae State.
state of Kosrae......................... $ 800,000 (1) At Large .................................. 400,000 (a) Kosrae State Government subsidy..... 100,000 (b) Repatriation of human remains........ 20,000 (c) Kosraean Community in Kileen, Texas (travel and associated costs) .............. 30,000 (d) Kosraean Community in Sacramento, California (travel and associated costs) .... 30,000 (e) One Way Group in Seattle (travel and associated costs) ......................... 20,000 (f) Tafunsak Municipal Office subsidy .... 30,000 (g) Malem Municipal Office subsidy ....... 20,000 (h) Tafeyat, Lelu farm road improvement .. 10,000 2 of 11 P.C.
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22-271, C.D.1 (i) Purchase of boats/outboard motors ... $ 20,000 (j) Travel needs ......................... 35,000 (k) Wan Finkol, Utwe drainage improvement 10,000 (l) Tafunsak water system clearing ....... 45,000 (m) Supplemental funding to Kosrae Airport area/landscaping .............................. 20,000 (n) Travel/associated cost for a basketball team to Missouri .............................. 10,000 (2) Election District No.
1..................... 400,000 (a) Contributions to the purchase of a Quest House for Kosraeans in Sacramento, California... 100,000 (b) Kosrae State Court subsidy.............. 50,000 (c) Kosrae State Legislature subsidy........ 50,000 (d) Travel and associated costs – FSM National Government Inauguration.............. 40,000 (e) Tuition and other costs for Kosraean students at SDA School Kosrae.................. 20,000 (f) Tafunsak beautification project – Airport area to Tafunsak Elementary school............ 10,000 (g) Excavator purchase for Utwe Municipal Government.............. ..................... 40,000 (h) Excavator purchase for Malem Municipal Government.............. ...................... 40,000 (i) Excavator purchase for Tafunsak Municipal Government.............. ............. 40,000 3 of 11 P.C.
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22-271, C.D.1 1 2 3 (j) Koarom to Tenwak Channel clearing/ Maintenance.............. .............. ......$ 10,000 Section 4.

Of the $5,600,000 appropriated under this act, 4 $1,600,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social 5 programs for the people of Pohnpei State.
state of Pohnpei........................$ 1,600,000 (1) At Large................................. 400,000 (a) Pohnpei Island Community project and programs................................. 300,000 (b) Outer Islands Community projects and programs................................. 100,000 (2) Election District No.
1.................. 400,000 (a) Sokehs Pah access road paving...... (b) COM-FSM students’ outstand debts... 50,000 15,200 (c) Softball team....................... 15,000 (d) Solar icebox....................... 4,800 (e) Heavy equipment purchase for Pohnpei Transportation Authority....................... 100,000 (f) Sokehs Island road paving........... 80,000 (g) Kolonia pot holes repair/road maintenance.................................... 15,000 (h) Pohnrakied road overlay paving...... 20,000 (i) Boat launching areas ............... 30,000 (j) Sekere new road paving............. 40,000 (k) Old communication Dolonier road widening 30,000 4 of 11 P.C.
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2.................$ 400,000 (a) Pahn Peinmwomw road................... 20,000 (b) Nin Dol road.......................... 20,000 (c) Imwin dol road........................ 20,000 (d) Kepine to Sapwalap road............... 50,000 (e) Madolenihmw police vehicle............ 25,000 (f) Nan Pohnmal road (Henly) ............. 5,000 (g) Mwudokalap power line................ 10,000 (h) Kitti Municipal Court house.......... 30,000 (i) Woukutohr road improvement........... 25,000 (j) Nanpailong road...................... 20,000 (k) Uhmwe road improvement............... 25,000 (l) Madolenihmw roadside cleaning........ 10,000 (m) Madolenihmw Constitutional Day....... 10,000 (n) Madolenihmw office renovation........ 50,000 (o) Etiriik Esiel road ................. 15,000 (p) Nankepinmweli road ................. (q) Sabina Sam road .................... 30,000 15,000 (r) Areu (Kohler Carl) road paving...... 20,000 (4) Election District No.
3.............. ... 400,000 (a) Mwokilloa Municipal Government public projects ................................... 35,000 (b) Pingelap Municipal Government public projects................................ 35,000 (c) Nett District Government public 5 of 11 P.C.

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22-271, C.D.1 projects .................................$ 175,000 (d) U Municipal Government public projects ................................... 130,000 (e) Nett New Road Construction .......... 25,000 Section 5.

Of the $5,600,000 appropriated under this act, 6 $2,400,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social 7 programs for the people of Chuuk State.
state of Chuuk........................... 2,400,000 (1) At Large................................ 505,000 (a) Chuuk-Guam Association Cultural Center 200,000 (b) Contributions to State, Municipal or Community Activities, Events and Programs 60,000 (c) Land transportation ................. 70,000 (d) Fishing projects..................... 75,000 15 (e) Housing renovations.................. 50,000 (f) Solar/Generator projects............. 20,000 (g) Students/Patients/Leaders travel ..... 30,000 (2) Election District No.
1................. 360,000 (a) Mortlock Islands Development Authority Subsidy .................................... 360,000 (3) Election District No.

2................. 380,000 (a) Heavy equipment/Crusher/maintenance 250,000 (b) Travel needs ......................... 10,000 (c) Business start up .................... 20,000 (d) Kokumi Goodwill games ................ 10,000 6 of 11 P.C.

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22-271, C.D.1 (e) Land transportation ..............$ (f) Bail out program for all school.... (g) Sewing project..................... (h) Water tanks purchase .............. (i) Fishing projects................... 30,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 25,000 (4) Election District No.
3.............. ... 400,000 (a) Municipal Governments’ subsidies .... 40,000 (b) Service related cost for Project Control Document preparation ............... (c) Solar lights/Solar Panels ........... (d) Humanaitarian assistance ............ 10,000 15,000 75,000 (e) Fishing projects .................... 110,000 (f) Renewal of Business Licenes of Markets on Weno .................................... 10,000 (g) Parem Tower installation and associated cost ....................................... (h) Students financial assistance ....... (i) Medication needs .................... (j) Meeting halls repair ................ (k) Travel needs/Medical referrals ...... (l) Contribution to Chuuk State/ Maternity Ward building .................... (m) Housing repair/renovation ........... (n) Land transportation ................. (o) SNDA Board meeting allowance ........ 20,000 20,000 10,000 30,000 15,000 5,000 25,000 10,000 5,000 7 of 11 P.C.
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4.................$ 380,000 (a) Fishing projects................... 50,000 (b) Municipal Governments’ subsidy 80,000 (c) Students financial assistance....... 30,000 (d) FDA administrative support cost..... 30,000 (e) Housing repair/renovation 50,000 (f) Food relief program................ 40,000 (g) Heavy equipment purchase........... 100,000 (6) Election District No.
5................. 375,000 (a) Community and Municipal activities/events/ programs ...................................... 30,000 (b) Low income housing renovation/ Rehabilitation..... ...... ..................... 50,000 (c) Fishing projects .................... 40,000 (d) Solar street lights .................. 50,000 (e) Land transportation ................. 40,000 (f) Solar power system.
.................. 50,000 (g) Solar freezers ....................... 45,000 (h) POL/Freight/Charters.. ............... 55,000 (i) Office rental........................ 15,000” Section 6.

Allotment and management of funds and lapse date.

22 All funds appropriated by this act shall be allotted, managed, 23 administered and accounted for in accordance with applicable laws, 24 including, but not limited to, the Financial Management Act of 25 1979.
The allottee shall be responsible for ensuring that these 8 of 11 P.C.

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22-271, C.D.1 1 funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are used solely for 2 the purpose specified in this act, and that no obligations are 3 incurred in excess of the sum appropriated.

The allottee of the 4 funds appropriated under section 2 of this act shall be the 5 Governor of Yap State or his designee.
The allottee of funds 6 appropriated under sections 3 and 4 of this act shall be the 7 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or his designee; 8 EXCEPT THAT, the allottee of funds appropriated under section 3(1) 9 of this act shall be the Governor of Kosrae State or his designee; 10 the allottee of funds appropriated under section 3(2) of this act 11 shall be the Mayor of Lelu Town Government or his designee; the 12 allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(2)(a), 4(2)(e), 13 4(2)(f), 4(2)(g), 4(2)(h), 4(2)(j), 4(2)(k), 4(3)(b), 4(3)(f), 14 4(3)(j), 4(3)(k), 4(3)(o), 4(3)(p) and 4(3)(r) of this act shall 15 be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority (PTA); the allottee of 16 funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(c), 4(2)(d), 4(2)(i) 17 4(3)(a), 4(3)(c), 4(3)(d), 4(3)(i) and 4(3)(q) of this act shall 18 be the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, 19 Communications and Infrastructure or his designee; the allottee of 20 funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(b) of this act shall be 21 the President of COM-FSM; the allottee of funds appropriated under 22 subsections 4(3)(e), 4(3)(l), 4(3)(m) and 4(3)(n) of this act 23 shall be the Meninkeder Laplap; the allottee of funds appropriated 24 under subsection 4(3)(h) of this act shall be the Chief Justice of 25 Kitti Municipal Government, or his designee; the allottee of funds 9 of 11 P.C.
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22-271, C.D.1 1 appropriated under subsection 4(3)(g) of this act shall be the 2 Pohnpei Utility Corporation.
The allottee of the funds 3 appropriated under subsections 5(1) and 5(6) of this act shall be 4 the Governor of Chuuk State or his designee; the allottee of the 5 funds appropriated under subsection 5(2) of this act shall be the 6 Mortlocks Island Development Authority (MIDA); the allottee of the 7 funds appropriated under subsection 5(3) of this act shall be the 8 Mayor of Weno Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee 9 of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(4) of this act shall 10 be the Southern Namoneas Development Authority; the allottee of 11 the funds appropriated under subsection 5(5) of this act shall be 12 the Faichuk Development Authority.
The authority of the allottee 13 to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse on 14 September 30, 2025.

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22-271, C.D.1 1 Section 7.

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.
February 10th , 2023 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 11 of 11