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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA EIGHTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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21-203 AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

20-92, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


20-124, 20-161, 20-171, 21-41, 21-68 and 21-134, by amending sections 3 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 Kosrae State, and for other purposes.

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

Section 3 of Public Law No.

20-92 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 3.
Of the $1,400,000 appropriated under this act, $200,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social programs in the state of Kosrae.
state of Kosrae..........................$ 200,000 (a) Utwe Biosphere Reserve project .. 29,000 (b) Finpe Canal Clearing and Rehabilitation project .................... 21,000 (c) Contribution to Thomas Jefferson School of Law Scholarship ................. 7,000 (d) Entrepreneurial start up and private sector assistance ................................ 10,000 (e) Kosrae Tennis Association ........... 23,000 (f) Kosrae Wrestling Federation ......... 10,000 (g) APIPA conference participants ....... 10,000 (h) Kosrae Volleyball team to Micro-games, Yap State .................... 5,000 CBL 21-329 P.C.
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21-317 (i) Material filling/road improvement/ equipment rental/POL (Kupyac, Tafunsak) .. $ 10,000 (j) Walung Elementary school lunch program 30,000 (k) Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority subsidy ......................... 10,000 (l) Utwe Farmers Association ............ 10,000 (m) Lelu Women Organization ............. 25,000” Section 2.

Section 6 of Public Law No.

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20-124 and 21-134, is hereby further amended to 10 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; PROVIDED THAT, the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 2(a) of this act shall be the President of COM-FSM or his designee.
The allottee of funds appropriated under sections 3 and 4 of 2 of 4 P.C.

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21-317 this act shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or his designee; PROVIDED THAT, the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 3(a) to 3(f) of this act shall be the Governor of Kosrae State or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 3(g) to 3(m) shall be the Mayor of Lelu Town Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(2)(a) to 4(2)(g) of this act shall be the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(3)(a) of this act shall be the Speaker of Kitti Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(3)(f) of this act shall be the Speaker of Madolenihmw Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(4)(e) of this act shall be the Mayor of Mwokilloa Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(4)(f) of this act shall be the Mayor of Pingelap 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 3 of 4 P.C.

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21-317 the Mortlocks Island Development Authority (MIDA); the allottee of 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, 2022.” Section 3.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 12 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 13 becoming law without such approval.

14 November 21, 2020 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 4 of 4