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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2023 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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22-189 AN ACT To amend Public Law No.

22-186, by amending sections 4, 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allottee of 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 Section 1.

Section 4 of Public Law No.

22-186 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 4.

Of the $5,600,000 appropriated under this act, $1,600,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social 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) Associated costs for purchase, dry dock, and delivery of vessel Lady Pohnpei................................. ... .

75,000 (c) Repair and maintenance, Lady Minto/ Lady Pohnpei ............................... .

25,000 (2) Election District No.

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400,000 (a) Sokehs Pah access road paving...... 50,000 (b) COM-FSM students’ outstand debts... 15,200 (c) Softball team....................... 15,000 CBL 22- P.C.

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22-189 (d) Solar icebox.......................$ 4,800 (e) Heavy equipment purchase for Pohnpei Transportation Authority ... .................. (f) Sokehs Island road paving........... (g) Kolonia pot holes repair/road -0- -0- maintenance.................................... 15,000 (h) Pohnrakied road overlay paving..... 20,000 (i) Boat launching areas............... 30,000 (j) Sokehs ridge cleaning........... .
30,000 (k) Old communication Dolonier road widening ................................ 30,000 (l) Pohnpei Utility Corporation (Division of Water) subsidy .................. 30,000 (m) Sapwuahfik Island Solar lights project 20,000 (n) Sapwuahfik transportation/ outboard motors .............................. 20,000 (O) Sapwuahfik community Nahs ........ 7,000 (p) Ninran community house ........... 3,000 (q) Kiodai, Nanpohnmal road paving ... 20,000 (r) Sekere access road ............... 10,000 (s) Pohnpei Utility Corporation subsidy 60,000 (t) Sokehs Powe Slipway construction .
20,000 (3) Election District No.

2............... 400,000 (a) Pahn Peinmwomw road................... 20,000 (b) Nin Dol road.................... .

20,000 2 of 10 P.C.

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22-189 (c) Imwin dol road...................$ 20,000 (d) Kepine to Sapwalap road.
......... 50,000 (e) Madolenihmw police vehicle ....... -0- (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 .... -0- (o) Etiriik Esiel road ............... 15,000 (p) Nankepinmweli road ............... 30,000 (q) Sabina Sam road .................. 15,000 (r) Areu (Kohler Carl) road paving ... 20,000 (s) Akahk Powe road paving ........... 75,000 (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 Public Safety building Renovation ................................. 50,000 (d) Nett Palipowe culvert and road paving 75,000 3 of 10 P.C.

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22-189 (e) Nett New Road Construction ...... $ 25,000 (f) Nett Palipah culvert and road paving 50,000 (g) Saladak School Gym ............... 100,000 (h) Ramirez bridge improvement ....... 10,000 (i) Bernardo bridge improvement ...... 10,000 (j) Ladore bridge improvement ........ 10,000” Section 2.

Section 5.
Section 5.

Of the $5,600,000 appropriated 8 under this act, $2,400,000 shall be apportioned for public 9 projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State.
10 11 12 state of Chuuk........................... 2,400,000 (1) At Large.......................... 505,000 (a) Chuuk-Guam Association Cultural 13 Center (including land purchase in Guam) ............. 200,000 14 (b) Contributions to State, 15 Municipal or Community Activities, Events and Programs 60,000 (c) Land transportation ............. 70,000 (d) Fishing projects ................. 75,000 (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) Morlock airports construction/ 23 improvement .......................................... 100,000 24 25 (b) Land purchase ................... 100,000 (c) Students financial assistance .... 60,000 4 of 10 P.C.

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22-189 1 2 (d) Sewing project .................. $ 20,000 (e) Mortlock schools graduations awards/ 3 incentives ........................................... 25,525 4 5 6 7 (f) Water tanks purchase ............ 15,000 (g) Freight/Charter/POL .............. 14,000 (h) Special occasions activities/programs 15,475 (i) Stevedoring/labor costs for project 8 materials ............................................ 10,000 (3) Election District No.

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............. 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 (e) Land transportation .............. 30,000 (f) Bail out program for all school .. 10,000 (g) Sewing project ................... 10,000 (h) Water tanks purchase ............ 15,000 (i) Fishing projects ................. 25,000 (4) Election District No.
3.............. 400,000 (a) Municipal Governments’ subsidies .

40,000 (b) Service related cost for Project 22 Control Document preparation ......................... 10,000 23 24 25 (c) Travel needs ..................... 15,000 (d) Humanatarian assistance .......... 75,000 (e) Fishing projects ................. 110,000 5 of 10 P.C.

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22-189 1 (f) Renewal of Business Licenes of 2 Markets on Weno ..................................... $ 10,000 3 (g) Parem Tower installation and 4 Associated cost ...................................... 20,000 (h) Students financial assistance .... 20,000 (i) Medication needs ................. 10,000 (j) Meeting halls repair ............. 30,000 (k) Travel needs/Medical referrals ... 15,000 (l) Contributions to social events, 10 activities and programs .............................. 5,000 (m) Housing repair/renovation ........ 25,000 (n) Land transportation .............. 10,000 (o) SNDA Board meeting allowance ..... 5,000 (5) Election District No.
4.............. 380,000 (a) Fishing projects............... .

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100,000 (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) Land transportation .............. 50,000 (6) Election District No.
5.............. 375,000 (a) Community and Municipal 24 activities/events/ programs .......................... 30,000 25 (b) Low income housing renovation/ 6 of 10 P.C.

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22-189 1 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 3.

Section 6 of Public Law No.

22-186 is hereby 10 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 7 of 10 P.C.

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22-189 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)(e), 4(2)(f), 4(2)(g), 4(2)(h), 4(2)(k), 4(2)(q), 4(2)(r), 4(3)(s), 4(3)(b), 4(3)(f), 4(3)(j), 4(3)(k), 4(3)(o), 4(3)(p), 4(3)(r) and 4(3)(s) of this act shall be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority (PTA); the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(c), 4(2)(d), 4(2)(i), 4(2)(j) 4(3)(a), 4(3)(c), 4(3)(d), 4(3)(i), 4(2)(t), 4(3)(d) and 4(3)(q) 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(2)(b) of this act shall be the President of COM-FSM; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(2)(m), 4(2)(n), 4(2)(o) and 4(2)(p) of this act shall be the Mayor of Sapuwahfik Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(3)(e), 4(3)(l), 4(3)(m) and 4(3)(n) of this act shall be the Meninkeder Laplap; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(3)(h) of this act shall be the Chief Justice of Kitti Municipal Government, or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(2)(l), 8 of 10 P.C.
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22-189 4(2)(s), and 4(3)(g) of this act shall be the Pohnpei Utility Corporation.
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.” 9 of 10 P.C.

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22-189 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.
April 20th, 2023 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 10 of 10