Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1698934545947.pdf (Micronesia, Federated States of)
TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2023 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

23-09 P.C.

NO.

23-24 AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

22-180, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


22-187, 22-188 and 23-03, by amending sections 2, 4 and 5 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people Yap, Pohnpei and Chuuk states, and for other purposes.

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

Section 2 of Public Law No.

22-180, as amended by 2 Public Laws Nos.


22-187 and 22-188, is hereby further amended to 3 read as follows: “Section 2.

Of the $8,820,000 appropriated under this act, $1,260,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social programs for the people of Yap State.
state of Yap....... ...................... $ 1,260,000 (a) Council of Pilung Building Pathway Installation Project ......................... 20,000 (b) Current and Prior Obligations/Debts for Yapese Patients with the Palau National Hospital and other doctors clinics .................... 50,000 (c) Falalop, Woleai Health Center Waiting Area Project ................................. 30,000 (d) Fuel and provisioning of FSM-owned vessels for field trips services to the outer islands of Yap .......................... 100,000 (e) Gachpar, Gagil Recreational Park ..... 35,000 CBL 23-02 P.C.
NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
23-09 (f) Raman Parking Lot and Landfill ..... $ 100,000 (g) Pacific Mission Aviation (PMA) Fuel Subsidy ................................. 100,000 (h) St. Mary’s School Multipurpose Facility Project Supplemental ................ 200,000 (i) Sunset Park Recreational Center ...... 35,000 (j) Wottegai, Woleai Community Multipurpose Building Construction/Renovation Project ...... 30,000 (k) Men’s house in Eauripik renovation and improvement .................... 100,000 (l) Okaw village stream retaining wall/other community projects ............................ 10,000 (m) Yap Community Action Program (Yap CAP) Supplemental ................................. 150,000 15 (n) Falalop, Woleai Atoll community warehouse 150,000 16 (o) Asor, Ulithi Atoll community warehouse 150,000” 17 Section 2.
Section 4 of Public Law No.

22-180, as amended by 18 Public Laws Nos.

22-188 and 23-03, is hereby further amended to 19 read as follows: “Section 4.

Of the $8,820,000 appropriated under this act, $2,520,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei State.
state of Pohnpei ............................. $ 2,520,000 (1) At Large......................... ....... 630,000 (a) Pohnpei circumferential asphalt road repair (including replacement of broken cross road culverts) ............................... $ 100,000 2 of 11 P.C.

NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
23-09 (b) Community Roads repair and maintenance 50,000 (c) Pohnpei Hospital medical wards repair and renovation ............................... 100,000 (d) Pohnpei Outer Islands Vessel Operations (salaries and wages for crews) ..... 75,000 (e) Lohd Road Paving .................... 100,000 (f) Pohnpei Public Safety supplies and equipment .................................... 25,000 (g) Congressional Administrative support costs ................................ 25,000 (h) Children Medical Referral Assistance 25,000 (i) Students financial assistance ....... 25,000 (j) Kahmar asphalt road repair (material and labor costs) .................... 30,000 (k) Nansoumwuhmw farm road extension .... 50,000 (l) Repair and maintenance of Lady Pohnpei 25,000 (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) 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 3 of 11 P.C.

NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
23-09 (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) Sapwuahfik Municipal Government subsidy 20,000 (r) Sekere-Nikehwe road overlay paving .. 70,000 (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 (x) Agriculture access road ............. 10,000 (y) Sapwohn Community house ............. 10,000 (z) Pwilinsokon Community house ......... 10,000 (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 4 of 11 P.C.

NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.


23-09 (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) Election District No.
2. administrative support service ............................... 30,000 (m) Ohwa church road pavement and parking 60,000 (n) Road pavement for mini-circle ....... 55,000 (o) Kitti Municipal Government subsidy .. 30,000 (p) Pohnpei basketball team travel needs 20,000 (q) Travel needs ........................ 20,000 (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) Nan Welin Rohi/road construction/Coral Capping .................................... 18,000 (f) Mwokilloa Municipal Government public projects .............................. $ 65,000 (g) Pingelap Municipal Government public projects ............................... 65,000 5 of 11 P.C.
NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

23-09 (h) U Luhke road rehabilitation ......... 20,000 (i) Nan welin Rohi new road construction 15,000 (j) U Municipal court building .......... 15,000 (k) Takaieu power ....................... 20,000 (l) Pohnpwet ............................ 68,000” Section 3.

Section 5 of Public Law No.

22-180, as amended by 7 Public Laws Nos.


22-187, 22-188 and 23-03, is hereby further 8 amended to read as 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 22 (e) Land transportations ................. 95,000 23 24 25 (f) Water projects ...................... $ 30,000 (g) Patients/Students/Leaders travel needs 85,000 (h) Contributions to FSM Associations, 6 of 11 P.C.
NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

23-09 Organizations & Groups within and outside the FSM 25,000 (i) Children’s playground needs .......... -0- (j) Municipal Constitutional Conventions .

30,000 (k) Roads beautification/Seawalls improvement 15,000 (l) Northern Namoneas legislature delegation fund ............................... 35,000 (2) Election District No.
1... ................ 630,000 (a) Mortlock Municipal Governments subsidy 90,000 (b) Solar System ........................ 50,000 (c) Housing renovation and maintenance ... 70,000 (d) Multipurpose buildings/construction/ renovation .................................... 70,000 (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 (k) Travel for Inauguration and other Special Occasions .................................... 40,000 (3) Election District No.
2.... .............. $ 610,000 (a) ED#2 Administrative support costs .... 30,000 (b) Students financial assistance ........ 30,000 7 of 11 P.C.

NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.


23-09 (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 14 (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 (g) Humanitarian assistance/aid ......... $ 60,000 (h) Housing renovations ................. 62,000 (i) Students financial assistance ........ 20,000 (j) Travel needs ......................... 40,000 8 of 11 P.C.
NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.


23-09 (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 ...................... 90,000 (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 .... 65,000 (l) Fason road improvement ............... -0- (m) Leadership travel needs .............. 100,000 (n) Solar freezers ...................... $ 25,000 (6) Election District No.
5............ ....... 610,000 (a) Community and Municipal activities/events/programs .................... 50,000 9 of 11 P.C.

NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
23-09 (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) ..................... -0- (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 .................... (p) Fiber Glass boat repair .............. -0- -0- (q) Northwest Leadership travel needs .... 45,000” Section 4.
This act shall become law upon approval by the 23 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 24 becoming law without such approval.

25 10 of 11 P.C.

NO.

23-24 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

23-02, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

23-09 June 16, 2023 /s/ Wesley W. Simina Wesley W. Simina President Federated States of Micronesia 11 of 11