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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

20-290, C.D.1 P.C.

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20-179 AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

20-125, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


20-135, 20-146 and 20-157, by amending sections 3, 5 and 6 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use and allottee of certain funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of the states of Kosrae and Chuuk, 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.

20-125 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 3.
Of the $7,000,000 appropriated under this act, $1,000,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social programs for the people of Kosrae State.
state of Kosrae...........................$ 1,000,000 (a) Roads improvement .............. 215,000 (b) Kosrae High School lunch program 50,000 (c) Fishing projects ............... 25,000 (d) Students’ travel needs ......... 10,000 (e) Medical referrals .............. 20,000 (f) Sialat, Salik farm road improvement 30,000 (g) Travel needs for Kosraeans ..... 40,000 (h) Purchase of two excavators for Utwe and Lelu farmers, and associated shipping costs ............................ 75,000 (i) Contribution to Community events, CBL 20-310 P.C.
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20-290, C.D.1 activities and programs .................. $ 30,000 (j) G-14 travel and associated costs 35,000 (k) Fund raising for Seattle Kosrae baseball team ............................. 10,000 (l) 4MS musical instruments ........ 5,000 (m) Youth Yatta, Tafunsak musical instruments ............................... (n) Sroansak project subsidy ....... 5,000 5,000 (o) Kosrae State Government subsidy 250,000 (p) Students’ bus stops projects ... 30,000 (q) Scholarships for Kosraean students 30,000 (r) Tafunsak water system improvement 20,000 (s) Poultry project ................ 5,000 (t) Gateway, Utwe basketball court .
10,000 (u) APIPA conference ............... 20,000 (v) Payment for outstanding medical bill at Guam Memorial Hospital ................. 12,000 (w) Payment for prior obligation for channel clean-up for contractor ........... 10,000 (x) Vehicle for Victory Youth ...... 10,000 (y) Utwe Fishing Club .............. 28,000 (z) Kosrae State Hospital equipment 20,000” 2 of 11 P.C.

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Section 5 of Public Law No.


20-125, as amended by 2 Public Laws Nos.

20-135 and 20-146, is hereby further amended to 3 read as follows: “Section 5.

Of the $7,000,000 appropriated under this act, $3,000,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State.
state of Chuuk......................... .. $ 3,000,000 (1) At Large............................. 500,000 (a) Allottee’s administrative support cost .............................. 30,000 (b) Housing renovation/improvement .
110,000 (c) Fishing project ................ 110,000 (d) Land Transportation ............ 45,000 (e) Contributions to State, Municipal and Community events, activities and program .................... 50,000 (f) Women’s Home Economic project .. 15,000 (g) Youth’s musical equipment and other needs ........................... 20,000 (h) Municipal offices construction .

30,000 (i) Contributions to Municipal/ Traditional leaders ....................... 10,000 (j) Moch Municipal lighting system .
18,000 (k) Leaders/Patients/Students travel and Community Outreach and Advocacy Program 42,000 3 of 11 P.C.

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20-290, C.D.1 (l) Non-Governmental Organizations, Foundations, Associations ................ $ 20,000 (2) Election District No.
1 ............. 500,000 (a) Housing renovation, improvement and completion ............................ 130,000 (b) Multipurpose community facilities 30,000 (c) Mortlock Islands Development Authority (MIDA) vessels’ operation ....... 25,000 (d) Municipal, Community and Traditional events, activities and programs 25,000 (e) Freight and Labor costs for MIDA’s projects ........................... 20,000 (f) Internet equipment ............. 70,000 (g) MIDA’s office extension supplemental 20,000 (h) TA Airport terminal supplemental 30,000 (i) Leaders and Community members travel needs .............................. 20,000 (j) Fishing project ................ 30,000 (k) Sport facilities and solar lightings 5,000 (l) Grant writing training ......... 12,000 (m) Contributions to Representatives/ Senate Chuuk State Legislature ............ 40,000 (n) MIDA’s current and prior obligations 43,000 (3) Election District No.
2.............. 500,000 (a) Housing and Community buildings 4 of 11 P.C.

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20-290, C.D.1 renovation/Rehabilitation ................ $ 105,000 (b) Contributions to Representatives/ Senate Chuuk State Legislature ............ 35,000 (c) Office of the Governor’s subsidy 20,000 (d) Municipal Governments’ subsidy .
40,000 (e) Allottee’s administrative support cost .............................. 20,000 (f) Repatriation of human remains .. 20,000 (g) Students’ financial assistance .
20,000 (h) Land Transportation ............ 15,000 (i) Youth events, activities and programs 20,000 (j) Road maintenance/Heavy equipment purchase ....................... 80,000 (k) Food Security .................. 50,000 (l) Piis, Paneu Municipal Inauguration 5,000 (m) Fishing project ................ 30,000 (n) Travel needs/Community Outreach and Advocacy Program ...................... 40,000 (4) Election District No.
3.............. 500,000 (a) Housing renovation/ multipurpose building ..................... 120,000 (b) Students’ financial assistance .

20,000 (c) Southern Namoneas Off-Island Associations’ contributions ............... 20,000 (d) Business start-up/Entrepreneurship 15,000 5 of 11 P.C.

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20-290, C.D.1 (e) Water project ................. $ 15,000 (f) Sewing project ................. 20,000 (g) Southern Namoneas Goodwill games 25,000 (h) Land Transportation ............ 30,000 (i) Southern Namoneas Development Authority (SNDA)administrative support cost (current and prior obligations) ........... 20,000 (j) Fishing project ................ 100,000 (k) POL/Charter/Freight ............ 10,000 (l) Outreach/Medical referrals ..... 50,000 (m) Humanitarian assistance ........ 15,000 (n) Fishing project ................ 15,000 (o) Tonoas Municipal Office Inauguration 5,000 (p) St. Cecilia subsidy ............ (q) Berea Christian School subsidy .
(r) Land transportation ............ 5,000 5,000 5,000 (5) Election District No.

4.............. 500,000 (a) Fishing project ................ 50,000 (b) Community Outreach and Advocacy Program .......................... 50,000 (c) Students’ financial assistance .

20,000 (d) FDA administrative support ..... 30,000 (e) Current and prior obligations .. -0- (f) Land transportation ............ 40,000 (g) Low Income housing repair/renovation 40,000 6 of 11 P.C.

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20-290, C.D.1 (h) Youth activities, events and programs $30,000 (i) Food Security .................. 75,000 (j) Medical referral and repatriation of human remain ........................... 25,000 (k) Contributions to Municipal Governments ..................... 100,000 (l) Coconut tree replantation project 15,000 (m) Travel need .................... 25,000 (6) Election District No.
5.............. 500,000 (a) Northwest citizens residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands typhoon/humanitarian relief ............... 15,000 (b) Municipal and Community events/activities/programs ................ 50,000 (c) Solar Street lights ............ 55,000 (d) Solar Freezers ................. 40,000 (e) Students’ financial assistance .
40,000 (f) Patients/Leaders/Students/ Citizens –Travel/COAP ..................... 30,000 (g) Margie Winter’s participation at the World Olympic ......................... 10,000 (h) Ruo Municipal Social Security Outstanding ...................... 10,000 (i) Land Transportation ............ -0- (j) Contributions to Northwest 7 of 11 P.C.

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20-290, C.D.1 Legislative delegation State Legislature .
$ 25,000 (k) Food Security/Relief program ... 40,000 (l) POL/Charter/Freight ............ 45,000 (m) Multipurpose/Community hall renovation/rehabilitation ................. 20,000 (n) Allottee’s administrative support cost .............................. 10,000 (o) Northwest Leadership Summit .... 15,000 (p) ED#5 Health Aid support ........ 10,000 (q) ED#5 Administrative support/ Grant Proposal cost ....................... 25,000 (r) Low Income Housing renovation & rehabilitation ............................ 50,000 (s) Northwest Citizen Development 15 Training (Current/Prior obligation) ................. 10,000” 16 Section 3.
Section 6 of Public Law No.

20-125, as amended by 17 Public Law Nos.

20-135 and 20-157, is hereby further amended to 18 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 8 of 11 P.C.

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20-290, C.D.1 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 the funds appropriated under sections 3 and 4 of this act shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or his designee; PROVIDED THAT, the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 3(o) of this act shall be the Governor of Kosrae State or his designee, the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 3(b) to 3(q) and 3(u) to 3(z) of this act shall be the Mayor of Lelu Town Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 3(a), 3(r), 3(s) and 3(t) of this act shall be the Mayor of Tafunsak Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(v) of this act shall be the Meninkeder lapalap of Madolenihmw Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(w) of this act shall be the Chief Minister of U Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(x) of this act shall be the District Administrator of Nett Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under 9 of 11 P.C.
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20-290, C.D.1 subsection 4(1)(y) of this act shall be the Luhken Menlap of Kitti Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(z) of this act shall be the Chief Magistrate of Sokehs Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(2)(a) to 4(2)(v) of this act shall be the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure or his designee; the allottee of fund appropriated under subsections 4(1)(a2) and 4(4)(m) of this act shall be the Mayor of Pingelap Municipal Government; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(1)(a1) and 4(4)(n) of this act shall be the Chief Magistrate of Mwoakilloa Municipal Government; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(a3) of this act shall be the Luhken Kolwof of Sapuwafik Municipal Government; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(a4) of this act shall be the Mayor of Nukuoro Municipal Government; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(a5) of this act shall be the Chief Magistrate of Kapingamarangi Municipal Government.
The allottee of the funds appropriated sections 5 of this act shall be the Governor of Chuuk State or his designee; PROVIDED THAT, the allottee of funds appropriated under 10 of 11 P.C.

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20-290, C.D.1 subsections 5(h) and 5(j) of this act shall be the FSM Telecommunication Corporation or its designee.

The authority of the allottee to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse on September 30, 2021.” Section 4.
This act shall become law upon approval by the 6 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its becoming 7 law without such approval.

8 April 11, 2019 /s/ Peter M. Christian Peter M. Christian President Federated States of Micronesia 11 of 11