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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 2013 C.B.

No.

18-60 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

17-68, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

17-71, 17-81, 17-84, 17-89, 17-90, 18-03 and 18-10, by amending section 5 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use of certain funds previously appropriated to fund public projects and social programs in the State of Chuuk, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: Section 1.

Section 5 of Public Law No.

17-68, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

17-71, 17-81, 17-84, 17-89, 17-90 and 18-03, is hereby further amended to read as follows: “Section 5.

Of the sum of $5,697,383 appropriated by this act, $978,860 is apportioned to pay the amount owed by the State of Chuuk to FEMA and $1,800,000 is apportioned for public projects and social programs.
(1) Amount owed by the State of Chuuk to FEMA PROVIDED THAT Chuuk State shall repay this amount in such a manner as will be agreed to between the allottee and the Chuuk State leadership.
...........$ 978,860 (2) State of Chuuk ....................... 1,800,000 (a) At-Large ........................ 300,000 (i) Community facilities/ Infrastructure & Housing subsidy ........... 30,000 (ii) Chuuk Museum contribution .. 5,000 (iii) Roads/Seawalls/Bridges repair and improvement ............................ 25,000 CBL 18-63 C.B.

No.
18-60 (iv) Main water source lease obligation (Nefo) .........................$ 7,000 (v) Contributions to State, Municipal and Community events/ activities/ programs .................................. 42,000 (vi) POL/Charters/Freight subsidy/reimbursements .................... 25,600 (vii) Youth Groups equipment/supplies/activities .............. 15,000 (viii) Leaders/Patients/Students/ repatriation of remains travel needs ....... 23,000 (ix) Administrative support costs for allottee/At Large ................ 7,000 (x) Fishing project (equipment/gears/marketing) ................ 27,000 (xi) Lien Pukial prior obligations 5,000 (xii) Women Groups’ sewing equipment/supplies ......................... 3,000 (xiii) Farmers’ seedlings & labor cost obligations ........................... 1,400 (xiv) Community/Students/farmers land transportation ........................ 18,000 (xv) Students financial assistance/schools subsidy ................. 17,500 (xvi) Municipal government 2 of 9 C.B.
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18-60 subsidy (Elections/activities) ............$ 48,500 (xvii) Power distribution extension matching fund .................... -0- (b) Election District No.

1 ......... 300,000 (i) Professional services fee .
15,000 (ii) Renewable Energy project/ Communication system ...................... 65,000 (iii) Mortlock Islands’ Sea vessel purchase ....................100,000 (iv) Multipurpose public facilities, community facilities, housing improvement and repair ..................... 40,000 (v) Education, health and sanitation programs & projects/and/or training 10,000 (vi) Youth, Sports & Recreational programs/activities ........... -0- (vii) Municipal government special occasions activities ............... 10,000 (viii) Students financial assistance 20,000 (ix) Repatriation of remain/ Associations contributions ................. 15,000 (x) Mortlock Island Development Authority (MIDA) operation ................. 25,000 (xi) Copra and Fish purchase Revolving Fund ............................. -0- 3 of 9 C.B.
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18-60 (c) Election District No.
2 ........ $ 300,000 (i) Fishing Projects ........... 20,000 (ii) Nutrition and Food Security Enhancement Projects .............. 15,000 (iii) Housing renovation supplement 25,000 (iv) Community Halls rehabilitation ............................. 25,000 (v) Weno Municipality Transportation needs & Office Rehabilitation ............. 30,000 (vi) Fono Municipality subsidy .. 10,000 (vii) Piis-Paneu Municipality subsidy .................................... 10,000 (viii) Regional Leadership outreach visits ............................ 25,000 (ix) College students’ financial assistance ....................... 15,000 (x) Youth Community activities .
15,000 (xi) Northern Namoneas Social and Economic Development Authority Administration 50,000 (xii) Roads upgrade & rehabilitation 10,000 (xiii) Power Distribution Extension matching fund .................... -0- (xiv) Weno Constitution Day and Inauguration Day festivities ............... 10,000 (xv) Acquisition of heavy 4 of 9 C.B.

No.
18-60 equipment for road repair .................$ -0- (xvi) Weno Municipal Police Communication System and Supplies .......... 9,000 (xvii) Weno Municipal Office upkeep 5,000 (xviii) Nepukos Souak Association Community Activities ....................... 5,000 (xix) Mechitiw Souak Community Activities ................................. 5,000 (xx) Acquisition of Equipment and Supplies for Activities of: (a) Fonoton Youth Association (FCYA) ......................... 2,000 (b) Piis-Paneu Youth Association ................................ 2,000 (c) Peniesene Youth Association (Kutta Kinamwe) ................ 2,000 (d) Tunnuk Youth Association (TCYA) ......................... (e) Iras Youth Association 2,000 2,000 (f) Neauo Youth Association 2,000 (g) Wichap Youth Association 2,000 (h) Nemwan Youth Association 2,000 (d) Election District No.
3 ......... 300,000 (i) Fishing projects ........... 70,000 (ii) Housing project ............ 30,000 5 of 9 C.B.

No.
18-60 (iii) Community Halls rehabilitation $ 30,000 (iv) Southern Namoneas Development Authority Administration ................... 25,000 (v) Contribution/Repatriation of remain/Associations support (Guam/Saipan/ Hawaii/United States/Southern Namoneas) .... 10,000 (vi) Reimbursement for POL/Charters 5,000 (vii) Contribution to Social Security premium ........................... 5,000 (viii) Reimbursement payment for Lease/Rental obligation .................... 10,000 (ix) Business start up/Entrepreneurship subsidies .............. 10,000 (x) Youth/School sports & activities 10,000 (xi) Solar power lighting system 10,000 (xii) Students land transportation needs/vehicle purchase for local government 15,000 (xiii) Municipal/Community health and sanitation water improvement projects 7,500 (xiv) Humanitarian/Food Aid relief program for Community/ municipalities ...... 10,000 (xv) Medical/medication contribution to non-insured and unemployed Senior Citizens 7,500 (xvi) Feeding program for Handicap/Disable elderlies ................. 5,000 6 of 9 C.B.
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18-60 (xvii) Travel needs for students/ referral patients/leaders .................$ 20,000 (xviii) Contributions to Southern Namoneas off-island chartered associations .

10,000 (xiv) Municipal governments subsidies .................................. 10,000 (e) Election District No.

4 ......... 300,000 (i) Fishing projects ........... 40,000 (ii) Low income housing subsidy .
30,000 (iii) Farming project subsidy .... 30,000 (iv) Students financial assistance 15,000 (v) Faichuk Development Authority (Contractual services/Administration) ...... 20,000 (vi) Medical referral and repatriation of remains .................... 10,000 (vii) Municipal governments’ subsidies 70,000 (viii) Sewing project subsidy ..... 10,000 (ix) Youth activities and programs 15,000 (x) Road improvement and beautification ............................. 10,000 (xi) States and Municipal leadership exposure and travel ............. 15,000 (xii) fishing market subsidy .... 5,000 (xiii) Students and farmers land transportation ........................ 20,000 7 of 9 C.B.
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18-60 (xiv) Solar system project ......$ (xv) Fiber boat repair project .. 5,000 5,000 (f) Election District No.
5 ......... 300,000 (i) Fishing projects ..[100,000] 70,000 (ii) Northwest Islands Development Authority Administration ....... 38,000 (iii) Food relief assistance program 28,000 (iv) Officials/patients and other travel needs .................[18,000] 42,000 (v) Payment for students’ entrance test fees, and outstanding debt at COM-FSM, University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hawaii Pacific University .................. 9,000 (vi) Vehicles purchase for municipal governments ...................... 12,000 (vii) Contributions to Northwest Islands Associations .....[30,000] 23,000 (viii) Boat charter/medical referral travel reimbursements ............. 10,000 (ix) Onoun Women Association contribution ............................... 8,000 (x) Pollap Dispensary solar power project supplemental ................. 2,000 (xi) Shoreline mitigation project 2,000 (xii) Tupwunoil office rental .... 6,000 8 of 9 C.B.
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18-60 (xiii) Boat charters/[POL] funeral related expenses .........$ [20,000] 40,000 (xiv) Contributions to municipal events/activities .......................... (xv) Community Hall ............. 5,000 5,000 (xvi) Municipalities’ Inaugurations [7,000] 0” Section 5.

This act shall become law upon approval by the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon it becoming law without such approval.
Date: 9/12/13 Introduced by: /s/ Tony H. Otto Tony H. Otto of 9