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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA TENTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-378, C.D.1, P.C.

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21-248 AN ACT To amend Public Law No.

21-228, by amending sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allottee of funds appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk States, 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.

21-228 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 3.

Of the $2,800,000 appropriated under this act, $400,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social programs for the people of Kosrae State.
state of Kosrae........................... $ 400,000 (1) At Large ............................. 200,000 (a) Heavy Equipment – Tafunsak Municipal Government ...................... 56,000 (b) Fishing Project ................ 30,000 (c) Malem Drinking Water Tanks ..... 30,000 (d) Palusrik, Utwe Farm Road ....... 25,000 (e) Medical referral ............... 17,500 (f) Lelu River/Channel Clearings ... 30,000 (g) Lelu Youth subsidy ............. 11,500 (2) Election District No.
1.............. 200,000 (a) Canoe building project ......... 20,000 (b) Funding for a Kosraean CBL 21-394 P.C.

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21-248 student project at the University of Michigan at Dearborn ..................... $ 30,000 (c) Contribution to Community events, activities and programs ................... 20,000 (d) Farm road in Inkoeya, Tafunsak .
20,000 (e) Tuitions and other costs for a PhD candidate ........................... 40,000 (f) Travel needs during the Pandemic for medical reasons ....................... 20,000 (g) Delegation Scholarship Board subsidy 10,000 (h) Scholarships for Kosraean students studying in Fiji ................. 40,000” Section 2.

Section 4 of Public Law No.


21-228 is hereby 14 amended to read as follows: “Section 4 Of the $2,800,000 appropriated under this act, $2,000,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei State.
state of Pohnpei...........................$ 800,000 (1) At Large............................. 200,000 (a) Children medical cost assistance 25,000 (b) Overseas students subsistence support 25,000 (c) Pohnpei Trailways historical road rehabilitation ....................... 25,000 (d) Outer islands transportation cost subsidy .............................. 30,000 2 of 10 P.C.

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21-248 (e) Wone school fencing ........... $ 15,000 (f) Micronesia Red Cross equipment purchase ........................ 10,000 (g) Households water tanks ......... 25,000 (h) Community needs/Assessment .... 45,000 (2) Election District No.
1......... 200,000 (a) FSM National Olympic Committee subsidy ......................... 15,000 (b) PFC Purchase of Marine repeaters/installation .................... 36,000 (c) Pakihn Water Tanks/Materials ... 7,500 (d) Outboard motors and boats ...... 10,000 (e) Peidie Basketball solar lights .

10,000 (f) Sekere road paving (Pentecost) .


20,000 (g) Sekere Food Stall .............. 30,000 (h) CUYA riding mower/pressure washer/cleaning equipment/storage construction materials .................... 25,000 (i) Dolon Ladies Auxiliary Group Transportation and accessories ............ 7,000 (j) Tree Cutting project ........... 10,000 (k) Sokehs Municipal Government subsidy 12,000 (l) Palikir Food Stall expansion ... 10,000 (m) COM-FSM students’ debts ........ 7,500 (3) Election District No.
2......... 200,000 3 of 10 P.C.

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21-248 (a) Pohn Alap road extension ...... $ 35,000 (b) Metipw secondary road paving ... 40,000 (c) Pwok secondary road ............ 20,000 (d) Dien (Wehner Fredrick) secondary road 25,000 (e) Wenik secondary road .......... 10,000 (f) Dien (Joe Hainrick) secondary road 15,000 (g) Olopel secondary road (Mikel David) 15,000 (h) Nipai (Wone) road .............. 10,000 (i) Nanpei Memorial High School Principal Office space .................... 5,000 (j) Nanpei Memorial High School Librarian contractual service ............. 5,000 (k) Equipment rental ............... 20,000 (4) Election District No.
3........ ..... 200,000 (a) Drainage construction – Awak Pah 15,000 (b) Drainage construction – Awak Perenta 15,000 (c) Coral Material ................. 20,000 (d) Nett road repair and paving -3 star 30,000 (e) Lewetik Nett road repair and paving 30,000 (f) Palipowe, Nett road construction 20,000 (g) Nett road repair near PUC Dam .. 20,000 (h) Nett School needs .............. 10,000 (i) Awak School needs .............. (j) Saladak School needs ........... 5,000 5,000 (k) Pingelap Municipal Government subsidy 15,000 4 of 10 P.C.
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21-248 1 2 (l) Mwokilloa Municipal Government subsidy 15,000” Section 3.

Section 5 of Public Law No.

21-228 is hereby 3 amended to read as follows: “Section 5 Of the $2,800,000 appropriated under this act, $1,200,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State.
state of Chuuk........................... $ 1,200,000 (1) At Large........................... 200,000 (a) Contribution to State, Municipal and Community activities, events, and programs (b) Housing Repair/Renovation (c) Contribution to FSM Associations or organizations (d) Land transportation 85,000 60,000 20,000 35,000 (2) Election District No.

1............... 200,000 (a) Mortlock Islands Development Authority’s vessels purchase supplemental .
50,000 (b) Mortlocks Substate’s projects .. 50,000 (c) Boat charters/POL/Freight ...... 50,000 (d) Nomonemu Youth Goodwill Games .. 10,000 (e) Lekinioj beautification and road improvement project/labor cost ............ 10,000 (f) Ta airport cleaning and Maintenance project ....................... 10,000 5 of 10 P.C.

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21-248 (g) Satowan St. Joseph Church Multipurpose building project ............ $ 10,000 (h) Tonoas St. Anthony Church Multipurpose building project ............. 10,000 (3) Election District No.

2.............. 200,000 (a) Housing renovations/improvements 50,000 (b) Students’ financial assistance .
10,000 (c) POL/Freights/Charters .......... 10,000 (d) Humanitarian assistance ........ 10,000 (e) Fishing projects ............... 35,000 (f) Contribution to Youth activities, events and programs ....................... 10,000 (g) Land transportation ............ 30,000 (h) Municipal Governments’ subsidy .

40,000 (i) Prior year obligation .......... 5,000 (4) Election District No.
3............... 200,000 (a) Housing renovations/improvements 55,000 (b) Solar Power/Solar freezers/Lighting system and accessories .................... 40,000 (c) Contribution to Municipal and Community activities, events, and programs 40,000 (d) Humanitarian Aid ............... 20,000 (e) Office Space rental (current and prior obligations) .................... 5,000 (f) POL/Charters/Freights (current 6 of 10 P.C.

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21-248 and prior obligations) ................... $ 20,000 (g) Land transportation ............ 10,000 (h) Fishing Projects ............... 10,000 (5) Election District No.
4............. 200,000 (a) Fishing projects ............... 50,000 (b) Housing renovation/repair ...... 50,000 (c) Food relief assistance ......... 50,000 (d) Solar Freezers ................. 25,000 (e) Office rental .................. 25,000 (6) Election District No.
5............ .. 200,000 (a) Solar Power System ............. 100,000 (b) Municipal activities, events, and programs .............................. 20,000 (c) Low Income Housing renovation/ rehabilitation ............................ 20,000 (d) Food Relief Assistance ......... 20,000 (e) Tamatam Land Acquisition ....... 20,000 (f) Office Administrative support costs 10,000 (g) Musical Instruments ............ 10,000” Section 4.

Section 6 of Public Law No.


21-228 is hereby 21 amended to read as follows: 22 23 24 25 “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 7 of 10 P.C.

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21-248 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, PROVIDED THAT the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 3(1) of this act shall be the Governor of Kosrae State or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 3(2) of this act shall be the Mayor of Lelu Town Government or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(1) and 4(2) of this act shall be the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure or his designee; EXCEPT THAT the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(b) of this act shall be the Secretary of the Department of Education or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(f) of this act shall be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority and the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(m) of this act shall be 8 of 10 P.C.
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21-248 the President of the COM-FSM; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection (4)(3) of this act shall be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority; EXCEPT THAT the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(3)(i) and 4(3)(j) of this act shall be the Luhken Menlap of Kitti or his designee; and the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(3)(k) of this act shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia of his designee.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(4)(d) and 4(4)(e) of this act shall be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(4)(k) of this act shall be the Mayor of Pingelap Municipal Government or his designee.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(4)(l) of this act shall be the Mayor of Mwokilloa 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 the Mortlocks Island Development Authority (MIDA); the allottee of funds under subsection 5(3) of this act shall be the Mayor of Weno 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 9 of 10 P.C.
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21-248 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, 2023.” Section 5.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 6 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 7 becoming law without such approval.
April 28 , 2021 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 10 of 10