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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2017 C.B.

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20-37 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

17-36, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

17-48, 17-78, 17-87, 18-36, 18-60, 18-65, 18-84, 19-22 and 19-109, by amending sections 5 and 6 therein, to change the use and lapse date of certain funds previously appropriated therein 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: 1 Section 1.

Section 5 of Public Law No.

17-36, as amended 2 by Public Law No.

17-48, is hereby further amended to read as 3 follows: 4 “Section 5.

Of the sum of $2,100,000 appropriated by this 5 act, $900,000 is apportioned for Chuuk State for public 6 projects and social programs.
7 8 9 State of Chuuk ............................ $ 900,000 (1) At-Large ............................. 150,000 (a) Chuuk Non-Government 10 Organizations subsidy ................................ 15,000 11 (b) Contribution to Chuuk Museum 12 construction ......................................... 8,000 13 (c) Partial payment on 14 water source lease (Nefo) ............................ 8,000 15 (d) Roads/seawalls/bridges 16 improvement and beautification ....................... 10,000 17 18 (e) Low Income Housing subsidy ...... 5,000 (f) Chuuk Sports Activities/Events 19 and Infrastructures ................................ 2,000 CBL 20-43 C.B.
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20-37 1 (g) School graduations and related 2 activities/ Youth Programs ......................... $ 30,000 3 (h) Contributions/ Assistance 4 to State, Municipal and Community events, 5 programs and activities ............................. 15,000 6 (i) Reimbursement payment for 7 POL and Charters .................................... 12,000 8 (j) Social Security outstanding 9 premium subsidy ...................................... 10,000 10 11 (k) Tonoas Municipal subsidy ........ 5,000 (l) CSCIP (administrative 12 support services) .................................... -0- 13 (m) Communities/Farmers/Students land 14 transportation ....................................... 30,000 15 16 17 18 (2) Election District No.
1 .............. 150,000 (a) Solar system project ............ 50,000 (b) Mortlocks Goodwill games ........ 30,000 (c) Schools and dispensaries 19 improvement and/or matching fund ..................... 15,000 20 21 (d) Transportation needs ............ 5,000 (e) Mortlocks projects related 22 freight costs ........................................ 5,000 23 (f) Entrepreneurship and 24 business start up .................................... 15,000 25 (g) Mortlock Island Development 2 of 7 C.B.

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20-37 1 Authority subsidy ................................... $ 10,000 (h) Students financial assistance ... 10,000 (i) Faith-walk Christian college subsidy 5,000 (j) Communication system project .... 5,000 (3) Election District No.
2 .............. 150,000 (a) Rural roads rehabilitation ...... 45,000 (b) Northern Namoneas Social 8 and Economic Development Authority ................... 55,000 9 (c) Muncipal government 10 subsidies for three municipal governments: 11 12 13 14 (i) Weno Municipality .......... 25,000 (ii) Fono Municipality .......... 10,000 (iii) Piis-Paneu Municipality .... 10,000 (d) Housing Renovation Supplement-Fono 15 and Piss-Paner municipalities ........................ 5,000 16 17 (4) Election District No.
3 .............. 150,000 (a) Southern Namoneas Development 18 Authority subsidy .................................... 25,000 19 20 (b) Office space rental (SNDA) ...... 5,000 (c) Tsis municipal 21 municipal election office ............................ 2,500 22 (d) Southern Namoneas community 23 halls repair/renovation .............................. 25,000 24 25 (e) Fishing project ................. 30,000 (f) POL and Charter ................. 10,000 3 of 7 C.B.

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20-37 1 2 3 (g) Manuku dispensary project ...... $ 5,000 (h) Low income housing subsidy ...... 25,000 (i) Medical assistance to 4 non-insured patients ................................ 5 6 (j) CSCIP subsidy ................... (k) Southern Namoneas cultural 5,000 5,000 7 celebration/activities ............................... 5,000 8 (l) Senior citizens financial 9 assistance/contributions ............................. 5,000 2,500 (m) Nechap super dispensary ......... (5) Election District No.
4 .............. 150,000 (a) Fishing project ................. 30,000 (b) Low income housing subsidy ...... 25,000 (c) Students financial assistance ... 10,000 (d) Student/farmers land transportation 15,000 (e) Leadership (State, municipal and traditional) exposure and travel ..................... 25,000 18 (f) Medical referral and 19 repatriation of human remains ....................... 10,000 20 (g) FDA contractual services and 21 administration cost ................................ 10,000 22 23 24 25 (h) Sewing project .................. 10,000 (i) CSCIP subsidy ................... (j) Eipweipw fishing market ......... (k) Legal fees ...................... 5,000 5,000 5000 4 of 7 C.B.
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20-37 (6) Election District No.
5 ............. $ 150,000 (a) Sea cucumber farm project [30,000] 18,196 (b) Fishing projects ................ 50,000 (c) Office rental .................. (d) Solar system project ............ (e) Farming projects ................ 5,000 5,000 7,000 (f) students financial assistance 8 and tuition debts payment at COM-FSM ................. 10,000 9 10 (g) Transportation needs ............ 18,000 (h) Contractual service for 11 short-term contract ................................ 7,000 12 (i) Municipal government vehicle purchase 18,000 13 (j) Community housing improvement and 14 renovation ................................ 11,804” 15 Section 2.
Section 6 of Public Law No.

17-36, as amended 16 by Public Laws Nos.

17-48, 17-78, 17-87, 18-36, 18-65, 18-84, 17 19-22 and 19-109, is hereby further 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 5 of 7 C.B.

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20-37 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.
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 subsection 4(1)(b), 4(3)(a) and (b) of section 4 of this act shall be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(j) of section 4 shall be the Chief Magistrate of Sokehs Municipal Government.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 5(1), 5(3) and 5(6) of section 5 of this act shall be the Governor of Chuuk State or his designee.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(2) of section 5 of this act shall be the Mortlock Islands Development Authority; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(4) of section 5 of this act shall be the Southern Namoneas Development Authority.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(5) of section 5 of this act shall be the Faichuk Development Authority.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(6)(f) shall be the President of COM-FSM.

The authority of the allottee 6 of 7 C.B.

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20-37 1 2 3 to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse on September 30, [2018] 2019.” Section 3.
This act shall become law upon approval by the 4 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 5 becoming law without such approval.

6 7 Date: 5/29/17 Introduced by: /s/ Robson U. Romolow Robson U. Romolow of 7