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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 2021 C.B No.

22-74 A BILL FOR AN ACT To amend Public Law No.

22-37, by amending sections 4 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei State, and for other purposes.

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

Section 4 of Public Law No.


22-37 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: 3 “Section 4.

Of the $2,800,000 appropriated under this act, 4 $800,000 shall be apportioned for public projects and social 5 programs for the people of Pohnpei State.

6 state of Pohnpei.........................$ 800,000 (1) At Large................................ 200,000 (a) Road improvement ..................... 200,000 (2) Election District No.
1................... 200,000 (a) Sokehs Ridge Solar Lighting project .. 14,000 (b) Sokehs Ridge Cleaning 2022 ........... 25,000 (c) Daini Sidewalk ....................... 15,000 (d) Solar lights for Kolonia Secondary road 30,000 (e) Spanish Wall Electric installation/lighting 15,000 (f) PUC water plant subsidy .............. 15,000 (g) Pohnrakied and Roie basketball solar lights 20,000 (h) Kolonia Senior citizen subsidy ....... 10,000 (i) Nanmadap Bridge supplement ........... 15,000 CBL 22-81 C.B No.
22-74 (j) Outboard Motors (15 horse power) .... $ 21,000 (k) COM-FSM students’ outstanding debts .. 20,000 (3) Election District No.
2................... 200,000 (a) UCCP summit implementation ........... 13,000 (b) Madolenimw election .................. 12,000 (c) Madolenimw liberation day ............ 5,000 (d) Upper PATS road improvement .......... 25,000 (e) Medical referral ..................... 15,000 (f) Lewetik Civic Center ................. 10,000 (g) Meninkeder Lapapal office vehicle .... 20,000 (h) Road improvement ..................... 100,000 (4) Election District No.

3.............. .... .


200,000 (a) [Road improvement .................... 200,000] Liwi to Nanpil road repair/paving ....... 100,000 (b) Nanu wharf rehabilitation ............ 100,000” Section 2.

Section 6 of Public Law No.

22-37 is hereby 17 amended to read as follows: 18 “Section 6.

Allotment and management of funds and lapse 19 date.
All funds appropriated by this act shall be allotted, 20 managed, administered and accounted for in accordance with 21 applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the Financial 22 Management Act of 1979.

The allottee shall be responsible for 23 ensuring that these funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 24 are used solely for the purpose specified in this act, and that no 25 obligations are incurred in excess of the sum appropriated.

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22-74 1 allottee of the funds appropriated under section 2 of this act 2 shall be the Governor of Yap State or his designee.
The allottee 3 of funds appropriated under sections 3 and 4 of this act shall be 4 the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or his 5 designee; PROVIDED THAT the allottee of funds appropriated under 6 section 3(1) of this act shall be the Governor of Kosrae State or 7 his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under section 8 3(2) of this act shall be the Mayor of Lelu Town Government or his 9 designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under sections 4(1), 10 4(2) and 4(3) of this act shall be the Secretary of the Department 11 of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure or his 12 designee, except that the allottee of funds appropriated under 13 subsection 4(2)(k) of this act shall be the President of COM-FSM 14 or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under 15 subsections 4(3)(d) and 4(4)(a) of this act shall be the Pohnpei 16 Transportation Authority (PTA); the allottee of funds appropriated 17 under subsection 4(3)(e) of this act shall be the Secretary of the 18 Department of Health and Social Affairs or her designee.
The 19 allottee of the funds appropriated under subsections 5(1) and 5(6) 20 of this act shall be the Governor of Chuuk State or his designee; 21 the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(2) of 22 this act shall be the Mortlocks Island Development Authority 23 (MIDA), the allottee of funds appropriated under section 5(3) of 24 this act shall be the Mayor of Weno Municipality or his designee; 25 the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(4) of 3 of 4 C.B No.
22-74 1 this act shall be the Southern Namoneas Development Authority; the 2 allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(5) of this 3 act shall be the Faichuk Development Authority.

The authority of 4 the allottee to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall 5 lapse on September 30, 2023.” 6 Section 3.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 7 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 8 becoming law without such approval.
9 10 Date: 9/14/21 Introduced by: /s/ Esmond B. Moses Esmond B. Moses of 4