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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2022 P.C.

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22-101 AN ACT To amend Public Law No.

22-86, by amending sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allotte of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding priority infrastructure projects and other 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.

22-86 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 3.

Of the $11,200,000 appropriated under this act, $1,600,000 shall be apportioned for priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Kosrae State.
State of Kosrae ........................... $ 1,600,000 (1) At Large ............................. 800,000 (a) Cellphone Tower ................. 65,000 (b) Fire Truck tires (Kosrae Port Authority) .................... 52,000 (c) Emergency medical referral and other related costs ........................ 70,000 (d) Fishing project ................. 50,000 (e) Low Income home improvement/renovation 71,000 (f) Kosrae Women Organization ....... 50,000 (g) Kosrae State Government subsidy .
200,000 (h) Kosrae State Judiciary vehicle .. 27,000 CBL 22-161 P.C.

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22-101 (i) Kosrae Historic Preservation Office subsidy ............................ $ 50,000 (j) Contributions to community activities, events and programs ........... 45,000 (k) Filling materials/community roads improvement .......................... 20,000 (l) Putuk, Wan riverbank filling .... 12,000 (m) Wiyac/Yekula road improvement ... 25,000 (n) Inkoewosr, Malem coastal protection project ......................... 11,000 (o) Mutunfunak mangrove/channel clearance 35,000 (p) Lease of private property for public use/purpose ......................... 10,000 (q) Public facilities’ improvement .. 7,000 (2) Election District No.
1.............. 800,000 (a) Travel and associated costs for medical purposes during this pandemic ...... 30,000 (b) Solar freezers ................. 50,000 (c) Fishing Project ................. 20,000 (d) Scholarships for Kosraeans ...... 100,000 (e) Subsidy for Kosrae State Government 50,000 (f) Subsidy for Kosrae State Court .. 40,000 (g) Subsidy for Kosrae State Legislature 40,000 (h) Subsidy for Lelu Town Government 30,000 (i) Subsidy for Malem Municipal 2 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 Government ................................ $ 20,000 (j) Subsidy for Utwe Municipal Government ................................. 20,000 (k) Subsidy for Tafunsak Municipal Government ....................... 20,000 (l) Subsidy for Walung Community .... 20,000 (m) Fwintakol- Mutasrusr farm road improvement and maintenance ................ 20,000 (n) Contributions to Youth Groups in the four villages and Walung ............ 25,000 (o) Current and prior obligations ... 40,000 (p) Sewing project .................. 20,000 (q) Contributions to community events, programs and activities .................... 35,000 (r) Kosrae Benevolent Association in Guam 45,000 (s) Low income home improvement, repair and maintenance project ............. 55,000 (t) Funding for Guam - Kosraeans repatriations .............................. 30,000 (u) Electronics training and skill development ................................ 40,000 (v) Road signs, markings, and traffic improvement ............................... 10,000 (w) Purchase of vehicle and POL for Kosrae Attorney General’s Office ........... 20,000 3 of 16 P.C.
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22-101 1 2 3 (x) Purchase of vehicle and POL for the Kosrae Land Court ......................... $ 20,000” Section 2.

Section 4 of Public Law No.

22-86 is hereby 4 amended to read as follows: “Section 4.
Of the $11,200,000 appropriated under this act, $3,200,000 shall be apportioned for priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei State.
State of Pohnpei .......................... $ 3,200,000 (1) At Large ............................. 800,000 (a) Lohd road paving ................ 100,000 (b) Enipoas/Wapar loop road ......... 100,000 (c) Pingelap Community Tower ........ 100,000 (d) Vessel Purchase subsidy ......... 100,000 (e) Pohnpei roads maintenance ....... 100,000 (f) Pehleng Jungle Road repair #2 ... 50,000 (g) Nan Kepin Mweli Powerline ....... 50,000 (h) Outer islands community needs ... 50,000 (i) Medical assistance subsidy ...... 50,000 (j) Marine Aqua development ......... 25,000 (k) Enipein School improvement ...... 25,000 (l) Nan Amwise New road clearing .... 20,000 (m) Dolonier Concrete road repair ... 15,000 (n) Pohnpei Dahu and Oaroar improvement 15,000 (2) Election District No.
1.............. 800,000 4 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 (a) Ninsel road paving ............ $ 20,000 (b) Section 4 Kolonia roads paving project 20,000 (c) Sokehs Powe road overlay paving maintenance ......................... 40,000 (d) Open flea public market building project ........................... 450,000 (e) Pohras road overlay paving ...... 15,000 (f) Lewetik road paving ............. 40,000 (g) Communication needs ............. 20,000 (h) Tomwera road paving ............. 30,000 (i) Palikir public school to COM-FSM Palikir asphalt sidewalk project ........... 70,000 (j) Sekere to Nanpohnmal secondary road pot holes project ..................... 15,000 (k) COM-FSM students outstanding debts 30,000 (l) Pohnpei Transportation Authority (PTA) Truck/transportation needs ........... 50,000 (3) Election District No.
2.............. 800,000 (a) Kinakapw road ................... 25,000 (b) Nanroih road .................... 20,000 (c) Kitam road ...................... 50,000 (d) Pihs road ....................... 100,000 (e) Nanpahlap road .................. 70,000 (f) Nan Pworenais road .............. 30,000 (g) Wapar civic center .............. 20,000 5 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 (h) Nanmand back filling .......... $ 15,000 (i) Medical referral ................ 10,000 (j) Administrative support costs – ED#2 60,000 (k) Wapar road ...................... 30,000 (l) MLMDA CCO matching .............. 10,000 (m) Public Projects and Social Programs 235,000 (n) Madolenihmw Municipal Constitution Day ........................... 10,000 (o) FSM Tennis Team to upcoming Mini games ................................ 20,000 (p) Water tanks purchase ............ 50,000 (q) Mahta family road ............... 20,000 (r) Pohnlangas Ice Plant road pavement 25,000 (4) Election District No.
3 .............. 800,000 (a) Nanpil, Nett road paving ........ 50,000 (b) Nett water tanks and pipes ...... 50,000 (c) Kepin Souna, Nett road paving ... 150,000 (d) Nan Kehma, Nett road paving ..... 50,000 (e) Pohn Uluhl, Nett road construction 35,000 (f) Nett Nan Meir road paving ....... 50,000 (g) Pahn Takai, U road paving ....... 100,000 (h) Kepin Awak, U bridge repair and paving ................................ 50,000 (i) Nan Ketipar, U road construction 50,000 (j) Ios Maru, U new road construction 25,000 6 of 16 P.C.
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22-101 (k) Tipwen Pinoare, U road construction $ 35,000 (l) Mei Kodokon, U road construction 25,000 (m) Pingelap Municipal Government public projects ............................ 65,000 (n) Mwokilloa Municipal Government public projects ............................ 65,000” Section 3.

Section 5 of Public Law No.

22-86 is 8 hereby amended to read as follows: “Section 5.
Of the $11,200,000 appropriated under this act, $4,800,000 shall be apportioned for priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State.

State of Chuuk ............................ $ 4,800,000 (1) State Priority Infrastructure projects and other projects and programs ............ 2,100,000 (a) Tunnuk-Sapuk (Weno) Main Roads .
400,000 (b) Wichap-Epinup (Weno) Main Roads 400,000 (c) Commuter Dock Area Improvements 200,000 (d) Berea Christian School Constructions and Improvements (including labor and material costs) ........................... 400,000 (e) Caroline College & Pastoral Institute (CCPI) Constructions (including prior obligations) ........................ 150,000 (f) Cathedral Multi-purpose Center 7 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 (including labor and material costs) ..... $ 150,000 (g) St. Cecilia School Constructions and Improvements (including labor and material) 100,000 (h) Namusofo (Udot) Gymnasium Constructions (including labor and material costs) ...... 100,000 (i) Saramen Chuuk Academy School Bus 50,000 (j) Chuuk Brokerage Fees (prior years' obligations) ................ 125,000 (k) Chuuk Public Service Commission subsidy ......................... 25,000 (2) At Large ............................. 365,000 (a) Administrative Support Costs (including prior obligations) ............. 50,000 (b) Contributions to State, Municipal and Community Activities, Events and Programs PROVIDED THAT, the Secretary of Finance and Administration and his staff shall not impose any other or additional requirements not explicitly set forth in regulations or policies duly promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act and other relevant laws in order to process a project control document pursuant thereto .......... 106,000 (c) Fishing Projects ............... 30,000 (d) Housing Renovations and Improvements 50,000 (e) Land Transportation ............ 65,000 8 of 16 P.C.
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22-101 (f) Women's Home Economic Projects $ 7,000 (g) Generators and Solar-powered lighting and accessories .................. 7,000 (h) Udot (Monowe) Roads Improvements/ Beautification (including labor and material costs) ........................... 15,000 (i) Uman Leadership Conference Participants' Allowance (January-March 2022) 10,000 (j) Mechitiw Basketball Court and Accessories (Including labor and material costs) 15,000 (k) Moch Community School Construction (including labor and material costs) ...... 15,000 (l) Paata roads and bridges ......... 10,000 (3) Election District No.
1.............. 400,000 (a) Emergency food relief program .. 100,000 (b) Solar lights ................... 75,000 (c) Power and electrification project 25,000 (d) MIDA’s new vessels dedication and celebration ............................ 50,000 (e) Contributions to Community, Municipal and traditional special occasions/activities/events ................ 50,000 (f) Solar freezers .................. 50,000 (g) Housing renovation and improvement 50,000 (4) Election District No.
2.............. 535,000 9 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 (a) Administrative support costs ... $ 25,000 (b) Humanitarian assistance ......... 75,000 (c) Repatriation of human remains ... 20,000 (d) Housing renovations ............. 100,000 (e) Fishing project ................. 30,000 (f) Students financial assistance ... 20,000 (g) Sewing project .................. 20,000 (h) Land transportation ............. 60,000 (i) Road improvement/maintenance (contractual service) ...................... 100,000 (j) Municipal Governments subsidy ... 30,000 (k) Travel needs .................... 10,000 (l) Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Weno Municipal Government representation fund ... 10,000 (m) Fonoton Island electrification .. 35,000 (5) Election District No.
3 ......... 600,000 (a) Southern Namoneas Development Authority operation/prior and current obligations ........................ 85,000 (b) Humanitarian assistance ......... 50,000 (c) Food Security/Climate Change Impact Study and Assessment ................ 20,000 (d) Feasibility study on Fefan and Uman Islands for expansion of electricity/ solar renewable energy usage ............... 80,000 10 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 (e) Construction of a Municipal office building on Fefan Island .................. $ 50,000 (f) Construction of a Municipal office building on Uman Island .................... 50,000 (g) Roads and shoreline improvement projects ....................... 40,000 (h) Municipal Governments subsidies .
40,000 (i) Community Halls/ Housing Improvement (current and obligations) ...... 58,000 (j) Students’ financial assistance .. 30,000 (k) Medical referrals ............... 15,000 (l) Fishing project ................. 30,000 (m) Land transportation ............. 17,000 (n) Contributions to community activities/events/programs ................. 20,000 (o) Sewing project .................. 10,000 (p) Medications for un-insured patients 5,000 (6) Election District No.
4 .............. 400,000 (a) Fishing project ................. 50,000 (b) Land transportation ............ 40,000 (c) Housing renovation .............. 50,000 (d) FDA administrative support costs 30,000 (e) Repatriation of human remains .. 25,000 (f) Travel needs .................... 25,000 (g) Food relief program ............. 50,000 11 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 (h) Water project .................. $ 30,000 (i) Municipal contribution ......... 100,000 (7) Election District No.
5 .............. 400,000 (a) Contributions to community, municipal activities, events, programs ..... 20,000 (b) Low Income/Community housing renovation/rehabilitation .................. 30,000 (c) Students’ financial assistance .. 20,000 (d) Northwest refrigeration units and installment ............................ 15,000 (e) Food relief program ............. 20,000 (f) Land transportation ............. 35,000 (g) CPUC subsidy for Northwest residential wiring ......................... 30,000 (h) Administrative support costs .... 10,000 (i) PMA outstanding freight for Northwest school supplies .................. 10,000 (j) Fishing project ................. 30,000 (k) POL/Freight/Charters ............ 100,000 (l) Satellite disc and installment .. 40,000 (m) Solar power system .............. 40,000” Section 4.
Section 6 of Public Law No.

22-86 is 23 hereby amended to read as follows: 24 25 “Section 6.

Allotment and management of funds and lapse date.

All funds appropriated by this act shall be 12 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 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 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 subsection 3(1) of this act shall be the Governor of the State of Kosrae 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 section 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 4(1)(c) of this act shall be the FSM Telecommunication Corporation; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(g) of this act shall be the Pohnpei Utility Corporation (PUC); the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(1)(a), 4(2)(a), 4(2)(b), 4(2)(c), 4(2)(e), 4(2)(f), 4(2)(h), 4(2)(i), 4(2)(j) and 4(2)(l) of this act shall be the 13 of 16 P.C.
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22-101 Pohnpei Transportation Authority (PTA); the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(1)(j), 4(2)(d) and 4(3)(l) of this act shall be the Secretary of the Department of Resources and Development or her designee; the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsections 4(1)(b), 4(1)(d), 4(1)(e), 4(1)(f), 4(1)(h), 4(1)(k), 4(1)(l), 4(1)(m), 4(1)(n), 4(2)(g), 4(3)(a), 4(3)(b), 4(3)(c), 4(3)(d), 4(3)(e), 4(3)(f), 4(3)(g), 4(3)(h), 4(3)(j) and 4(3)(k) of this act shall be the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(k) of this act shall be the President of the COM-FSM or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 4(1)(i) 4(3)(o) and 4(3)(i) of this act shall be the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Affairs or her designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(3)(m) of this act shall be the Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia or his designee; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(3)(n) of this act shall be the Meninkeder Lapalap of Madolenihmw.
The allottee of the funds appropriated under subsections 5(1), 5(2) and 5(7) of this act shall be the Governor of Chuuk State or his designee; the allottee of the funds appropriated under 14 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 subsection 5(3) of this act shall be the Mortlocks Island Development Authority (MIDA); the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(4) of this act shall be the Mayor of Weno Municipal Government or his designee; the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(5) of this act shall be the Southern Namoneas Development Authority; the allottee of the funds appropriated under subsection 5(6) 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, 2024.” 15 of 16 P.C.

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22-101 1 Section 5.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 2 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 3 becoming law without such approval.
April 24th, 2022 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 16 of 16