plan shall include the capital needs of all the islands
of American Samoa.
(2) FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CAPITAL AS-
SETS.—Funds for the construction of capital assets
shall be paid to the Government of American Samoa
only after approval by the trustee. The trustee shall
approve the release of funds only for construction
projects for a public purpose in the areas of commu-
nications, electrical power, water, waste water,
roads, schools, school transportation system, air,
water and surface transportation, ports, harbors,
storage and transportation facilities of fuels or other
forms of energy, health, and construction of govern-
ment-owned buildings. Funding made available pur-
suant to section 3(a)(1) for construction of capital
assets may only be used for projects listed on the
master plan of capital needs as set forth in this sec-
tion. To the extent an appropriation is available, the
projects contained on the master list with the high-
est priority are to be funded.
(3) REQUIREMENT OF SEMIAUTONOMOUS AGEN-
CIES.—Beginning with fiscal year 1997, no funds
for the construction of capital assets shall be re-
leased by the trustee in the areas of communica-
tions, electrical power, public health, transportation,
water, and wastewater until there is established by
local law semiautonomous government agencies of
the Government of American Samoa.
(4) MAINTENANCE PLAN AND FUNDING.—For
fiscal years 1997 and all following years, no funds
appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be released
by the trustee for the construction of capital assets
until the Government of American Samoa, or the ap-
propriate semiautonomous government agency if re-
quired, submits to the trustee a maintenance plan
covering the anticipated life of the project and the
project is initially funded. The maintenance plan
shall include the estimated cost of maintaining and
repairing the project and identify a source to fund
the estimated maintenance and repairs for the an-
ticipated life of the project. The initial funding for
this maintenance plan shall be in the amount of 10
percent of the cost of the project. Federal funds
made available for the purposes described in section
3(a)(2) may be used for one-half of the initial fund-
ing. Other Federal funds made available pursuant to
this Act may not be used for this purpose. Funds set
aside pursuant to this paragraph may be used for
the maintenance and repair of any capital asset
within the purview of the government or the appro-
priate semiautonomous agency.
(b) DEBT REDUCTION.—Any funding made available
pursuant to section 3(a)(4) used to reduce the unbudgeted
debt of the Government of American Samoa must be
matched, on a dollar for dollar basis, by funds provided
by the Government of American Samoa from revenue
raised from non-Federal sources.
(c) MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.—Any funding made
available pursuant to section 3(a)(2) used for the mainte-
nance or repair of the capital assets of the Government
of American Samoa must be matched, on a dollar for dol-
lar basis, by funds provided by the Government of Amer-
ican Samoa from revenue raised from non-Federal
sources.
(d) PROHIBITED USES
OF FUNDS.—Neither the
funds appropriated pursuant to this Act, nor any interest
or dividends earned on those funds may be transferred to
other accounts, or loaned to other accounts or agencies;
nor may these funds, interest or dividends be used as col-
lateral for loans made by the local government.
SEC. 6. DISBURSEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS.
(a) OPERATIONS.—Trust funds to be used for the op-
erations of the Government of American Samoa shall be
disbursed in equal amounts on a monthly basis, on the