Government of the Federated States of Micronesia

Eight more new laws from opening session of 14th Congress


Eight more new Laws have been signed from the opening session of the Fourteenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia held in May 2005.

They are:

14-11. is an amendment to previous law (PL. 9 -52) to appropriate balance of $200,000 in the amount of $14,670 to be used for road paving of Pahn Pein Mwomw, Pohnpei State.

14-12. changes a previous law (PL8-75) to appropriate the balance from all public projects for Southern Namoneas to be used for student assistance grant- 21,862; Parem Municipal operation subsidy - $4,000; medical supplies - $4,990.

14-13. changes a previous law (PL 8-115) to appropriate the balance of all projects for Southern Namoneas in the amount of $20,345 to be used for medical supplies.

14-14. is an amendment to previously appropriated funds for public projects in Yap to change the use of funds from solar energy in Satawal, Ifalik and Fais projects to FEMA mitigation matching funds and from cultural programs to Fadari concrete taro patches.

14-15. amends a previous law (PL 9-052) to appropriate the balance of all projects in the Northwest region in the amount of $10,773 to be used for food relief assistance.

14-16. is an amendment to re-appropriate funds for dock facility in Faichuk by designating $25,000 to be used for disaster relief. The amendment also appropriated $798, an amount taken from all fund balance of all projects in Public Law 11-59 for Southern Namoneas and designated it for medical supplies.

14-17. changes the use of appropriated but unspent funds in Southern Namoneas in the amount of $10,000 and $1,793 for Siis Municipal operation and medical supplies respectively, and in the Northwest $39,677 for the purchase of communication equipment.

14-18. is an amendment to designate left over funds in the amount of $910 to be used for transportation and fuel for Northwest region of Chuuk State.

The three remaining legislations adopted during the First Regular Session of the 14th Congress have been vetoed.