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Kilili: CNMI has been awarded $51.6M since Infrastructure Law was enacted
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Posted on May 24 2022
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In the six months since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was enacted, the Marianas has already been awarded a sum of $51.6 million, according to Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP).
Sablan disclosed in his e-kilili newsletter over the weekend that, according to a White House announcement last Monday, included in this allocation are five environmental and transportation projects that are particularly important as the CNMI works to revive the tourism industry.
According to the White House, just six months ago, President Joe Biden forged consensus and compromise among Democrats, Republicans, and independents to deliver the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which the White House described as a historic investment in America’s crumbling infrastructure. It will rebuild roads and bridges, replace lead pipes, help provide high-speed internet to every family in America, deliver cheaper and cleaner energy to households and businesses, and produce concrete results that change people’s lives for the better.
Already at this early stage, over $110 billion has been announced and is headed to states, tribes, territories, and local governments, with over 4,300 specific projects identified for funding, the White House said.
Sablan said $20,922,950 is allocated to the Department of Lands and Natural Resources to supplement the Kagman Watershed Project.
Sablan said $6,017,151 in Airport Infrastructure Project funds is allocated to the Commonwealth Ports Authority. Of that amount, $3.873,026 is for Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport, $1,026,751 is for the Tinian International Airport, $1,007,374 is for the Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport in Rota, and $110,000 is for the Pagan airstrip.
“As the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues to be implemented and deliver results for our country, I look forward to seeing funds provided to the Marianas to help build our roads, modernize our ports, expand high-speed broadband, and improve our drinking water systems,” Sablan said.
