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SNILD committee OKs appropriations
The Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation adopted two more appropriation bills and would recommend their passage.
House Local Bill 20-4, S1 and HLB 20-16 that would appropriate more than $700,000 to fund several projects.
Rep. Gregorio M. Sablan Jr.’s (R-Saipan) HLB 20-4 would re-appropriate unused funds amounting to $588,037 for Saipan.
About $150,000 would be appropriated for the Fourth of July Liberation Day festivities under the Saipan Mayor’s Office.
The Liberation Day committee informed delegation that that amount is enough for their activities and whatever would be left would be returned for re-appropriation.
The Five Pillars of the Carolinian Community in the CNMI under the Carolinian Affairs Office is allocated $20,000, while the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library would get $80,000 that would be used to purchase books, a vehicle, and the tinting of their windows.
The Council on Developmental Disabilities’ Commonwealth Respite Service Program was appropriated $50,000 for its operations, $39,394 will be given to the Criminal Justice Planning Agency to purchase a vehicle, while the CNMI Museum of History and Culture was allocated $55,326 for repair and maintenance.
Organizers of the 2017 CNMI Little League Baseball District Tournament, which Saipan would be hosting, is getting $8,325, while another $71,992 is appropriated for the 2017 Asia-Pacific Little League Regional Baseball Tournament.
The delegation would also contribute $25,000 for the House of Chamorros project in San Diego, California, while the Mayor of the Northern Islands would get $20,000 to fund the operations of its office.
Karidat is getting $20,000 for its operations, while the Northern Marianas Trades Institute would be receiving $48,000 so it could retire the arrears it owes the Department of Public Lands.
HLB 20-16 would re-appropriate $10,759.92 that was allotted under Saipan Local Law 19-8 and $190,000 allotted under SLL 19-23.
