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1 Q dffite of the Qobernor $nipan. aariann &hlde AUG FOR OFFICIAL rs CABLE ADDRESS GOV. NhlI SAlPAS REPLY TO: DEPT. or A C7'1 L'I7'. The Honorable Jose R. Lifoifoi Speaker, House of ~epresentatives Fifth Northern Marianas Ccmmnwealth Legislature Saipan, CM and The Honorable Julian S. avo Senate President Fifth Northern Marianas Comnwealth LRgislature Saipan, CM Dear Mr. Speaker and Mr. President: This is to infonn you that I have signed into law House Bill No. 5-93, H.D.1, S.D.2, entitled, "To appropriate the sum of $8,102,000 in Fiscal Year 1986 for Capital Improvemznt/Develo~t Project funds and $3,187,000 in other Federal construction funds, and for other purposes," which was passed by the Fifth Northern Marianas Cammnwealth Legislature. This legislation becames Public Law No Copies signature are forwarded for your ready reference. Sincerely, bearing my CC: Special Assistant for Programs and Legislative Review

2 FIFTH NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE HOUSE BILL NO. 5-93, H.D.l, S.D.2 SIXTH SPECIAL SESSION, 1986 AN ACT To appropriate the sum of $8,102,000 in Fiscal Year 1986 for Capital Improvement/Development Project funds and $3,187,000 in other Federal construction funds, and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE FIFTH NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE: Section 1. Short Title. This act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 1986 Capital Improvement Project Appropriation Act. Section 2. Resources. Notwithstanding any requirement of the Planning and Budgeting Act of 1983, 1 CMC Div. 7 (as amended) to the contrary, the Legislature adopts the fol 1 owing resource identification for Capital Improvement Project funds in Fiscal Year 1986 for the fol 1 owing purposes and amounts : CIP FUNDING FISCAL YEAR 1986 CIP ALLOTMENT UNDER COVENANT SECTION 702(b)... $ 8,102,000 DIRECT U.S. CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY WATER PROJECT... $ 2,711,000 DIRECT U.S. CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CENTER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT... $ 476,000 TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR CIP IN FISCAL YEAR $11,289,000 Section 3. Appropriation. There is appropriated the sum of $8,102,000 and the sum of $3,187,000 for other construction in Fiscal Year 1986 Capital Improvement/Develo.pment projects from Covenant Section 702(b) for the following purposes and amounts:

3 PUBLIC WJ NO H.B. No. 5-93, H.D.l, S.D.2 A. -.-ISLAND OF SAIPAN 1. Construction Costs for the New Commonwealth Health Center (CHC)... $ 1,000,000 To provide for the remaining construction costs of the New CHC on Saipan. 2. Construction and Renovation of Classrooms ,000 To continue construction of six additional classrooms and a cafeteria in Koblerville. 3. Construction of Elementary School Cafetorium... 66,000 To augment Fiscal Year 1985 funding for the construction of San ~icente El ementary School Cafetorium. 4. Recreational Faci 1 i ty/ground Improvement... 33,000 To construct storm drainage at San Roque El ementary School, construction of retaining wall at San Vicente Elementary School and paving of parking lot at W.S. School. Reyes Elementary 5. Campus Fencing ,000 Construction of fencing at W.S. Reyes, Oleai and Marianas High School. Page 2

4 PURLIC I X V NO H.B. No. 5-93, H.D.l, S.D.2 Construction of Homestead Infrastructure... Design and construction of roads, sewers and power distribution for homestead areas. Fourth Engine... To meet the fourth and fifth of the six (6) equal Semi-Annual installments for the fourth engine of the Saipan Power Plant. Payments are due on October 1, 1985 and April 1, Distribution and Extension of Power... To continue the outreach programs to outlying areas and to upgrade main distribution lines. Extension and Upgrading of Water Systems... To continue the establ i shment of a dependabl e water supply and distribution system. Expansion of Sewer System... To meet matching funds requirements for U.S. EPA funding of sewer system improvements. A/E and Construction of Primary Road... To augment U.S. FWHA funding for design and construction of major roads. Mu1 ti-purpose Auditorium... Phase I1 construction of an Auditorium for pub1 i c assembly and high school use. Page 3

5 PUBLIC LAW 1JO H.B. NO. 5-93, H.D.l, S.D Secondary Road Improvements ,750 For improvements of Secondary Roads in Chalan Kanoa and Susupe Phase I. 14. Various School Related Construction... To construct a cafeteria in the San Vicente and San Antonio Schools; campus fencing of school in San Antonio and other re1 ated community projects. 15. Water Exploration and Bridge Construction... Water exploration for wells for Tanapag and San Roque and bridge construction in Tanapag new homestead and other community re1 ated projects. SUB-TOTAL... $ 4,923, Other Construction a) Water system improvements in production... 2,711,000 b) New Hospital Equipment ,000 TOTAL... $ 8,110,250 B. ISLAND OF ROTA 1. Construction of Hiqh School Classrooms Phase I1... A&E/Construction of classrooms at Rota High School. Page 4

6 H.B. NO. 5-93, H.D.1, S.D.2 2. Sinapalo Water - D i e i bution System... 1,436,750 A&E/Construction of water distribution system from the water cave to the new vil 1 age of Si napal o TOTAL... $ 1,711,750 C. ISLAND OF TINIAN Procurement and installment of Two Generators and Parts ,000 To meet the first and second of the three (3) installments for the procurement and installation of two new generators and parts for the Tinian Power Plant. 1st payment is due at the signing of the contract and 2nd payment is due 45 days after shipment of generators or between October 1-5, 1986 whichever is later. Water System Improvement Phase I ,000 Construction of water lines from the the new reservoir (.5 mi 11 ion gal 1 ons) to the village. Homestead Development ,000 To provide funds for surveying, planning, and basic devel opments for the new homestead areas. Construction/Renovation of Classrooms ,000 Renovation of classrooms and construction of two (2) new classrooms. Page 5

7 H.B. No. 5-93, H.D.l, S.D.2 5. A&E Phase of a Caetorium... 30,000 Architecture and Engineering Phase of a Cafetorium A&E Phase of a Vocational Building 15,000 Architecture and Engineering Phase of a Vocational Building. 7. Construction of School Fencing... 40,000 Construction of boundary fencing of Tinian School campus. 8. Water Improvement and Distribution... 68,500 To improve and distribute water to outlying areas and :new homestead subdivision Uni t "Turn-Key" Housing Project... 83,500 To provide supplemental funds for the site development of the 24-Uni t "Turn-Key" Housing Project. TOTAL... $ 1,437,000 D. NORTHERN ISLANDS 1. Vi 11 age Di spensary Renovation... 5,000 Renovation of Agri han dispensary. 2. Construction of Classrooms... 25,000 TOTAL... $ 30,000 GRAND TOTAL... $1 1,289,000 Section 4. Federal Funds. The local appropriation of federal funds in Section 3 is contingent upon their appropriation by the federal government. Page 6

8 H.B. NO. 5-93, H.D.l, S.D.2 Section 5. Tub1 S; 3 :id;,,g ;nj Commonweal th Contractor Preference. Unless the Governor certifies to the presiding officers of the legislature that there is an emergency, awards for the projects for which funds are appropriated by this act shall only be made after public notice and bidding. The Commonwealth shall give a preference in awarding the contracts funded by the funds appropriated in this act to Commonwealth contractors, unless a contractor who is not a Commonwealth contractor is equally qualified and submits a bid which is 20% lower than the lowest bid submitted by a responsi bl e Commonweal th contractor. A Commonweal th contractor means any business which is not less than 75% owned by citizens of the United States, Interim U.S. citizens as defined in Section 8 of the Schedule on Transitional Matters in the Commonwealth Constitution, or lawful ly admitted permanent residents. Section 6. (a) Expenditure Authority. Pursuant to 1 CE4C Section 7401(a) and unless otherwise specified in this section, the Governor or his designee may expend the funds appropriated in this act. (b) The Mayors of Rota and Tinian shall expend the funds appropriated by Section 3 (b) (1-2) and (c) (1,2, 4-9) of this Act. The Marianas Pub1 ic Land Corporation shall expend the funds appropriated by Section 3 (c) (3) of this Act; provided, however, that in the event that EDA approves CNMI Funding Appl ication for Sinapal o Water Project under Section B(2) of this Act, said funds shall be made available for reprogramming by the Mayor and the Page 7

9 H.B. NO. 5-93, H.D.l, S.D.2 1 Rota Legislative Delegation for other priority projects 2 on Rota in consultation with the Director of Public IJorks. 2 Section 7. Effective Date. Upon its approval by the Governor, or 4 upon its becoming law without such approval, this act shall be effective 5 on October 1, ATTEST: House Clerk Pedro P. Tewfio d Governor Commonwealth of the Northern blariana Islands - Page 8