A NEW local law re-appropriates over $150,000 for various projects on Saipan.
Signed by Senate President Jude U. Hofschneider in his capacity as acting governor on June 24, 2022, House Local Bill 22-12 is now Saipan Local Law 22-31.
It allots $1,018 in poker fees; $16,000 in casino license fees; $13,173 in infrastructure developer tax collections; and $121,230 in electronic gaming fees for the following projects:
• To mitigate flooding at the intersection of Tun Thomas Sablan and Batto Place in San Antonio — $55,232.
• The construction, renovation, and repair of speed bumps, bus shelters, restroom facilities, basketball court, and installation of streetlights and traffic signs in Precinct 1 — $96,199.
The expenditure authority is the Department of Public Works.
The funds were originally allotted under Saipan Local Law 19-2, S.L.L. 20-04, and S.L.L. 20-26
The authors of the new local law are House Minority Leader Angel Demapan, Reps. Joseph Flores and Joseph Leepan T. Guerrero.
House Minority Leader Angel Demapan, right, smiles as he listens to Rep. Joseph Leepan T. Guerrero during a break from a House session.
