EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 2013        CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO. 18-72, C.D.1,

C.D.2, C.D.3

_{PC NO. 18-178                                        PUBLIC LAW NO. 18-34}

AN ACT

To further amend title 25 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, by creating a new Chapter 8 under subsection II, to implement certain provisions of the FSM’s Nationwide Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Policy, and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA:

1               Section 1.  Purpose.  This act is in furtherance of the

2    provisions on climate change of the Federated States of

3    Micronesia’s Nationwide Integrated Disaster and Climate Change

4    Policy (hereinafter the “CC Policy”) by introducing certain legal

5    obligations for departments and agencies of the National

6    Government.  It is expected that this act and the above-mentioned

7    policy will provide the overarching framework for further

8    detailed legislation on climate change.

9                 Section 2.  Title 25 of the Code of the Federated

10     States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further

11     amended by creating a new Chapter 8 under subsection II of

12     title 25 to be entitled “Climate Change”.

13               Section 3.  Title 25 of the Code of the Federated

14     States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further

15     amended by inserting a new section 801 under chapter 8 to

16     read as follows:

17                    “Section 801.  Short Title.  This chapter is known and

18                    may be cited as the “Federated States of Micronesia

1                    Climate Change Act”.

2               Section 4.  Title 25 of the Code of the Federated States of

3    Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting a

4    new section 802 under chapter 8 to read as follows:

5                    “Section 802.  Mainstreaming of obligations.

6                         (1) By October 1, 2014, the following departments

7                    and agencies shall prepare plans and policies on

8                    climate change consistent with the provisions of the

9                    CC Policy:

10                                -  Department of Resources and Development;

11                                - Office of Environment and Emergency

12                    Management;

13                                - Department of Transportation, Communications

14                    and Infrastructure;

15                                - Department of Health and Social Affairs;

16                                - Department of Education;

17                                - Department of Finance and Administration;

18                                - Office of Statistics, Budget and Economic

19                    Management; and

20                                - Department of Foreign Affairs;

21                         (2) The Office of Environment and Emergency

22                      Management shall coordinate the implementation of the

23                      CC Policy; and gather, make publicly available, and

24                      keep the required plans and policies from the

25                      departments and agencies mentioned in subsection (1).

1                             (3) The Office of Environment and Emergency

2                      Management shall advise the President and represent

3                      the Executive on any public hearing called by

4                      Congress on the progress of implementation of the CC

5                      Policy.”

6          Section 5.  Title 25 of the Code of the Federated States of

7  Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting a

8  new section 803 under chapter 8 to read as follows:

9                   “Section 803.  Reporting Obligations.

10                          (1) Every year starting with Fiscal year 2015 the

11                   President of the Federated States of Micronesia shall

12                   submit a report to Congress on the progress of the

13                   implementation of the CC Policy, and recommend

14                   additional legislation where applicable and necessary.

15                         (2) The President in the April 1 submission to

16                   Congress of the national budget request may as

17                   necessary request funding to include specific line

18                   items for the implementation of the CC Policy." 19

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25       Section 6.  This act shall become law upon approval by the