The House Committee on Ways and Means adopted a $149.5-million \u201cbudget bill\u201d for fiscal year 2016, which is slightly higher than the government\u2019s earlier proposal of $145.8 million.<\/p>\n
Rep. Antonio P. Sablan (Ind-Saipan), chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means pre-filed House Bill 19-86 or the \u201cAppropriations and Budget Authority Act of 2016\u201d last Wednesday.<\/p>\n
A House session is expected to be convened soon by House Speaker Joseph P. Deleon Guerrero (Ind-Saipan) to approve the draft bill.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just passed the draft budget. It will be presented to the whole body and if approved, will be transmitted to the Senate,\u201d Sablan earlier said.<\/p>\n
The House Committee on Ways and Means in the last few weeks has been conducting budget deliberations for the government departments in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
Sablan said as expected, most of the agencies wanted more than what was proposed.<\/p>\n
During the deliberations, committee members looked at the personnel requirements of the various departments, as well as possible sources of budget allocations on the balance sheets.<\/p>\n
Some of the biggest CNMI departments, meanwhile, are scheduled to appear before the Senate chamber for the budget hearings.<\/p>\n
The Department of Finance is scheduled on July 7 at 9:30am, while the Department of Public Safety is scheduled on the same day at 2pm. The CNMI Medical Referral Program is scheduled on July 9 at 9:30am, while the Department of Public Works is scheduled on the same day at 2pm.<\/p>\n
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. is expected to have a budget hearing on July 15 at 9:30am, while the Public School System is scheduled on July 14 at 9:30am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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