Rep. Donald M. Manglona (Ind-Rota) expects the full House of Representatives to quickly pass at its regular session today, Thursday, the \u201cproduct\u201d of the bicameral conference committee that worked out a $144.84-million budget for CNMI government\u2019s operations for Fiscal Year 2022.<\/p>\n
The House\u2019s expected adoption of the conference committee\u2019s \u201cproduct\u201d will essentially pass the budget legislation, House Bill 22-74, in the form of HD3, SD1, Conference Committee Substitute 1.<\/p>\n
Since the Senate had already adopted the conference committee\u2019s report and passed the budget bill Tuesday, it means that after the House\u2019s passage, this legislation.<\/p>\n
will then be submitted today, Thursday, to Gov. Ralph DLG Torres\u2019 table for his signature. Torres has to sign the bill before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, 2021. Without a budget for the new fiscal year, the CNMI government will be forced to have a partial shutdown. <\/p>\n
Combining the general fund and the $175 million allocated to the CNMI in the American Rescue Plan Act, the CNMI government will have at its disposal a total of $278,384,323 for government operations in fiscal year 2022. <\/p>\n
Manglona, who is the chairperson of the House\u2019s conference committee, said yesterday that he intends to give House members at the session a breakdown of what went on during the conference committee\u2019s meeting last Friday.<\/p>\n
He said the changes made by the conference committee in the budget bill were mentioned prior to having the conference committee\u2019s meeting and shared with the House\u2019s members.<\/p>\n
Manglona said the House members already got a picture of some of the concerns that were addressed at the conference committee\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n
He hopes this will pave the way for a smooth adoption of the committee\u2019s \u201cproduct.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re ready to answer any questions by other members,\u201d said Manglona, who also chairs the House Ways and Means Committee.<\/p>\n
He said they hope that all the House members will agree and are comfortable with the \u201cproduct\u201d of the conference committee. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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