Governor Pedro P. Tenorio rejected yesterday a proposed initiative seeking to rename the Saipan and Northern Islands Municipal Council building to the “Honorable Pedro T. Nakatsukasa Building” due to a snag in the funding proposal.<\/p>\n
The governor asked the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation to rework a portion in the proposed measure that seeks to appropriate $10,000 to cover the expense of the dedication and the building renovation.<\/p>\n
According to the Commonwealth chief, purporting to authorize the governor to reprogram the sum of $10,000 from the General Fund is in violation of the Planning and Budgeting Act.<\/p>\n
He added it is questionable whether a local bill can authorize the governor to reprogram funds from the General Fund, which requires an appropriation by the Legislature through Commonwealth-wide law.<\/p>\n
“I strongly support the naming of the Saipan and Northern Island Municipal Council Building after the late Hon. Pedro T. Nakatsukasa. However, there is a problem with the funding proposal that must be corrected before this local bill can be signed into law,” said Mr. Tenorio.<\/p>\n
The municipal council structure is being renamed to honor the\u00a0late Council Secretary Pedro T. Nakatsukasa who died during a routinary hemodialysis at the Commonwealth Health Center last June. He was 53. (MM)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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