TWELFTH NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE

A LOCAL APPROPRIATION ACT

To appropriate a sum of $25,000 for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the CNMI Youth Webpage from Saipan Local Law 11-2; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT DELEGATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 4 OF DIVISION 1 OF TITLE 1 OF THE COMMONWEALTH CODE:

Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to appropriate a sum of $25,000 from Saipan Local Law 11-2 for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the CNMI Youth Web-page. This Youth Zone will host the CNMI Youth Forum, and should serve as a link for policymaking research and to policymakers on the interests, concerns, views, and desires of the youth of the CNMI in the new millennium. Unlike a more mundane government website, the Youth Zone will be both “lively and entertaining” as well as educational, informative, and be on the cutting-edge on youth trends and issues as well as desired policy solutions as systematically in a democratic manner articulated by CNMI youths, including site features on funny epithets and anecdotes around and about the CNMI. Practical information on homework assistance and resources for job referrals, events and calendars (e.g., sports competition/training), and “things to do” for youths will also be featured, among other useful menu.
Section 2. Appropriation Provision. The Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation hereby appropriates the sum of $25,000 as follows:
(a) $25,000 pursuant to Section 1 and 3 of this Act under the expenditure authority of the Director of the Legislative Bureau with written concurrence by the Youth Congress in a form of a Youth Congress resolution.
Section 3. Management of Funds. The Department of Finance shall regulate and control the expenditure of funds appropriated by this Act, so that no activity may expend appropriated funds contrary to the law or fiscal management policies and practices of the Commonwealth. Expenditure authority for the program and projects funded under this Act shall be required to submit a quarterly written progress report to the Chairman of the Saipan Legislative Delegation.
Section 4. Severability. If any provision of this Act or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance should be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Act or the application of its provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Act shall take effect upon its approval by the Governor or its becoming law without such approval.

CERTIFIED BY:

____________________ this _______ day of _______________________, 2001

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PEDRO P. TENORIO
GOVERNOR
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS