PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The United States promises to pay $228 million in direct grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands over an extra seven fiscal years after the first seven-year period ends. Payments follow the schedule in the Agreement of the Special Representatives signed July 10, 1985 by the U.S. and Northern Mariana Islands representatives. Rota and Tinian must each get at least a 1/8 share, and Saipan at least a 1/4 share, of the annual capital improvement project money. Those capital improvement funds must be at least 80% of the capital development funds listed in paragraph 2 of part II of the Agreement. The money will be awarded under the rules that apply to such grants.

Title 48, §1803

Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Pursuant to section 701 of the foregoing Covenant, enactment of this section shall constitute a commitment and pledge of the full faith and credit of the United States for the payment of $228 million at guaranteed annual amounts of direct grant assistance for the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands for an additional period of seven fiscal years after the expiration of the initial seven-year period specified in section 702 of said Covenant, which assistance shall be provided according to the schedule of payments contained in the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, executed July 10, 1985, between the special representative of the President of the United States and the special representatives of the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The islands of Rota and Tinian shall each receive no less than a ⅛ share and the island of Saipan shall receive no less than a ¼ share of annualized capital improvement project funds, which shall be no less than 80 per centum of the capital development funds identified in the schedule of payments in paragraph 2 of part II of the Agreement of the Special Representatives. Funds shall be granted according to such regulations as are applicable to such grants.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Covenant, referred to in text, is the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, which is contained in section 1 of Pub. L. 94–241, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title. Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 1681 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Use of Economic Development Loan Funds for Capital Improvement Projects Pub. L. 99–396, § 2, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 838, authorized use of up to $4,000,000 of funds reserved for use by the economic development loan fund, as established under section 702(c) of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, 48 U.S.C. 1801 note, for capital improvement projects, if such funds became available for use by the economic development loan fund, and were not obligated for economic development loans.

§1803 Financial Assistance to Government of Northern Mariana Islands