Disaster Assistance (Amendment) Act 2019 (P.L. 2019-119)

BILL No:176 P.L.2019-\\ Disaster Assistance (Amendment) Act, 2019 Index NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 40TH CONSTITUTION REGULAR SESSION, 2019 Republic of the Marshall Islands Jepilpilin Ke Ejukaan DISASTER ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 Index Section Page BIOL, SHOE Ce escasccazecouvessnvsrsssccrenocenvsseeveescccavecssvcucvwuvsvevsensnuastuasseenseecesversasoneesnvieiectnmaimeranecvons 3 S102. AMEHOMGOH El ccccccanccnamemmemneRe A ERERARNRNN 3 S103; ERGChVEUat@sscccsmnncnoscunnemnummneam 4 Republic of the Page Marshall Islands IndexBILL No:176 P.L.2019- \ \A Disaster Assistance (Amendment) Act, 2019 Page2 Republic of the Marshall Islands BILL No:176 P.L.2019- 11% Disaster Assistance (Amendment) Act, 2019 ยง101 NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 40TH CONSTITUTION REGULAR SESSION, 2019 Republic of the Marshall Islands Jepilpilin Ke Ejukaan DISASTER ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 AN ACT to amend the annual appropriation under the Disaster Assistance Act of 1987 to not less than $200,000 and not more than $500,000 to reflect the contingencies fund appropriated under Appropriation (Financial Year 2020) Act, 2019. BE IT ENACTED BY THE NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS ยง101. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance (Amendment) Act, 2018. ยง102. Amendment. Section 1010 (2) shall be amended to which it should read as follows: ยง1010. Finance. (1) The Disaster Assistance Account is hereby established as a special revenue account within the National Treasury and under the control and supervision of the Ministry of Finance, which shall provide for its administration in accordance with the Financial Management Act of 1990, as amended, 11 MIRC 1. (2) In the event that at all or any part of the Account is utilized for any of the purposes under this Chapter during any financial year, the amount so utilized shall be appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Act for the next financial year in order to maintain a continuous balance of not less than $200,000 and not more than $500,000 in the Account at the commencement of each fiscal year. Republic of the rer Islands Pages BILL No:176 P.L.2019- (\9 ยง103 Disaster Assistance (Amendment) Act, 2019 ยง103. Effective date. This Act shall take effect on the beginning of a new financial year after the date of certification in accordance with the Constitution and the Rules of Procedures for the Nitijela. CERTIFICATE I hereby certify: 1. That Nitijela Bill No: 176 was passed by the Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the sth day of > eptem ber 2019; and 2, That I am satisfied that Nitijela Bill No: 176 was passed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Rules of Procedures of the Nitijela. I hereby place my signature before the Clerk this Dol ot day of Oc\ober 2019. Hon. Kenneth A. Kedi Morean 8 . Watak Speaker Clerk Nitijela of the Marshall Islands Nitijela of the Marshall Islands Republic of the Page4 Marshall ois @