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Tinian commerce office asks legislature to fund rental, communications and fuel to protect tobacco‑program accounts
Summary
The Department of Commerce’s Tinian office asked the Committee on Ways and Means to move routine operating costs — office rent, communications and fuel — into its general account so tobacco‑settlement funds can continue to support anti‑tobacco programming and training.
Susan Perez, resident department head for the Department of Commerce on Tinian, told the Committee on Ways and Means that her office needs the legislature to fund its most essential operating expenses in the general account so tobacco‑settlement funds can be used for an anti‑tobacco training program.
“We currently use my revolving fund account of approximately 9,000 per year to pay utilities,” Perez said. “I would like to request that my office rental, communication, and fuel be funded in my general account in the amount of 24,400 to allow for tobacco settlement funds to use for continued ABDC training program.”
Perez told the committee she has seven funded…
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