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Conference committee adopts ground rules for House Bill 24-74 SS2; debate opens on $750,000 tourism aid
Summary
The Senate conference committee approved ground rules for House Bill 24-74 SS2 and opened deliberations on using trust interest income to address shortfalls caused by a federal pause in assistance; Representative John Paul P. Sablan urged diverting $750,000 to the Marianas Visitors Authority to stabilize air service and support tourism jobs.
The Senate conference committee met in the Senate Chamber and approved conference committee ground rules for House Bill 24-74 SS2, then began deliberations on proposed uses of trust interest income, including a proposal to divert $750,000 to the Marianas Visitors Authority (MVA) to support air service and tourism.
Representative John Paul P. Sablan argued the diversion was necessary to protect the Commonwealth’s primary economic engine. “Tourism is not a luxury for the Commonwealth. It is our principal economic engine,” Sablan said, warning that “market distortion following the…
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