Delegation approves substitute for House Local Bill 24-48 with targeted small grants and office supply allocations

The House delegation passed House Local Bill 24-48, Substitute 1, Draft 1, after a series of floor amendments that corrected the project code and reallocated additional available funds.

Representative Malcolm Omar introduced the bill to reappropriate funds (project code corrected during substitution). During the bill calendar debate, Senator Selena Baba told members the Department of Finance had identified an additional $15,000 available under project code SL00005 and offered a floor amendment to allocate $5,000 to Pirate Football Club for training and academy activities in Japan, $5,000 to the Office of Personnel Management for office supplies, and $5,000 to the legislative bureau. The amendment was discussed and placed into the record.

Representative Bijato proposed a more detailed floor amendment to reallocate $13,000 from Siphon Local Law 22-16 (project code 20001E) into this substitute and to earmark $5,000 for a one-stop permitting office printer and $8,000 for OPM operational supplies. Members lauded collaboration among precincts and representatives, and the floor amendment was adopted.

Vote: Madame Clerk conducted a roll-call; with 17 members present recorded as voting yes, House Local Bill 24-48, Substitute 1, Draft 1, passed the delegation.

Implementation notes: the substitute corrected the project code to SL00005 and added specific small-grant and office-supply line items. The transcript records the proposed amounts and recipients but does not provide detailed program requirements or criteria; those details were not specified in the session and will require administrative follow-up for procurement or disbursement.

The delegation moved on after adoption of the substitute and the recorded roll-call.