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Bill: Infrastructure Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aloria National Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 3649
Description[?]:
| I propose reform on Eminent Domain, Funding Public Transport, Housing, and Train Operation Company. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The policy regarding eminent domain is left to local governments.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Current: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Proposed: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:51:55, April 07, 2014 CET | From | Aloria National Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform Act |
| Message | I feel the policy imposed on local government infrastructure alone. Though the state government has the right set pattern every local government infrastructure that is integrated with one another. |
| Date | 02:55:46, April 08, 2014 CET | From | Aloria National Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform Act |
| Message | Please give me your thought... Thank you |
| Date | 08:22:40, April 08, 2014 CET | From | Aloria First | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform Act |
| Message | I agree to all. |
| Date | 16:36:05, April 08, 2014 CET | From | Wildrose Alliance | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform Act |
| Message | We feel that the provision on eminent domain is a significant infringement on property rights. On housing, we could agree (and would) to "private housing with subsidized rent for low-income earners". We feel that local governments best decide on issues of funding for transportation (and in most of the real world, they do). We see no need for a national NOC. Strongly opposed. These proposals do not uphold the virtues of liberty. |
| Date | 17:04:59, April 08, 2014 CET | From | Aloria National Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Reform Act |
| Message | I appreciate the opposed comment, but my reason is state government should regulate this act to control the infrastructure and transportation wisely. In my country funding for transportation regulated by state government, then technically local government run it. The result is may vary depends on how strong the local government funding is. Liberty has the limit buddy. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 166 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 109 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Thousands of Zardic soldiers were sacrificed so that the Zardic government could gain control of a few buildings and Theodoro could pretend to be Augustus the Great. This is the kind of jingoistic ideology Zardugal would bring to the Security Council. They will throw countless lives away in pursuit of former glory." - Prince Akhaias, former Coburan royal |