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Bill: National Democratic Congressional Government [I]: Power Privatization Act (4012)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gwado-Jeongbu (과도정부)
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: September 4012
Description[?]:
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL GOVERNMENT [I]: POWER PRIVATIZATION ACT (4012) - concerns the status of the national energy industry - encourages privatization in a bid to liberalize the outdated economic policies of the previous administration - creates a new free-market system in accordance with a smaller national power generation group via the auctioning of power generation plants and energy infrastructure (including cables, substations and other apparatus) - acknowledges the preference of the government to promote nuclear energy as the dominant force for energy generation in Dankuk, as it represents a modern and effective method of producing large amounts of cheap electricity - withdraws specialist consideration for other renewable energy research, and instead places this wholly into the private sector |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Current: All power stations are publicly owned.
Proposed: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:03:46, April 11, 2016 CET | From | Sinsegi-Dongmaeng 신세기동맹 | To | Debating the National Democratic Congressional Government [I]: Power Privatization Act (4012) |
| Message | "The state-ownership of the energy industry has allowed for more comprehensive and wide-reaching progress in building up Dankuk's reliance on environmentally-friendly and alternative energy sources. Reducing such an integral industry, which is necessary to the very function of our society, to private control will endanger smaller, rural communities and it will bring along a threat of higher energy costs. Nuclear energy, as our primary energy source, does not require subsidies from the government. This is pure government waste, there is no question of it. Hydroelectric and geothermal sources are the next largest and such areas have been the focus of government research. Removing support for renewable sources, including research in other areas like tidal or wind energy, which have potential in Dankuk, is a failure for our future. Especially when it is replaced with subsidies to an already stable industry. The energy proposals of the NDC threaten the technological progress of our nation, which has been the forefront of innovation in alternative energy production. We sincerely hope the Imperial Senate does not kill off such important research and funding." --- Kang Sung-min Secretary-General New Century Alliance |
| Date | 19:31:30, April 11, 2016 CET | From | Gwado-Jeongbu (과도정부) | To | Debating the National Democratic Congressional Government [I]: Power Privatization Act (4012) |
| Message | "The creation of energy is one of the most important industries in Dankuk, and one that has some of the greatest potential to do good for the populous. The introduction of private investment and competition into power production can only be a boon to those who will look to the growing industries as a source of employment. It is possible, yes, that energy prices will rise slightly - but without the requirement of vast amounts of government money flooding into the coffers of a bloated state-controlled industry, financial resources of the state can be focused upon other fields that will further increase the standard of living for all. As for the Secretary-General's concern for the status of nuclear energy within our privatized system - the energy sector has been under the control of the state for many many decades, and we still have not seen the level of investment in other energy sources that he so passionately implores. It is not that the government has discarded other forms of energy production, but rather prioritized further investment in nuclear energy over them. Naturally, if the free-market deems investment in other fields profitable and necessary I have full faith in their ability to do so." --- Namgung Ji Eun, Minister of Trade and Industry |
| Date | 20:40:37, April 11, 2016 CET | From | Sinsegi-Dongmaeng 신세기동맹 | To | Debating the National Democratic Congressional Government [I]: Power Privatization Act (4012) |
| Message | "The Minister still has failed to address why it is purposeful to deliver subsidies to an energy sector that already accounts for a large majority of production. Even in a situation of privatization, nuclear energy will still dominate and it will still possess an infrastructure that will not be matched by any other sector for quite some time. They do not need subsidies. The companies that take over nuclear power production will be unusually fortunate and they will stand to make great financial gain for themselves; mind you, for the benefit of only themselves and not the betterment of the nation. To go beyond this and then give these companies government subsidies as so-called 'encouragement of nuclear energy,' serves to do nothing more than line the pockets of the company executives. I again repeat, it is non-sense to subsidize well-established and stable industries that can stand on their own." --- Kang Sung-min Secretary-General New Century Alliance |
| Date | 20:53:25, April 11, 2016 CET | From | Gwado-Jeongbu (과도정부) | To | Debating the National Democratic Congressional Government [I]: Power Privatization Act (4012) |
| Message | "It is the view of the government that nuclear energy should be the dominant source of energy production in Dankuk, and the Secretary-General has confirmed that not only is this industrially beneficial but also profitable. However, nuclear plants have easily the greatest overhead of any form of power station - if we want our nuclear reactors to remain safe and productive, it is necessary in this transition period for the government to oversee, financially and otherwise, the transition to a free-market economy. Indeed, there were some in the government who sought the complete privatization of the energy sector, but in the public interest we have committed ourselves to a gradual transition. The Alliance would rather see our means of electricity continue to be degraded under lackluster state-ownership rather than embrace a positive change." --- Namgung Ji Eun, Minister of Trade and Industry |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 401 | |
| no | Total Seats: 79 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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