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Bill: Infrastracture Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Party of Likatonia
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: July 4802
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
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:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Current: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Proposed: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government funds a program to build public works.
Current: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Proposed: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on rent regulation
Old value:: The government sets a cap on housing rents.
Current: The government obligates organizations representing landlords and tenants to negotiate rents.
Proposed: The government obligates organizations representing landlords and tenants to negotiate rents.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:09:00, August 16, 2020 CET | From | Moderate Conservative Party | To | Debating the Infrastracture Reform |
| Message | Most of this I could be convinced to vote for, but I wonder why the ban on nuclear power? |
| Date | 23:13:07, August 16, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Republican Party | To | Debating the Infrastracture Reform |
| Message | Why the ban on nuclear power? We can't use them anyway, but why? |
| Date | 23:50:08, August 16, 2020 CET | From | Likatonia First | To | Debating the Infrastracture Reform |
| Message | We would agree if article 4 is removed |
| Date | 00:05:57, August 17, 2020 CET | From | Socialists People’s Party | To | Debating the Infrastracture Reform |
| Message | You probably already guessed but I’ll say it anyway, disagree |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 62 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 19 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 19 |
| Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
| Random quote: "The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency." - Eugene McCarthy |