The Custom House (Procedural Office of the Eighth Governor of Lincoln)

[Sestak]

The Seventh Council of Lincoln shall officially begin using the Moynihan-Wells building as its permanent place of meeting. The Ninth Floor Ceremonial Courtroom shall become the official Council chamber and shall be numbered as room 900 in the building. The Speaker’s office shall be adjacent to it, numbered room 940. The official address for the Office of the Speaker shall be:

Office 940, Daniel Patrick Moynihan-Michael J. Wells Building, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY, LN 10007

The upper floors of the Moynihan-Wells Building shall serve as the home of the serving Government of Lincoln, including the Chancellor’s office on the 20th floor. The official address for the Government Office of the Chancellor of Lincoln shall be:

Office 2004, Daniel Patrick Moynihan-Michael J. Wells Building, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY, LN 10007

The Governor’s residence and offices shall take up the 15th, 16th, and 17th floors of the Custom House (formerly the US Custom House) in Philadelphia. The official address of the Governor of Lincoln shall be:

Suite 1776, The Custom House, 200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, LN 19106

[Sestak]

A SUMMONS
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Suite 1776, The Custom House, 200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, LN 19106

The previous Council of Lincoln having dissolved last week in order to hold elections; and said elections having been held, the region now requires a working government. Thus, the next Council must be convened so that a new Chancellor and government can be named; in accordance with the results of the election, the following citizens are summoned to New York for the State Opening of the next Council to constitute that Council:

The Honorable S019, of New Jersey, Speaker of the last sitting council,
The Honorable Gracile, of Illinois, member of the last sitting council,
The Honorable 20RP12, of Maine, member of the last sitting council and Senator emeritus,
Mr. Cookiedamage, of New Jersey,
and Mr. Grassr00ts, of Illinois.

Be it ordered on this twenty first day of April, in the first Year of Our Lady Virginia; standard form year two thousand and twenty.

[Sestak]

The Seventh Council of Lincoln having convened for the first time, without any sitting Government, I hereby give Councilor Gracile of Illinois the mandate to form government in my name as Chancellor.

VIII Governor of Lincoln

[Sestak]

Having been passed by the Council, the following bill is hereby approved by the Governor and enacted into regional statute.

Vote closed this passes by a vote of 4-0-0-0


AYE: S019, gracile, cookiedamage, 20RP12
NAY:
ABSTAIN:
NOT VOTING:

X Speaker S019

Hospital Relief Bill

Introduced by Councilor CookieDamage (NJ)

This bill will establish an emergency fund of $125 Billion for hospitals in the Lincoln Region. It will also aim to keep struggling rural hospitals open for the next five (5) years due to the threat of COVID resurgences despite any financial insolvency.

Section I – Definition

A. Hospitals are defined as health care institutions where patients receive medical treatment. Hospitals may include specialized staff as well as emergency departments and intensive care units.
 
B. Rural hospitals are defined as those hospitals located outside of urbanized or suburban areas, and those in areas with typically less than 2,500 inhabitants.

C. Rural hospital closures are defined as rural hospitals which have severely reduced the capacity and scope in patient treatment.

D. Abandoned rural hospitals are rural hospitals which have ceased all operation entirely and are thus shuttered.

Section II – Emergency Fund

A. The Lincoln Council will establish an emergency fund of $100 Billion to be granted to Lincoln hospitals.
 
B. These funds will be administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.
C. There will be established an Inspector General’s office which will provide accountability and oversight.

D. These funds must be used towards patient care and maintaining staff, equipment, and other costs.

E. These funds are not authorized to be used towards increasing salaries of hospital executives.

F. These funds are not authorized to be used towards paying utility bills unless otherwise necessary. What constitutes as necessary will be at the discretion of the Inspector General.

Section III – Rural Hospital Subsidies

A. The Lincoln Council will establish an emergency fund of $25 Billion to subsidize the expenses of rural Lincoln hospitals which are identified to be nearing financial insolvency or bankruptcy.

B. These subsidies will be administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.

C. There will be established an Inspector General’s office which will provide accountability and oversight.

D. The Lincoln Council will subsidize the expenses of these identified hospitals until June 1, 2025.

E. These subsidized expenses include personal protective equipment (PPE hereafter), expenses associated with hiring new staff, as well as power and water utility costs.

F. These subsidized funds will not be used for abandoned rural hospitals which have been closed for more than five years or have closed before May 1, 2015.

G. Abandoned hospitals closed after May 1, 2015 may be eligible to be reopened on a temporary basis using subsidies. This decision will be at the discretion of the Inspector General.

Section IV: Implementation

A. This law shall take effect two weeks after being signed by the governor

VIII Governor of Lincoln

[Sestak]

Having been passed by the Council, the following bill is hereby approved by the Governor and enacted into regional statute.

Vote closed this passes by a vote of 4-0-0-0


AYE: S019, gracile, cookiedamage, 20RP12
NAY:
ABSTAIN:
NOT VOTING:

X Speaker S019

Honoring Civil War Heroes Act

To honor those who valiantly fought for the righteous cause of national unity in Atlasia's darkest time

1. Statues of heroes from the First Atlasian Civil War (1861-1865) shall be erected in the following towns:
-General Ulysses S. Grant in the town of Point Pleasant, Ohio
-General William Tecumseh Sherman in the town of Lancaster, Ohio
-General George Henry Thomas in the town of West Point, New York
-General George Meade in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-General Philip Sheridan in the town of Albany, New York
-General Henry Halleck in the town of Westernville, New York
-President Abraham Lincoln in the town of Springfield, Illinois
-Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in the town of Steubenville, Ohio
-Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles in the town of Glastonbury, Connecticut
-Senator Charles Sumner in the city of Boston, Massachusetts
-Representative Thaddeus Stevens in the town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
-Senator Benjamin Wade of Ohio in the town of Springfield, Massachusetts
-Frederick Douglass in the town Rochester, New York
-Harriet Tubman in the town of Auburn, New York
-William Lloyd Garrison in the town of Newburyport, Massachusetts
-Representative David Wilmot in the town of Bethany, Pennsylvania
2. May 9th, the day that the First Atlasian Civil War was over shall become a regional holiday and celebrated as Victory Day.

VIII Governor of Lincoln

[Sestak]

The following shall henceforth be used as the primary template for election ballots in Lincoln:

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Instructions and important information

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1. Please vote for the candidate of your choosing on both races on the ballot. The election(s) {is/are} carried out using single transferable vote and instant runoff voting, so you may rank the candidates as you please. Please select one of "yes", "no", or "abstain" on the ballot question(s).

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4. It is a crime against the Republic of Atlasia to a) delete your ballot after the voting period is closed and before the results are certified or delete your ballot after the 20 minute edit period and revote and/or b) intimidate or attempt to place undue pressure on a voter to delete their ballot as outlined in part a or invalidate their ballot.

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VIII Governor of Lincoln

[S019]

Your excellency, this has passed and needs to be signed/vetoed: https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=372459.msg7333757#msg7333757

[S019]

Your excellency, this has passed and needs to be signed/vetoed: https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=375308.msg7379210#msg7379210

[Sestak]

The prison sentence of Ackquille Jean "Bobby Shmurda" Pollard is hereby commuted to complete on Tuesday the second of June, 2020, upon which time he shall be released.

 

VIII Governor of Lincoln

[Sestak]

Having been passed by the Council, the following bill is hereby approved by the Governor and enacted into regional statute.

Closing early as everyone has voted, this passes 5-0-0-0


AYE: S019, cookiedamage, 20RP12, gracile, Gorguf
NAY:
ABSTAIN:
NOT VOTING:

X Speaker S019

Office of Environmental Justice Establishment Bill

Introduced by Councilor CookieDamage (NJ)

A bill which aims to establish the Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Agriculture and the Environment. This bill will also establish the Environmental Justice Advisory Council which will be an advisory body within the Office of Environmental Justice.

Section I – Definitions

A. Environment – The environment, in this bill, is defined as the natural, biophysical, and built environment. The environment includes the air, water, and soil, as well as artificial environments and structures which interact with and impact the bodily health of individuals or groups of people.

B. Justice – Justice, in this bill, is defined as the fair, equitable, and impartial distribution of law, policy, and judicial decisions.

C. Injustice – Injustice, in this bill, is defined as the unfair, unequitable, and partial distribution of law, policy, and judicial decision.

D. Environmental justice – Environmental justice, in this bill, is defined as the fair and equitable treatment of people and communities with respect to the ways their natural, biophysical, and built environments affect their health and well-being. It includes the fair implementation of environmental law, policy, and procedure with no extra burden or benefit placed on persons or groups because of their race or ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, socioeconomic status, religion, or cultural identification. Environmental justice also analyses how the aggregate health of minority and/or low-income communities is often negatively impacted by environmental risks not present in privileged or wealthy communities. Environmental justice also seeks to identify, mitigate, or reverse environmental activities, policies, or phenomena which are found to have disproportionately negative effects on minority and/or low-income communities.

Section II – Establishment and Role of the Office of Environmental Justice and the Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Council

A. The Council of Lincoln will establish the Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Agriculture and the Environment.

B. The Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) will be led by a Department-appointed Coordinator.

C. The OEJ will administer an advisory body known as the Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Council (EJEAC).

D. The EJEAC will be composed of nineteen members, with spaces reserved for a wide variety of industries, initiatives, non-profit bodies, and community members across Lincoln.

E. Seats of the EJEAC will be filled by qualified applicants as judged by the Department and Office Coordinator.

F.   The OEJ will be responsible for aiding the Department in:

a. The implementation of policies, regulations, and procedures aimed at better addressing instances of environmental injustice.
b. The research and analysis of environmental data.
c. The tracking of health data.
d. The identification of areas vulnerable to environmental injustice.
e. Conduct outreach to communities and municipalities.
f. Act as a liaison between communities and the Department.

Section III – Appropriations

A.   Appropriation will be determined by the Department of Agriculture and the Environment.

Section IV – Implementation

A.   This law shall take effect six months after being signed by the governor.

VIII Governor of Lincoln

[Sestak]

Chancellor Gracile having resigned from the position and from the Council, without any sitting Government, I hereby give Councilor R2D2 of Maine the mandate to form government in my name as Chancellor.

VIII Governor of Lincoln

[S019]

Your excellency, this has passed and needs to be signed or vetoed: https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=379644.0