HB 24-06: Anthracite Region Investment Act (Passed)
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« on: May 20, 2020, 06:32:23 PM »
« edited: May 29, 2020, 08:08:34 AM by Speaker Thumb21 »

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An Act

To increase investment in development and environmental reclamation in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania.

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Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Anthracite Region Investment Act".

Section 2. Definitions

As used in Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context —
  (1) the term “Anthracite Region” shall mean the following counties in the State of Pennsylvania —
      (a) Carbon;
      (b) Columbia;
      (c) Lackawanna;
      (d) Luzerne;
      (e) Northumberland; and
      (f) Schuylkill;
  (2) the term "qualified purpose" shall mean the following in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania—
      (a) the purchase, and restoration or redevelopment, of abandoned mine land and other approved property;
      (b) the cleanup of waterways and their tributaries, both surface and subsurface;
      (c) financial and technical assistance for infrastructure construction and upgrading;
      (d) any necessary costs for research and development; and
      (e) other related environmental and economic development purposes in such region.

Section 3. Grant program

(a) In general. —

There shall be created a "Anthracite Region Redevelopment Grant Program", which shall be managed under the Environmental Protection Agency.

(b) Purpose. —

The Anthracite Region Redevelopment Grant Program shall —
  (1) receive applications from businesses, other entities, and individuals; and
  (2) determine which proposals for environmental and economic development plans meet —
      (a) the requirements of a qualified purpose; and
      (b) other such aspects as necessary, including, but not limited to —
          (i) feasibility;
          (ii) cost;
          (iii) effectiveness; and
          (iv) any past activities by the applicant(s).

(c) Revocation. —

In the event of any —
  (1) fraud;
  (2) misconduct; or
  (3) other misuse of any grant money received as listed in the signed agreements to receive such grant —
      (a) any such grants received shall be payed back in full; and
      (b) any failure to do so shall result in further civil and criminal penalties.

Section 4. Effective date

This Act shall take effect immediately on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Peoples Regional Senate
Passed 5-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,


Sponsor: Thumb21
House Designation: HB 24-06

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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2020, 06:42:40 PM »

This is a bill which I pinched from the Senate queue. It sets up a program to invest in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania to help support economic development and will have my full support.
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« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2020, 06:46:28 PM »

This is a bill which I pinched from the Senate queue. It sets up a program to invest in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania to help support economic development and will have my full support.

Thanks for sponsoring!
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« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2020, 11:29:03 PM »

Posting this here for anyone interested in the areas this bill would help:

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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2020, 12:00:44 AM »

Why are we doing this?
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« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2020, 07:12:06 AM »


To provide support to a region which has been hit hard by the decline of local industries.
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« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2020, 07:14:51 AM »


To provide support to a region which has been hit hard by the decline of local industries.

What's special about NE PA that wouldn't apply to my Atlasian home state of West Virginia or other places? I guess that's the question I'm really asking.
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« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2020, 07:25:20 AM »


To provide support to a region which has been hit hard by the decline of local industries.

What's special about NE PA that wouldn't apply to my Atlasian home state of West Virginia or other places? I guess that's the question I'm really asking.

This question did come up in the Senate debate and there is now a similar bill that is going through the Senate for Appalachia as a whole:
https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=374009.0
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2020, 06:14:28 PM »

Looks good to me
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« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2020, 12:12:23 AM »


To provide support to a region which has been hit hard by the decline of local industries.

What's special about NE PA that wouldn't apply to my Atlasian home state of West Virginia or other places? I guess that's the question I'm really asking.

This question did come up in the Senate debate and there is now a similar bill that is going through the Senate for Appalachia as a whole:
https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=374009.0

Didn't Devout Centrist sponsor a similar Appalachia bill around a year ago?

Edit: Found it https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=322978.0, seems this one was directed solely at the opioid epidemic.
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« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2020, 07:05:38 PM »

Seems like a good idea, and my question was already answered by Yankee in the Senate thread:

Why only the state of Pennsylvania? Aren't there many more coal producing counties?

Anthracite is exclusive to NE PA. It was used in furnaces and steam locomotives and wasn't good for much else. When the furnaces and locomotives went to oil and diesel anthracite mining in the Scranton area died.

Anyone have issues with this bill or should we head to a final vote?
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« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2020, 06:54:57 AM »

Motion for a final vote
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« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2020, 12:41:35 PM »


I second the motion for a final vote. I have no issues with the bill as it is.
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« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2020, 12:32:24 PM »

Final vote

72 hours
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« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2020, 12:33:21 PM »

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« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2020, 02:38:15 PM »

Aye.
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« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2020, 05:20:43 PM »

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« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2020, 06:23:31 PM »

Abstain. I think this should be taken up in a larger bill, not one that singles out any particular part of Atlasia.
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« Reply #18 on: May 26, 2020, 12:58:19 AM »

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« Reply #19 on: May 26, 2020, 01:05:25 AM »

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« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2020, 08:05:03 AM »

Passed

5-0-1-3
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« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2020, 05:10:39 PM »

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An Act

To increase investment in development and environmental reclamation in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania.

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Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Anthracite Region Investment Act".

Section 2. Definitions

As used in Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context —
  (1) the term “Anthracite Region” shall mean the following counties in the State of Pennsylvania —
      (a) Carbon;
      (b) Columbia;
      (c) Lackawanna;
      (d) Luzerne;
      (e) Northumberland; and
      (f) Schuylkill;
  (2) the term "qualified purpose" shall mean the following in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania—
      (a) the purchase, and restoration or redevelopment, of abandoned mine land and other approved property;
      (b) the cleanup of waterways and their tributaries, both surface and subsurface;
      (c) financial and technical assistance for infrastructure construction and upgrading;
      (d) any necessary costs for research and development; and
      (e) other related environmental and economic development purposes in such region.

Section 3. Grant program

(a) In general. —

There shall be created a "Anthracite Region Redevelopment Grant Program", which shall be managed under the Environmental Protection Agency.

(b) Purpose. —

The Anthracite Region Redevelopment Grant Program shall —
  (1) receive applications from businesses, other entities, and individuals; and
  (2) determine which proposals for environmental and economic development plans meet —
      (a) the requirements of a qualified purpose; and
      (b) other such aspects as necessary, including, but not limited to —
          (i) feasibility;
          (ii) cost;
          (iii) effectiveness; and
          (iv) any past activities by the applicant(s).

(c) Revocation. —

In the event of any —
  (1) fraud;
  (2) misconduct; or
  (3) other misuse of any grant money received as listed in the signed agreements to receive such grant —
      (a) any such grants received shall be payed back in full; and
      (b) any failure to do so shall result in further civil and criminal penalties.

Section 4. Effective date

This Act shall take effect immediately on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Peoples Regional Senate
Passed 5-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

House of Representatives
Passed the House of Representatives 5-0-1-3

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