FT 17.03 - Put Out The Fires Act (Passed)

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AN ACT

to combat forest fires in Frémont

Section I (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Put Out The Fires Act"

Section II (Emergency Funding Appropriations)
i. $5 million in one-time funding shall be appropriated to local fire departments to:
a. assist in combating forest fires and overtime pay for relevant officials,
b. open and operate evacuation hubs for afflicted areas, while following COVID-19 guidelines where possible,
c. assist in creating a transparent, effective early warning system, and
d. assist the homeless and civilians incapable of self-evacuating in evacuating afflicted areas

Section III (Inmate Rights)
i. No inmate in a Frémont jail shall be coerced in any way to serve as a volunteer firefighter
ii. Inmates who volunteer to partake in firefighting efforts shall be paid no less than $15/hour to do so.

Sponsor: Oregon Blue Dog

The gentleman from Oregon is recognized.

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I do have an amendment for this in mind but I'll let the sponsor advocate first.

[OBD]

Thank you, Speaker.

The purpose of this act is to allocate funding to address the forest fire crisis this region is currently facing, which the First Minister cannot do through executive order. Additionally, the act ensures that inmates are not forced to endanger their lives involuntarily, and ensures that volunteer firefighters are compensated for their invaluable aid.

Yield the floor. I'm eager to see amendments to make this emergency act better.

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Here is my amendment, based on a suggestion made by Congressman Sev:

AN ACT

to combat forest fires in Frémont

Section I (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Put Out The Fires Act"

Section II (Emergency Funding Appropriations)
i. $5 million in one-time funding shall be appropriated to local fire departments to:
a. assist in combating forest fires and overtime pay for relevant officials,
b. open and operate evacuation hubs for afflicted areas, while following COVID-19 guidelines where possible,
c. devise a strategy for forest thinning of dead brush and sick or dying trees
d. assist in creating a transparent, effective early warning system, and
e. assist the homeless and civilians incapable of self-evacuating in evacuating afflicted areas

Section III (Inmate Rights)
i. No inmate in a Frémont jail shall be coerced in any way to serve as a volunteer firefighter
ii. Inmates who volunteer to partake in firefighting efforts shall be paid no less than $15/hour to do so.

Members have 24 hours to object.

Hopefully we can expect Congress to get an emergency relief bill going, too.

[OBD]

Friendly.

[Anna Komnene]

Here's an amendment on the prevention side of things since a lot of areas include private land to make sure landowners have the information they need to keep their land (and everyone) safe.

AN ACT

to combat forest fires in Frémont

Section I (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Put Out The Fires Act"

Section II (Emergency Funding Appropriations)
i. $5 million in one-time funding shall be appropriated to local fire departments to:
a. assist in combating forest fires and overtime pay for relevant officials,
b. open and operate evacuation hubs for afflicted areas, while following COVID-19 guidelines where possible,
c. devise a strategy for forest thinning of dead brush and sick or dying trees
d. assist in creating a transparent, effective early warning system, and
e. assist the homeless and civilians incapable of self-evacuating in evacuating afflicted areas
f. provide information on resources and strategies to reduce wildfire risk by managing forests to private landowners in areas of high risk

Section III (Inmate Rights)
i. No inmate in a Frémont jail shall be coerced in any way to serve as a volunteer firefighter
ii. Inmates who volunteer to partake in firefighting efforts shall be paid no less than $15/hour to do so.

[OBD]

Friendly.

Is everyone content with the funding allocation, or should it be more (or less)?

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Friendly.

Is everyone content with the funding allocation, or should it be more (or less)?

The bill Senator Ted and I put forward in Congress allocates $5 million per state, and this bill only seems to allocate $5 million for the entire region, so it should probably be more.

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So how should the funding be allocated: to individual states, or to local town and city fire departments? I would much prefer letting the state governments make those decisions, but we also need to decide if a one-time sum of $5 million is enough to help the entire region. I don't think it is, and we should be giving more or less that amount to all the affected states.

[OBD]

So how should the funding be allocated: to individual states, or to local town and city fire departments? I would much prefer letting the state governments make those decisions, but we also need to decide if a one-time sum of $5 million is enough to help the entire region. I don't think it is, and we should be giving more or less that amount to all the affected states.

I'd be willing to allocate $5-10 million to each individual state (potentially more to states that are affected more, or are bigger).

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Amending this bill to make it identical to the bill currently in the Senate, which Yankee has motioned to waive the minimum debate time for:

AN ACT

to combat forest fires in Frémont

Section I (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Put Out The Fires Act"

Section II (Emergency Funding Appropriations)
i. $5 million in one-time funding shall be appropriated to local fire departments states affected by the ongoing 2020 wildfires to:
a. assist in combating forest fires and overtime pay for relevant officials,
b. open and operate evacuation hubs for afflicted areas, while following COVID-19 guidelines where possible,
c. devise a strategy for forest thinning of dead brush and sick or dying trees
d. assist in creating a transparent, effective early warning system, and
e. assist the homeless and civilians incapable of self-evacuating in evacuating afflicted areas

ii. Funding for this act shall be allocated to the state governments of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.

Section III (Inmate Rights)
i. No inmate in a Frémont jail shall be coerced in any way to serve as a volunteer firefighter
ii. Inmates who volunteer to partake in firefighting efforts shall be paid no less than $15/hour to do so.

This way each state gets matching funds from the feds.

[Anna Komnene]

I like the new set up with the matching funds to affected states.

Just curious, did you mean to leave out my amendment or just missed it?

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I like the new set up with the matching funds to affected states.

Just curious, did you mean to leave out my amendment or just missed it?

Just missed it - sorry.

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And with that, I motion to end debate and proceed to a final vote. Members have 24 hours to object.

[OBD]

Motion seconded.

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A final vote is now open. Members, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

AN ACT

to combat forest fires in Frémont

Section I (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Put Out The Fires Act"

Section II (Emergency Funding Appropriations)
i. $5 million in one-time funding shall be appropriated to states affected by the ongoing 2020 wildfires to:
a. assist in combating forest fires and overtime pay for relevant officials,
b. open and operate evacuation hubs for afflicted areas, while following COVID-19 guidelines where possible,
c. devise a strategy for forest thinning of dead brush and sick or dying trees
d. assist in creating a transparent, effective early warning system, and
e. assist the homeless and civilians incapable of self-evacuating in evacuating afflicted areas
f. provide information on resources and strategies to reduce wildfire risk by managing forests to private landowners in areas of high risk

ii. Funding for this act shall be allocated to the state governments of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.

Section III (Inmate Rights)
i. No inmate in a Frémont jail shall be coerced in any way to serve as a volunteer firefighter

ii. Inmates who volunteer to partake in firefighting efforts shall be paid no less than $15/hour to do so.

[OBD]

Aye.

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Aye

[Anna Komnene]

Aye

[Saint Milei]

Aye

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Vote on Final Passage of the Put Out The Fires Act:

Aye (4): Oregon Blue Dog, Scott, Siren, DeadPrez
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (1): Harry S Truman

This has passed the House of Commons and is sent to the First Minister for executive action.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

AN ACT

to combat forest fires in Frémont

Section I (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Put Out The Fires Act"

Section II (Emergency Funding Appropriations)
i. $5 million in one-time funding shall be appropriated to states affected by the ongoing 2020 wildfires to:
a. assist in combating forest fires and overtime pay for relevant officials,
b. open and operate evacuation hubs for afflicted areas, while following COVID-19 guidelines where possible,
c. devise a strategy for forest thinning of dead brush and sick or dying trees
d. assist in creating a transparent, effective early warning system, and
e. assist the homeless and civilians incapable of self-evacuating in evacuating afflicted areas
f. provide information on resources and strategies to reduce wildfire risk by managing forests to private landowners in areas of high risk

ii. Funding for this act shall be allocated to the state governments of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.

Section III (Inmate Rights)
i. No inmate in a Frémont jail shall be coerced in any way to serve as a volunteer firefighter

ii. Inmates who volunteer to partake in firefighting efforts shall be paid no less than $15/hour to do so.

Frémont House of Commons
Passed 4-0 in the Frémont Parliament Assembled,

Parliament Speaker

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Aye, for the record.

AN ACT

to combat forest fires in Frémont

Section I (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Put Out The Fires Act"

Section II (Emergency Funding Appropriations)
i. $5 million in one-time funding shall be appropriated to states affected by the ongoing 2020 wildfires to:
a. assist in combating forest fires and overtime pay for relevant officials,
b. open and operate evacuation hubs for afflicted areas, while following COVID-19 guidelines where possible,
c. devise a strategy for forest thinning of dead brush and sick or dying trees
d. assist in creating a transparent, effective early warning system, and
e. assist the homeless and civilians incapable of self-evacuating in evacuating afflicted areas
f. provide information on resources and strategies to reduce wildfire risk by managing forests to private landowners in areas of high risk

ii. Funding for this act shall be allocated to the state governments of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.

Section III (Inmate Rights)
i. No inmate in a Frémont jail shall be coerced in any way to serve as a volunteer firefighter

ii. Inmates who volunteer to partake in firefighting efforts shall be paid no less than $15/hour to do so.

Frémont House of Commons
Passed 4-0 in the Frémont Parliament Assembled,

Parliament Speaker