SB 22-03: Red-Green New Deal (Passed Amended Version)
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« on: December 15, 2020, 07:32:26 PM »
« edited: December 18, 2020, 07:11:23 PM by Ted Bessell »

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The Red-Green New Deal

SENATE BILL

To address climate change in Atlasia

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

Quote
Section I: Title

1. This Act may be cited as the "Red-Green New Deal" or "RGND".

Section II: Resolution

1. We Recognize:

  a. The seriousness and urgency associated with climate change must be met with swift action in order to ensure the continued welfare and prosperity of all Atlasians.

  b. Those at fault must be held accountable, and the industries polluting our environment must be eliminated.

  c. We must aim for a total phase-out of fossil fuels by 2035.

  d. We can spark a green revolution in Atlasia and become a focal point in a new age of industry and technology.

Section III: Extraction

1. Offshore drilling within 25 miles of the Atlasian coastline shall be prohibited from January 1st, 2024.

2. The placing of new oil pipeline, other than for the use of repair or renovation of existing lines, is hereby prohibited.

  a. Any update, repair, or alteration to existing pipeline must comply with existing regulation and be reviewed by appropriate local and federal agencies.

Section IV: Hydraulic Fracking

1. No new leases shall be granted by any federal agency for new hydraulic fracturing operations, new pipelines, new liquefied natural gas or oil export terminals, new natural gas storage, new ethane cracker plants, new natural gas power generation plants, or other infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil.

2. A tax of 10% shall be applied on the profits of any firm which operates any existing lease for hydraulic fracturing operations from the 1st January 2021.

 a. This tax shall increase to 15% from the 1st January 2022.

 b. This tax shall increase to 20% on the 1st January 2023.

 c. Beginning on July 1, 2022, the practice of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas is prohibited within 2,500 feet of a home, school, or other inhabited structure in Atlasia.

 d. Beginning on January 1,  2025, the practice of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas is prohibited on all onshore and offshore land in Atlasia.

Section V: Utility Ownership

1. The Department of Internal Affairs shall be instructed to create a Social Energy Fund.

  a. The Fund shall receive an amount equivalent to gaining public control over the top twenty five largest publicly traded energy companies headquartered in Atlasia.

    i. "Public Control" is defined as at least 51% of total shares.

  b. The Fund shall offer to voluntarily purchase up to 51% of the total shares in the companies described in IV.1.a.
 
    i. With each offer, the Department of Internal Affairs shall release a statement declaring its aim to compulsorily purchase the shares required to acquire a majority within sixteen months.

  c. The Fund shall be chartered to utilize its stake in the companies described in IV.1.a to achieve the following.

    i. Compliance with international de-carbonization objectives.
    
    ii. The transition to an energy sector led by publicly owned renewable energy companies.
  
    iii. The gradual phase-out of fossil fuel extraction.

Section VI: Public Works

1. The Department Internal Affairs shall be instructed to create a New Public Works Administration

  a. The NPWA shall develop, administrate, maintain and oversee public building projects.

  b. The NPWA shall be led by the ranking officer for the Department of Internal Affairs.

    i. Shall there be no ranking officer for the Department Internal Affairs be vacant, these duties shall fall to the President of Atlasia.

2. The ranking officer for the Department Internal Affairs may appoint a board of NPCs to assist in the development of NPWA projects.

3. NPWA projects shall include

    a. Construction and Engineering

    b. Renewable Energy Development and Energy Efficiency Retrofitting

    c. Coding, Server Farms and Technological Development

    d. Sustainable Agriculture

    e. Civil Corps
 

4. All NPWA projects shall provide workers with the following.

  a. Pay equivalent to 10% above a "living wage" determined by residency.

  b. Full membership in a labor union.

  c. Employment benefits delegated per project.

5. The NPWA shall operate with an annual budget of $100 billion.

Section VII: Effective Date

1. This act takes effect on January 1st, 2021.


People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,


People's House of Representatives
Passed 4-3-0-2 in the Atlasian House of Representatives Assembed


Sponsor: Not needed

Status: Voting on amended version
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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2020, 07:33:18 PM »

As this legislation has previously passed the Senate, a final vote is open on its passage. Senators, please vote aye, nay, or abstain.
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« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2020, 02:18:51 AM »

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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2020, 02:27:02 AM »

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« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2020, 12:25:37 PM »

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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2020, 01:14:10 PM »

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« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2020, 02:14:09 PM »

Aye

I would have liked to further debate and develop sections V and VI, but this is good enough I suppose
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2020, 02:35:06 PM »

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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2020, 09:20:00 PM »

The bill has the votes to pass. 24 hours to change your votes.
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« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2020, 04:50:31 PM »

Seriously, since we can't force the states or regions to end bans or taxes on  tobacco, bags or straws then what gives the federal government the power to force the entire private sector to do this? I am serious.
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« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2020, 04:58:46 PM »

Seriously, since we can't force the states or regions to end bans or taxes on  tobacco, bags or straws then what gives the federal government the power to force the entire private sector to do this? I am serious.


Because under what I believe is the Commerce clause, the federal government is given the power to regulate business, even Santa Clara County v Southern Pacific Railroad Company, which established the principle of corporate personhood did not declare that the government had no authority to regulate business whatsoever. Like sure maybe you can cite Schecter or whatever, but that decision was clearly political overreach and a partisan decision by the Court (reminder that the court was controlled by Republicans who were very opposed to FDR's agenda). This idea that the government cannot regulate business is kind of absurd, unless you're going to cite blatantly partisan decisions.
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« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2020, 05:55:30 PM »

Seriously, since we can't force the states or regions to end bans or taxes on  tobacco, bags or straws then what gives the federal government the power to force the entire private sector to do this? I am serious.


Wouldn't the interstate commerce clause apply here?

Also, at least in the US/Atlasia (unlike say, here in Spain or in all of the EU actually) sales taxes are state taxes; so a tax on cigarretes or bags would fall under the state governments (or the regions in the case of Atlasia)

If you want to interfere on that, you could offer "rebates" to stores, where the federal government pays those taxes to the regions and not the consumers but it is kind of a weird and dumb policy, especially for the purposes of making tobacco cheaper.
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« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2020, 07:08:02 PM »

The bill has the votes to pass. 24 hours to change your votes.

By a vote of 4-2, this bill passes. Final cert incoming.
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« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2020, 07:10:17 PM »

Quote from: Final House Text
The Red-Green New Deal

SENATE BILL

To address climate change in Atlasia

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

Quote
Section I: Title

1. This Act may be cited as the "Red-Green New Deal" or "RGND".

Section II: Resolution

1. We Recognize:

  a. The seriousness and urgency associated with climate change must be met with swift action in order to ensure the continued welfare and prosperity of all Atlasians.

  b. Those at fault must be held accountable, and the industries polluting our environment must be eliminated.

  c. We must aim for a total phase-out of fossil fuels by 2035.

  d. We can spark a green revolution in Atlasia and become a focal point in a new age of industry and technology.

Section III: Extraction

1. Offshore drilling within 25 miles of the Atlasian coastline shall be prohibited from January 1st, 2024.

2. The placing of new oil pipeline, other than for the use of repair or renovation of existing lines, is hereby prohibited.

  a. Any update, repair, or alteration to existing pipeline must comply with existing regulation and be reviewed by appropriate local and federal agencies.

Section IV: Hydraulic Fracking

1. No new leases shall be granted by any federal agency for new hydraulic fracturing operations, new pipelines, new liquefied natural gas or oil export terminals, new natural gas storage, new ethane cracker plants, new natural gas power generation plants, or other infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil.

2. A tax of 10% shall be applied on the profits of any firm which operates any existing lease for hydraulic fracturing operations from the 1st January 2021.

 a. This tax shall increase to 15% from the 1st January 2022.

 b. This tax shall increase to 20% on the 1st January 2023.

 c. Beginning on July 1, 2022, the practice of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas is prohibited within 2,500 feet of a home, school, or other inhabited structure in Atlasia.

 d. Beginning on January 1,  2025, the practice of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas is prohibited on all onshore and offshore land in Atlasia.

Section V: Utility Ownership

1. The Department of Internal Affairs shall be instructed to create a Social Energy Fund.

  a. The Fund shall receive an amount equivalent to gaining public control over the top twenty five largest publicly traded energy companies headquartered in Atlasia.

    i. "Public Control" is defined as at least 51% of total shares.

  b. The Fund shall offer to voluntarily purchase up to 51% of the total shares in the companies described in IV.1.a.
 
    i. With each offer, the Department of Internal Affairs shall release a statement declaring its aim to compulsorily purchase the shares required to acquire a majority within sixteen months.

  c. The Fund shall be chartered to utilize its stake in the companies described in IV.1.a to achieve the following.

    i. Compliance with international de-carbonization objectives.
   
    ii. The transition to an energy sector led by publicly owned renewable energy companies.
 
    iii. The gradual phase-out of fossil fuel extraction.

Section VI: Public Works

1. The Department Internal Affairs shall be instructed to create a New Public Works Administration

  a. The NPWA shall develop, administrate, maintain and oversee public building projects.

  b. The NPWA shall be led by the ranking officer for the Department of Internal Affairs.

    i. Shall there be no ranking officer for the Department Internal Affairs be vacant, these duties shall fall to the President of Atlasia.

2. The ranking officer for the Department Internal Affairs may appoint a board of NPCs to assist in the development of NPWA projects.

3. NPWA projects shall include

    a. Construction and Engineering

    b. Renewable Energy Development and Energy Efficiency Retrofitting

    c. Coding, Server Farms and Technological Development

    d. Sustainable Agriculture

    e. Civil Corps
 

4. All NPWA projects shall provide workers with the following.

  a. Pay equivalent to 10% above a "living wage" determined by residency.

  b. Full membership in a labor union.

  c. Employment benefits delegated per project.

5. The NPWA shall operate with an annual budget of $100 billion.

Section VII: Effective Date

1. This act takes effect on January 1st, 2021.


People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,


People's House of Representatives
Passed 4-3-0-2 in the Atlasian House of Representatives Assembed


People's Regional Senate (Amended Version)
Passed 4-2 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

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