Southern Legislation Introduction Thread

[Mr. Reactionary]

IN PODS WE DON'T TRUST ACT

1. As used in this act:

A. Suicide Drug means any drug or chemical that is designed or intended to kill a human being upon ingestion or injection thereof. Suicide drug shall not include any drug used to carry out lawful and humane capital punishment as a penalty for a crime.

B. Suicide headset means any device that when worn by a human being is designed or intended to kill that human being under certain circumstances. This includes but is not limited to variants of the Oculus.

C. Suicide Pod means any pod, booth, or enclosure, whether or not coin-operated, that is designed or intended to kill a human being inside such pod, booth, or enclosure, including but not limited to by methods of suffocation such as the Swiss Sarco.

2. It shall be a felony punishable by imprisonment for no less than three (3) years and no more than twenty (20) years and a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $250,000.00 for any person in the Southern Region to knowingly import, sell or transfer, advertise for sale or transfer, manufacture for sale or transfer, transport for the purpose of selling or transferring, or finance the sale or transfer, of any suicide pod, suicide headset, or suicide drug. For purposes of this act, uploading or transmitting a program or code that enables a 3D printer to manufacture a suicide pod, suicide headset, or the components thereof constitutes a transfer in violation of this provision.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY CEMETERIES ACT

1. When deciding whether or not to permit the use of private property as a cemetery in the Southern Region, no State or locality shall consider the distance of the proposed cemeteries to private wells, reservoirs, or streams that drain into reservoirs, provided such distance exceeds 500 feet.

2. No State or locality in the Southern Region shall require dead bodies buried in a cemetery to be enclosed or encased in a coffin or similar enclosure, provided such dead body is buried deep enough to prevent any nuisance to the public health or safety.

3. No State or locality in the Southern Region shall exempt churchyard cemeteries adjacent to a church from generally applicable zoning restrictions on cemeteries, unless such exemption applies equally to cemeteries located adjacent to the place of worship for any other religion.

4. If any anthropologist or archaeologist discovers human skeletal remains in the Southern Region, such anthropologist or archaeologist shall ask the human skeletal remains its preferred gender identity. If the human skeletal remains decline to state a 
preferred gender identity, the anthropologist or archaeologist may identify, list, and report the human skeletal remains by its sex.

5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

ALL OF THE LIGHTS ACT

1. The Ban Ban Act shall be amended by adding the following:

... ii. The hanging, display, and enjoyment of Christmas tree lights, ornamental wreaths, and holiday lawn ornaments and decorations upon or appurtenant to a privately-owned domicile, regardless of date or time, subject to reasonable Right-of-way setbacks and the provisions of the uniform building code.

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2. This act shall take effect immediately

[Mr. Reactionary]

HELPING OUR FRIENDS AGAIN ACT

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that the territorial claims made by the nation of Morocco to the former Spanish Sahara (also known as Western Sahara) are valid and should be recognized as part of the nation of Morocco and subject to the laws thereto.

2. A copy of this resolution shall be submitted to the Secretary of State of Atlasia.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Can I haz sponsors? LOL.  

Mr./Ms. INSERT SPONSOR NAME HERE, with thanks to Mr. CARDENAS and Mr. KENNEDY, proposes

A BILL

protecting minors from premature waiver of their constitutional rights during a custodial interrogation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SOUTHERN CHAMBER RESOLVED,

SECTION 1. TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act”.



SECTION 2. CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION OF A MINOR.


  A. WAIVER. – A minor who is subject to a custodial interrogation may only waive the privilege against self-incrimination or the right to assistance of legal counsel if –

    (1) the minor consults with legal counsel in person before such waiver; and

    (2) the minor has contact with a parent or legal guardian in person, by telephone, or by video conference to receive consultation before such waiver.


  B. EXCEPTION. – Subsection (a) shall not apply if –

    (1) custodial interrogation of a minor is necessary to gather information to protect life or property from an imminent threat; and

    (2) the questions that were asked during the custodial interrogation were reasonably necessary to obtain such information.


  C. ASSIGNED COUNSEL. –

    1. A minor who is subject to a custodial interrogation shall have the right to have the legal counsel assigned to the minor’s case physically present during such interrogation.

    2. In the case of custodial interrogation of a minor, it shall be a violation of this subsection for the minor to be represented by any substitute counsel temporarily assigned to represent the minor.  



  D. INADMISSIBLE. – In any criminal prosecution brought by the South Region, any statement given by a minor during a custodial interrogation that does not comply with this section, and any evidence derived from that statement, shall be inadmissible.  


  E. MINOR DEFINED. – In this section, the term ‘minor’ shall mean an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.



SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This bill shall take effect upon its lawful passage.

This is a good bill. Im sure itll be introduced to the floor.

[Mr. Reactionary]

STOP SERVING US BUGS ACT

1. As used in this act, insect-based dye means artificial dye derived from the cochineal insect, commonly identified as carmine, carminic acid, cochineal, cochineal extract, E120, Natural Red 4, crimson lake, or carmine lake.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of no more than $10,000.00 and disgorgement of profits for any person in the Southern Region to sell, manufacture for sale, import for sale, or advertise for sale, any food product or drug intended for human consumption that contains insect-based dye.

3. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of no more than $10,000.00 and disgorgement of profits for any person in the Southern Region to sell, manufacture for sale, import for sale, or advertise for sale, any cosmetic intended for human use that contains insect-based dye, unless such cosmetic contains upon its exterior packaging a warning label informing purchasers that such cosmetic "contains an insect-based dye that may cause severe allergic reactions and anaphylactic shock.".

4. This act shall take effect 120 days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

HENRY'S REVENGE ACT

1. It shall be a felony in all States and territories of the Southern Region punishable by imprisonment for no less than one (1) year and no more than ten (10) years, a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $50,000.00, and restitution, for any person to knowingly and intentionally vandalize, burn, damage, or destroy the property of any church, synagogue, mosque, or other property belonging to a religious organization, any Crisis Pregnancy Center as defined by law, or any hospital, orphanage, adoption service, or homeless shelter.

2. The Southern Region hereby declares the group identified as "Jane's Revenge" as a terrorist organization. Any member of Jane's Revenge that is convicted of a violation of this act shall be included in the animal, food, and ecological terrorist registry.

3. This act shall take effect ten (10) days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

WORKER DECAL FREEDOM ACT

1. No public employer, employer receiving public funds, or employer employing ten (10) or more employees may fire, demote, reassign, fail to promote, or otherwise retaliate against any employee based solely on the display of any Constitutionally-protected speech contained in a sticker or decal displayed on such employee's privately-owned vehicle, lunchbox, or toolbox at the workplace. Any employee wrongfully retaliated against under this law may maintain a civil lawsuit seeking any necessary equitable relief including but not limited to reinstatement, backpay, injunction, and reasonable legal costs.

2. It is the intent of this law to overturn the North Carolina court case Johnson v. Mayo Farms, Inc., 484 S.E. 2d 840, (NC Ct. App. 1997).

3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

SOUTHERN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE ACT

TITLE I: DEFINITIONS

1. As used in this act:

A. Chemically altered coal product means any product derived principally from coal, including, but not limited to, coke or liquid fuels derived from coal by any process.

B. coal mine means those operations removing coal from a coal seam or seams, whether aboveground or underground.

C. Discharge. Any emission other than natural seepage, intentional or unintentional, and includes, but is not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping.

D. Federal On-Scene Coordinator means the federal official pre-designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the Atlasian Coast Guard to coordinate and direct federal responses to an oil discharge, or the official designated by the lead agency to coordinate and direct removal of an oil discharge under the National Contingency Plan.

E. gas well means those operations and facilities producing natural gas from the substrata of real property.

F. Oil means oil of any kind other than food based oils, form including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredge spoil.

G. oil well means those operations and facilities producing oil from the substrata of real property.

H. Removal costs means the costs of removal that are incurred after a discharge or oil spill has occurred or, in any case in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate oil pollution from such an incident.

I.  Responsible Party means a responsible party as defined under Section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act.

TITLE II: FINDINGS

1. Article II, Sec. 3, Cl. 1 of the Constitution of Atlasia guarantees to the Regions and their people all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the Constitution and reserves to the Southern Region and people of the South certain powers as they were understood at the time that Constitution was ratified. The guaranty of those powers is a matter of contract between the Southern Region and people of the South and the government of Atlasia.

2. Article III, Sec. 3 of the Constitution of Atlasia only gives the federal government to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce.

3. The government of Atlasia is a government of limited powers. Only those powers expressly granted to the government of Atlasia by the Constitution of Atlasia may be exercised by the government of Atlasia.

4. The regulation of intraregional or intrastate commerce, including the natural environment as affected by intrastate business, is vested in the Regions under the Atlasian Constitution and is specifically retained by the Southern Region.

5. In light of the above findings, environmental regulation in the Southern Region for all purposes of regulating business activity performed in the Southern Region when the products of such business activities are held, maintained, or retained within the borders of the Southern Region, is the principal responsibility of the the Southern Region, and any federal law or regulation over such intraregional or intrastate activity and are hereby declared to be null, void, and of no effect within the Southern Region to the extent it is contradicted herein. No local, State, or Regional money or resources shall be expended in the enforcement of such federal nullities, nor shall any local, State, Regional, or Atlasian employees or agents enforce, or attempt to enforce such federal nullities within the Southern Region.

6. Any provision herein found to be unconstitutional by a court of proper jurisdiction shall be severable from the remainder of this act.

TITLE III: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

1. In the Southern Region, compressed natural gas (CNG) shall be dispensed either in gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) units or diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) units. A GGE of CNG shall be set at 5.66 pounds and shall remain at that level. A DGE of CNG shall be set at 6.38 pounds.

2. In the Southern Region, liquefied natural gas (LNG) shall be dispensed in diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) units. A DGE of LNG shall be set at 6.06 pounds.

TITLE IV: FRACKING INGREDIENTS

1. In the Southern Region any operator of a well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment is performed shall submit a completed form to the Attorney General identifying the total volume of water used in the hydraulic fracturing treatment, each chemical ingredient and volume thereof that is subject to the requirements of 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(g)(2), as provided by a service company or chemical supplier or by the operator, if the operator provides its own chemical ingredients, a list of all other chemical ingredients and volume thereof not listed on the completed form that were intentionally included and used for the purpose of creating a hydraulic fracturing treatment for the well, and a well completion report. The well operator shall not be required to list any chemical that occurs incidentally or is otherwise unintentionally present in the treatment.

2. No State in the Southern Region shall, in totality, prohibit hydraulic fracturing treatments.

TITLE V: RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIOS

1. Neither the Southern Region, nor any State or locality in the Southern Region shall require electric distribution utilities or electric services companies to abide by any renewable energy mandate or requirement to procure renewable energy resources. Any existing such mandate or requirement is hereby repealed.

2. Neither the Southern Region, nor any State or locality in the Southern Region shall require electric distribution utilities or electric services companies to offer or procure solar energy resources from any net metering agreement made with a customer who privately owns solar panels interconnected to the grid. Any existing such mandate or requirement is hereby repealed.

TITLE VI: OIL SPILL LIABILITY

1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a person is not liable for removal costs or damages which result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice consistent with the National Contingency Plan or as otherwise directed by the Federal On-Scene Coordinator or by the Regional official with responsibility for oil spill response.

2. This title does not apply to a responsible party, to personal injury or wrongful death, or to gross negligence or willful misconduct.

3. A responsible party is liable for any removal costs and damages that another person is relieved of under this title.

TITLE VII: INTRASTATE AND INTRAREGIONAL ENERGY PRODUCTION

1. Any oil or gas well producing oil or natural gas which is used commercially or privately and which is consumed or otherwise remains within the borders of the Southern Region or any State therein or undergoes primary conversion process and use in the Southern Region or any State therein shall be issued a permit to operate by the Southern Region, or its designee, once the Attotney General has certified that the oil or gas well and any associated facilities are compliant with all applicable Regional, State, and federal laws or regulations.

2. The Southern Region declares that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), acting under the color of authority of the Atlasian Senate to regulate interstate commerce, lacks the authority to deny permits of operation to these oil and gas wells and facilities as the products of these wells and facilities have not traveled in interstate commerce.

3. This article applies only to the issuance of a permit of operation to an oil or gas well, the issuance of which permit is required by the Clean Water Act (CWA) or by another equivalent federal statute or regulation.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the effect of any other federal statute or regulation.

4. Any coal mine producing coal which is used commercially or privately in the Southern Region or any State therein  and which is consumed or otherwise remains within the borders of the Southern Region or any State therein and any facility producing chemically altered coal products used commercially or privately in the Southern Region or any State therein which remain within the borders of the Southern Region or any State therein shall be issued a permit to operate by the operate by the Southern Region, or its designee, once the Attotney General has certified that the mine or facility are compliant with all applicable Regional, State, and federal laws or regulations.

5. The Southern Region declares that the regulation of the transportation and disposal of hazardous waste; the regulation of the release of emissions, substances and pollutants into the air; the regulation of the release of pollutants into bodies of water; the regulation of public water supplies, irrigation ditches, and wetlands unconnected to waters of Atlasia; the regulation of wastewater systems; and the regulation of production, exploration, drilling, development, operation, transportation and processing of coal, coal products, and materials or substances used in the production, exploration, drilling, development, operation, transportation and processing of coal; that originate and remain solely and entirely inside the Southern Region or any State therein and have not been proven and adjudicated by a court with proper jurisdiction to specifically be causing, or to have caused, quantifiable harm to any person, businesses, or places beyond the borders of the Southern Region or any State therein shall be intraregional or intrastate commerce respectively and shall not be subject to federal law or federal regulation under the authority of the Atlasian Senate to regulate interstate commerce.

6. A sample from each vein of coal in a mine and a sample of coal from each State source used at a facility producing a chemically altered coal product shall be placed on record with the Attorney General's office to verify the State of origin of the coal produced and used.

7. The Legislature declares that the EPA acting under the color of authority of the Atlasian Senate to regulate interstate commerce, lacks the authority to deny permits of operation to such coal mines and facilities as the products of these mines and facilities have not traveled in interstate commerce.

8. This title applies to coal and to any chemically altered coal product mined or produced in the Southern Region or any State therein from basic materials which can be manufactured without the inclusion of any significant components imported from another Region.

9. This title applies only to the issuance of a permit of operation to a coal mine or facility producing chemically altered coal products, the issuance of which permit is required by the CWA.

TITLE VIII: EFFECTIVE DATE

1. This act shall take effect sixty (60) days after the date of passage.

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SOUTHERN FOOD SUPPLY PROTECTION ACT

TITLE I: DEFINITIONS

1. For the purposes of this act:

A. Animal means any warm-blooded or cold-blooded animal lawfully confined for food, fur, or fiber production, agriculture and its related activities, research, testing, education, or wildlife.

B. Animal activities means any activity involving the use of animals or animal parts to include hunting, fishing, trapping, traveling, camping, production, preparation or processing of food or food products, clothing or garment manufacturing, medical or other research, entertainment, recreation, retail, agriculture, biotechnology, or any other services involving the use of animals, including the sale of any products therein.

C. Animal facility includes a vehicle, building, structure, research facility, nature preserve, or other premises where an animal is lawfully kept, handled, housed, exhibited, bred, or offered for sale, to include a zoo, rodeo, circus, amusement park, hunting preserve, kennel, feedlot, farm, slaughter house, tannery, processing facility, farmer's market, and horse and dog event.

D. Animal, food, or ecological terrorist organization means any association, organization, entity, coalition, or combination of two (2) or more persons with the primary or incidental purpose of supporting any activity through intimidation, coercion, force, or fear that is intended to obstruct, impede, or deter any person from participating in a lawful animal activity, animal facility, research facility, or the lawful activity of construction, mining, foresting, farming, harvesting, gathering, processing natural resources, or producing, processing, transporting, storing, selling, or distributing of food or food products.

E. Consent means agreement in fact, whether express or apparent. Absence of either verbal or nonverbal communication shall not be construed to fall under this definition.

F. Ecological means the relationship between organisms and their environment.

G. Effective consent means consent by the owner or by a person legally authorized to act for the owner. Absence of either verbal or nonverbal communication shall not be construed fall under this definition. Consent is not effective if it is:

i. induced by force or threat;

ii. given by a person that the offender knows or reasonable should have known is not an agent for the owner; or

iii. given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol is known by the offender to be unable to make reasonable decisions.

H. Farm means the land, plants, animals, buildings, structures, ponds used for agricultural purposes, machinery, equipment, and other items or mechanisms used in the commercial production of farm products.

I. Farm Operation means the operation and management of a farm or a condition or activity that occurs at any time in connection with the commercial production, harvesting, and storage of farm products, and includes, but is not limited to:

i. Marketing products at roadside stands or farm markets.

ii. The generation of noise, odors, dust, fumes, and occasional conditions.

iii. The operation of equipment and machinery necessary for a farm, including but not limited to irrigation and drainage systems and pumps and on-farm grain dryers, and the movement of vehicles, machinery, equipment, and farm products and associated inputs necessary for farm operations on the roadway as authorized by applicable motor vehicle laws.

iv. Field preparation and ground and aerial seeding and spraying.

v. The application of chemical fertilizers or organic materials, conditioners, liming materials, or pesticides.

vi. Use of alternative pest management techniques.

vii. The fencing, feeding, watering, sheltering, transportation, treatment, use, handling, and care of farm animals.

viii. The management, storage, transport, application and utilization of farm by-products, including manure or agricultural wastes.

ix. The conversion from a farm operation activity to other farm operation activities.

x. The employment and use of labor.

J. Farm Product means those plants and animals useful to human beings produced by agriculture and includes but is not limited to, forages and sod crops, grains and feed crops, dairy and dairy products, field crops, poultry and poultry products, cervidae livestock, including breeding and grazing equine, fish and other aquacultural products, bees and bee products, berries, herbs, fruit and vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses, nursery stock, trees and tree products, mushrooms and other similar products, and any other product which incorporates the use of food, feed, fiber, or fur.

K. Forest means a parcel of land in which at least 80% of the parcel is producing or is capable of producing at least 20 cubic feet of merchantable timber per acre per year.

L. Forestry operation means activity related to the harvesting, reforestation, and other forest management activities, including thinning, pest control, fertilization, and wildlife management.

M. Natural resource means a material source of wealth, such as timber, fresh water, or a mineral deposit, that occurs in a natural state and has economic value.

N. Notice means: oral or written communication by the owner or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner; fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain animals; or a sign or signs posted on the property or at the entrance to a building that are reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders and that indicate that entry is forbidden.

O. Product means field crops, forests, livestock including poultry and aquaculture, and any other animal products.

P. Research facility means a place, laboratory, institution, medical care facility, government facility, elementary school, high school, college, university, or nature preserve at which a scientific test, experiment, or investigation involving the use of animals or other ecological organisms is lawfully carried out, conducted, or attempted.

TITLE II: TERRORISM AGAINST FOOD SUPPLIES

1. Any person who willfully and knowingly damages or destroys any product or food process development that is known by the person to be the subject of testing or a product development program being conducted by, or in conjunction or cooperation with a public university or college, university system, or any other federal, Regional, State, or local government agency, shall be liable for treble the value of the product damaged or destroyed. For the purposes of this title, in conjunction or cooperation with means having a contract with a government agency, entity, or subdivision involving testing or a product development program relating to that product.

2. Any person who willingly or knowingly damages or destroys any product or food process development undertaken by any private sector corporation or business entity that is known by the person to be the subject of testing or product development shall be liable for treble the value of the product damaged or destroyed.

3. Any person or group who willfully or knowingly damages, destroys, or contaminates food or liquid intended for human consumption or use shall be liable for treble the value of the item damaged, destroyed, or contaminated.

4. Any person or group who willfully or knowingly damages, destroys, or contaminates any field crop or food product grown or produced without consent shall be liable for treble the value of the item damaged, destroyed, or contaminated.

5. The rights and remedies available under this title are in addition to any other rights or remedies otherwise available in law. In addition to civil liability, any violation of Sections (1) - (4) of this title shall be guilty of a crime punishable as follows:

A. If the violation results in $500 or less in physical damage or destruction of property the violator shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 and restitution.

B. If the violation results in more than $500 in physical damage or destruction of property the violator shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both, and restitution.

C. If the violation results in the intentional or negligent bodily harm to any individual the violator shall be guilty of a separate felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both.

6. An animal, food, or ecological terrorist organization or any person acting on its behalf or at its request or for its benefit is prohibited from:

A. Depriving the owner of an animal, food product, or natural resource from participating in an animal, food, or natural resource activity by:

i. obstructing the lawful use of an animal, food product, or natural resource, or other property from the owner permanently or for such a period of time that a significant portion of the value or enjoyment of the animal, natural resource, or property is lost to the owner by way of coercion, fear, intimidation, or property damage.

ii. disposing of an animal, food product, natural resource, or other property or to so alter its condition or usefulness that the value of the animal, food product, natural resource, or other property is substantially reduced.

B. Obstructing or impeding the use of an animal facility or the use of a food product or natural resource without the effective consent of the owner by:

i. damaging or destroying an animal facility, research facility, or facility involved in construction, mining, foresting, farming, harvesting, gathering, processing natural resources, or producing, processing, transporting, storing, selling, or distributing of food or food products, or other property in or on the premises;

ii. breaking and entering an animal facility, research facility, or facility involved in construction, mining, foresting, farming, harvesting, gathering, processing natural resources, or producing, processing, transporting, storing, selling, or distributing of food or food products, that is at the time closed to the public;

iii. remaining concealed in an animal facility, research facility, or facility involved in construction, mining, foresting, farming, harvesting, gathering, processing natural resources, or producing, processing, transporting, storing, selling, or distributing of food or food products, with the intent to commit an act prohibited by this act;

iv. breaking and entering an animal facility, research facility, or facility involved in construction, mining, foresting, farming, harvesting, gathering, processing natural resources, or producing, processing, transporting, storing, selling, or distributing of food or food products, and committing or attempting to commit an act prohibited by this act;

v. entering or remaining on the premises of an animal facility, research facility, or facility involved in construction, mining, foresting, farming, harvesting, gathering, processing natural resources, or producing, processing, transporting, storing, selling, or distributing of food or food products, if the person or organization had notice that the entry was forbidden or received notice to depart but failed to do so.

vi. obstructing or interfering with the transportation of animals, food or food products, natural resources, construction materials, or equipment necessary to produce, process, transport, store, sell, or distribute animals, food or food products, or natural resources.

C. Participating in or supporting animal, food, or ecological terrorism to include raising, soliciting, collecting or providing any person with material, financial support or other resources such as lodging, training, safe houses, false documentation or identification, communications, equipment or transportation that will be used in whole or in part, to encourage, plan, prepare, carry out, publicize, promote or aid an act of animal, food, or ecological terrorism, the concealment of, or an escape from, an act of animal, food, or ecological terrorism.

7. The provisions of this title do not apply to activities of a:

A. Government agency or its employees who are carrying out their responsibilities under law or to lawful activities of a financial institution or other secured party; and

B. Humane animal treatment shelter or its employees whose primary purpose is the bona fide control or humane care of animals when acting within the scope of their employment.

8. A person that violates this title and that results in $500 or less in physical damage or destruction of property shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 and restitution.

A person that violates this title and and that results in more than $500 in physical damage or destruction of property shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both, and restitution.

Any person that violates this title and results in the intentional or negligent bodily harm to any individual shall be guilty of a separate felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both.

9. A person who has been damaged by a violation of this title may bring against the person who caused the damage an action in an appropriate court to recover an amount equal to three (3) times all economic damages to include the cost of lost or damaged property, records, the cost of repeating an interrupted or invalidated experiment, loss of profits or other special or consequential damages and reasonable legal fees.

10. There is hereby created the registry of animal, food, and ecological terrorists. A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to an act that violates any provision of this title shall be registered with the Attorney General. The registry shall contain the name, a current residence address, a recent photograph, and signature of the offender. The offender is required to provide written notice to the Attorney General regarding any change in name or residence address within thirty (30) days of making the change. The Attorney General shall create a website containing the information set forth in this paragraph for each person who is convicted or pleads guilty to a violation of this Act. Information regarding an offender shall remain on the website for no less than three (3) years at which time the registrant may apply to the Attorney General for removal after a hearing on the application for removal.

TITLE III: NUISANCE LAWSUITS

1. A Forestry operation in the Southern Region is not a nuisance if the forestry operation alleged to be a nuisance conforms to generally accepted forestry management practices.This provision does not apply if a nuisance results from the negligent operation of a forestry operation.

2.  A forestry operation that conforms to generally accepted forestry management practices is not a nuisance as a result of any of the following:

A. A change in ownership or size of a forestry operation.

B. Cessation or interruption of forestry operations.

C. Enrollment of all or part of the forest in governmental forestry or conservation programs.

D. Adoption of new forestry technology.

E. A visual change due to removal of timber or vegetation.

F. Normal noise from forestry equipment.

G. The proper application of pesticides and fertilizers.

3.  In any action in which a forestry operation is alleged to be a nuisance, if the party who was alleged to commit the nuisance prevails, the court may award that party the reasonable legal costs incurred in the action.

4. A farm or farm operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance if the farm or farm operation alleged to be a nuisance conforms to generally accepted agriculture and management practices according to policy determined by law.

5. A farm or farm operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance if the farm or farm operation existed before a change in the land use or occupancy of land within one (1) mile of the boundaries of the farm or farm operation land, and if before that change in land use or occupancy of land, the farm or farm operation would not have been considered a nuisance.

6. A farm or farm operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance if the farm or farm operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance as a result of any of the following:

A. A change in ownership or size.

B. Temporary cessation or interruption of farming.

C. Enrollment in government programs.

D. Adoption of new technology.

E. A change in the type of farm product being produced.

7. In any nuisance action brought in which a farm or farm operation is alleged to be a nuisance, if the defendant farm or farm operation prevails, the farm or farm operation may recover from the plaintiff reasonable legal costs.

8. The seller of real property may make available to the buyer the following statement: “This notice is to inform the prospective buyer that the real property they are about to acquire lies within one (1) mile of the property of a farm or farm operation. Generally accepted agricultural and management practices may be utilized by the farm or farm operation and may generate usual and ordinary dust, odors, and other associated conditions, and these practices are protected by Regional law.

TITLE IV: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage.

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CORE INFRASTRUCTURE ACT

TITLE I: ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE

1. $16 Billion from the Utilities Account (UA) of the Infrastructure Trust Fund is hereby authorized to be expended through FY 2025 to fund improvements to and the expanding, securing, and hardening of critical electricity transmission infrastructure in the Southern Region to ensure grid security, functionality, and reliability. The following amounts shall be expended for the following purposes:

A. $ 4 Billion for electrical substation upgrades and construction.

Grant and loan determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize electrical infrastructure determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

B. $ 4 Billion for Transmission infrastructure upgrades and construction

Grant and loan determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize electrical infrastructure determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

C. $3 Billion for utility Battery Storage interconnection projects to store surplus electricity generation during off-peak times for use during peak times.

Grant and loan determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize projects determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

D. $3 Billion to acquire and construct a critical supply reserve of transformer infrastructure and equipment for use by the Regional government during an emergency. The governor shall determine the best locations in each State for such reserves. A supply reserve may be co-located on or at the property or facilities of a State or local government. All stockpiled infrastructure and equipment shall be Faraday shielded against electromagnetic pulses (EMPs).

E. $1.5 Billion for Faraday shielding of electrical infrastructure vulnerable to EMPs.

Grant determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize electrical infrastructure determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

F. $500 million on cybersecurity and grid control and management software

Grant determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize electrical infrastructure determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

2. Any government-owned electric utility, electricity cooperative, privately-owned electrical utility that is subject to public regulation, and any Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) shall be permitted to receive funds under this Title. For funds dispersed pursuant to 1(A) - (C) privately-owned utilities and RTOs shall only be eligible for interest free loans payable after ten (10) years with all recovered funds to be deposited in the UA.

3. Any recipient of funds under this Title shall grant an Easement to the Southern Region over the property acquired or funded pursuant to this Title. This Easement shall include a right to inspect, repair, and improve the infrastructure, as well as a right to temporarily secure and assume control of such infrastructure during a declared emergency if the Governor determines such security or control is necessary to Regional safety or security. Any such assumption of control shall expire after sixty (60) days unless extended by law.

4. Any recipient of funds under this Title shall adopt and implement a Cybersecurity Plan approved by the Governor that is capable of adequately protecting the infrastructure funded by this Title as well as any other infrastructure owned, controlled, or managed by the recipient.

5. Any recipient of funds under this Title shall be considered contractors for purposes of the No Chinese Spyware Act.

6. Any RTO operating in the Southern Region shall be ineligible to receive funding under this act if it increases transmission costs by more than four percent (4%) per year.

7. Any RTO operating in the Southern Region is hereby required to physically interconnect their electrical grids with each other. Nothing in this paragraph shall require an RTO to purchase generation or transmission services from another RTO.

8. Any RTO operating in the Southern Region and any person who owns, manages, or controls transmission infrastructure in the Southern Region is hereby required to install technology that enables any transmission infrastructure that sends or receives electricity to or from a foreign country or another Region to instantaneously stop all such transmission without damaging or harming the electrical grid and component infrastructure.

TITLE II: INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE

1. $20 Billion from the Internet Account (IA) of the Infrastructure Trust Fund is hereby authorized to be expended through FY 2025 to fund improvements to and the expanding, securing, and hardening of critical internet delivery, propagation, amplification, and storage infrastructure in the Southern Region to ensure internet security, functionality, and reliability. This may be in the form of grants or zero-interest loans.

The following amounts shall be expended for the following purposes:

A. $5 Billion on DNS Server acquisition and upgrades.

Grant and loan determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize infrastructure determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

B. $2 Billion on Internet Exchange Port (IXP) centralization and upgrades.

Grant and loan determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize infrastructure determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

C. $4 Billion on Wireless Transmission infrastructure acquisition and upgrades.

Grant and loan determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize infrastructure determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

D. $1 Billion to acquire licensed electromagnetic spectrum by the Southern Region. Such spectrum may be used by the Southern Region or any State or locality therein, or may be resold in the best interests of the people of tge Southern Region.

E. $2 Billion to acquire and construct a duplicate backup of core internet backbone infrastructure for use by the Regional government.The governor shall determine the best locations in each State for such infrastructure. Infrastructure may be co-located on or at the property or facilities of a State or local government. All duplicate infrastructure and equipment shall be Faraday shielded against electromagnetic pulses (EMPs).

F. $4 Billion to acquire and construct a critical supply reserve of servers and other core internet infrastructure components and equipment for use by the Regional government during an emergency. The governor shall determine the best locations in each State for such reserves. A supply reserve may be co-located on or at the property or facilities of a State or local government. All stockpiled infrastructure and equipment shall be Faraday shielded against electromagnetic pulses (EMPs).

G. $1 Billion on Faraday shielding of internet infrastructure vulnerable to EMPs.

Grant determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize infrastructure determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

H. $1 Billion on cybersecurity and core internet infrastructure control and management software.

Grant determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize infrastructure determined to be: critical to the Regional security, owned by an owner that has a critical lack of funding, in an area with a critical lack of available or adequate infrastructure, or other hardships that make the receipt of funds critically important to Regional security or the health and safety of the residents of the South.

2. Any government-owned ISP, privately-owned ISP, or private owner of internet infrastructure shall be permitted to receive funds under this Title. For funds dispersed pursuant to 1(A) - (C) privately-owned providers shall only be eligible for interest free loans payable after ten (10) years with all recovered funds to be doposited in the IA.

3. Any recipient of funds under this Title shall grant an Easement to the Southern Region over the property acquired or funded pursuant to this Title. This Easement shall include a right to inspect, repair, and improve the infrastructure, as well as a right to temporarily secure and assume control of such infrastructure during a declared emergency if the Governor determines such security or control is necessary to Regional safety or security. Any such assumption of control shall expire after sixty (60) days unless extended by law.

4. Any ISP operating in the Southern Region and any person who owns, manages, or controls internet infrastructure, including but not limited to IXPs, in the Southern Region is hereby required to install technology that enables any internet infrastructure that directly sends or receives internet traffic to or from a foreign country or another Region to instantaneously stop all such traffic without damaging or harming the internet and component infrastructure.

5. Any recipient of funds under this Title shall adopt and implement a Cybersecurity Plan approved by the Governor that is capable of adequately protecting the infrastructure funded by this Title as well as any other infrastructure owned, controlled, or managed by the recipient.

6. Any recipient of funds under this Title shall be considered a contractor for purposes of the No Chinese Spyware Act.

7. Any recipient of funds under this Title shall be considered contractor for purposes of the Don't Throttle My Internet Act.

TITLE III: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

HOXHA ACT

1. $15 Billion from the Civil Defense Trust Fund (CDTF) is hereby authorized to be expended through FY 2025 to acquire and construct emergency shelters and critical supplies reserves for use by the Regional government during an emergency. The governor shall determine the best locations in each State for such shelters and supply reserves. An emergency shelter may be co-located on or at the property or facilities of a State or local government.

2. The following items shall be stockpiled in amounts determined by the Governor to minimize disruption and dislocation during a crisis.

A. Petroleum Oil, distillates thereof, and inputs required to process and refine petroleum oil.

B. Batteries

C. Potable water purification technology and chemicals

D. Shelf-stable, high caloric food

E. Shelf-stable Baby formula

F. Medicine identified on the WHO Essential Medicines list

G. Motor Vehicle parts and components

H. Motor Vehicle Tires

I. Tents, tarpaulins, wool blankets, and cordage

J. Portable Cookstoves and fuel therefore

K. Handtools, chainsaws, and parts and lubricants therefore

L. Flashlights

M. Generators and parts and components thereof

3. All items purchased shall be packaged and stored so as to maximize shelf life and minimize degredation, as well as to provide Faraday shielding where appropriate. Any item that is within one (1) year of its shelf life or expiration date shall be disposed of or donated with any revenue resulting therefrom being deposited in the CDTF. New purchases shall be made to replace stock that is rotated out pursuant to this paragraph.

4. All emergency shelters and emergency stockpiles shall be designed so as to withstand natural disasters and direct physical attacks.

5. $8 Billion from the CDTF is hereby authorized to be expended through FY 2025 to acquire and construct civil defense bunkers for use by the Southern Guard and Southern militia in the event of an invasion. The governor shall determine the best locations in each State for such bunkers, prioritizing States bordering another Region, Puerto Rico, and Nyman. A bunker may be co-located on or at the property or facilities of a State or local government.

6. All bunkers shall be designed so as to withstand natural disasters and direct physical attacks.

7. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

UNORGANIZED MILITIA ORGANIZATION ACT

1. The organized militia of the Southern Region shall be comprised of:

A. The Southern National Guard;

B. Any State Defense Forces;

C. Private Militias;

D. The Southern Home Guard;

E. Any prisoner participating in a work program established by law;

F. Any person participating in a Southern work program established by law; and

G. Any able-bodied volunteer who served in the armed forces

2. The unorganized militia of the Southern Region shall be comprised of:

A. Any able-bodied adult younger than sixty (60);

B. Any able-bodied minor older than sixteen (16);

C. Any minor enrolled in an ROTC program;

D. Any minor who is an active member of a Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts troop;

E. Any minor participating in an eligible community service program established by law; and

F. Any able-bodied adult volunteer.

3. The Southern Home Guard is hereby established. The Southern Home Guard shall consist of all able-bodied Southern adults who voluntarily agree to participate in the organized militia in the event of an invasion or an emergency or civil disturbance declared pursuant to law necessitating the deployment of the organized militia.

4. The Southern Governor shall be the Commander in Chief of the organized and unorganized militia. The Chamber of Delegates shall have the power to make laws governing and funding the organized and unorganized militia. The Promoting Holy Militias Act shall apply to the organized and unorganized militia.

5. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT ACT

TITLE I: ORDER OF SUCCESSION

1. In case of the removal of the Governor from office or of his death or resignation, the chief officer of the Chamber of Delegates, or, should none be available, the longest continually-serving available member of such Chamber shall become acting governor until the Chamber can vote to elect a new governor. If the legislature fails to select a new governor within fourteen (14) days of the vacancy, the Acting Governor shall become Governor for the remainder of the term and vacate his seat in the Chamber. If the Acting Governor fails to open a vote to elect a new Governor within three (3) days of the vacancy, any member of the Chamber may open a vote to elect a new Governor.

2. Whenever the Governor transmits to the chief officer of the Chamber of Delegates, his written declaration that he is temporarily unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Attorney General, or if such office is vacant a member of the Chamber of Delegates, as Acting Governor.

3. Whenever the Attorney General, if such office is filled, and three-fifths of the Chamber of Delegates transmit to the chief officer of the Chamber of Delegates their written declaration that the Governor is temporarily unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Attorney General shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting Governor, or if such office is vacant a member of the Chamber.

Thereafter, when the Governor transmits to the chief officer of the Chamber of Delegates his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Attorney General, if such office is filled, and three-fifths of the Chamber of Delegates transmit to the chief officer of the Chamber of Delegates transmit within four (4) days to their written declaration that the Governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon the Chamber shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight (48) hours for that purpose. If the Chamber determines by four-fifths vote that the Governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Attorney General, if such office is filled, or the member ofvthe Chamber shall continue to discharge the same as Acting Governor; otherwise, the Governor shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

TITLE II: ORDER OF SECESSION

1.In the event that the Southern Region ever secedes from Atlasia pursuant to the Constitution thereof, the continuity plans containted in this Title shall automatically go into effect until such time as a new Southern Constitution is ratified.

2. All federal laws in effect at the time of the secession shall remain the law of the land, mutatis mutandis enforceable by the Southern government, unless otherwise amended by Southern law.

3. The Governor, as chief executive, head of state, and commander in chief shall exercise all powers and duties of the office of President. The Governor may delegate such powers to his subordinate officers.

4. The Supreme Court Justice for the Southern Region shall constitute the federal Supreme Court.

5. All legislative powers not prohibited by the Southern Constitution shall be exercised by the Southern Region.

[Mr. Reactionary]

TO ARMS IN DIXIE ACT

TITLE I: EXPENDITURES

1. The Governor shall and is hereby authorized to make the following expenditures from the Civil Defense Trust Fund (CDTF) for the following purposes in support of the defense of the Southern Region:

A. $50 Million from the CDTF shall be spent to acquire the dies, presses, casts, tools, machinery, and other equipment necessary to manufacture M9 pistols based on Atlasian military specifications, M16 rifles based on the Atlasian military specifications, and AK47 rifles based on the original Soviet Union specifications.

B. $75 Million from the CDTF shall be spent to acquire the dies, presses, casts, tools, machinery, and other equipment necessary to manufacture ammunition and ammunition primers compatible with the three (3) firearm types listed above.

C. $515 Million from the CDTF shall be spent to acquire the materials for and the actual manufacture of 950,000 M9 pistols, 1.2 Million M16 rifles, and 1.2 Million AK47 rifles. Of these, 750,000 M9 pistols, 1 Million M16 Rifles, and 1 Million AK47 Rifles shall be stamped with serial numbers and strategically stockpiled throughout the Southern Region for use by the Regional Guard and the militia. Each State shall have at least 20,000 of each type of firearm stockpiled within its boundaries.

D. $1 Million from the CDTF shall be spent to acquire the materials for and the actual manufacture of 100 Million rounds each of 9MM, 5.56×45MM, and 7.62x39MM ammunition. This ammunition shall be strategically stockpiled throughout the Southern Region for use by the Regional Guard and the militia. Each State shall have at least 100 rounds of each type of ammunition per corresponding firearm stockpiled within its boundaries.

E. $15 Billion from the CDTF shall be spent to acquire and construct armories and bases for use by the Southern Guard and Southern militia. The governor shall determine the best locations in each State for such armories and bases. A Regional armory or base may be co-located on or at State Defense Force property or facilities.

F. $250 Million from the CDTF shall be spent to enhance the operational capacity of the Regional Guard including but not limited to the acquisition of necessary equipment and provision of training.

G. $200 Million from the CDTF shall be spent to enhance the operational capacity of the State Defense Forces including but not limited to the acquisition of necessary equipment and provision of training. No State Defense Force shall receive more than $10 Million dollars from this appropriation.

TITLE II: REVENUE

1. Of the firearms manufactured pursuant to this act, the Southern Region shall sell to private purchasers the following firearms at the following prices:

A. 200,000 M9 Pistols shall be sold at a price of $250 per pistol

B. 200,000 M16 Rifles shall be sold at a price of $1,000 per rifle

C. 200,000 AK47 Rifles shall be sold at a price of $800 per rifle

2. No firearm shall be sold to a person for whom it is unlawful under Southern law to own or possess a firearm.

3. No person may buy more than two (2) of each firearm type.

4. Members of the organized militia shall receive priority in purchasing these firearms.

5. The Southern Regional government shall purchase 1.5 Million troy ounces of silver bullion and commission the minting of 1.5 Million non legal tender, silver, 1 troy oz commemorative tokens, to be sold to the public at $32 per token.

A. Each token shall include on the obverse, "Southern Region 2022" as well as the event name and a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of the following famous historical events involving the Southern Militia:

i. Nathaniel Bacon commanding militia during Bacon's Rebellion in Jamestown, VA;

ii.  George Washington commanding militia during the French and Indian War;

iii. Militia fighting during the War of the Regulation in Alamance, NC;

iv.  Andrew Pickens commanding militia during the Revolutionary War in Cowpens, SC;

v. Andrew Jackson commanding militia during the War of 1812 in New Orleans, LA;

vi. William Travis, Davey Crockett, and Jim Bowie commanding militia at the Alamo during the Texas Revolution in San Antonio, TX

vii. David Acheson commanding militia during the first Kansas Affair in LeCompton, KS;

viii. The VMI cadets charging the field during the War Between the States in New Market, VA;

ix.  Militia fighting the KKK during Reconstruction in Colfax, LA;

x.  Rosie the riveteer flexing on the homefront during World War II;

xi. Bert the "duck and cover" turtle promoting the civil defense during the Cold War;

xii. Ordinary citizens resisting the 2022 invasion of Kansas;

xiii. The Gadsden Flag;

xiv. The Gonzales Flag; and

xv. The III% Flag.

B. Each token shall include on the reverse, the Southern Motto and Motto Emiritus as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of the Southern flag.

C. All proceeds from the sale of these tokens shall be deposited in the CDTF.

TITLE III: GUARD HERALDRY AND TRADITIONS

1. The Southern Region hereby reaffirms the unit names, mottos, patches, crests, regimental streamers, and callsigns of the following Guard units:

A. The 116th Infantry Division of Virginia is reaffirmed as the Stonewall Brigade and such unit shall bear those mottos, patches, and crests as existed for such unit as of the year 2000, and may display and march under regimental streamers for the past engagements of the Stonewall Brigade, and may use call signs beginning with Stonewall;

B. The 623rd Field Artillery Regiment of Kentucky is reaffirmed as Morgan's Men and such unit shall bear those mottos, patches, and crests as existed for such unit as of the year 2000, and may display and march under regimental streamers for the past engagements of Morgan's Men, and may use call signs beginning with Morgan;

C. The 167th Infantry Regiment of Alabama is reaffirmed as the 4th Alabama and such unit shall bear those mottos, patches, and crests as existed for such unit as of the year 2000, and may display and march under regimental streamers for the past engagements of the 4th Alabama Infantry;

D. The 31st Chemical Brigade Unit of Alabama is reaffirmed as the Dixie Brigade and such unit shall bear those mottos, patches, and crests as existed for such unit as of the year 2000, and may use call signs beginning with Dixie;

E. The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team of Mississippi is reaffirmed as Dixie Thunder and such unit shall bear those mottos, patches, and crests as existed for such unit as of the year 2000;

F. The 29th Infantry Division of Virginia is reaffirmed as the Blue and Gray Division and such unit shall bear those mottos, patches, and crests as existed for such unit as of the year 2000;

G. The 106th Brigade Support Battalion of Mississippi is reaffirmed as the Rebel Refuelers and shall bear those mottos, patches, and crests as existed for such unit as of the year 2000; and

H. The 877th Engineer Battalion of Alabama shall bear those mottos, patches, and crests as existed for such unit as of the year 2000.

I. The 118th Infantry Regiment of South Carolina shall bear those mottos, patches, and crests as existed for such unit as of the year 2000, and may display and march under regimental streamers for the past engagements of the regiment;

2. The Southern Region hereby reaffirms the names of the following Guard bases:

A. Camp Pendleton of Virginia;

B. Camp Mabry of Texas; and

C. Camp Maxey of Texas

3. The Southern Region hereby reaffirms that it will not prohibit any Guard or Militia pilot call sign.

4. The Southern Region hereby reaffirms the names of the following organizes militia unit:

A. The Confederate Air Force

5. The Southern Region hereby requires the following of Virginia Military Institute (VMI):

A. VMI shall continue to issue and require gray uniforms.

B. VMI shall continue to recognize New Market Day on May 15th of each year. Such recognition shall include the assembly of the cadets for the roll call of the dead ceremony at the New Market memorial on the campus of VMI.

C. VMI shall continue to have the cadets participate in the annual reenactment of the Battle of New Market each year.

D. VMI shall continue to have the cadets salute the statue in the main courtyard upon passing it.

E. The campus of VMI is hereby declared to be a Regional landmark. Accordingly, VMI shall not substantially alter or destroy any contributing architectural or artistic features including archways, monuments, and murals without the express permission of the Southern Region.

6. The Southern Region hereby requires the following of the Citadel in South Carolina:

A. The Citadel shall continue to issue and require gray uniforms.

B. The Citadel shall continue to have the cadets participate in the annual reenactment of the Battle of Fort Sumter each year.

C. The campus of the Citadel is hereby declared to be a Regional landmark. Accordingly, the Citadel shall not substantially alter or destroy any contributing architectural or artistic features including honor displays, monuments, and murals, without the express permission of the Southern Region.

TITLE IV: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

DRILL BABY DRILL ACT

1. Whereas, a well-trained militia is necessary to the security of a free State, training and drilling of the following components of the militis shall be held at the following intervals:

A. The Regional Guard shall conduct at least one (1) training event annually;

B. The Organized Militia, to the extent possible, shall muster and participate in a training event conducted by the Regional Guard at least once every two (2) years with the first such muster to occur in June 2023;

C. The Unorganized Militia, to the extent possible, shall muster and participate in a training event conducted by the Regional Guard at least once every four (4) years with the first such muster to occur in June 2023;

2. The Southern Adjutant General in coordination with the Governor shall oversee training events and may schedule additional such events if such events are found to be necessary by the Adjutant General or Governor.

3. Participants in a training event described herein, who are not members of the National Guard, Regional Guard, or a State Defense force shall be compensated at a rate of $100 per day. For purposes of employment law, any person receiving compensation described herein shall not be considered an employee of the Regional government.

4. The Governor shall and is hereby authorized to expend $200 Million from the Civil Defense Trust Fund (CDTF) over the next four (4) years to carry out this act.

5. This act shall take effect immediately

[Mr. Reactionary]

TVA-OK ACT

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that it should bid on the assets of the Tennessee Valley Authority when such assets are auctioned off by the federal government for the purpose of growing Southern energy production.

2. The Governor shall and is hereby authorized to bid up to a maximum amount to be determined in Southern Chamber in a closed session. Such bid amount shall be kept secret from the public until the bidding on the TVA is closed, at which point the bid amount shall be public information subject to disclosure.

3. The Governor shall not bid any amount higher than the maximum agreed upon by the Southern Chamber in the closed session. Any amount bid above the maximum agreed upon bid shall be null and void.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

CONSPIRACY CLARIFICATION ACT

1. Criminal conspiracy shall be defined as an agreement of two (2) or more persons to commit a crime, or to accomplish a legal end through illegal actions, at some time in the future.

2. Each conspirator shall be punished in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided for the punishment of the crime being conspired.

3. For a person to be convicted of conspiracy at least one (1) of the conspirators must have committed an overt act in furtherance of the crime.

4. For the purposes of agreement, the actus reus is continuing and persons may join the criminal conspiracy later and incur equivalent culpability as any other conspirator.

5. A person may still be charged with criminal conspiracy where the co-conspirators have been acquitted or cannot be traced.

6. There is no limit on the number of conspirators who may participate in a criminal conspiracy.

7. A criminal conspiracy does not need to have been planned in secret to be unlawful.

8. A conspirator may still be charged with criminal conspiracy even if they do not know the identity of the other members of the conspiracy.

9. A conspirator may still be charged with criminal conspiracy even if there is not proof of specific intent by the defendant to commit any or all overt acts taken in furtherance of the conspiracy.

10. A conspirator may withdraw from a criminal conspiracy by taking an overt act to defeat or stop the conspiracy.

11. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

NO-TELL MOTELS ACT

1. No person in the Southern Region who owns, operates, or manages any hotel, motel, inn, or hostel, shall rent or make available for rent the same room more than once between the hours of 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM.

2. No person in the Southern Region who owns, operates, or manages any hotel, motel, inn, or hostel, shall rent or make available for rent any room by the hour.

3. Any hotel, motel, inn, or hostel in the Southern Region shall maintain a registry of its room rentals. Such registry shall be completed using indelible ink and contain at minimum, the name of the customer renting a room, the room number rented, check-in time, and check-out time. Records compiled under such registry shall be maintained for a period of no less than five (5) years after which time the records may be destroyed.

4. The owner, operator, or manager of any hotel, motel, inn, or hostel in the Southern Region shall make its registry available to law enforcement upon presentation of a search warrant.

5. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, a fine if no more than $10,000.00, and disgorgement of any profits.

6. This act shall take effect 120 days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

DISNEY CENSORSHIP RESOLUTION

1. It is the position that the following movies, art, and other intellectual properties owned by Disney are not racist, sexist, bigoted, or otherwise problematic to modern society:

Film

A. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)

B. Fantasia (1940)

C. Dumbo (1941)

D. Saludos Amigos (1943)

E. The Three Cabelleros (1945)

F. The Song of the South (1946)

G. Peter Pan (1953)

H. The Lady and the Tramp (1955)

I. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

J. The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)

K. The Jungle Book (1967)

L. The Aristiocats (1970)

M. Robin Hood (1973)

N. The Rescuers (1977)

O. Splash (1984)

P. The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

Q. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

R. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

S. The Little Mermaid (1989)

T. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

U. Aladdin (1992)

V. The Lion King (1994)

W. Pocahontas (1995)

X. The Hunchback of Note Dame (1996)

Y. Mulan (1998)

Z. Boba Fett's starship Slave I

Television and Shorts

A. Santa's Workshop (1932)

B. Three Little Pigs (1933)

C. Der Fuehrer's Face (1943)

D. Commando Duck (1944)

E. Davy Crockett (1954 - 1955)

F. The Muppet Show (1976 - 1981)

G. Last Horizons (1990)

H. Flying Dupes (1992)

I. The Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

J. The Simpsons character Dr. Julius Hibbert

K. The Simpsons character Lou the Cop

L. The Simpsons character Carl Carlson

M. The Simpsons character Bumblebee Man

N. The Simpsons character Judge Roy Snyder

O. The Family Guy character Cleveland Brown

Theme Parks

A. Splash Mountain

B. The Great Jungle Cruise

C. Trader Sam's Gift Shop

D. Ding Dong Wall

E. The recorded message of Walt Disney preceding fireworks presentations.


2. The Southern Region hereby condemns any proposed censorship or trigger warnings pertaining to the above listed intellectual properties from their original presentations.

3. The Southern Region hereby posthumously congratulates James Baskett for his groundbreaking 1948 Academy Award for performing the song "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah".

4. It is the position of the Southern Region that should the holder of the copyright of any intellectual property listed herein claim to permanently halt and prohibit the redistribution of any copyrighted movie, short, or cartoon, or any scene or character therefrom, such copyright shall be null and void and the movie, short, cartoon, or the scene or character therefrom shall be a part of the public domain.

5. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

THE SOUTH STANDS WITH SANCHEZ RESOLUTION

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that former Atlas poster and Southern citizen Chairman Sanchez should be unbanned from the Talk Elections Forum and be permitted to return to posting and participating in Atlasia again.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY SCHOOL SPORTS ACT

1. No school or school system shall fire, demote, reassign, fail to promote, or otherwise retaliate against any employee for personally praying or engaging in a personal religious observance or expression during school activities, when such prayer, observance, or expression is not within his or her duties as an employee and no students are compelled to participate.

2. No school or school system shall discipline, bench, or otherwise retaliate against any student for personally praying or engaging in a personal religious observance or expression during school activities, when such prayer, observance, or expression is not officially endorsed by the school or school system and no other students are compelled to participate.

3. For purposes of this act, prayer, observance, or expression during the postgame period of any school sporting event or competition shall not be considered to be within the scope of an employee's duties or an official endorsement of any student activity.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

S.P.L.I.T. ACT

1. This act shall be know as the Stop Promoting Lunacy In Treatment Act or S.P.L.I.T. Act.

2. For purposes of Southern law, an individual diagnosed with or suffering from multiple personality disorder shall constitute a single, indivual person regardless of how many personas or identities such person many have or claim to have.

3. No person diagnosed with or suffering from multiple personality disorder may raise such disorder as a defense to traveling in a High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) without a passenger.

4. No person diagnosed with or suffering from multiple personality disorder may apply for or collect any public benefit or tax deduction or exemption in the name of any alternate persona or identity.

5. No person diagnosed with or suffering from multiple personality disorder may apply for or receive any government license or document in the name of any alternate persona or identity.

6. It is the position of the Southern Region that affirming as real or valid any delusion or alternate persona or identity of a person diagnosed with or suffering from multiple personality disorder is harmful to such person's mental health.

7. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

SOUTHERN POETRY ACT

1. The month of September of every year is hereby declared to be Southern Poetry Month. During Southern Poetry Month, all public schools shall encourage and promote the importance of poetry and Southern poets to students. Such schools may fulfill this task either through focused curriculumn, designated reading time in class, or events or activities involving the reading of poetry by Southern poets. A particular focus shall include the works of Sidney Lanier, Langston Hughes, Paul Hayne, James Randall, Abram Ryan.

2. $10 million from the Education Trust Fund is hereby appropriated for the purpose of acquiring, printing if necessary, and distributing poetry books to public schools to facilitate Southern Poetry Month.

3. $25,000.00 from the Public Monument Art Trust Fund (PMATF) is hereby authorized and appropriated to clean and repair the monument to Abram Ryan (1949) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

4. $25,000.00 from the PMATF is hereby authorized and appropriated to clean and repair the fountain dedicated to Abram Ryan (1932) in Houston, Texas.

5. $25,000.00 from the PMATF is hereby authorized and appropriated to clean and repair the statue of Abram Ryan (1913) in Mobile, Alabama.

6. $1,000.00 from the PMATF is hereby authorized and appropriated to clean and repair the historic marker dedicated to Abram Ryan in Norfolk, Virginia.

7. $25,000.00 from the PMATF is hereby authorized and appropriated to clean and repair the fountain dedicated to Abram Ryan (1932) in Houston, Texas.

8. $25,000.00 from the PMATF is hereby authorized and appropriated to clean and repair the monument dedicated to Sidney Lanier (1941) at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

9. $25,000.00 from the PMATF is hereby authorized and appropriated to clean and repair the monument dedicated to Sidney Lanier (1914) in Atlanta, Georgia.

10. $25,000.00 from the PMATF is hereby authorized and appropriated to clean and repair the monument and historic marker dedicated to Sidney Lanier (1932 and 1956 respectively) in Brunswick, Georgia, and to retrieve a live cutting Lanier's Oak to be grafted and grown into a descendant oak tree on the Southern Capitol grounds.

11. Any project receiving funds from the PMATF pursuant to this act shall be subject to all requirements required under the Monumentally Important Act.

12. It is the position of the Southern Region that the Sidney Lanier High School Poets have a wonderful mascot.

13. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

COMPELLED SPEECH LIMITATION ACT

1. No public employer, employer receiving public funds, or employer employing ten (10) or more employees in the Southern Region may fire, demote, reassign, fail to promote, or otherwise retaliate against any employee based upon such employee's failure or refusal to identify, provide, offer, display, transmit, or communicate a preferred pronoun or pronouns. This shall include but not be limited to documents, nametags, name plates, email signatures, and verbal communications. Any employee wrongfully retaliated against under this law may maintain a civil lawsuit seeking treble damages and any necessary equitable relief including but not limited to reinstatement, backpay, injunction, and reasonable legal costs.

2. No daycare, school, college, or university in the Southern Region may system shall discipline or otherwise retaliate against any student for such student's failure or refusal to identify, provide, offer, display, transmit, or communicate a preferred pronoun or pronouns. This shall include but not be limited to documents, nametags, email signatures, and verbal communications. Any student wrongfully retaliated against under this law may maintain a civil lawsuit seeking any necessary equitable relief including but not limited to injunction, and reasonable legal costs.

3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.