LGC 5.1 - Lincoln Clean Power and Emission Reducing Act, the Sequel - FAILED

[Utah Neolib]

Lincoln Clean Power and Emission Reducing Act, The Sequel

Fossil Fuel Phaseout (Section 1)
1. 100% of coal power plants shall shut down by 2040.

2. 100% of oil-fired power plants shall shut down by 2040.

3. All coal or oil-fired power plants shall become renewable energy (such as wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal, hydroelectric, tidal) power plants by the given dates above.

4. All natural gas power plants are to become renewable energy (such as wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal, hydroelectric, tidal) power plants by 2050.

5. Emissions in the power sector shall be cut 100% by 2050.

6. A Fossil fuel power plant shall be defined as a power plant powered by coal, oil or natural gas.

Responsibilities (Section 2)
1. The General Court of Lincoln and the Governor of Lincoln shall be placed in charge of overseeing fines and making sure coal and oil-fired power plants are closing down by the given dates.

2. States shall be jointly placed in charge of overseeing fines and making sure coal and oil-fired power plants are closing down by the given dates.

3. States, the Governor of Lincoln, and the Lincoln General Court shall be placed in charge of overseeing the reduction of emissions.

Emissions (Section 3)
1. Emissions shall be cut 35% in all sectors by 2042, relative to 2015 levels.
2. Emissions shall be cut 75% in all sectors by 2072, relative to 2045 levels.
3. Emissions shall be cut 100% in all sectors by 2100, relative to 2075 levels.

Fines (Section 4)
1. Power companies which do not comply with the given restrictions shall be fined 20% of the company’s total revenue.

2. Coal and oil-fired Power plants which have not been deactivated by 2050 shall be placed into the supervision of the Governor of Lincoln and General Court of Lincoln to oversee shutdown of the coal or oil-fired power plant.

3. If a state or state’s refuses to comply with emission reducing restrictions, state or state’s will be subject to their emission reducing efforts being taken out of the control of the state and placed into the authority of an independent committee, assigned by the General Court of Lincoln and the Governor of Lincoln.

Funding (Section 5)
1. $20,000,000,000 shall be allotted to states of the region of Lincoln to reduce emissions by the given targets.

Sponor: Utah Neolib
Sponor, please advocate for your bill
Slot 2

[Utah Neolib]

This bill will help our region escape some of the worst effects of climate change, clear our skies of fossil fuel pollutants, and produce many jobs.

[S019]

I endorse this bill, fighting climate change is a noble goal, and I hope the legislature agrees with me.

[Utah Neolib]

Motion for a final vote

[Utah Neolib]

Aye

[Sirius_]

Aye

[Brother Jonathan]

Nay

[beesley]

Nay

[GregTheGreat657]

Nay

[Utah Neolib]

Fails 2-3