13th Lincoln General Court Legislation Introduction Thread

[NewYorkExpress]

The Portion Control Act of 2023

No Restaurant in Lincoln shall serve a portion of food, nor allow a customer to make a combined order of food, of more than seven hundred fifty total calories, three hundred milligrams of sodium, five grams of fat, any saturated fat, or ten grams of sugar.

The penalty for doing so shall be set at a fine of $500,000 per violation.

This legislation shall come into effect on July 1, 2024.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

AN ACT
To fund the creation of accessible playgrounds and other recreational areas.

Section 1: Naming and Definitions.

I. The name of this act shall be: Getting Parks, Playgrounds, and Other Receational Areas Accessible for our Children (GARRISON) Act.
II. "Locality" is defined as an incorporated city, town, borough, village, township, other municipality, or the unincorporated areas of a county. In the case that one or more of these categories overlap, the definition shall default to the unit which has the smallest population.

Section 2: Accessible Recreational Area Fund

I. An "Accessible Recreational Area Fund" (ARAF) shall be established.
II. The ARAF shall be charged to provide grants totaling no more than $250,000 to localities in order to create accessible recreational areas within the locality, as well as renovating current recreational areas to be made accessible.
III. The ARAF shall be provided with an annual budget of $50,000,000 in order to provide these grants. Money shall be appropriated from regional reserves.
IV. This bill will go into effect immediately upon signature by the governor.