SB 115-39: Fuel Inflation Reduction Act (2023)

[Sirius_]

FUEL INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

1. The Red-Green New Deal Act shall be amended as follows:

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 III: 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. 1. 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 2022.

 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.

 2. 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.

3. The President may suspend this section during a declared state of emergency.


Section IV: 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. 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.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Sponsor: West_Midlander

[West_Midlander]

This bill is meant to improve the Fuel Inflation Reduction Act and to empower efforts to curb man-made climate change as a result.

[Sirius_]

I'm mostly good with this, although I'm not entirely sure about the prohibition of new pipeline. While we should be working to reduce fossil fuel consumption, from what I understand in the meantime pipelines are a more environmentally friendly way of transporting oil and gas than the alternatives. Would someone else care to elaborate on this provision?

[West_Midlander]

I'm mostly good with this, although I'm not entirely sure about the prohibition of new pipeline. While we should be working to reduce fossil fuel consumption, from what I understand in the meantime pipelines are a more environmentally friendly way of transporting oil and gas than the alternatives. Would someone else care to elaborate on this provision?

Do you want to amend?

[Sirius_]

I propose an amendment:

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

24 hours to object.

[Lumine]

I need clarification here, since I got rather confused when reading the Wiki verision of the Red-Green New Deal Act. What exactly does this bill change from the existing version? Aren't the parts I see in green already part of the law?

[West_Midlander]

I need clarification here, since I got rather confused when reading the Wiki verision of the Red-Green New Deal Act. What exactly does this bill change from the existing version? Aren't the parts I see in green already part of the law?

This re-adds sections removed from the original bill last year afaik.

[Sirius_]

I motion for a final vote, 24 hours to object

[Sirius_]

The final vote is now open, senators, please vote aye, nay, or abstain.

[Sirius_]

Aye

[West_Midlander]

Aye, although I would have liked to see some more debate here.

[PPT Spiral]

Aye

[Utah Neolib]

Aye

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Nay

[Vice President Christian Man]

Aye

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Aye

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Aye

[nerd73]

Aye

[Lumine]

Aye.

[Joseph Cao]

As the signatory of the previous bill I think this makes a good bill better. Aye.

[Sirius_]

This bill passes 10-1-0-7

FUEL INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

1. The Red-Green New Deal Act shall be amended as follows:

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


Section IV III: 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. 1. 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 2022.

 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.

 2. 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.

3. The President may suspend this section during a declared state of emergency.


Section IV: 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. 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.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed in the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia 10-1-0-7

x Sirius, PPT

[Dr. MB]

aye