Legislation Introduction Thread

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SoFA Absence Bill

... those in the aforementioned situation shall be replaced by the highest office holder in the following list to certify the election results...

Perhaps this list could be improved by the addition of the phrase "who is not a candidate in the present election"?

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Support for Atlasia's Soldiers Bill

Section 1 - Pay for Armed Forces Personnel
An increase in annual pay of $3,000 for all active duty military personnel and reserve and National Guard personnel serving in a zone of special danger at any time during the fiscal year and an increase in annual pay of $1,000 for all other military personnel shall take effect in fiscal year 2006.

Section 2 - Funding
The funds for the above salary increases shall be derived from the budget of the Defense Department.

Section 3 - Recruitment
Recruitment for the armed forces shall not occur on the grounds of institutions used primarily for public primary or secondary education.

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The Fair Deal for Atlasian Workers Bill

The government of the Republic of Atlasia hereby withdraws its approval, provided under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, of the WTO Agreement as defined in section 2(9) of that Act.

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Gulf Coast Hurricane Damage Prevention Bill II

1.  No new levees shall be constructed on the Mississippi River or its tributaries without the consent of the Army Corps of Engineers.

2.  The Army Corps of Engineers shall approve the construction of new levees on the Mississippi River or its tributaries only in cases of eminent danger to sites of population centers or sites of vital economic importance.

3.  The number of total levees on the Mississippi River and its tributaries shall be reduced by 25% by 2020.  This shall be accomplished by the removal of levees that do not meet the provisions of Section 2 of this act.

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After talking with Q I hereby withdraw the Species Act of 2005 for now. He's come up with some good changes that could assure it's passage so if I come back to the Senate after the elections I'll be sure to introduce it again.

This bill replaces the previous bill of the same name submitted by Senator MasterJedi.  I am signing on as a co-sponsor of the revised bill:

Species Act of 2005

1. Endangered and Threatened Species
   a. Atlasia hereby recognizes the Endangered and Threatened Species List of animals and plants, as compiled by the Atlasian Fish and Wildlife Service.
   b. Any individual wishing to import into Atlasia an organism of a species that appears on one of these lists shall first purchase from the AFWS a permit for this purpose at a cost of $10,000 for each organism imported.
   c. This fee shall be waived for any zoo or zoological society, as defined and satisfactorily inspected by the AFWS.
   d. If an organism of an endangered or threatened species is proved in a court of law to have been intentionally killed or died as the direct result of treatment by the party applying for an importation permit, said offender shall pay a fine of $100,000 on the first offense, $200,000 for the second offense, and $500,000 for the third offense.
   e. Any entity proved in a court of law to have imported an organism of an endangered or threatened species without first securing an importation permit shall be fined $100,000 on the first offense, $200,000 for the second offense, and $500,000 for the third offense.

2. Invasive Species
   a. Atlasia hereby recognizes invasive species as a threat to the nation’s environmental resources.
   b. An invasive species shall be defined as any non-native plant or animal that disrupts or destroys the natural state of the environment.
   c. Only zoos or zoological societies shall be permitted to import invasive species into the U.S.
   d. Any such organisms imported per the provisions of Section 2c of this act shall not be sold to other parties within Atlasia.
   e. Any entity other than those provided for in Section 2d found in a court of law to have knowingly imported in an invasive species shall pay a fine of $100,000 on the first offense, $200,000 for the second offense, and $500,000 for the third offense.

3. Species Tracker
   a. The Atlasian Fish and Wildlife Service shall create a computer system to track the import and export of endangered, threatened, and invasive species into and out of Atlasia.  This system is required to keep on file information identifying each violator
   b. Any endangered, threatened, or invasive species import or export must be reported the Atlasian Fish and Wildlife Service.
   c. Any individual, company, zoo or zoological society that currently has endangered, threatened, or invasive species shall within two years report all of said species to Atlasia’s Fish and Wildlife Service to be logged in the computer system.

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If Q will publically post here and agree with me we can bump up the Puerto Rican Statehood Act of 2006 to be next in line.

I concur with this motion.

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With the consent of Q we can bump this up to the top.

I concur with this motion.

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As a reminder to Atlasia, per Article 3 of the Official Senate Procedural Resolution:

Section 1: Rules on Legislation Introduction

1. The PPT shall establish and maintain a thread for Senators to introduce legislation, to be further known in this document as the Legislation Introduction Thread. Only Senators who presently hold elected office may be allowed to post in this thread. Any Citizens or Individuals who post in this thread may be subject to legal action pursuant to the relevant clauses in federal Criminal Law legislation so passed by the Senate.

2. The PPT shall also establish and maintain a thread for all Citizens and Individuals of Atlasia to give opinions, thoughts, suggestions and ideas about recently introduced legislation or legislation presently under debate on the Senate floor. This clause is not meant to deny Citizens or Individuals their right to post on Senate debate threads dealing with specific legislation presently being debated on the Senate floor.
In other words, if you aren't a Senator or the President of the Senate, don't post in this thread!  This thread is solely for the introduction of legislation; it is not for debate on proposed legislation!  Each comment from somone other than a Senator introducing legislation makes the job of the President Pro Tempore and the President of the Senate more difficult.

Please abide by these rules.  Thank you.

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As individuals have repeatedly ignored Senate rules in this thread, I have established a new Legislation Introduction Thread, as I am allowed per the OSPR.  Senators, please introduce legislation in the new thread, and not in this one.  Thank you.