The Imperial Dominion of the South's Legislature

[John Dibble]

Also, where are we going to build it? I would think it would need to be near a major city with an airport, or at least near a major interstate that is well traveled.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     What if we put it in Memphis, across from the IDS government complex?

[Yelnoc]

     What if we put it in Memphis, across from the IDS government complex?

That sounds good.  And if you want to edit the bill you can just repost it with your additions.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Alright, let's add a section 4, so now we have:

Pentagram Creation Act
1.  A giant structure is to be built in the shape of a Pentagram.
          a.  The interior of the Pentagram is to be an intricate maze.
          b.  The walls are to be several stories high and made of black marble.
2.  The construction of said Pentagram shall be contracted out to a regional construction company.
3.  The Pentagram should, upon completion, be designated a tourist attraction.
4. The Pentagram shall be built in the city of Memphis, TN, outside the southern border of the Capital Complex, facing the Capitol Building.

[Yelnoc]

That's good with me.  Think it's ready for a vote?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     It looks good. I wonder where our colleague Darth Deldem is, however. His input on this matter would be appreciated.

[Deldem]

Sorry, I've been pretty busy the last few weeks. I'm ready to vote though.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     it just occurred to me that we have not allocated an amount to budget the contract, or specified where that amount would come from.

[Yelnoc]

     it just occurred to me that we have not allocated an amount to budget the contract, or specified where that amount would come from.

We would need these contractors to give us an estimate, at least in real life.  And don't we have a budget surplus?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     it just occurred to me that we have not allocated an amount to budget the contract, or specified where that amount would come from.

We would need these contractors to give us an estimate, at least in real life.  And don't we have a budget surplus?

     Fair enough. If we defined an upper limit on what was to be allotted to it, they'd try to get us as close to that limit as possible.

     Last we heard, but that was a while ago. It might have changed since then.

[Deldem]

     it just occurred to me that we have not allocated an amount to budget the contract, or specified where that amount would come from.

We would need these contractors to give us an estimate, at least in real life.  And don't we have a budget surplus?

     Fair enough. If we defined an upper limit on what was to be allotted to it, they'd try to get us as close to that limit as possible.

     Last we heard, but that was a while ago. It might have changed since then.

We might've used up the surplus on the education bill.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     it just occurred to me that we have not allocated an amount to budget the contract, or specified where that amount would come from.

We would need these contractors to give us an estimate, at least in real life.  And don't we have a budget surplus?

     Fair enough. If we defined an upper limit on what was to be allotted to it, they'd try to get us as close to that limit as possible.

     Last we heard, but that was a while ago. It might have changed since then.

We might've used up the surplus on the education bill.

     We probably did. May I suggest we recoup the costs through a certain share of tickets sold to tourists visiting the monument? It will have the side-effect of discouraging the contractors from over-charging us, since we will then just take more of their profits down the road.

[Yelnoc]

     it just occurred to me that we have not allocated an amount to budget the contract, or specified where that amount would come from.

We would need these contractors to give us an estimate, at least in real life.  And don't we have a budget surplus?

     Fair enough. If we defined an upper limit on what was to be allotted to it, they'd try to get us as close to that limit as possible.

     Last we heard, but that was a while ago. It might have changed since then.

We might've used up the surplus on the education bill.

     We probably did. May I suggest we recoup the costs through a certain share of tickets sold to tourists visiting the monument? It will have the side-effect of discouraging the contractors from over-charging us, since we will then just take more of their profits down the road.

Sounds good.  I don't have any ideas for a figure on an upper limit, do you or Deldem?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     As I alluded to above, I think an upper-limit would be counterproductive. Basically, what I am thinking is that whoever runs the place after it's completed gets 80% of ticket sales while the contractor gets 20%. However, we take 10%, which comes out of the contractor's 20%, until we have covered the cost of funding the contract. As such, there is no incentive for the contractor to try to gouge us, since whatever they get paid for the job itself is essentially an advance on the percentage of ticket sales they get after the job is done.

[Yelnoc]

     As I alluded to above, I think an upper-limit would be counterproductive. Basically, what I am thinking is that whoever runs the place after it's completed gets 80% of ticket sales while the contractor gets 20%. However, we take 10%, which comes out of the contractor's 20%, until we have covered the cost of funding the contract. As such, there is no incentive for the contractor to try to gouge us, since whatever they get paid for the job itself is essentially an advance on the percentage of ticket sales they get after the job is done.

Oh, ok.  I must have misread your last post.  Would you mind editing that into the bill for me?  I'm doing math homework

[Deldem]

     As I alluded to above, I think an upper-limit would be counterproductive. Basically, what I am thinking is that whoever runs the place after it's completed gets 80% of ticket sales while the contractor gets 20%. However, we take 10%, which comes out of the contractor's 20%, until we have covered the cost of funding the contract. As such, there is no incentive for the contractor to try to gouge us, since whatever they get paid for the job itself is essentially an advance on the percentage of ticket sales they get after the job is done.

I like it.

[John Dibble]

As I alluded to above, I think an upper-limit would be counterproductive. Basically, what I am thinking is that whoever runs the place after it's completed gets 80% of ticket sales while the contractor gets 20%. However, we take 10%, which comes out of the contractor's 20%, until we have covered the cost of funding the contract. As such, there is no incentive for the contractor to try to gouge us, since whatever they get paid for the job itself is essentially an advance on the percentage of ticket sales they get after the job is done.

I was under the impression that this would be owned and run by the Imperial Dominion, seeing as we're paying to build it and all.

[Associate Justice PiT]

As I alluded to above, I think an upper-limit would be counterproductive. Basically, what I am thinking is that whoever runs the place after it's completed gets 80% of ticket sales while the contractor gets 20%. However, we take 10%, which comes out of the contractor's 20%, until we have covered the cost of funding the contract. As such, there is no incentive for the contractor to try to gouge us, since whatever they get paid for the job itself is essentially an advance on the percentage of ticket sales they get after the job is done.

I was under the impression that this would be owned and run by the Imperial Dominion, seeing as we're paying to build it and all.

     Ah, good point. I think we should still take something out of the contractors' share, though, so they don't stiff us. I propose an amendment to the bill to add a section five, so it now reads:

Pentagram Creation Act
1.  A giant structure is to be built in the shape of a Pentagram.
          a.  The interior of the Pentagram is to be an intricate maze.
          b.  The walls are to be several stories high and made of black marble.
2.  The construction of said Pentagram shall be contracted out to a regional construction company.
3.  The Pentagram should, upon completion, be designated a tourist attraction.
4. The Pentagram shall be built in the city of Memphis, TN, outside the southern border of the Capital Complex, facing the Capitol Building.
5. 80% of revenues from ticket sales for admission to the Pentagram shall go into the Treasury of the Imperial Dominion of the South. The remaining 20% shall go to the contractors responsible for the construction of the Pentagram.
          a. Up to half of that shall be withdrawn by the government of the Imperial Dominion of the South, until that amount withdrawn is equal to the amount that the government of the Imperial Dominion of the South's contractual expenditures in the construction of the Pentagram.

[Yelnoc]

Looks good.  Are we ready to vote now?

[Deldem]

If there's no objections I'm prepared to vote.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Alright, the vote is open for 72 hours.
     Aye.

[Yelnoc]

Aye.

[Deldem]

Aye

[Associate Justice PiT]

     With a unanimous vote of all Legislators in favor, I shall present this bill to the Emperor, for him to decide on its fate.

[CatoMinor]

Pentagram Creation Act

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