Hello Senators! In this thread I will post the first several proposals that the Administration, or just PS or myself specifically, have proposed. I ask any sympathetic Senator (JCP and DA Senators for example, as we're the same parties) to introduce them on our behalf.
Please keep commentary about the bills to a minimum, though I have no problem with limited commentary, just try to save it until they've been formally introduced by someone in the Senate.
Thanks everyone. Here we are:
Oil Spill Protection ActSection 1: Oil Profits Tax1. Any oil company that does business within Atlasia and earns a larger quarterly profit than one billion dollars shall be subject to a 20% tax on all profits.
2. Revenue from the oil profits tax shall be diverted into a newly created Oil Spill Protection Fund which shall be used for cleanup in the event of a spill, research and development for new technologies to prevent environmental damage, and as payments to those who's lives are impacted by oil spills.
Section 2: Regulatory Effectiveness1. All oil rigs and drilling platforms operating within Atlasian land and waters, regardless of their supposed nationality, shall be subject to Atlasian regulatory rules and will be inspected regularly by personnel from the federal government.
2. All oil drilling platforms are required to install and regularly test each month 'emergency blow-out preventers' and evacuation drills.
Section 3: Responsibility1. In the event of an oil spill or another oil-related disaster, the oil and drilling companies in question shall be, in conjunction with the funds paid into the Oil Spill Protection Fund, entirely responsible for cleanup measures.
2. No monetary cap shall be put in place for oil spill cleanup and compensation for damages.
Regional Government Board ResolutionRecognizing the increased prominence of regional governments and assemblies and the important role they now play in Atlasia, as well as the need for increase space to accommodate them, the Atlasian government requests the creation of a childboard beneath the "Atlas Fantasy Government" board entitled "Regional Government."
Social & Economic Development Zone Improvement ActSection 1: Administration1. The '
Establishment of Social and Economic Development Zones Act' is hereby repealed.
2. The Senate shall fund and establish the creation of "Social & Economic Development Zones" to target the growth in infrastructure and employment in a targeted area.
3. The Senate and/or the Regional Governments shall be responsible for coordinating the establishment of the SEDZs.
Section 2: Requirements for Creation of SEDZs1. The following requirements must be met for the creation of a Social & Economic Development Zone:
1a. An unemployment rate at 10.0% or higher.
1b. A net population decrease in the located area from the previous year.
1c. A median income level of $21,000 or below.
1d. A net decrease in the total number of business locations in the located area from the previous year.
2. A Social & Economic Development Zone may not be created in an area including a population number lower than 1,000 or higher than 40,000.
3. The Secretary of Internal Affairs and Game Moderator shall cooperate in the location of suitable zones for the establishment of SEDZs.
Section 3: Benefits of a SEDZ1. Money shall be distributed to the individual Zones for the purpose of infrastructure improvements and various local projects to better the community. Funds shall be payed out on a sliding scale to the population size of the zone, with a maximum of five million dollars.
2. All sales and business taxes shall be suspended in the area within the Zone for 12 months.
Section 4: Stimulating Employment Within SEDZs1. A new program titled "Atlasia Works" will be created that shall operate within the Zones to expand businesses and transition individuals from state assistance benefits to meaningful work.
2. "Atlasia Works" will compile a list eligible businesses that seek to enroll in the program that wish to expand their business, but are immediately unable to do so. Cross-regional chains and businesses with more than 2 locations in the Zone will not be eligible.
3. Each individual hired through the Atlasia Works program within the Social & Economic Development Zone shall have up to 80% of their wage subsidized by the government for up to 18 months. Each employer will be limited to a number of ten subsidized jobs simultaneously.
4. Only individuals recieving federal or regional assistance benefits (welfare) shall be able to find jobs through the Atlasia Works program.
Section 5: Limitations1. Social & Economic Development Zones may only be in operation for up to 5 years, or until one or more of the requirements for maintaining a SEDZ has been broken.
2. All subsidies from Atlasia works and tax breaks shall remain in place until their expiration even after the SEDZ has been disbanded, but no more may be issued.
Hiring Incentives Act1. Any non-manufacturing business with 200 employees or less in total shall be eligible for a $4,000 tax credit for each new individual they hire.
2. Any manufacturing business that hires a new employee shall be eligible for a $7,500 tax credit for each new individual they hire.
3. Any business that hires an individual that has been out of work for 30+ days will be exempt from paying Social Security payroll taxes on that employee.
4. The effects of this legislation shall expire one year after passage.
Make Internet Sales Fair Act1. A 5% nation-wide sales tax shall be placed on all internet sales transactions.
2. Food purchases shall be exempt from the tax.
This Isn't What Protectionism Is You Idiots Act1. No tax breaks of any sort shall be granted to businesses that move their business or individual workers to another country.
Keystone Shill Day Proclamation June 26th shall be an annual day of National Celebration on the anniversary of Keystone Phil ceasing to be President after his resignation on June 26th, 2008.
It shall be known as 'Keystone Shill' day.
