Pacific Legislature Official Thread

[bgwah]

Sustainable Pacifican Cities Bill
1) There shall be no locally-mandated building height limits below 125' within 1/4 a mile of a rail transit system station, including but not limited to rapid transit and light rail.
2) There shall be no locally-mandated parking requirement above 0.5 parking stalls per unit within 1/4 a mile of a rail transit system station, including but not limited to rapid transit and light rail.
3) High-density, transit-oriented residential developments within 1/2 a mile of a rail transit system, including but not limited to rapid transit and light rail, as well as bus rapid transit, shall be exempt from regional taxes. High-density residential projects shall be defined as those with at least 100 units per acre.

[bgwah]

^ I of course sign the above bill: x bgwah


Oceania Incorporation Bill
1) Whereas Oceania has recently been admitted as a state to Atlasia and become the 11th state of the Pacific Region following the passage of the federal government's Island Enfranchisement Act.
2) Whereas the state of Oceania is composed of the former Atlasian territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, with the admittance of Palau, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Samoa pre-approved should they decide to join by democratic means.
3) Whereas each former territory and each future potential entrant of Oceania currently have their own local governments and are separated from each other by distances of up to many hundreds of miles.
4) Therefore each former territory and potential future entrant shall maintain their local governments which shall become county-level equivalents in the new state of Oceania. The state of Oceania will thus largely be used as a vehicle to ensure full voting rights for Oceanians in federal elections.

x bgwah

[bgwah]

It should go into the statute. It simply won't take effect unless there is a further amendment to the federal constitution. I'm not an expert in legalese, but I think it might technically stay at bill-status (instead of act-status).

Anyway, I'm re-introducing the following if necessary. Please sign them!!!  They need two more people other than myself to sign them.

Sustainable Pacifican Cities Bill
1) There shall be no locally-mandated building height limits below 125' within 1/4 a mile of a rail transit system station, including but not limited to rapid transit and light rail.
2) There shall be no locally-mandated parking requirement above 0.5 parking stalls per unit within 1/4 a mile of a rail transit system station, including but not limited to rapid transit and light rail.
3) High-density, transit-oriented residential developments within 1/2 a mile of a rail transit system, including but not limited to rapid transit and light rail, as well as bus rapid transit, shall be exempt from regional taxes. High-density residential projects shall be defined as those with at least 100 units per acre.

Oceania Incorporation Bill
1) Whereas Oceania has recently been admitted as a state to Atlasia and become the 11th state of the Pacific Region following the passage of the federal government's Island Enfranchisement Act.
2) Whereas the state of Oceania is composed of the former Atlasian territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, with the admittance of Palau, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Samoa pre-approved should they decide to join by democratic means.
3) Whereas each former territory and each future potential entrant of Oceania currently have their own local governments and are separated from each other by distances of up to many hundreds of miles.
4) Therefore each former territory and potential future entrant shall maintain their local governments which shall become county-level equivalents in the new state of Oceania. The state of Oceania will thus largely be used as a vehicle to ensure full voting rights for Oceanians in federal elections.

X bgwah
X bgwah

[bgwah]

Sustainable Pacifican Cities Bill: Aye
Oceania Incorporation Bill: Aye

[bgwah]

Sustainable Pacifican Cities Bill: Aye
Oceania Incorporation Bill: Aye
(P.S. If no-one is currently serving as Pacific justice, could I volunteer for the position?)

I certainly wouldn't mind, but the Governor would have to appoint you.

[bgwah]

Since the amendment to the federal constitution allowing the regions to choose how their vacant Senate seats are filled was passed, I didn't think it would hurt to introduce legislation dealing with this...

Here is a starter bill that just uses the current and de facto system:

Senate Vacancy Bill
1) Should there be a vacancy for any federal Senate seat delegated to the Pacific Region, the Governor shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term.


I'm certainly open to more ideas--- special elections, whatever. I'm not asking for signatures or voting yet. I just thought this might be something worth discussing.

[bgwah]

What about six weeks? That's what the federal government uses for the at-large seats, and I'm a fan of consistency.

[bgwah]

Here is my updated verison:

Senate Vacancy Bill
1) Should there be a vacancy for any federal Senate seat delegated to the Pacific Region, there shall be a special election held the following weekend during standard election hours. There must be a minimum of 72 hours to allow candidate declarations, and the election shall be moved back one week if necessary.
2) If there are less than six weeks of the term left at the time of vacancy, then the Governor shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term.

What do you guys think?? (I'm thinking this doesn't need to be a constitutional amendment... but I wouldn't mind a 2nd opinion on it)

[bgwah]

Alright I'm officially introducing this then. Please sign! 

Senate Vacancy Bill
1) Should there be a vacancy for any federal Senate seat delegated to the Pacific Region, there shall be a special election held the following weekend during standard election hours. There must be a minimum of 72 hours to allow candidate declarations, and the election shall be moved back one week if necessary.
2) If there are less than six weeks of the term left at the time of vacancy, then the Governor shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term.

What do you guys think?? (I'm thinking this doesn't need to be a constitutional amendment... but I wouldn't mind a 2nd opinion on it)


x bgwah

[bgwah]

Senate Vacancy Bill: Aye

[bgwah]

Aye
Aye
Nay

[bgwah]

I sign all of the bills in the name of democracy.

[bgwah]

Nay
Abstain
Abstain
Nay

*hides from rest of the Pacific*

[bgwah]

I sign anything that needs a signature,  like Ebowed's bill:

x bgwah

[bgwah]

If voting is indeed open, I vote aye.