SB 2017-117: Carbon Tax Act (Passed)

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Sponsor: Scott

I hereby open the floor for debate.

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The purpose of this bill is to create a powerful economic incentive for fuel suppliers and consumers to switch to clean energy across the country.  The tax itself will be paid by a small number of Atlasians, and to avoid burdening low and middle-income households with higher energy costs, all proceeds will be rebated to Atlasian residents - a national version of the Alaska Permanent Fund, which for decades has sent annual identical checks to all state residents from earnings on investments made with the state's North Slope oil royalties.

The carbon tax is a simple, effective means of pricing carbon and reducing emissions.  British Columbia, which inaugurated its carbon tax in 2008, has seen a 12.9% decrease in per capita emissions in 2008-2013 compared to 2000-2007 and was three-and-a-half times as pronounced as the 3.7% per capita decline for the rest of Canada.  This suggests that the carbon tax caused emissions in the province to be appreciably less than they would have been without the carbon tax.

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As it was decided that the Carbon Tax is an issue that ought be addressed separately, the bill is not withdrawn and is presented to the Senate for a final vote.  Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

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Aye.

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This has enough votes to pass.  Senators have 24 hours to change their vote.

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With three votes in favor and one abstention, the bill is passed.

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People's Regional Senate
Passed 3-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled
Be it resolved, X President pro tempore[/quote]

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Motion to suspend the rules and proceed to a final vote on HB1152.

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People's Regional Senate
Passed 3-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled
Be it resolved, X President pro tempore

Atlasian People's House of Representatives
Passed 7-0-2, in the Atlasian House Assembled,

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President of Congress
Be it resolved, X Vice President PiT
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Correct. ^  Since there's nothing on the Senate queue as of now, I thought I would bring this back to the floor for a vote.

(Also, if this passes, the budget template will need to be updated, so I figured we'd get this out of the way now.)

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Aye.