S.19.2-8: Southern Energy Act (Debating)

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Section 1: Title
This bill will be known as the Southern Energy Act

Section 2: Establishment of a Survey
1: Before a group or entity gets approval from the Southern Government, a survey of the land must be conducted.
2: This survey should indicate where the most opportune areas for drilling or the establishment of solar panels with minimal disruption to the wildlife and ecosystem of an area.
3: Drilling on parks maintained by the Southern Government will be prohibited.
4: This survey will be conducted by a group of soil scientists, geologists, and other experts.
5: Additional surveys will also be held in regards to solar panel installation and wind turbine installation.
6: The Government commissions the survey upon approval of a company or organization to drill.

Section 3: Oil and Gas Drilling
1: The Southern Government will hereby allow drilling on public lands owned and maintained by the Southern Government.
2: Any business or corporation that wishes to drill shall maintain federal safety standards.
3: Sites that are poorly maintained by companies or organizations are liable for any damage to lands and are subject to cleanup penalties.

Section 4: Solar and wind energy
1: The Southern Government will hereby allow the establishment of solar panels and wind turbines to be placed in lands operated by the Southern Government.
2: The Southern Government will hold companies or organizations that wish to install these accountable to federal safety standards.

Section 5: Taxation
1: Companies that wish to operate on Southern land will receive an additional 2% tax on profits received from energy production on those lands.

Section 6: Contracts
1: The Governor of the South will approve any and all contracts having to do with energy companies on public lands.
I: The Southern Chamber can block any contract with 2/3rds majority vote.

Section 7: Implementation
This bill will take effect immediately upon being signed into law.

Sponsor: Governor Young Texan

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

2: This survey should indicate where the most opportune areas for drilling energy resource extraction or the establishment of solar panels renewable energy with minimal disruption to the wildlife and ecosystem of an area.

I believe this wording provides a broader scope for the survey. Especially when later in the act it explicitly mentions wind turbines.

Section 6: Contracts
1: The Governor of the South will have the power to approve any and all contracts having to do with energy companies on public lands.
I: The Southern Chamber can block any contract with 2/3rds majority vote.

Current wording sounds (at least to me) like the governor would have to approve any contract put in front of him/her. This specifies that the governor has the ability to approve contracts.

Also just curious as the size of the chamber is either 5 or 7.
2/3rds isn't a good fraction for these numbers. What is the convention on how this is rounded?
Is 2/3rds 4v1 & 5v2?

I have further comments but this will do for the time being.

[Southern Delegate matthew27]

has my full support

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Section 4: RenewableSolar and wind Energy
1: The Southern Government will hereby allow the establishment of solar panels, and wind turbines renewable energy systems to be placed in lands operated by the Southern Government.

This wording mean that if/when there are newer and better renewable energies we don't need to expand the existing legislation as it it covered by this wording.

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Current version of the bill with amendments

Section 1: Title
This bill will be known as the Southern Energy Act

Section 2: Establishment of a Survey
1: Before a group or entity gets approval from the Southern Government, a survey of the land must be conducted.
2: This survey should indicate where the most opportune areas for energy resource extraction or the establishment of renewable energy with minimal disruption to the wildlife and ecosystem of an area.
3: Drilling on parks maintained by the Southern Government will be prohibited.
4: This survey will be conducted by a group of soil scientists, geologists, and other experts.
5: Additional surveys will also be held in regards to solar panel installation and wind turbine installation.
6: The Government commissions the survey upon approval of a company or organization to drill.

Section 3: Oil and Gas Drilling
1: The Southern Government will hereby allow drilling on public lands owned and maintained by the Southern Government.
2: Any business or corporation that wishes to drill shall maintain federal safety standards.
3: Sites that are poorly maintained by companies or organizations are liable for any damage to lands and are subject to cleanup penalties.

Section 4: Renewable Energy
1: The Southern Government will hereby allow the establishment of solar panels, and wind turbines renewable energy systems to be placed in lands operated by the Southern Government.
2: The Southern Government will hold companies or organizations that wish to install these accountable to federal safety standards.

Section 5: Taxation
1: Companies that wish to operate on Southern land will receive an additional 2% tax on profits received from energy production on those lands.

Section 6: Contracts
1: The Governor of the South will have the power to approve any and all contracts having to do with energy companies on public lands.
I: The Southern Chamber can block any contract with 2/3rds majority vote.

Section 7: Implementation
This bill will take effect immediately upon being signed into law.

Sponsor: Governor Young Texan

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

motion for a final vote.

[Sestak]

Is "will have the power to approve" still the best language? I feel like something along the lines of "no contracts having to do with energy companies on public lands shall go into effect without the approval of the Governor" would work better - more clear on both possibilities imo.

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

There being no objections from the delegates of the chamber this will be put to a final vote for the next 48 hours.
Delegates will be DM'd that the final vote is in progress.

The bill being voted on reads as follows:

Section 1: Title
This bill will be known as the Southern Energy Act

Section 2: Establishment of a Survey
1: Before a group or entity gets approval from the Southern Government, a survey of the land must be conducted.
2: This survey should indicate where the most opportune areas for energy resource extraction or the establishment of renewable energy with minimal disruption to the wildlife and ecosystem of an area.
3: Drilling on parks maintained by the Southern Government will be prohibited.
4: This survey will be conducted by a group of soil scientists, geologists, and other experts.
5: Additional surveys will also be held in regards to solar panel installation and wind turbine installation.
6: The Government commissions the survey upon approval of a company or organization to drill.

Section 3: Oil and Gas Drilling
1: The Southern Government will hereby allow drilling on public lands owned and maintained by the Southern Government.
2: Any business or corporation that wishes to drill shall maintain federal safety standards.
3: Sites that are poorly maintained by companies or organizations are liable for any damage to lands and are subject to cleanup penalties.

Section 4: Renewable Energy
1: The Southern Government will hereby allow the establishment of solar panels, and wind turbines renewable energy systems to be placed in lands operated by the Southern Government.
2: The Southern Government will hold companies or organizations that wish to install these accountable to federal safety standards.

Section 5: Taxation
1: Companies that wish to operate on Southern land will receive an additional 2% tax on profits received from energy production on those lands.

Section 6: Contracts
1: The Governor of the South will have the power to approve any and all contracts having to do with energy companies on public lands.
I: The Southern Chamber can block any contract with 2/3rds majority vote.

Section 7: Implementation
This bill will take effect immediately upon being signed into law.

Sponsor: Governor Young Texan

Voting options are:
[   ] Aye
[   ] Nay
[   ] Abstain

[Southern Delegate matthew27]

aye

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

AYE

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

aye

[Leinad]

Aye

[UlmerFudd]

Aye

[PragmaticPopulist]

Aye.

[reagente]

Aye

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

7 ayes, 0 nays.
this bill passes.