Appalachia Reinvestment Act
SECTION 1.1. This Act may be cited as the “Appalachia Reinvestment Act”.
SECTION 2.1. Beginning on October 1st, 2020, the Appalachia Regional Commission shall receive a budget of $10,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on September 30th, 2021.
2. Beginning on October 1st, 2021, the Appalachia Regional Commission shall receive a budget of $10,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on September 30th, 2022.
3. Beginning on October 1st, 2022, the Appalachia Regional Commission shall receive a budget of $10,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on September 30th, 2023.
4. Beginning on October 1st, 2023, the Appalachia Regional Commission shall receive a budget of $10,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on September 30th, 2024.
SECTION 3.1. The Appalachia Regional Commission (ARC) shall establish a special division on the opioid epidemic
2. Counties within the scope of the ARC shall be given a status based on the overall severity of drug related death within their boundaries
3. The status are hereby defined as-
a. Clear: Drug related deaths of less than 4.5 per 100,000
b. At risk: Drug related deaths of between 4.5-10 per 100,000
c. Endemic: Drug related deaths of between 10-15 per 100,000
d. Epidemic: Drug related deaths of between 15-25 per 100,000
e. Crisis: Drug related deaths of greater than 25 per 100,000
4. The boundaries of the Appalachia Regional Commission shall be adjusted to exclude the counties of Gwinnett and Cobb in the State of Georgia
5. The boundaries of the Appalachia Regional Commission shall be adjusted to include the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Rappahannock, Rockingham, and Augusta counties, and the independent cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, and Winchester in Virginia, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson, Rutherford, Bedford, Moore, and Lincoln counties in Tennessee, Mason, Bracken, Pendleton, Harrison, Bourbon, and Nicholas counties in Kentucky.
SECTION 4.1. The Federal Government of Atlasia shall establish the Opioid Epidemic Commission (OEC)
2. This commission shall function as a voluntary partnership between the Federal Government and regional governments
3. Region can opt out of the OEC with a simple majority within their respective legislature
4. The OEC shall use the same status guidelines as the Appalachia Regional Commission
5. The OEC shall establish-
a. A division on inpatient therapy
b. A division on outpatient therapy
c. A division on research
d. A division on community grants
6. The OEC shall cease its duties exactly one fiscal year after the national drug related death rate has fallen below 4.5 per 100,000
SECTION 5.1. Beginning on October 1st, 2020, the Opioid Epidemic Commission shall receive a budget of $10,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on September 30th, 2021.
SECTION 7.1. Income tax rates in the four highest brackets shall be increased by 1 percentage point until FY 2024.
SECTION 6.1. This law shall go into effect on October 1st, 2019