Legislation Introduction Thread

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Emergency Initiative for Haiti Earthquake Relief

By it resolved and enacted:

1) The government of Atlasia appropriates $100 million for humanitarian relief, aid, and reconstruction for the victims of the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti.

2) The Atlasian government pledges full cooperation with and support of efforts of the United Nations and NGO relief agencies in efforts to extend relief and security to the people of Haiti.

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Be it resolved by the Senate:

1) The Senate, while reaffirming Atasia'a ties and friendship with the People's Republic of China, expresses the opposition of the Atlasian people to any efforts by the PRC to militarily upset the decades-long status of territorial boundaries between itself and the government recognized by the Atlasia as the Republic of China, specifically through recent unnecessary aggressive actions threatening the Wuqiu Island chain.

2) The Senate endorses President Lief's recent decision to dispatch the Atlasian Navy Seventh Fleet to the Strait of Taiwan in an effort ensure peace and stability in the region.

3) The Senate calls upon all parties to deescalate further military action and enter diplomatic talks to avoid crisis. The Senate further encourages the Leif Administration to facilitate and even join such talks if invited by the ROC and PRC.

SO RESOLVED.

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The Last Chance for Tax Cheats Bill:

1) The funding of the Atlasian Revenue Service for FY 2010 is increased 15%.

2) Effective 4/16/10 any person, business, corporation or other entity (hereafter: "deadbeat") which has previously failed to duly report and remit taxes owed the Atlasian federal government (hereafter: "government") on income, sales, corporate taxes, capital gains, property, excise or other taxes levied by the government due on or before 4/15/09 may apply to the ARS for tax amnesty as described below.

3) Upon application for tax amnesty the deadbeat shall submit all missing or amended tax return forms for the tax years for which they seek amnesty by 12/31/10. The deadbeat must pay all such back taxes due, plus interest, no later than 12/31/15.

4) For all such taxes timely repaid under section 3 above, no additional ARS administrative penalties nor other criminal liability shall attach for nonpayment or avoidance of said taxes.

5) Any deadbeat against whom a civil or criminal action, complaint or indictment regarding delinquent or unpaid taxes has been filed, or against whom ARS audit proceedings have been initiated, is not eligible to apply for tax amnesty during the pendency of such actions.

6) Filing for tax amnesty does not prohibit the civil and/or criminal prosecution of any deadbeat for other unpaid or delinquent taxes outside the taxes for which amnesty has been applied for and granted.

7) Effective 1/1/11, MRRS administrative penalties for unpaid and delinquent taxes owed on or before 4/15/08 are increased 50% .

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The HAEV Cooling Off Period Act.

A) For thirty (30) days following enactment of this bill, and subject to any further extension of modification of this Act:

1) The HAEV may continue to meet and deliberate on the voting status of individuals as currently authorized by law.

2) No decision of that body, however, will have legal effect until the expiration of the above referenced 30 day period, and no voter shall be deregistered by HAEV ruling during that period.

B) Any voter disenfranchised by the HAEV prior to enactment of this legislation shall be restored to full voting rights during the above-referenced 30 day period.

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The Trolls Can't Vote Act.

Any person banned from posting on the forum by the moderators or Dave Leip is prohibited from voting, being listed on a candidate on a ballot in any election, or serving in any Atlasian office during the term of said banning. Any write-in votes cast for a banned individual are not to be counted.

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All legislation introduced prior to noon today will have to be reintroduced. As will those being currently debated.

Why?

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Atlasian Sexual Health Bill
For the purposes of this statute:

   1. Public Medical Facility means any medical or family planning centre under the direct control of the federal government or a private medical or family planning centre that draws more than one-tenth of its funding from federal funds.
   2. Non-Public Medical Facility means any medical or family planning centre not included in Clause 1.

Therefore,

   1. All Public medical facilities are hereby required to provide a reasonable amount of barrier contraception free of charge to any person who requests it.
   2. Any private facility covered under clause one that fails to comply shall have its federal funding reduced to a point where it comprises exactly 10% of the facility's funding.
   3. Any non-Public medical facilities, and private facilities covered under clause one, that provide barrier contraception free of charge to persons may reclaim their costs subject to such rules and regulations as the Atlasian Department of the Treasury shall deem necessary.
   4.  Each person who receives barrier contraception under the terms of this statute will be provided with a leaflet produced by the Atlasian Department of Health and Human Services explaining how to use the contraception, the dangers of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, the potential problems associated with unwanted pregnancies and any other facts that the Department of Health and Human Services deems relevant.

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The Atlasian Dog Breed Equity Under the Law Act

1) All Atlasian federal statutes and regulations which currently place additional legal restrictions, duties, penalties, or legal presumptions upon the keeper, owner or harborer of dogs based solely upon the breed of said dog, including but not limited to the breed of dogs known as "American Pit Bull Terriers", "Staffordshire Terriers", or "Pit Bulls", are hereby repealed.

2) Nothing in this act shall be construed to remove legal restrictions, duties, penalties, or legal presumptions upon the keeper, owner or harborer of any dog based on prior misconduct of that particular dog or owner.

3) Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the power of regional governments from passing or enforcing contrary laws governing the keeping and regulation of canine breeds.

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The Viva Las Atlasia Bill for the Legalization and Regulation of Gaming

1) All forms of gambling and other games of chance on federally owned land not already allowed under federal law are hereby legalized, subject to the provisions herein. Any gambling or game of chance not previously legalized or otherwise permitted by the scope of this act is subject to all criminal and/or civil penalties under Atlasian Law.

2) This Act hereby creates the Atlasian Gaming Commission (AGC), to be made up of 7 members subject to nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate. The AGC shall be responsible for hiring and administration of AGC employees and creation of proposing regulations and fee schedules for the licensing of gambling/gaming establishments by individuals and businesses, and rules governing the conduct and running of gambling/gaming establishments.

3) The AGC shall formulate a complete set of applicable regulations within 12 months of the effective date of this act, and shall accept license applications for gaming establishments 30 days after said regulations are ratified.

4) The AGC is hereby allocated 2 million dollars for operations during FY 2010, and an additional $2 million for FY 2011,  to cover operating costs prior to receipt of license application fees and the share of gambling revenue as detailed herein.

5) In addition to any other applicable federal, regional or local taxation, such licensed gambling/gaming establishments shall be subject to an additional 35% tax on all gambling and gaming income. 10% of such tax revenue (or 3.5% of taxable gambling income) shall be allocated to the AGC for operating costs including the enforcement of all applicable regulations and statutes. I like amount shall be reserved for gambling addiction education and treatment programs to be administered either by the Atlasian Department of Health and Human Services or the regions through block grant funding.

6) Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with regional or local laws governing zoning or public nuisances

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The You Can't Beat a DUI by Ducking the Breath Test Bill.

Federal Highway funding to a region shall be cut by 10% if the following provisions are not included in regional law within 45 days of the effective date of this act.

1) After lawful arrest for DUI and proper request by a peace officer pursuant to regional law for chemical testing of the arrestee's breath, blood or urine, refusal by the arrestee to submit to chemical testing as requested is punishable by law.

2) The degree of offense and minimum and maximum penalties for violation of section 1 ("regional refusal statute") above shall be equivalent to penalties for violation of the region's DUI Statute.

3) To the extent that the degree of offense and minimum and maximum penalties are determined by the defendant's number of prior convictions, prior convictions of the regional refusal statute including these provisions and/or the region's DUI Statute are considered "prior convictions" for enhancing penalties for both the regional refusal statute and the regional DUI Statute.

4) Prosecution or conviction under the regional refusal statute does not preclude prosecution or conviction under the regional DUI Statute arising out of a single incident, but sentence may not be imposed for both offenses out of any one single incident.

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THE BUDGET PROCESS RENEWAL COMMITTEE ACT

Be it hereby resolved that the government of Atlasia intends to resume enacting a formal budget process. To that effect the following shall be enacted:

1) The creation of a Budget Process Committee, to be constituted of two members of the Executive Branch appointed by the President, two members of the Senate appointed by vote of that body, and chaired by the GM.

2) Said committee will begin meeting no more than ten days after enactment of this legislation, and shall prepare a report recommending the procedure and frequency of the government's budget process, and present same to the Senate, no later then thirty days after passage of this legislation, for due consideration and further action by this body.

3. The final reported recommendation must be supported by a majority of the Committee. The rules and procedures for governing the Committee's debate and votes shall be determined by the Chair, though any procedural rule may be modified or repealed by motion and majority vote of the Committee.

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Combat HIV/AIDS Act of 2010

Whereas:
 
Annually, Hepatitis C treatment costs $25,000 to $30,000 per person.
 
HIV treatment was estimated to cost about $20000 per person per year.
 
And whereas
 
The cost to prevent one HIV infection through a syringe and needle exchange program has been calculated at $4,000 to $12,000.

BE IT HEREBY ENACTED THAT: Atlasia shall appropriate $40 million to implement a functioning syringe and needle exchange program targeting areas with rates of injected drug use that exceed the national average. Implementation of said program and targeting of areas of use shal be implimented by the Department of the Interior.

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Atlasian Day of Happiness Act.

January 13th shall henceforth be a national holiday in Atlasia commemorating when one Alexander Hamilton, a former poster lifeless even for by internet standards and presumably, due to lack of time, a virgin, was permanently banned in shame for sockpuppeting, trolling, plus countless other deplorable and downright shady actions.

Said day shall be hereby declared an Atlasian Day of Happiness and celebrated with appropriate festivities and levity, but also acknowledging the constant threat of sockpuppets in Atlasia today and declaring our everlasting vigilance against such counterfeits with the solemn oath: "Never Again!"

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A replacement of the Budget Committee is needed from the Senate.

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=118388.msg2679239#msg2679239

Thank you,
GM Badger

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Privacy Protection Act

FL 36-11 is hereby repealed.

You mean this?

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/You_Can%27t_Beat_a_DUI_..._Act

"Privacy Protection"?