B063: Electric Vehicle Subsidies Act

Whereas, in order to promote the usage of electric vehicles, the government should hand out subsidies,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Sacagawea, represented in the General Assembly.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

This act may be cited as the, “Electric Vehicle Subsidies Act of 2017.”

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

a) “Electric vehicle.” -- The term, “Electric vehicle,” (or “EV”) refers to an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors.

b) “Electric vehicle charger.” -- The term, “Electric vehicle charger,” (or “EV charger”) refers to an element in infrastructure that supplies electric energy for the purpose of charging electric vehicles.

c) “Parking lot owner.” -- The term, “Parking lot owner,” (or “PLO”) refers to someone who owns and maintains an area where cars may be left temporarily.

d) “EV owner.” -- the term, “EV owner,” refers to someone who owns an electric vehicle.

e) “Subsidy.” -- The term, “Subsidy,” refers to a sum of money granted by the government to mitigate the cost of a product or service.

SECTION 3. EV SUBSIDIES

a) EV owners may file for subsidies to mitigate the cost of their EV.

b) Subsidies will be available for the first three months after an EV owner purchases an electric vehicle.

c) EV owners may receive subsides as followed: (1) $2,000 per electric vehicle purchase.

SECTION 4. EV CHARGER SUBSIDIES

a) Parking lot owners may file for subsidies to mitigate the cost of EV chargers.

b) Subsidies will be available for the first three months after the installation of an EV charger.

c) Parking lot owners may receive subsidies as followed: $2,000 per EV charger.

SECTION 5. FUNDING

a) Section 2(a) of the Midwestern State Financial Stability and Budget Act is amended to read: “The General Assembly recognizes that the total expenditures are $254,976,754,708.65. These expenditures are laid out in Section 4.”

b) Section 2(c) of the Midwestern State Financial Stability and Budget Act is amended to read: “The General Assembly recognizes that the total surplus is $459,199,894.84.”

c) Section 4(h) of the Midwestern State Financial Stability and Budget Act is amended to read: “$19,397,961,448.16 shall be appropriated for agencies related to transportation.”

d) The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure shall allocate $400,000,000 for subsidies outlined in sections 3(c) and 4(c).

e) Additional funding may be requested by the Secretary of Transportation and Infrastructure and approved by the Governor within sixty days of receiving the request.

SECTION 6. ENACTMENT

a) This act shall go into effect 90 days after passage.

 

Signed,

 

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B062: Deauthorization of Payday Loans Act

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Sacagawea, represented in the General Assembly,

SECTION 1. Short Title

This act shall be referred to as the “Deauthorization of Payday Loans Act.”

SEC. 2. Definition

“Deferred presentment transaction," or “payday loan,” means a transaction in which:

(A) a cash advance in whole or part is made in exchange for a personal check or authorization to debit a deposit account;

(B) the amount of the check or authorized debit equals the amount of the advance plus a fee; and

(C) the person making the advance agrees that the check will not be cashed or deposited or the authorized debit will not be made until a designated future date.

SEC. 3. Deauthorization of Payday Loans

(a) Section 83.604, Sacagawea Administrative Code, is repealed.

(b) Subchapter M, Chapter 342, Title 4, Sacagawea Finance Code, is repealed.

(c) No person is authorized to engage in a deferred presentment transaction.

(d) Any lender found to be engaging in the lending of a payday loan is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $5000 or by confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, or both.

(e) Any other reference to a “deferred presentment transaction” or “payday loan” in the statutes of the state shall not have the force of law in the state of Sacagawea.

SEC. 4. Enactment

This act shall be enacted ninety days after its passage and approval by the Governor of Sacagawea.

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This bill was authored and sponsored by /u/Hormisdas (Dist.)

 

Signed,

 

 

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