B. 191 - Cleaner Waters Act of 2018 DEBATE
A bill
To protect and defend the natural beauty of the State of Dixie
To make the waterways of the state safer for all people and animals to enjoy
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Dixie
Section 1: Short Title
This act may be cited as the “Cleaner Waters Act of 2018”
Section 2: Definitions
“Toxic chemical” shall, for the purposes of this bill, be defined as a chemical that causes significant environmental harm, cancer, or significant developmental or reproductive harm.
Section 3: Findings
a) There is an estimated forty nine million, five hundred and twenty thousand, three hundred and ninety nine million pounds (49,520,399 lbs.) of toxic chemicals in Dixie waterways
i) Six hundred and twenty eight thousand, six hundred and eight pounds (628,608lbs.) are cancer-causing chemicals
ii) Two hundred and one thousand, one hundred and thirty six pounds (201,136 lbs.) are developmental and reproductive toxins
Section 4: Restrictions on Corporate Dumping
a) Businesses in the state of Dixie are to reduce the amount of toxic chemicals released into Dixie waterways by twenty percent (20%)
i) This process shall take place over the course of three (3) years
1) Businesses that fail to reach this goal in the allotted time shall be fined for eight percent (8%) of the revenue earned by the business in that year.
(a) This fine shall increase by two percent (2%) for each successive year that the company fails to reach the goal
(b) If at any point after the allotted time a business fails to reach the goal they shall also be fined according to the terms stated in section 4a) i) 1) and section 4a) i) 1) (a)
b) Dixie State Government inspectors shall conduct annual reports on the amount of toxic chemicals released into Dixie waterways
Section 5: Enactment
This bill shall go into effect one (1) year after being passed by the assembly and passed by the governor
Written and sponsored by Assemblyman u/FurCoatBlues (D)
Posted Mar 10, 2018, 5:18 PM UTC