Order, order!

Local Projects Democracy Act

A BILL TO

Enable local people to have a say in infrastructure projects

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows –

Section 1. Definitions

(1) “Publicly funded infrastructure project” is defined as the physical components of interrelated systems providing commodities and services funded by the taxpayer and includes but is not limited to:

Rroads, railways, bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, and telecommunications

Section 2: Provisions

(1) If a petition stating that a local authority or constituency is opposed to a publicly funded infrastructure project is signed locally by over 10% 40% of the electorate a legally binding referendum on the matter must be called within 12 months of the petition reaching the 10% 40% threshold, unless the matter has been addressed appropriately within the last 15 years, as determined by the Electoral Commission.

(2) Once the petition has reached the threshold, the building of the publicly funded infrastructure project in the local authority or constituency where the petition has reached 10% 40% shall be halted until the results of the referendum.

(a) If construction has begun on a project no such referendum can take place

(3) If a constituency or local authority votes that it does not support a certain publicly funded infrastructure project then that infrastructure project is prohibited to go through that area.

(4) In order for a publically funded infrastructure project to prohibited to go through a local authority or constituency, votes against it must attain at least 50% and 1 vote and at least 30% turnout to be enacted.

(5) All referendum results are legally binding on HM government

(6) Any proposals which are currently in a consultation phase are exempt from the provisions in this Section.

Section 3: Short title, commencement and extent

(1) This act comes into force immediately after receiving royal assent.

(2) This act may be cited as the Local Projects Democracy Act

(3) This act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom

This bill was written by the Right Honourable friedmanite19 on behalf of the LPUK

This vote shall end on the 18th at 10PM GMT.