Regional Rail Act 673
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Act established by the Transportation Omnibus Package (TOP) Act (673) on 29 NOV 2024.
Regional Rail Act 673
Article 1: Regional Rail Program
1.1. A Region is defined as a province or two provinces that border each other in the nation.
1.2. Allowing the right for any province to operate their own provincial railroad company to serve communities not served by the National Railroad Act.
1.3. Allocating 500 million florins per year or 125 million florins quarterly for grants to provinces to build these railroads.
Article 2: Management
2.1. The Ministry of Transportation is responsible to managing the fund to the provinces.
2.2. Provinces are responsible for preforming preliminary engineering studies all corridors it identifies to build a rail line. The rail line must connect to the national rail network to be considered for funding.
2.3. Provinces must design the railway to the standards the Ministry of Transportation defines as accordance to The National Railroad Act (667) Article 5.4 and connect to the national system.
2.4. To apply for funding. Provinces must submit its preliminary engineer study to the Ministry of Transportation for review. If the project has been determined to be feasible by the Ministry of Transportation along with complying to railroad standards, the Ministry of Transportation will provide 50% of the funding for the construction of the railroad.
2.5. The Railroad may use bonds to fund future railroad construction.
Article 3: Military Use
3.1. During a State of Emergency as described by the chancellor's office. The Military has the right to take temporary control of all railroads during times of war.
3.2. During times of military emergency, the military may not block the use of railroads by public use including passenger services or cargo services. Military may not block access for railroads for public use even during emergencies.
3.3. When the state of emergency is over, the military must give up control back to the Ministry of Transportation along with the provinces that it temporarily took control over.
Written by Minister of Transportation, Joseph Fala (KSDP) and Chancellor Viktor Adler, MGA of the Kodiak Workers' Alliance
