Thursday, February 12, 2009

THE BILL (Thursday Feb. 12, 2009)

Team, Please add comments with edits and ideas so that we can finalize the Bill.
The last day to post a comment will be on Wednesday Feb. 18th

The Bill:

Delegates: Vaughn Simmons, Quitze Eguigure, Rehana Hirji

Title: The act to abolish littering.

Preamble: The purpose of our bill is to have congress institute funding and programs that help decrease littering.

Definitions:
Littering- the act of throwing your discards on the streets or in an open public place.
Institute – apply, set in motion or establish

Content:
Decrease the amount of littering by informing the country the affects littering has on its environment
Litter is a huge part of global warming and this bill will help enforce a cleaner environment by changing one’s habits of littering.
Community service day - which entails cleaning our streets, parks, public places by picking up litter and placing the trash in the appropriate recycling bins/trash bins.

Funding:
Through fines, our bill will be funded
Tax payers - local taxes
How much is this going to cost? According to our research, a total of $5 billion is spent on ozone depletion. Within that cost, we estimate $100 million will fund our bill.

Enforcement:
Street patrollers would watch people littering and then give them a ticket.
If caught—day of community service
Day of community once/month service where everyone picks up litter


Effective Date:

1 comment:

  1. I Think companies that create and sell bio-degradable products should be given a tax break by the government but non-participating companies will still pay their regular taxes.

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