SCDL Spring Debate NOVICE ONLINE
2022 — Online, CA/US
Congress Bills
A Bill to Require Demolition and Remediation of Defunct Power Plants
1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
2 SECTION 1. Any corporation that owns a coal, petroleum, natural gas, or nuclear power plant and is
3 planning to cease operations of that plant must provide for the demolition of that plant
4 and the remediation of the area where it is situated.
5 SECTION 2. The corporation in question shall submit a demolition and remediation plan to the
6 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at least one year prior to the planned date of
7 closing. The EPA will work with the company to ensure the plan is satisfactory and then
8 that it is carried out.
9 SECTION 3. Any corporation owning a power plant of any of the aforementioned types and which has
10 already been closed will have one year from the date of passage to begin the process
11 detailed in Section 2.
12 SECTION 4. Any eligible corporation that fails to meet these requirements within the stated timeframes
13 will be fined $10 million and cede ownership of the plant and the property on which it is
14 situated to the federal government, at which point the EPA shall proceed with demolition
15 and remediation independently. The EPA will also commence demolition and remediation
16 of any eligible power plants currently under the ownership of the federal government, to
17 be completed within five years of the date of passage.
18 SECTION 5. This legislation shall be overseen by the EPA.
19 SECTION 6. This legislation shall take effect immediately upon passage.
20 SECTION 7. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
A Bill to End International Arms Sales
1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
2 SECTION 1. No corporation or individual shall engage in the sale of weapons or military technology to
3 any foreign government, corporation, individual, or other entity.
4 SECTION 2. Any violation of this legislation shall be prosecuted as treason in a federal court.
5 SECTION 3. This legislation shall be jointly overseen by the International Trade Administration and the
6 Department of Justice.
7 SECTION 4. This legislation shall take effect on January 1, 2023.
8 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
A Bill to Stop Uranium Mining and Mitigate Its Effects on Native Reservations
1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
2 SECTION 1. Uranium mining is hereby forbidden on Native American Reservations unless specifically
3 approved by the relevant tribal government and a referendum vote of the relevant tribal
4 population. Uranium mines are also forbidden anywhere within fifty miles of any water
5 source utilized by a Native American Reservation, whether that spot is or is not on
6 reservation land, unless approved by the tribe in the same manner.
7 SECTION 2. Within five years of the passage of this legislation, all current uranium mines that meet the
8 criteria outlined in Section 1, whether active or abandoned, must be closed and completely
9 remediated until they pose no threat to the surrounding ecosystems or to the health of the
10 local population as determined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Centers
11 for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) respectively. Any privately owned mine shall be
12 remediated by the corporation that controls it. Any publicly owned mine shall be
13 remediated by the EPA.
14 SECTION 3. Any corporation that fails to remediate a mine within the allotted timeframe shall cede
15 ownership of the mine and be fined $10 million. The EPA will then carry out the
16 remediation independently within five years of federal acquisition.
17 SECTION 4. Funding for this bill shall be sourced from a new 5% tax on the annual revenue of uranium
18 mining corporations and nuclear power plants owned or operated within the United States.
19 SECTION 5. This legislation shall be jointly overseen by the EPA, the CDC, and the Bureau of Indian
20 Affairs (BIA).
21 SECTION 6. This legislation shall take effect on January 1, 2023.
22 SECTION 7. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.