Connect Adoria Phase I

**Connect Adoria Phase I** is a law that tasks the Ministry of Infrastructure & Energy to build a National Railway connecting the capitals of nearly all of Adoria's provinces. The railroads are to be operated by the newly established government-owned Adorian National Railways (ANR), funded by 30 billion ARL of the MoI&E budget and 35 billion from the previous term's budget surplus.

The legislation was cosponsored by Riccardo Ferola (AWP-L.I.), David Cameron (TPP-L.I.), TheCrisisKat (SDP-Md.), SoleSol06 (LU-Md.), Gyldenløve (LU-L.I.), and Andefar (CSM-Hs.). It passed the Adorian National Assembly, with 43 votes in favor, 2 against and 3 abstentions.

## History

### Connect Adoria Phase I, 2021

#### PREAMBLE

The future is green, I think we all agree on that, but I think we also agree that a sustainable
society cannot be achieved with everyone relying on individual transport, even electric cars are
not as environmentally friendly as they seem to be. Connect Adoria will, as its name says,

connect Adoria. This bill, will cover the first phase of CA, focusing on the National Railway.
*[8th January 2021]*
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED by the National Assembly, by and with the advice and consent of the People, the Speaker of
the Assembly and this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows–

##### I. Construction of the National Railway

1. An Adorian company will be hired to construct a highspeed railways network
according to. (M1)
2. Said network will be 544 kilometers long and its construction will cost
61.852.800.000 ARL.
3. The contract will be awarded by the Ministry of Infrastructure.
4. To limit the environmental impact of the railway, it will be dug down into
trenches and trees will be built next to those to limit the noise pollution of the
highspeed train.
5. In cities and especially residential areas, green noise barriers will be used.
6. In natural habitats and forests wildlife bridges will be constructed every 20 km to
save animal lives.
7. 21 Railway stations will be constructed, one in every city the NR passes through
or ends in.
8. These railway stations will cost 8.000.000 ARL each, 168.000.000 ARL
altogether.
9. Provincial governments will have a chance to contact the Ministry of
Infrastructure for alternative plans regarding the railway stations since the ones
constructed through this plan will be very basic and not be connected to regional
public transport.

##### II. Utilization of the National Railway

1. Adorian National Railways, a state-owned company will be founded to operate on
the government-built railways.
2. The ANR’s purpose it to construct, maintain and operate the National Railway
system to provide Adorians cheap and convenient public transport.
3. The ANR will be accountable to the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, that
means that the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy will be able to, through
executive action, make decisions for and in the ANR.
4. The trains that operate on this route will be bought after it’s completion by the
Adorian National Railways.

##### I. Construction and Cost

1. For the operation of the National Railway 25 photovoltaic farms and 20 offshore
windfarms will be constructed.
2. The construction cost is an estimated 3.485.000.000 ARL.
3. The contract will be awarded by the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy.

 File:National Railway M1 map.png
##### I. Project Funding

1. The project will cost 65.505.800.000 ARL to complete.
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19Q5v978CEszXRAhR72cIP0uDsXlLa
S00mthqcOXHoEE/edit?usp=sharing)
2. 30.000.000.000 ARL will be taken from the Ministry of Infrastructure and
Energy’s budget and the remaining 35.505.800.000 ARL will be previous terms
surplus.

#### Part 4

AUTHOR & SIGNEES
**Author:**

Johannes Finn | Minister of Infrastructure

*Social Democratic Party*; SoleSol06 | *Deputy Prime Minister*; Gyldenløve | *Minister of Health and Social Affairs*; Andefar | Christian Solidarity Movement;

## External links

* The law as a PDF on Johannes' Google Drive account
* The law on the NA's primary voting chamber as posted 1 April 2021