Infrastructure Development and Investment Act of 2022

## Act of the Chawopolis Palace

Imperial Coat of Arms of the Empire of Chawosauria

## Legislative History

* **Introduced to the** 2020-2024 Chawosaurian Government **on** February 3, 2023 **by members of parliament** Nancy García, Carlos da Silva, and Jimmy Murphy**.**
* **Negotiations begin on** February 3, 2023**.**
* **Negotiations ended and it received unanimous consent on** July 1, 2023 **by the** 2020-2024 Chawosaurian Government **and the** Independent Checkers**.**
* **Signed into law by** Supreme Leader Shang Jong Parker **on** July 1, 2023**.**

The **Infrastructure Development and Investment Act of 2022** is a major infrastructure package of the 2020-2024 Chawosaurian Government of Supreme Leader Shang Jong Parker. It was proposed in 2022 but it took long for its introduction until February 3, 2023. There was trouble with the **Parker Infrastructure Bill**, it was submitted and negotiations begin on February 3, 2023. It eventually became law on July 1, 2023.

## Background

Inspired by U.S. President Joe Biden's successful push for a major infrastructure upgrading package in November 2021, and his successful navigation for the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which bolstered the U.S. climate security commitments and investments to alternative energy technologies, Parker empathized a need to upgrade Chawosauria's infrastructure.

## Legislative History

### Delayed Introduction

There had been the proposal of an infrastructure package since the breakthrough of the Green New Deal in Chawosauria in late 2021, but 2022 was marked by a lack of action. During 2022, there had been private discussions on the following issues: highways, hospitals, airports, seaports, sewage, pluming, housing, and facility building and so on. It was finally agreed to trigger legislating proceedings for the Parker Infrastructure Package.

Three Chawosaurian politicians, Nancy García, Carlos da Silva, and Jimmy Murphy introduced the package on February 3, 2023.

### Amending Negotiations

Amending the infrastructure package was easier said than done. García led the negotiations.

## Amendments and Provisions

The Infrastructure Development and Investment Act of 2023 establishes the Empire of Chawosauria Department of Infrastructure and the Empire of Chawosauria Labor Department. The Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure was also established, all of which to run infrastructure projects of the Parker administration, including:

### Hard Infrastructure

The Chawosaurian Imperial Government had established projects for the upgrading and expansion of:

* Roads
* Highways
* Bridges
* Tunnels
* Railways
* Ports
* Harbors

### Soft Infrastructure

The Chawosaurian Imperial Government will also prioritize soft infrastructure such as:

* Education
* Healthcare
* Research
* Social Services

### Public Infrastructure

Investments into infrastructure under the Chawosaurian Imperial Government will be targeting to improve the main assets and facilities:

* Airports
* Bridges
* Broadband
* Canals
* Dams
* Electricity
* Energy
* Hazardous waste
* Hospitals
* Irrigation schemes
* Levees
* Lighthouses
* Parks
* Pipeline transport
* Ports
* Mass transit
* Public housing
* State schools
* Public spaces
* Rail
* Roads
* Sewage treatment
* Sewerages
* Sluices
* Solid waste
* Telecommunications
* Utilities
* Water supply
* Weir

### Infrastructure Management and Funding

* Establishes Appropriations for the first time in Chawosaurian history.
	+ Bolsters taxation mostly on the wealthy classes of Chawosauria
	+ The government will manage the supply chain of infrastructure logistics
* Infrastructure Asset Management is under the control of the Chawosaurian Imperial Government.
* Requires the safety and accountability of transportation and its stability (added in response to the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio)
	+ Imposes safety regulations on rail and highway stability and safety.
	+ Penalizes those in charge who fail to meet safety standards with life imprisonment.
	+ Encourage the enactment of safety measures of drivers, workers, and other aspects.
* Passes the Pollution and Hazard Reduction Act of 2023.

### Workers' Rights and Unionization

* Outlaws union-busting and protects workers' rights to collective bargaining, unionize, strike, and other labor rights.
* Corporations who union-bust are to face life imprisonment with no possibility of parole nor a pardon.
* Workers required to be safe and healthy and work with safe working conditions.
* Workers who work at infrastructure are to receive paid leave under the Working Families Act of 2022 and hold a federal minimum wage of $26 per hour.