[Embolalia]

This is a proposal I wrote up, and am going to submit through my UN puppet, Audland. I've also posted this on the Jolt boards.

Quote: Highway Infrastructure Safety Act

(Not sure on the category, International Security, perhaps?)

The United Nations,

NOTING the poor structural integrity of many bridges worldwide;

DEEPLY REGRETTING the loss of life and property caused by bridge and roadway collapse;

AWARE of the large cost involved in bridge and roadway construction;

CONVINCED that improvements to bridge and roadway infrastructure may help prevent the loss of innocent lives;

1: ESTABLISHES the United Nations Highway Infrastructure Safety Commission, or UNHISC;

2: AUTHORIZES the UNHISC to perform safety inspections on all road and highway bridges, overpasses, and elevated spans in UN nations;
2.1: Bridges shall be rated on a ten-point scale, with 10 being the highest, meaning the bridge is new or in like-new condition, and 1 being the lowest, meaning the bridge is incapable of supporting normal traffic.

3: AUTHORIZES the UNHISC to force the closure of bridges with ratings below a 3 on the ten point scale.

4: CALLS UPON member nations to contribute money toward the construction and maintenance of bridges both domestically and abroad.[/quote]

Questions, comments, constructive criticism?

[Malabra]

Hm.

Sounds good to us. Some might complain about national soveriegnity and all that...maybe make it a bit more detailed?

[Antrium]

I think it's good, and a nice way to tie in current issues. I think it's just enough so that it's not going to anger sovereigntists while still actually doing something.

[Embolalia]

Sovereigntists on Jolt seem to disagree. And then the cost was brought up, which does make somewhat of a good point, even if the sovereignty issue isn't really bad.

Oh well. I thought it was good, and you all seemed to think it was okay, but when a resolution gets that little support on Jolt, there's not a lot that can be done.