Proposal to transfer the AP-9 highway to Galicia

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1. The bill would transfer ownership of the AP-9 highway to the Autonomous Community of Galicia, along with powers over its concession and the functions and services currently handled by the State Administration. Galicia would authorize new sections, inspect the highway, sanction the concessionaire, and decide on tariffs, tolls and discounts.
2. The transfer of services would only take effect once Galicia receives the necessary material and budgetary resources, through an agreement by the Joint Transfer Commission State-Xunta de Galicia and a Royal Decree. The bill sets a maximum of six months from its entry into force to complete the transfer.
3. Once the transfer is done, the Government would remove the AP-9 from the State Road Network by Royal Decree. If Galicia decided to buy back the concession to return the highway to public hands, the State would assume the corresponding financial obligations.
4. The transfer would not change the functions reserved to the State regarding border control, and the law would enter into force the day after its publication in the BOE (official state gazette).

Who it affects

• Drivers and users of the AP-9: The Xunta de Galicia would decide on tolls, tariffs and discounts for the highway.
• The AP-9 concessionaire company: It would be supervised and inspected by Galicia, which would also hold sanctioning powers.
• The General State Administration: It would lose ownership and management of the AP-9, but would keep the financial obligations from the current concession and border control.
• The Xunta de Galicia: It would receive the functions, services and resources needed to manage the highway.

Words worth knowing

Concesión (concession)

A contract under which the State hires a private company to build or run a public work, such as a toll highway, in exchange for charging for its use.

Rescate de la concesión (buyback of the concession)

A decision by the administration to end the contract with the concessionaire early and take the service back into public management.

Traspaso de servicios (transfer of services)

The process by which one administration hands over to another the resources, staff and funding needed to exercise a transferred power.

Proposición de Ley Orgánica (Organic Bill)

A text introduced by members of Congress to pass an organic law. It is not a law in force until it goes through the legislative process and is approved.

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