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What it is

Bill to fund public urban collective transport with public money

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 15 February 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Official title: Private member's bill on the financing of the public service of urban collective transport.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000322· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would create a State Fund, funded each year in the national budget with at least 0.25% of the previous year's GDP, to cover part of the operating deficits and investments of urban and metropolitan collective transport.
  2. The Fund would distribute its money among groups of entities based on population, allocating at least 75% to operating costs and up to 25% to investment projects awarded through competitive calls. Operating subsidies would run for periods of at least three years.
  3. A Management Committee of twelve members, with representation from the State and local entities, would propose settlements, monitor subsidies and set the distribution criteria.
  4. Subsidies would be tied to conditions: meeting service quality indicators, modernizing fleets with clean energy and promoting interoperability. They could not cover more than 30% of operating costs.
  5. Anyone who obtains or misuses a subsidy would have to pay it back, and violations would be classified as minor, serious or very serious, with fines and temporary bans on receiving aid.
  6. Governments with tax powers, and local entities in particular, would be empowered to create taxes to fund urban transport, such as fees for parking or driving in congested zones.

Who it affects

  • Municipalities over 50,000 inhabitants and metropolitan entities: They would receive Fund subsidies and would have to provide data and meet quality conditions.
  • Autonomous communities: They could co-fund the system and share responsibility; in metropolitan consortia they would have to contribute at least 30% of the deficit.
  • Public transport operators: They would receive stable, multi-year funding, with public companies given priority.
  • Urban transport users: Collective transport would be promoted over cars, along with fare integration, including Renfe joining the consortia.
  • Basque Country, Navarre and the Canary Islands: They would keep their current special funding regimes.

Words worth knowing

Subvención nominativa
A public money grant awarded to a specific entity for a specific purpose.
Concurrencia competitiva
A system where applicants compete and only the best-rated projects get the aid.
Intermodalidad
Ease of combining different transport modes (metro, bus, bike) with integrated spaces and fares.
Déficit de operación
The shortfall between what it costs to run the service and the revenue it brings in.
Reintegro
The obligation to return public money received when the conditions were not met.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced15 February 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted19 February 2019The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Feb 2019Feb 2019Mar 2019Mar 2019Mar 201911. 15 February 2019: Presentación22. 19 February 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 19/02/2019 hasta 22/02/201933. 19 February 2019: Calificación44. 22 February 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 22/02/2019 hasta 05/03/201955. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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