Bill would transfer the AP-9 highway to Galicia

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1. The bill would transfer to the Autonomous Community of Galicia the ownership of the AP-9, the powers over the legal regime of its concession, and the functions and services the State has handled so far. Galicia would authorize new sections, supervise the highway, sanction the concessionaire, and decide on tolls and discounts.
2. The transfer of services would only take effect when Galicia receives the necessary material and budgetary resources, through an agreement by the Joint Transfer Commission between the State and the Xunta de Galicia and a royal decree.
3. The effective transfer would have to happen within six months of the law taking effect, and afterwards the Government would remove the AP-9 from the State road network.
4. If Galicia decided to buy out the concession and return the highway to public hands, the State would assume the economic and financial obligations. The transfer would not affect border control, which remains with the State.

Words worth knowing

Concesión (concession)

A contract under which a private company runs and charges for a highway for a set period.

Rescate de la concesión (buyout of the concession)

When the government pays to end the contract and take the highway back into public hands.

Comisión Mixta de Transferencias (Joint Transfer Commission)

A body with representatives of the State and Galicia that finalizes transfer agreements.

Ley Orgánica (organic law)

A type of Spanish law that requires special majorities and is used, among other cases, to transfer powers to the autonomous communities.

Trámite (pending procedure)

This proposal is not an approved law: it is a text filed in the Congress that still must be debated and voted on.

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