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What it is

Bill proposes an office to oversee state infrastructure spending in Catalonia

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 1 July 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidas Podemos-En Comú Podem-Galicia en Común.

Official title: Private member's bill for the creation of the Office for monitoring, compliance, and control of the Execution of State Investments and Infrastructure in Catalonia.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000241· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would create the Office for the monitoring, fulfillment and control of the execution of state investments and infrastructure in Catalonia, a public law entity attached to the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.
  2. The Office would monitor and audit the execution and settlement of state budget items for infrastructure investments located in Catalonia. To do this, it would verify budget commitments, issue twice-yearly reports and an annual report, and set criteria for prioritizing investments.
  3. It would be organized with a Governing Council made up of members from several ministries, the Catalan regional government, municipal associations and the parties holding seats for Catalonia in the Congress of Deputies, plus a director and a secretary. The Governing Council would meet twice a year as a rule.
  4. The Office's director would have to appear once a year before the Catalan Social Dialogue Council, and also before the Parliament of Catalonia or the Congress of Deputies if called, to report on investments and their execution. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

  • Catalonia's residents and businesses: If passed, they would have a body watching over whether planned state infrastructure investments are actually carried out.
  • Government ministries and the Catalan regional government (Generalitat): They would sit on the Office's Governing Council and would have to provide it with information on investments.
  • Members of Congress and the Catalan parliament: They could require the Office's director to appear and explain the state of the investments.

Words worth knowing

Entidad de derecho público (public law entity)
A public body with its own legal personality and assets, acting with some independence from the administration.
Presupuestos Generales del Estado (PGE)
The annual law setting out the Spanish state's revenues and spending.
Liquidación (settlement)
The final check of how much budgeted money was actually spent.
Consejo Rector (Governing Council)
A group of people who jointly direct an organization.

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. Introduced1 July 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted25 August 2022The 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 6 official steps on a timeline
Sept 2022Dec 2022Mar 202311. 1 July 2022: Presentación22. 25 August 2022: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 25/08/2022 hasta 30/08/202233. 25 August 2022: Calificación44. 30 August 2022: Gobierno Contestación desde 30/08/2022 hasta 06/10/202255. 6 October 2022: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 06/10/2022 hasta 30/05/202366. 30 May 2023: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 30/05/2023 hasta 16/06/2023

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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