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What it is

Bill proposes state funding for urban public transportation

Amendments step 3 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 28 September 2020. Introduced by: Senado.

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

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000004· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill would create a State Fund to cover operating deficits and investments of urban and metropolitan collective transportation, funded each year in the State Budget with an amount of at least 0.25% of the previous year's GDP.
  2. The Fund would distribute its money among six groups of entities based on population (from metropolitan consortia down to municipalities under 100,000 residents), using a population-based criterion with a correction factor capped at 2. At least 75% of the Fund would go to operating expenses.
  3. Grants for operating expenses would be awarded for periods of at least three years and would be tied to mandatory service quality indicators; if those are not met, the entity would be excluded from grants for the following two years.
  4. Grants could not cover more than 30% of operating expenses: at least 70% would have to be paid through fares charged to users and budget contributions.
  5. The bill would allow administrations with tax powers, and local entities in particular, to create taxes earmarked for urban transportation, such as fees for parking or driving in congested areas, or charges on employers without mobility plans for their workers.
  6. The text provides sanctions for misuse of grants, with fines of one to three times the amount improperly obtained and temporary loss of the right to receive them, and requires the Government to approve a implementing regulation within six months.

Who it affects

  • Municipalities over 50,000 residents and metropolitan entities: They could receive grants from the new State Fund for operating expenses and transportation investments.
  • Autonomous Communities: They would be co-participants in funding and could co-finance transportation with their own conditions in areas under their authority.
  • Transport operators and consortia: They would have to meet quality indicators and conditions on fleet modernization and intermodality to keep the grants.
  • Public transportation users: The goal is a more stable, integrated, lower-emission service, though fares must still cover at least 70% of operating expenses.

Words worth knowing

Subvención nominativa
A public grant awarded to a specific, named entity rather than through an open competition.
Déficit de operación
The negative gap between what it costs to run the service and the revenue it brings in.
Intermodalidad
Different means of transport (bus, subway, bike) working connected to each other, including in fares.
Concurrencia competitiva
A system for awarding aid in which applicants compete and the best are selected based on set criteria.
Voto de calidad
An extra vote the chair of a body casts to break a tie.

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 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced28 September 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted6 October 2020The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments9 October 2020Groups 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
Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 202211. 28 September 2020: Presentación22. 6 October 2020: Comisión de Hacienda Publicación desde 06/10/2020 hasta 09/10/202033. 6 October 2020: Calificación44. 9 October 2020: Comisión de Hacienda Enmiendas desde 09/10/2020 hasta 21/09/202155. 21 September 2021: Comisión de Hacienda y Función Pública Enmiendas desde 21/09/2021 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.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

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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