Bill proposes a joint Spain-Catalonia infrastructure investment consortium

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1. The bill would authorize the creation of the «Consorci d'Inversions de Catalunya», a joint body of the State and the Generalitat to drive, plan, monitor, manage and carry out State investments in Catalonia.
2. The consortium would include the Ministry of Transport and the Generalitat, would be attached to the General State Administration and would have the status of a means of its own. It would last indefinitely, and its bylaws would set its composition, funding and staffing rules.
3. Its duties would include drafting the State's multi-year investment plan for Catalonia before the Council of Ministers approves it, monitoring State investments, coordinating the entities that carry them out, and sitting on the boards of the main State entities investing in Catalonia.
4. The bill would also create a Sociedad Mercantil de Inversiones de Catalunya, a company in charge of carrying out studies, projects, works and supplies on assignment. Its capital would belong to the State and the Generalitat, with a majority stake held by the State public sector.
5. The upkeep and funding of the consortium and the company would be borne solely by the General State Administration, without prejudice to income from assignments and commissions.
6. The consortium would have to be set up within nine months of the law taking effect and start operating on January 1, 2027; the company, within the following twelve months. In addition, within three months the Government would have to ensure a consortium representative joins the board of ADIF.

Who it affects

• The people of Catalonia, who according to the explanatory statement suffer insufficient State investment in infrastructure such as Rodalies or the AP-7 highway.: The bill aims to improve the planning and execution of those investments.
• The General State Administration and the Generalitat de Catalunya: They would share governance of State investments in Catalonia, with the State covering all funding.
• State public sector entities carrying out investments in Catalonia, such as ADIF: They would be coordinated and monitored by the consortium, with representation on their boards.
• The Government: It would have to approve the necessary rules and set up the consortium and the company within the set deadlines.

Words worth knowing

Consorcio (consortium)

A public body created by several administrations to jointly manage a matter of common interest.

Medio propio personificado (owned entity)

An entity that acts as a technical instrument of an administration and works for it on assignment.

Encomienda de gestión (management commission)

An assignment between public administrations for one to carry out activities of another.

Proposición de ley (bill)

A text introduced by members of Congress to become law; here it is not yet approved.

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