Bill to transfer the AP-9 motorway to Galicia

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1. The bill would transfer ownership of the Atlantic Motorway (AP-9) to the Autonomous Community of Galicia, along with the powers over the legal terms of its concession and its functions and services. To do this, the State and Galicia must submit a proposed Agreement to the Joint Transfer Commission, to be approved by Royal Decree.
2. The transfer includes functions such as authorizing new sections or junctions, supervising and inspecting the motorway, sanctioning the concession holder, deciding on tolls and rates, and approving agreements on the concession. The State keeps the financial obligations arising from decisions made before the transfer, and Galicia takes on those from changes it promotes afterwards.
3. Galicia would exercise the transferred power once the Agreement of the Joint Transfer Commission is completed, and it must include the necessary material and budgetary resources.
4. The transfer would not increase spending or reduce revenue under the State budgets in force, and it does not change the State's border control functions. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (BOE).

Who it affects

• The Autonomous Community of Galicia: Would become the owner of the AP-9 and manage its functions, services, tolls and rates.
• The General State Administration: Would stop managing the AP-9, but keeps the financial obligations from decisions made before the transfer.
• The motorway concession company: Would answer to Galicia for concession obligations arising after the transfer.
• Drivers who use the AP-9: Tolls, rates and discounts would be decided by the Autonomous Community of Galicia.

Words worth knowing

Concesión (concession)

A contract under which a public authority hires a private company to build or run a public work, such as a motorway, in exchange for certain rights, such as collecting tolls.

Ley orgánica (organic law)

A special type of law under the Spanish Constitution that requires an absolute majority in Congress and is used for major matters, such as transferring powers to an autonomous community.

Comisión Mixta de Transferencias (Joint Transfer Commission)

A body made up of representatives of the State and the autonomous community that works out the details of each transfer of powers.

Potestad sancionadora (sanctioning power)

The power of a public authority to impose penalties when rules are broken.

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