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What it is

Urgent aid for the 2009 wildfires and storms

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 17 September 2009. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill approving urgent measures to mitigate the damage caused by forest fires and other natural disasters that occurred in several autonomous communities (originating from Royal Decree-Law 12/2009, of 13 August).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000040· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The law creates aid for people and property damaged by the wildfires of late June, July and early August 2009, and by several storms that year. The Government may extend the measures to other similar events from March 1, 2009 onward.
  2. Aid is provided for deaths or disability, loss of household goods, and for local governments, under the system of Royal Decree 307/2005. Applications must be filed within two months and are resolved within three.
  3. If a usual residence is destroyed or must be vacated, people can get aid to pay the rent on another home (up to 24 or 12 months) and to repair or rebuild it, with amount limits and low-income requirements.
  4. Farms with active agricultural insurance that lose more than 30% of production are compensated, and some uninsured damage is also covered. Affected farming cooperatives will receive aid for their fixed costs.
  5. Tax benefits are granted: exemption from the 2009 property tax for damaged property, a reduction in the economic activities tax, a personal income tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. exemption for personal damage aid, and tax breaks for farming activities.
  6. Labor and credit measures are approved: workforce restructuring plans caused by the disaster count as force majeure, up to a one-year deferral of Social Security contributions is allowed, and the ICO sets up a 25 million euro loan line at a maximum 2% rate.

Who it affects

  • People who lost their usual home or suffered personal damage: They can apply for financial aid, including rent payments for another home.
  • Farmers and livestock breeders with agricultural insurance: They receive compensation if they lose more than 30% of production.
  • Municipal councils, provincial councils and island councils in affected areas: They can get subsidies of up to 50% to repair infrastructure.
  • Damaged businesses and self-employed workers: They benefit from tax breaks, contribution deferrals and preferential loans.
  • Workers of affected companies: Their workforce restructuring plans are treated as force majeure, with unemployment protection.

Words worth knowing

Expropiación forzosa (forced expropriation)
The government can take over private property, paying compensation, to carry out works of general interest.
Fuerza mayor (force majeure)
An external, unforeseeable cause, such as a disaster, that justifies exceptional measures in employment contracts.
Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (Insurance Compensation Consortium)
A public body that pays compensation for events not covered by regular insurance companies.
Carencia (grace period)
A period at the start of a loan when no principal repayments are due, only interest or nothing.
income tax
The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced17 September 2009Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted22 September 2009The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments25 September 2009Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee14 October 2009A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate3 December 2009The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE18 February 2010It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
Sept 2009Oct 2009Nov 2009Dec 2009Jan 201011. 17 September 2009: Presentación22. 22 September 2009: Comisión de Interior Publicación desde 22/09/2009 hasta 25/09/200933. 22 September 2009: Calificación44. 25 September 2009: Comisión de Interior Enmiendas desde 25/09/2009 hasta 14/10/200955. 14 October 2009: Comisión de Interior Informe desde 14/10/2009 hasta 24/11/200966. 24 November 2009: Comisión de Interior Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 24/11/2009 hasta 03/12/200977. 3 December 2009: Senado desde 03/12/2009 hasta 10/02/201088. 10 February 2010: Pleno Enmiendas o veto del Senado desde 10/02/2010 hasta 18/02/201099. 18 February 2010: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 18/02/2010 hasta 06/04/2010

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?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 3/2010, of 10 March, approving urgent measures to mitigate the damage caused by forest fires and other natural disasters occurred in several Autonomous Communities.

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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