Oceana High-Speed Rail Act (2013)

Oceana Bill

Oceana High-Speed Rail Act (2013)

Introduced By: On: Bill Type: Sponsors: Prime Minister Jani Helle (DAO) 08 / 02 / 2013 Government Bill

Summary/Abstract
An act with provision to establish a planning commission, public consultation, property compensation, A short paragraph or two on the general principles of the Bill, some specifics of the Bill, what the Bill hopes to achieve and why it is necessary.

Article I General Provisions

Section 1 Text of Article Section 2 Text of Article Section 3 Text of Article

Article II Planning Commission

Section 1 Text of Article Section 2 Text of Article

Article III Public Consultation

Section 1 Text of Article Section 2 Text of Article

Article IV Environmental Impact Consultation

Section 1 Text of Article Section 2 Text of Article

Article V Property Compensation

Section 1 Text of Article Section 2 Text of Article

Article VI Project Timeline

Section 1 Pending passage by parliament and promulgation by the president, the OHSR Project is Oceana Bill Number 1

Oceana High-Speed Rail Act (2013)

predicted to begin in Late Summer 2013 with the prescribed commissions and consultations. Construction is predicted to begin in the Summer of 2014 and the expected start of revenue services is by the Summer of 2019. Section 2 Timeline of Project February 2012 Government receives HS2 Ltd advice on phase 2 route options Engagement programme along phase 1 route on Environmental Impact Spring 2012 Assessment issues After Summer Consultation with statutory bodies on the safeguarding zone for phase 1 recess in September 2012 After Summer Public consultation on Property compensation proposals recess in September 2012 Engagement programme on phase 2 initial preferred route Early 2013 Consultation on draft Environmental Statement for phase 1 including design Spring 2013 refinements Introduction of a hybrid bill to provide necessary powers to construct and operate End of 2013 phase 1 of the railway Consultation on preferred route for phase 2 Early 2014 Governments announcement of the chosen route for phase 2 Late 2014 Target date for Royal Assent for the Hybrid Bill, containing legal powers to 2015 construct HS2 Construction period (starts and ends at different times and at different points 2014 - 2018 along the route) Commissioning and testing 2018 - 2019 Summer 2019 OHSR Line opens to passengers

Article VII Initial Preferred Route

Section 1 Text of Article Section 2 Text of Article

Article VIII Phases of Construction

Section 1 Phase One (GlaschuPhase One Section 2 Phase Two Three (Emporium-Bricstou) Section 3 Phase

Article IX Project Cost

Section 1 The predicted construction cost of the OHSR Line is estimated to be A7 million per km. With an initial planned distance of 340km, the final estimated cost of the HSR project is A2,38 billion Section 2 Text of Article

Article IX - Title of Article (Final Provisions?)

Section 1 Text of Article Oceana Bill Number 2

Oceana High-Speed Rail Act (2013) Section 2 Text of Article

Signed:

Jani Helle

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