The purpose of this Commission is to inventory the assessments conducted by State agencies, local governments, and other entities, to develop a comprehensive statewide policy that includes both short-term and long-term solutions for meeting critical infrastructure needs, and to identify dedicated sources of funding and methods to leverage private capital, including the creation of an infrastructure bank, to finance those needs.
We have been waiting – the shoe has dropped. This is how they will get this enacted:
“This Act establishes a state Partnership Committee and an Office of Public-Private Partnerships to identify and establish public-private partnerships and approve qualified bidders, requests for proposals, and template contracts. The Act is designed to improve public operational efficiencies and environmental performance, promote public safety, attract private investment in the state, and minimize governmental liabilities.”
10:50 a.m. Proposed Model Legislation: Discussion and Advisory Vote
“Establishing a Public-Private Partnership (P3) Authority Act”
Mr. Geoff Segal,
Macquarie Capital USA
“Resolution in Support of a National Infrastructure Bank”
Mr. Geoff Segal,
Macquarie Capital USA
Of course, that’s why they invented the “bullet bra.”
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Twitter: dixiegirlz
says:
Man the torpedos.
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I’d support Moffit’s bill 100% if it would also ban the boobs in Raleigh.
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Yeah, he would never admit he is one.
And, I would hate to see his man boobs, never mind the booby men.
Hey! I bet there’s a Dr. Suess rhyme in there somewhere!
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Twitter: ascend(of asheville)
says:
Remember, guns don’t kill people
because corporations are people
and guns don’t kill corporations.
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Twitter: dixiegirlz
says:
Remember corporations don’t kill people
bad people with guns kill people
ergo corporations are good even tho
they take your soul.
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Off topic, y’all…
Today, Rep. Moffitt introduced another piece of legislation:
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
We have been waiting – the shoe has dropped. This is how they will get this enacted:
Establishing a Public-Private Partnership (P3) Authority Act
The case for this P3 Authority was made by lobbyists in Chairman Moffitt’s House P3 Committee last year,
…lobbyists who represent Macquarie Capital, (one of the largest private equity infrastructure conglomerates on the globe),
…and Macquarie Capital just happens to be the folks who DRAFTED the “Establishing a Public-Private Partnership (P3) Authority Act” at the 2011 ALEC Conference.
…in an ALEC Task Force co-Chaired by then-Rep. Fred Steen, who at the time was the North Carolina ALEC State Chairman, but is now Gov. Pat McCrory’s Chief Legislative Counsel.
See how easy this is gonna be?
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They’re coming after the water, folks.
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Since I posted this last night, Chuck McGrady and Nathan Ramsey have signed on as co-sponsors to Rep. Moffitt’s Infrastructure bill.
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Manish boobs.
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Is there any recourse?
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