The Totemian EmpireParliament
HL Bill 24-2

Mineral Act

Bill · House of Lords · 24th Totemian Parliament

Introduced January 14, 2026Updated July 13th, 202611:02 PM UTC

Did not pass

Tribune Review

Tribune reviewJuly 13, 2026

This bill requires miners to contribute ten percent of weekly mineral extraction to local authorities, with forty-five percent forwarded to the Imperial Stock. It requires local records, equal collection, infrastructure-related contribution reductions, reporting, and ministerial oversight.

A collective and extractive resource-contribution bill with local administration and accountability requirements.

What it does

  1. Defines miners, mineral resources, local authorities, and Imperial Stock.
  2. Applies to all miners in Imperial territory.
  3. Requires weekly ten percent mineral contributions to local authorities.
  4. Requires local authorities to record contributor, resource type, and quantity.
  5. Requires forty-five percent of collected minerals to be forwarded to the Empire.
  6. Allows remaining resources to be retained locally for construction, storage, or trade.
  7. Requires fair collection without preferential treatment.
  8. Reduces rates when mining-related infrastructure is not provided.
  9. Requires reporting and ministerial oversight.
  • mining
  • mineral contributions
  • local authorities
  • imperial stock
  • infrastructure
  • records
EconomicFiscalCivil LibertiesCentralisationSocietySovereigntyWelfareRule of LawCrown AuthoritySecurity & DefenceJusticeChurch & StateNational IdentityLabour & CapitalEnvironment & DevelopmentPolitical EqualityDemocratic ParticipationTransparency & Accountability
A collective and extractive resource-contribution bill with local administration and accountability requirements.Strongest: Economic Collective Provision · hover an axis
Economic-35 · Collective Provision75% confidence
Collective ProvisionMarket Freedom

The bill redirects extracted mineral output into local and imperial public stocks.

Fiscal-20 · Expansionary65% confidence
ExpansionaryRestrained

The mineral contribution functions as in-kind public revenue.

Centralisation-15 · Devolutionist60% confidence
DevolutionistCentralist

Local authorities collect and retain part of the resources despite central oversight.

Environment & Development+35 · Development-First75% confidence
Environmental StewardshipDevelopment-First

It encourages mineral extraction and mining infrastructure without environmental limits.

Political Equality-25 · Equal Standing70% confidence
Equal StandingStatus Privilege

The act explicitly requires equal application without preferential treatment.

Transparency & Accountability-35 · Open Accountability75% confidence
Open AccountabilityOpaque Discretion

It requires records, reporting, fair collection, and oversight.

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