Agreement on the Amendment of the Laufental Treaty of 10 February 1983 - Laufental District Council (regarding §§ 6, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 73, 94 of the Treaty)
Table of Provisions (22)
Statutory Text (22 Articles)
1. The "District Commission" mentioned in the contract is renamed "District Council," which is the current designation of the district representation of Laufental.
1. In the transfer of municipal administrative assets (roads, sidewalks, Feningerspital Laufen, the share of the Laufental municipalities in the Laufental-Thierstein Gymnasium, ARA facilities Liesberg as well as Grellingen/Duggingen and Roggenburg), the canton of Basel-Landschaft assumes costs and benefits.
1. Swiss citizens who have been residing in the Laufen district for at least 3 years are entitled to the granting of cantonal citizenship if they meet the requirements of assimilation and good character (§ 11 of the Citizenship Act of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft dated June 3, 1965).
1. The investigating judge exercises his office until the end of his term in Bern, but for at least 2 years from the effective date of the admission contract. Thereafter, the duties of the investigating judge will be transferred to the district governor in accordance with the law of the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
1. The provision of § 30, paragraph 2 is omitted.
1. The Laufental Social Services shall remain intact unless their sponsoring association decides otherwise.
2. The costs for the Mother Counseling Center shall be borne by the Canton of Basel-Landschaft for three years from the effective date of the admission agreement. Thereafter, the Laufental municipalities shall cover these costs.
1. The Canton of Basel-Landschaft incorporates the fire brigade of the city of Laufen into the concept of the support center organization as an A-support center for the Laufental municipalities.
2. The oil spill response support center in Laufen becomes part of the oil spill response dispositive of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft.
1. The Association for Regional Planning Laufental-Thierstein-Dorneck may continue to develop regional plans (guidelines) for the Laufen district. It coordinates its activities with the Office for Local and Regional Planning. The regional plans (guidelines) are approved by either the Cantonal Parliament or the Government Council.
2. Adequate representation of the Laufental region in the regional planning commission of both basels is ensured.
1. The Canton of Basel-Landschaft assumes any loan obligations of the Canton of Bern for the transport pipelines and pressure reduction stations of Gasversorgung Laufental/Thierstein AG.
1. The municipalities shall designate the officials responsible for conducting public auctions within two years of the entry into force of the admission agreement (Section 1a et seq. of the Act of November 19, 1981, on the Introduction of the Code of Obligations).
1. The provision of § 76, paragraph 6 is repealed.
1. In the Laufen district, one or more continuing education classes (CEC) are offered as an optional 10th school year as needed. These are also open to students from neighboring municipalities of the canton of Solothurn.
1. The provision of § 80 is repealed.
1. The municipalities of the Laufen district transfer the hunting rights for the hunting period lasting until March 31, 2000, based on the assessed value in the following order of priority
1. The fishing districts of the Laufental municipalities are consolidated for the fishing lease period lasting until December 31, 1999 (§ 6 paragraph 3 of the Fisheries Act of June 24, 1981). For this lease period, the lease is transferred based on the assessed value of the Fisheries Lease Association Administrative District Laufen (FIPAL).
2. For subsequent lease periods, the municipalities may auction the lease or allocate it based on the assessed value.
1. For these elections, the electoral district of Laufen constitutes its own electoral region, provided that no general renewal elections take place in the admission year.
1. The Tax Administration of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft determines the cadastral value and the rental value for properties and real estate located in Laufental in accordance with the law of Basel-Landschaft.
1. The Canton of Basel-Landschaft provides contributions within the framework of its legislation to
c. the Laufental-Thierstein Music School
f. the Laufen Town Library
1. The Canton of Basel-Landschaft provides construction subsidies to the Laufental Retirement Home for renovation costs in accordance with Basel-Landschaft law.
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b. The Laufen Hospital (Feninger Hospital), including its assets and liabilities, as well as the Protected Operations Unit; purpose-bound assets shall be preserved.
1. The Canton of Basel-Landschaft incorporates the continuation of the J18 from Angenstein to Liesberg, prioritizing the bypasses, into its road planning.
2. The Grellingen bypass road shall be constructed according to the construction program approved by both cantonal governments. The cantonal governments shall reach an agreement regarding the division of assets for the final cost allocation.
3. The investment and operating costs incurred by the Canton of Basel-Landschaft from the construction of the Grellingen bypass road are considered as definitively approved.
1. This agreement shall enter into force simultaneously with the Admission Contract. It requires the approval of the District Council of Laufental, the Government Council of the Canton of Bern, the Government Council of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, and the Cantonal Council of Basel-Landschaft. It is to be submitted to the people of the District of Laufen and the Canton of Basel-Landschaft for acceptance or rejection.
2. It is deemed accepted if the eligible voters of the District of Laufen have approved it together with the Admission Contract. Additionally, the eligible voters of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft must also approve the amendment of the Cantonal Constitution alongside this agreement.