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Bill: Local Ecology Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperium et Libertas Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 2365
Description[?]:
| We believe that matters of enviromental protection should be a matter for local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Current: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector but is regulated.
Proposed: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:07:29, February 23, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Party | To | Debating the Local Ecology Act |
| Message | Farm size shouldnot be regulated. We need those farms. |
| Date | 20:08:22, February 23, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the Local Ecology Act |
| Message | They won't necessarily be. This allows local governments to take into account the amount of space available and act accordingly. |
| Date | 21:16:14, February 23, 2007 CET | From | Redneck Party | To | Debating the Local Ecology Act |
| Message | You mean by telling a hard working farmer how much land they can own, and what they can do with it? That reeks of socialism, and is greatly harmful to the Empire. |
| Date | 23:53:44, February 23, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Local Ecology Act |
| Message | We have to agree with our honourable friends in the Imperial and Redneck parties here - while we have no problem with the other articles: regulating farm size is Stalinist Soviet Socialism at its worst. |
| Date | 21:24:33, February 25, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Justicial Party - Solidarity | To | Debating the Local Ecology Act |
| Message | The bill wasn't forcing regulation, but merely leaving it to local discretion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 37 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 37 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 26 |
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