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Bill: Ecological Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party
Status[?]: passed
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: May 2372
Description[?]:
| A bill to increase our civil liberties. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: The government has no policy on forest protection.
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 designates ecological preservation zones but does not fund their oversight.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Article 4
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: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Proposed: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector but is regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Current: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Proposed: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:39:43, March 09, 2007 CET | From |  National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Ecological Reform Act |
| Message | NO! This is far too radical. We need to ensure that Hobrazia will be beautiful and safe for future generations. The health hazards alone would be detrimental to the Hobrazian health care system, as well as increased pricing in producing potable water. |
| Date | 12:14:18, March 10, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Ecological Reform Act |
| Message | How exactly does this increase individual freedoms? This increases the freedom of private business to rip off consumers and damage the environment but, in no way, increases the "freedom" of the individual. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 206 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 194 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil." - Niccolo Machiavelli |