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Bill: Countryside Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Covenanters (IA)
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: March 2372
Description[?]:
| Wherever possible we should leave the upkeep of the countryside to those who know it best: landowners and their paid staff. Certain global issues require government oversight, however, to ensure God's creation isn't undone. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 3
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 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: Wild animals may be kept as pets; the owners of dangerous wild animals must take the necessary measures to ensure they can't escape.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:31:16, March 09, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the Countryside Bill |
| Message | There's enough in this bill that we could support it in its present form, however, we would prefer the matter of historic sites to be left to the regions. |
| Date | 00:29:23, March 10, 2007 CET | From | Falanges Party | To | Debating the Countryside Bill |
| Message | We accept articles 2 and 4, and may discuss article 3, but won't accept article1. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 91 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 64 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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