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Bill: Environmental Improvements Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! 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: August 2411
Description[?]:
| In order to guarantee the future prosperity of this nation, and to preserve the natural beauty that attracts tourists and, consequently, large income streams as well as protecting logging industries and general cleanliness, the Government will introduce limited environmental protection for the Country. To this end the Government will: - Enforce moderate pollution restrictions on industry. Limitations on carbon emissions will be introduced, but industries will be allowed to trade their emissions with each other should they not use up their quotas. Quotas will be set after discussion between the Ministries of Trade and Industry and Environment and Tourism. - Recycling will be made mandatory for residential and commercial properties along with the current industrial properties. Provision for this increase in waste will be made available through local councils. - Encourage replacement level replantation of trees in order to both safeguard the forests of Hobrazia and the future of the industry. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government does not intervene with regard to the replantation of trees.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government encourages, but does not require new and replacement plantation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:23:10, May 24, 2007 CET | From |  derrfe Party | To | Debating the Environmental Improvements Act |
| Message | i feel that artice 1 is ok while article 3should be The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 208 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 175 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 17 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages." - Thomas A. Edison |