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Bill: Environmental Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party Royale
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: May 2423
Description[?]:
| A bill to restore sustainable environmental policies to Aloria. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Current: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Proposed: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: The decision on renewable energy sources is left up to local governments.
Current: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Proposed: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:18:26, July 02, 2007 CET | From |   Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Environmental Protection Act |
| Message | Proposed: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources=CORPORATE WELFARE. |
| Date | 19:14:35, July 02, 2007 CET | From | Party Royale | To | Debating the Environmental Protection Act |
| Message | Protecting the environment from destruction caused by fossil fuels has benefits far beyond merely the producers and consumers of renewable energy. We all benefit, so we all should pay. |
| Date | 20:53:47, July 02, 2007 CET | From | Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the Environmental Protection Act |
| Message | We cannot have this useless reversal of devolution. |
| Date | 01:21:45, July 03, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Environmental Protection Act |
| Message | All it does is reverse devolution. Local government is just as good at doing this, |
| Date | 04:25:42, July 03, 2007 CET | From | Party Royale | To | Debating the Environmental Protection Act |
| Message | Local government is fundamentally unable to provide proper funding for research and development. Because it is a public good, the larger the scale, the more effective every dollar spent is. Having local governments responsible for supporting the development of alternative energy is wasteful and will hurt the entire country in the long run. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 155 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 343 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 102 |
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