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Bill: Devolution of Environment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bloc Militaire pour Restauration
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 2454
Description[?]:
| Considering that environmental issues often need a lot of technical knowledge to deal with. Considering that local governments have the expertise to deal with environmental issues. The Assemblee Nationale decides to devolve environmental issues to the local governments |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Current: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Proposed: Local governments may set up forestry agencies. Where they do not, forestry is on a commercial basis.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Current: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Proposed: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Current: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Proposed: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Article 4
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 devolves park policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Current: The government does not intervene with regard to the replantation of trees.
Proposed: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Current: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Proposed: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: All wild animals may be kept as pets, without any restrictions or precautions whatsoever.
Current: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:20:33, September 09, 2007 CET | From |  Lib-Gov Party-part of W.A-S.U | To | Debating the Devolution of Environment Act |
| Message | Agree |
| Date | 00:44:09, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the Devolution of Environment Act |
| Message | We support everything but article 6 and 7. |
| Date | 05:09:35, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Devolution of Environment Act |
| Message | Support. |
| Date | 11:51:31, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Jelbanian Party-D.L.J.-D.L.F | To | Debating the Devolution of Environment Act |
| Message | we think that the forest is a public property , and the central authority must preserve it. We support only articles 1 and 7 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 41 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 41 |
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