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Bill: Forestry (Devolution) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union Party
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: June 2495
Description[?]:
| An act to devolve to local governments responsibility to manage forests. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Current: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Proposed: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:02:18, December 01, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Forestry (Devolution) Act |
| Message | Forests are inside local government boundaries. Local governments are best places to maintain their land. |
| Date | 19:34:42, December 02, 2007 CET | From | Flemish Liberation Front | To | Debating the Forestry (Devolution) Act |
| Message | since when do forests stop at regional borders? i think forests don't give a rat's ass on who's turf they are, neither should we. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 86 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 203 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 210 |
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