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Bill: Forestry (Devolution) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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: July 2510
Description[?]:
| An act to devolve to local governments responsibility for maintaining forest lands. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:38:11, December 31, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Forestry (Devolution) Act |
| Message | We should give local governments responsibility. They are best placed to decide how individual forests should be protected, whether they may be logged, or whether there is an outright ban. The national government has far too large a region to maintain. |
| Date | 05:05:00, December 31, 2007 CET | From | Tukarali Graenix Party | To | Debating the Forestry (Devolution) Act |
| Message | Undecided, somewhat supporting |
| Date | 10:48:42, December 31, 2007 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Forestry (Devolution) Act |
| Message | Opposed, current law is closer to our stance. |
| Date | 14:28:37, December 31, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Forestry (Devolution) Act |
| Message | Opposed. We created the current law and will stick with the current law. |
| Date | 02:08:53, January 02, 2008 CET | From | Monacelli Party | To | Debating the Forestry (Devolution) Act |
| Message | Leaning towards oppose. although giving local govts say here might increase the amount of land protected and reserved, we feel that regulation and federal persecution is par for now. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 203 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 192 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 104 |
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