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Bill: Envrionmental Deregulation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front
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: February 2537
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: The government enforces no regulations.
Proposed: The government maintains a list of endangered and threatened species, which it encourages hunters not to shoot.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Current: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Proposed: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Proposed: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Current: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Proposed: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: There is no policy concerning GM crops.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Current: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities but enforces mandatory recycling for industry only.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Current: The government does not intervene with regard to the replantation of trees.
Proposed: The government discourages tree plantation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:34:00, February 22, 2008 CET | From |  Anarchistes pour une Société Libre | To | Debating the Envrionmental Deregulation |
| Message | We would like to vote yes, but the Party feels that doing so will make us appear to favor smaller government, so we must oppose. |
| Date | 10:23:28, February 22, 2008 CET | From | Socialist Jelbanian Party-D.L.J.-D.L.F | To | Debating the Envrionmental Deregulation |
| Message | we strongly oppose, but we were sure that the disapperance of the UCC will be a perfect occasion to destroy the traditional green politics of our country.... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 184 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 177 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius |