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Bill: Waste (Disposal) 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: August 2545
Description[?]:
| An act to devolve to local authorities responsibility for regulating waste. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector but is regulated.
Current: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Proposed: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:45:34, March 11, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Waste (Disposal) Devolution Act |
| Message | If local governments wish to have waste disposal done by private companies, then they should be able to. If, instead, they wish for it to be done by a state agency, then they should also be allowed that. All the waste will be dealt with within their borders anyway. It stands to reason they should be able to regulate it. |
| Date | 04:49:51, March 11, 2008 CET | From | Tukarali Graenix Party | To | Debating the Waste (Disposal) Devolution Act |
| Message | Opposed, this gives the local govt. the ability to opt in or out of the current policy. |
| Date | 04:51:34, March 11, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Waste (Disposal) Devolution Act |
| Message | That's what we want, we want them to be able to choose whether to leave it to the private sector, or to bring it into the state sector, or perhaps something in between that the national government cannot do. |
| Date | 14:42:15, March 11, 2008 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Waste (Disposal) Devolution Act |
| Message | Or how about none at all JUP! That is what this bill also leaves open. Opposed. |
| Date | 21:38:30, March 11, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Waste (Disposal) Devolution Act |
| Message | Yes, that is their prerogative, however, local governments are unlikely to allow individuals to leave their rubbish in the streets. They will naturally enact something to deal with it. |
| Date | 22:04:49, March 11, 2008 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Waste (Disposal) Devolution Act |
| Message | This is stupid. |
| Date | 02:19:40, March 13, 2008 CET | From | Tukarali Graenix Party | To | Debating the Waste (Disposal) Devolution Act |
| Message | We are in favor of some devolution, but we support the current policy and see it as best. |
| Date | 15:48:44, March 13, 2008 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Waste (Disposal) Devolution Act |
| Message | I guess people are going to have to walk around with close pins if the local governments do nothing about disposal which they might do to save money. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 255 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 190 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
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