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Bill: Ecological Preservation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dorvik People's Liberation 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 2558
Description[?]:
| Our forests are being stripped, our landfills are overflowing with garbage, and our air is nigh on unbreathable. We must reverse these trends if we are to preserve Dorvik for future generations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: The government promotes forest clearance.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government does not intervene with regard to the replantation of trees.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government encourages, but does not require new and replacement plantation.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Current: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Proposed: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector but is regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:04:34, April 07, 2008 CET | From | Free Bibs Party | To | Debating the Ecological Preservation Act |
| Message | I'd vote for 3, 5, and 6. I'd like to see a more moderate stance for article 1, but i do agree some change may be needed. Enforcing replanting is redundant; we already support national parks, and it is in the private sector's best interest to conduct their own replanting. |
| Date | 06:40:43, April 07, 2008 CET | From | Dorvik People's Liberation Party | To | Debating the Ecological Preservation Act |
| Message | The replanting language has been changed to "encourages" rather than "enforces." |
| Date | 16:13:05, April 07, 2008 CET | From | Free Bibs Party | To | Debating the Ecological Preservation Act |
| Message | if you change 2 to 'provide guidelines but not enforced' i'd vote yes. like before, it's something id be willing to revisit in the future but for now id prefer smaller steps rather than sudden changes. we need to allow industries time to adapt before we spring mandatory regulations on them. |
| Date | 17:03:10, April 07, 2008 CET | From | Bull Soil Party | To | Debating the Ecological Preservation Act |
| Message | Cry me a river you green bastards. The private sector has a strong motivation to protect the planet, they live here as well. These are unnecessary laws that inhibit the free market. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 312 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 135 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 52 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life fictional references (eg. Gandalf, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker). |
| Random quote: "Man is by nature a political animal." - Aristotle |