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Bill: Forestry Free Market Act 2572
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vanuku Freedom 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: March 2573
Description[?]:
| Sec. 1 SHORT TITLE This act may be cited as the 'Forestry Free Market Act 2572' Sec. 2 PREEMPTION A. The Grand Council hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation in Vanuku concerning the management of public forests. B. Henceforth, no federal state, nor the federal government, shall operate a forestry agency, or contract for forestry services; all forestry shall be performed by private, licensed entities. Sec. 3 EFFECTIVENESS The provisions of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2173. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Current: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Proposed: All forestry is performed by private companies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:27:59, May 06, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Sinatranoan Party | To | Debating the Forestry Free Market Act 2572 |
| Message | We, the Vanuku Sinatranoan Party, are actually indifferent to this proposal. Are there any major issues for or against that other Parties would care to debate? Come on, just a little chatter, please? |
| Date | 04:32:52, May 07, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Freedom Party | To | Debating the Forestry Free Market Act 2572 |
| Message | There are very few things the private market cannot do more effectively and more economically than the government - and foresting is not one of them. |
| Date | 03:04:34, May 08, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Sinatranoan Party | To | Debating the Forestry Free Market Act 2572 |
| Message | So, no possibility a private company might start a weekend fox-hunt to control wildlife population and generate income? |
| Date | 03:05:26, May 08, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Sinatranoan Party | To | Debating the Forestry Free Market Act 2572 |
| Message | Not that we mind... hunting stimulates the senses, gets the blood circulating. Jolly good, what. Tally ho, we say! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 18 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 49 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 28 |
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