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Bill: Environment Protection (Devolution) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Liberal 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 2593
Description[?]:
| An Act to transfer control and oversight of intra-cantonal National Nature and Sea Parks to the Cantons. 1.- All powers regarding the management of National Parks entirely within a single Canton shall be of the competence of the said Canton. 2a.- Powers over National Parks which cross cantonal boundaries shall be transferred to inter-cantonal bodies, whose form may be set up by an unanimous accord of the involved cantons which respects the principle of equal representation. 2b.- Until such agreements are reached between the involved Cantons, powers over National Parks crossing cantonal boundaries shall be exercised by the Ministry of Environment with the advise and consent of the Cantonal Governments. 3.- National Sea Parks shall initially remain the competence of the Federal Government, but the involved Cantons shall have the right to be consulted about decision regarding parks within their coastal areas. 4.- After a period of five years, each Canton or inter-cantonal body can request the transfer of powers over the Sea Parks in a process patterned after the transfer of Nature Parks outlined in this Act. 5.- New National Nature and Sea Parks shall be pre-established by a resolution of the MInistry of Environment with the advice and consent of the related Cantonal governments. After a three-month test period, the establishment of the new park needs to be confirmed by a resolution of the Senate. 6.- National Park status involves prohibition of expansive constructions in the area, limiting human population to low density. National Parks can only have this protections stripped if they are dissolved through a plurality resolution of the Senate with the advise and consent of the responsible Cantons, or a majority resolution without it. 7.- This Act creates two new parks: the Hebilon Heights National Nature Park, protecting the natural environment of the Hebilon so-called "green valleys"; and the Akildar Gulf National Sea Park protecting the unique coral dwellings in the said gulf. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:16:27, June 15, 2008 CET | From |  Progressive Liberal Party | To | Debating the Environment Protection (Devolution) Act |
| Message | Following our ideas and convictions set forth in the Forest Oversight (Devolution) Act, we hereby propose the transfer of management and care of Nature and Sea Parks to the Cantons. We think this kind of micro-management issues to be more properly and efficiently handled by local governments. |
| Date | 21:05:11, June 15, 2008 CET | From | Communist Party (marxist-deleonist) | To | Debating the Environment Protection (Devolution) Act |
| Message | Well, if the Cantons would follow the laws, that the Senate have made, then it is fine. |
| Date | 23:56:24, June 15, 2008 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party | To | Debating the Environment Protection (Devolution) Act |
| Message | Er... we make laws here supposing that they will be obeyed. If Cantons start ignoring federal laws, we request the Supreme Court to order them to do so, and if they ignore the SC... we can always send the tanks in! |
| Date | 00:59:37, June 17, 2008 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party | To | Debating the Environment Protection (Devolution) Act |
| Message | After eight months of debate, we submit the bill to the judgment of the Senate. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 49 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 126 |
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