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Bill: Environmental deregulation bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Individualism 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 2755
Description[?]:
| In order to free our citizens from the restrictive nature of some of our current environmental policies, it is proposed that the government take a more hands-off approach where private individuals' rights are better respected. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Current: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Proposed: Local governments may set up forestry agencies. Where they do not, forestry is on a commercial basis.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:28:53, May 10, 2009 CET | From | Individualism Party | To | Debating the Environmental deregulation bill |
| Message | Wood is an important building material because it provides people with cheap and abundant building materials. Requiring replanting makes logging much more expensive and thereby increases the costs of construction. This especially hurts the poor, so we propose that the government merely encourages the practice of replanting instead of mandating it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 93 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 361 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 47 |
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