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Bill: Devolution of Power Act of 3060
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hutorian Conservative 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: January 3062
Description[?]:
| Act to devolve powers to local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the administration of law.
Old value:: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Current: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Proposed: There are regional courts that have jurisdiction over questions of regional law and national courts that have jurisdiction over questions of national law.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government funds a program to build public works.
Current: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Proposed: Public works projects are left to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:24:11, January 14, 2011 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Devolution of Power Act of 3060 |
| Message | Rt Hon Viscount Holding MP, NSC Leader, Mr Deputy Speaker, the policy of devolving powers to local councils will now become one of the NSC's flagship policies. This will show our committment to communities. By letting local people decide what is best for them instead of having policy enforced upon them from Bekenial. Mr Deputy Speaker, we do not wish for local governments to control every single issue however. We want local governments to take control of issues that matter to local people and leave important state issues up to the national government here in this House. All the five articles outlined above are more suited to local governmments than the national state government. Who knows best about their local area and how it should be run and upkept - state bureaucrats or local government members? Mr Deputy Speaker, local governments are best placed to make decisions that affect local peoples lives and we are now committed to a policy of devolving power to local assemblies. We ask the House will they support the NSC in this Bill and our policy of local issues to local governance? |
| Date | 20:00:33, January 14, 2011 CET | From | United Civic Alliance | To | Debating the Devolution of Power Act of 3060 |
| Message | Pierre du Lac, le Comte de Saint Adrian, Chairman of the Imperial Democrats, Mr. Speaker, These proposals would endanger the funding of basic services such as fire protection and police protection. The national government will always pay for this regardless of financial situation due to the enormity of the government budget compared with local budgets. Local governments may not have the ability to pay for these services, or may not provide them to a sufficient amount. That is why we will not support this bill, due to Articles 2 and 3. I yield. |
| Date | 20:06:21, January 14, 2011 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Devolution of Power Act of 3060 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we reference the Local Revenue Act (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=278751). Local mayors and councils have the ability to adjust local tax rates to accomodate these reforms. Plus the peoples taxes essentially will stop coming to the national government and be given to the local government. They still retain the same fire services in principal so there is no issue with funding? Would the Imperial Democrat leader not agree? |
| Date | 02:45:10, January 15, 2011 CET | From | United Civic Alliance | To | Debating the Devolution of Power Act of 3060 |
| Message | Pierre du Lac, le Comte de Saint Adrian, Chairman of the Imperial Democrats, Mr. Speaker, After reviewing the details brought forth by the HSC, we shall indeed support this legislation. I yield. |
| Date | 11:20:51, January 15, 2011 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Devolution of Power Act of 3060 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we inform the House that all matters of Local Government Funding are as outlined in the Local Revenue Act (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=278751). Hopefully this can no longer be an issue in the process of devolving powers to local communities. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 326 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 65 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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