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Bill: Environmental Preservation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Liberal Party Of Tukarali
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: February 3325
Description[?]:
| Bill to preserve Tukaralis natural environment on a national scale and to preserve habitat and wildlife through industrial and domestic regulations, the designation of state protected reserves and the promotion of environmentally friendly incentives |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Article 2
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 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
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 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:29:47, June 23, 2012 CET | From | Green Liberal Party Of Tukarali | To | Debating the Environmental Preservation Act |
| Message | thoughts? |
| Date | 18:15:43, June 23, 2012 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the Environmental Preservation Act |
| Message | "This bill is diametrically opposed to the Tukarese Democratic Union's long-standing policy of devolving responsibilities to local governments" Cornelius Tang, Minister of Internal Affairs |
| Date | 19:18:36, June 23, 2012 CET | From | Green Liberal Party Of Tukarali | To | Debating the Environmental Preservation Act |
| Message | Although that policy can largely be applied to most issues, and rightfully so, the environment is a far more expansive issue and as such the GLPoT believes this issue needs to be dealt with on a centralised basis without double standards between localities. Given the symbiotic nature of ecosystems and the environment as a whole the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources and habitat in one locality could lead to drastic consequences for the country as a whole. The current inconsistency of environmental laws between states only encourages this and also leads to numerous impracticalities. |
| Date | 19:19:22, June 23, 2012 CET | From | Green Liberal Party Of Tukarali | To | Debating the Environmental Preservation Act |
| Message | For example per say state A has no regulations regarding tree replantation after logging whilst state B does. This results in: 1) the increased logging of woodland in state A as a result of enterprises not being obligated to replace trees. This in turn leads to 2) deforestation on an unsustainable level in state A due to the increased logging. This unsustainability is both detrimental to the environment and local economies as 3) there is less employment/business in state B due to enterprises relocating to state A and 4) it results in an eventual crisis in State A once all forest has been logged. Similarly disparities between states regarding the ownership of wild animals leads to the current issue of an illegal animal trade between localities where it is either legal/illegal which is both immoral, bad for the environment and bad for the economy. |
| Date | 19:19:42, June 23, 2012 CET | From | Green Liberal Party Of Tukarali | To | Debating the Environmental Preservation Act |
| Message | Whilst 'the Tukarese Democratic Union's long-standing policy of devolving responsibilities to local governments' has been successful with regards to other policies, the environment can no longer be dealt with on an isolated case by case basis and the persistence of this approach, whilst admirable in some aspects, is ultimately disadvantageous to the environment and the economy. |
| Date | 03:01:35, June 26, 2012 CET | From | labor party | To | Debating the Environmental Preservation Act |
| Message | i support most aspects so i believe that we need to centralize environment laws |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 71 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 54 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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