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Bill: Environmental and Agricultural Reform and Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Zardio Federisma Partio
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 3420
Description[?]:
| An act to reorganize and reform our agricultural and environmental laws to better work towards maintaining a safe, prosperous and free future for Zardugal. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: Keeping endangered animals, or trading therein, is forbidden.
Proposed: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Proposed: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Current: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Proposed: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities but enforces mandatory recycling for industry only.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:30:53, January 01, 2013 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Environmental and Agricultural Reform and Protection Act |
| Message | The CRP believes these are centrist down the middle reforms where all sides can agree on most parts of the bill. |
| Date | 03:32:11, January 01, 2013 CET | From | Nouveau Parti Libéral (ZR) | To | Debating the Environmental and Agricultural Reform and Protection Act |
| Message | We can agree with everything except 6 and 7 and 3 but we can agree with 3 if 6 and 7 go. |
| Date | 03:34:38, January 01, 2013 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Environmental and Agricultural Reform and Protection Act |
| Message | If we take out 6 can you agree to the rest? |
| Date | 03:38:26, January 01, 2013 CET | From | Nouveau Parti Libéral (ZR) | To | Debating the Environmental and Agricultural Reform and Protection Act |
| Message | Yes |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 502 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 73 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 75 |
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