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Bill: Sustainable Food production Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: White List 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: February 3423
Description[?]:
| Enhancing national self sufficient food supply |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:27:17, January 06, 2013 CET | From | White List Party | To | Debating the Sustainable Food production Act |
| Message | Counter proposal from WLP on Food and Agriculture |
| Date | 21:46:28, January 06, 2013 CET | From | Socialist Labour Party | To | Debating the Sustainable Food production Act |
| Message | Had I seen this in time, I would not have moved my amended bill to vote. . |
| Date | 01:05:23, January 07, 2013 CET | From | White List Party | To | Debating the Sustainable Food production Act |
| Message | So what would be our cooperative action on your bill. I can not vote for nationlization of fishing |
| Date | 02:07:43, January 07, 2013 CET | From | Socialist Labour Party | To | Debating the Sustainable Food production Act |
| Message | Since mind would pass first, with yours passing 1 month later, there doesn't need to be anything done. Since yours passes second, it would be the final position. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 173 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 82 |
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