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Bill: Forestry Act 2155
Details
Submitted by[?]: Inrala no Ikolowagitou (Green)
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: April 2156
Description[?]:
| This bill detains provisions for a suitable management framework allowing appropriate exploitaiton of Indrala's forest resources while preserving biodiversity and overall levels of forest cover for future generations. In particular, areas of special scientific interest and key wildlife habitats will be protected, while less sensitive areas will be opened up for commercial logging. Replacement planting will be mandatory to ensure that we do not lose significant forest area overall. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: Local governments may set up forestry agencies. Where they do not, forestry is on a commercial basis.
Current: All forestry is performed by private companies.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:19:55, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Radical Democratic Party | To | Debating the Forestry Act 2155 |
| Message | We would have liked some debate on this bill. We don't see the need for a national forestry agency, and would have preferred the two articles to be presented as different bills. But overall, we agree. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 300 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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