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Bill: Devolution Act: Environmental Policy I
Details
Submitted by[?]: Algemeyner Manarkistishen Arbeter Bund
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: July 3461
Description[?]:
| This bill, the first of several, would devolve certain environmental policy decisions to local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Current: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Proposed: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: The government enforces no regulations.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: Local governments decide about this.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Proposed: Local governments decide about this.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Proposed: Local governments decide about this.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: All forestry is performed by private companies.
Current: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Proposed: Local governments may set up forestry agencies. Where they do not, forestry is on a commercial basis.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government does not have a national park system policy.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:22:51, March 27, 2013 CET | From | Ney Hofn | To | Debating the Devolution Act: Environmental Policy I |
| Message | The New Hope cannot support the "shirking off" of government responsibility onto someone else. |
| Date | 07:51:11, March 28, 2013 CET | From | Algemeyner Manarkistishen Arbeter Bund | To | Debating the Devolution Act: Environmental Policy I |
| Message | The government will take care of it, only it will do so at a local level. The current policies do not provide for any environmental regulations, so surely you can see that this is a step in the right direction. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 91 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 29 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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