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Bill: Industry and Trade Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Traxian Imperial Party
Status[?]: defeated
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 2158
Description[?]:
| As miniter for Industry and trade I propose the following artilces for the senates consideration, to move us in a direction that all records and data show are fesiable for this nation, and preferable to current law. Keith Smith Minister of Trade and Industry Trax Party |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Proposed: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Article 5
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 fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:23:49, December 18, 2005 CET | From | Traxian Imperial Party | To | Debating the Industry and Trade Act |
| Message | Any issues with this Bill please state and we shall attempt to answer them fully. |
| Date | 18:31:54, December 18, 2005 CET | From | Post-Revolutionary Pragmatic Party | To | Debating the Industry and Trade Act |
| Message | Article 1, we have no real objections, but have no issues with the private sector generating electricity either (same for article 3). Article 2, we would prefer the power nets were maintained by the regions - as our nation\'s regions are separated by seas, that would make it more flexible and more resilient. Article 4, we do not think this is something that needs regulating. Article 5, we are not opposed to quotas, but don\'t see this as an industry that would benefit from nationalisation. Article 6 we are definitely opposed to - industrial hemp production does not need special regulations. |
| Date | 20:31:59, December 18, 2005 CET | From | Traxian Imperial Party | To | Debating the Industry and Trade Act |
| Message | Article 1 shall be kept. Artlicle 2 is now changed. Article will be kept. Article 4 farms produce lots of different produce over the regions and by local government enforcing size restrictions competition can be maintianed f wanted as can that range. Article 5 is something we feel has to be done. The sea is one of our major resources as a nation. And we have plans to start producing chitin and chitosan products. This polymer is a naturally occuring in crab/lobster shell and since we fish these anyway we can then recycle the shell waste. A nationialised industry will cut back costs and allow more chitin based products to be produced. Chitin is also important because it is used in a wide range of goods and by exploiting this resource fully by nationisation we gain an important export. Article 6 will be removed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 122 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 182 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 137 |
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