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Bill: Waldschutz, 3629
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kronländer Freiheitspartei
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: February 3630
Description[?]:
| Herr Präsident, The AfH is not principally against private management of forests, but believes that it is a collective, national responsibility to preserve and protect the forests, and to prevent them from harmful treatment by humans. The forests are our common heritage, a treasure we are to pass to our children - this is not a regional question. Morgan Freiberg Seneschal of the AfH (and professional forest ranger) |
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: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
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:: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:50:40, March 01, 2014 CET | From |  Solidarität | To | Debating the Waldschutz, 3629 |
| Message | Herr Präsident, We are supporters of public control of the forestry industry, but cannot support the controls on logging proposed here, as they are unnecessary and would cost many jobs. Max Siegel MdR Chairman of Solidarity |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 72 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 464 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 107 |
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