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Bill: Environment Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aloria Green Socialist 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: January 2172
Description[?]:
| This legislation is desparately needed if we want there to be any Aloria left in the future. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Current: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Proposed: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Article 2
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: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Proposed: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Current: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Proposed: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Current: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Current: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Proposed: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: Local government is responsible for drinking water quality regulation.
Current: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Proposed: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:40:17, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Environment Reform Bill |
| Message | We agree with all of this. It's time for real action on the environment and no more shifting of the responsibility onto local governments. |
| Date | 17:50:59, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Environment Reform Bill |
| Message | While we agree with some of this (articles 3,6, and 7) the rest we disagree with. |
| Date | 20:33:27, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Environment Reform Bill |
| Message | The great people of Kurmal and Krentori do not believe the lies of environmentalism. Neither does the ICP. |
| Date | 20:33:35, January 14, 2006 CET | From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Environment Reform Bill |
| Message | If this fails, I shall intoduce a bill consisting of 3, 6 & 7 FP. We respect your right to an coverging opinion. Debate is healthy for Aloria. |
| Date | 04:17:32, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Environment Reform Bill |
| Message | Oh look. It failed. And if debate was healthy, why didn't you leave this bill in debate? |
| Date | 08:58:51, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Environment Reform Bill |
| Message | ooc: Because I always worry that with my timetable, my bills won't fit within our very short election cycle. No other bugger leaves things in debate, why should I? |
| Date | 08:59:15, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Environment Reform Bill |
| Message | Don't you think 8 months of chat is enough? |
| Date | 15:43:52, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Environment Reform Bill |
| Message | No, because 8 months of chat while in vote is great, but you should have 2 to 4 months in debate where you can actually *change* the bill if you want it to pass. |
| Date | 18:08:03, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Environment Reform Bill |
| Message | And by then, there's been an election. We see no reason to change how things are done. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 267 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 333 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
| Random quote: "The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution." - Hannah Arendt |