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Bill: Environmental Protection Act
Details
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 2177
Description[?]:
We want to preserve Beiteynu's ecology. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Current: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Proposed: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: There is no policy concerning GM crops.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: There is no government oversight or regulation of pesticides.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 10:27:26, January 26, 2006 CET | From | The Underworld Party | To | Debating the Environmental Protection Act |
Message | Kadima, we already have this in a seperate bill. |
Date | 16:48:45, January 26, 2006 CET | From | The party formerly known as Likud | To | Debating the Environmental Protection Act |
Message | Forward! To Repetitiveness. ;) |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes |
Total Seats: 47 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 37 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 16 |
Random fact: Particracy does not allow official national flags of real-life nations or flags which are very prominent and recognisable (eg. the flags of the European Union, the United Nations, Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union or the Confederate States of America). |
Random quote: “Their cheap talk of the 'greater good' is a thinly concealed excuse for subordinating the people to the institutionalized violence that is the state.” - Margaret Woodhall, former Dranian politician |