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Bill: Environmental Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Konservativ Monarkistpartiet
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: June 2194
Description[?]:
| Lets get government out of the environment |
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: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Proposed: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: The government maintains a list of endangered and threatened species, which it encourages hunters not to shoot.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
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: Everyone may keep endangered animals, but the trade in, and the ownership of, endangered animals is strictly regulated by the government to prevent their extinction in the wild.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Current: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Proposed: All forestry is performed by private companies.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Current: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Proposed: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
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.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government encourages, but does not require new and replacement plantation.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Current: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Proposed: Government disposes special waste only.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Current: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Proposed: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: All wild animals may be kept as pets, without any restrictions or precautions whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:33:23, March 01, 2006 CET | From |  KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Environmental Reform Bill |
| Message | No, thanks. |
| Date | 15:24:19, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Environmental Reform Bill |
| Message | Why? We are given more freedom to the people. |
| Date | 18:39:41, March 01, 2006 CET | From | KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Environmental Reform Bill |
| Message | Well, more freedom is not ever the best thing. |
| Date | 19:37:04, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Klassiskt Liberala Partiet | To | Debating the Environmental Reform Bill |
| Message | full support. |
| Date | 20:23:41, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Black Magic | To | Debating the Environmental Reform Bill |
| Message | We have concerns about articles 2, 5, 7, 8 and 11. |
| Date | 20:32:37, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Environmental Reform Bill |
| Message | In what way? |
| Date | 23:43:03, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Black Magic | To | Debating the Environmental Reform Bill |
| Message | 2 Most citizens are responsible, but the "endangered" classification means we cannot afford to leave preservation to individual whim as the actions of a few irresponsible hunters could cause irreparable damage. 5 Similar to Article 2 in that there are always the few who will indiscriminately shoot or fish a population to extinction. We want our descendants to enjoy hunting and fishing also. 7 As above, the damage caused by a few irresponsible polluters can be catastrophic. 8 We are somewhat unclear on this one - there may be better methods of encouraging regeneration without manual replanting. Privately owned land is most often replanted, so this would seem to be the best way to ensure maximum harvests. 11 This brings up safety concerns that are properly addressed by the present law. |
| Date | 11:45:15, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Environmental Reform Bill |
| Message | Yes I see. |
| Date | 17:27:57, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Environmental Reform Bill |
| Message | However for now we shall consider those concerns for a future debate. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 47 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 52 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods." - John Maynard Keynes |