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Bill: The Environmental Protection Act, 4355
Details
Submitted by[?]: Haaretz (הארץ)
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 4357
Description[?]:
| This act is designed to protect the natural beauty of Beiteynu. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Current: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Current: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Proposed: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is legal and unregulated.
Current: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Article 4
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: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:02:01, March 01, 2018 CET | From | Miflaga Libralit Beiteynu | To | Debating the The Environmental Protection Act, 4355 |
| Message | My party hereby declares it's opposition to the aforementioned bill on the grounds that such bill would constitute a threat to the economic freedoms that my community relies on. |
| Date | 07:30:07, March 02, 2018 CET | From | Haaretz (הארץ) | To | Debating the The Environmental Protection Act, 4355 |
| Message | The threat to human life posed by unregulated pesticide/chemical use is at least as valid as the "threat" posed by minor regulations such as these. That's not to mention the threat to natural life posed by unregulated hunting and fishing. Other than those two provisions (one that protects the populace, another that protects nature), the rest of this bill has little/nothing to do with "economic freedoms." You are still free to purchase any car you wish. Private companies still control their own waste. If the people of Herut could think critically about the impact of these proposals, they would recognize how little they actually impact private business. |
| Date | 18:13:02, March 02, 2018 CET | From | Kadima Beiteynu | To | Debating the The Environmental Protection Act, 4355 |
| Message | My party is fine with articles 1&2. We aren't so keen on the others, especially 4&5. We oppose all corporate welfare, including tax incentives that favor a particular product. Also, there are already privately owned recycling centers. Nationalizing them isn't going to help anyone. They give people money in exchange for their junk. We shouldn't make it so that they take people's junk and take people's money through tax funding. |
| Date | 19:53:22, March 02, 2018 CET | From | Haaretz (הארץ) | To | Debating the The Environmental Protection Act, 4355 |
| Message | Noted. Articles 4 & 5 have been removed, and we will proceed to a vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 36 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 67 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 17 |
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