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Bill: Ecological Impact Reduction
Details
Submitted by[?]: Humanist Party
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: March 4555
Description[?]:
| We bring forward this bill to reduce the harm caused to our environment to ensure that our future is cleaner, greener and healthier for our citizens. This bill proposes the following articles to improve environmental health, reduce the incidence rate of asthma, emphysema and cancers of the lung by enforcing pollution control standards on all industry within the nation. To summarise, we propose; 1.) The protection of forests to maintain wildlife safe-heavens, a licence will be required to engage in the felling of healthy trees. 2.) The establishment and funding of a system of national parks and protected areas of beauty, we believe this will be good not only for health and wildlife but also for tourism. 3.) The enforcing of 'moderate' pollution standards to limit the amount of pollution emitted by polluting industry. 4.) The funding of recycling facilities and the enforcing of recycling on industry to reduce the overall environmental impact. 5.) The replacement of fell trees at a rate which is above the felling rate, ensuring an offset of CO2 levels produced within our borders. 6.) Private companies are to be legally required to dispose of their waste in a manner which is suitable, residential waste disposal is to be funded via taxation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government does not have a national park system policy.
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 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities but enforces mandatory recycling for industry only.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Current: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector but is regulated.
Proposed: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 99 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 1 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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