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Bill: Ecological Act 2206
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bureaucratic Technocracy 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: July 2207
Description[?]:
| An act to foster a better environment. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Article 2
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 3
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 designates ecological preservation zones but does not fund their oversight.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Current: Local governments decide about this.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Article 5
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 encourages, but does not require new and replacement plantation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:01:57, March 28, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Ecological Act 2206 |
| Message | A fine bill, we're absoleutly in favour. BTP, you are the second best party in Aloria! |
| Date | 21:05:53, March 28, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Ecological Act 2206 |
| Message | Thank you, DLP. We will definitely cooperate in future. |
| Date | 21:09:19, March 28, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Ecological Act 2206 |
| Message | Moved to vote. |
| Date | 21:26:33, March 28, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Ecological Act 2206 |
| Message | Let's see what SRP value more: environmentalism (i.e. their principles) or devolution (i.e. their bizzare loyalties to the ICP) |
| Date | 23:15:31, March 28, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Ecological Act 2206 |
| Message | We urge SRP/FCP to vote for this but will not due so due to a few things going against our core platform. |
| Date | 10:16:25, March 29, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Ecological Act 2206 |
| Message | It's excellent to see that people will prioritise the environment. |
| Date | 13:33:53, March 29, 2006 CET | From | Social Reform Party | To | Debating the Ecological Act 2206 |
| Message | The SRP has always been a federalist party, and federalism has always taken priority over the evironment in our party platform. |
| Date | 22:36:54, March 29, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Ecological Act 2206 |
| Message | And the SRP maintains its bizzare loyalties. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 259 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 341 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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