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Bill: Number Lumber Act 2210
Details
Submitted by[?]: Centrist Democratic 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: September 2212
Description[?]:
| As it stands the current law regarding the replanting of trees sets it so that more trees are planeted than necessary. While this is a safe guard against losing our forests, it is unnecessary. According to studies of current methods, replacing the trees to the maximum required is good enough. Our lumber industry, horrible stereotypes aside, do not want the trees to disappear as they are their main source of income, both natural and economically. Hence we propose in this bill that the laws be changed to allow only the maximum needed to be replaced. Many industries in other nations do this as a method, and it works. Certains trees are cut at certain times and the maximum needed planted so that in the future they may be cut again, allowing for the growth of forests as well as supporting biodiversity. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Current: The government does not intervene with regard to the replantation of trees.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:30:38, April 06, 2006 CET | From |  Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Number Lumber Act 2210 |
| Message | It may be better for local governments to decide, judging by how they know their own trees better than we do. |
| Date | 04:23:59, April 06, 2006 CET | From | Centrist Democratic Party | To | Debating the Number Lumber Act 2210 |
| Message | A valid point, but is it not possible for us to discover for ourselves? They may rule their local districts, but so do we. |
| Date | 21:11:39, April 06, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Number Lumber Act 2210 |
| Message | I will remain open on this one. Anyone else have arguments? |
| Date | 02:35:02, April 07, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Number Lumber Act 2210 |
| Message | The DLP opposes this, again, unnecessary bill. |
| Date | 04:00:18, April 07, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Number Lumber Act 2210 |
| Message | Your bills WERE necessary??? |
| Date | 05:48:01, April 08, 2006 CET | From | Centrist Democratic Party | To | Debating the Number Lumber Act 2210 |
| Message | We are now putting this to vote. |
| Date | 16:29:21, April 08, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Number Lumber Act 2210 |
| Message | I think we should have debated longer... |
| Date | 18:38:12, April 08, 2006 CET | From | Centrist Democratic Party | To | Debating the Number Lumber Act 2210 |
| Message | What for? Every one seemed to have had their say. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 501 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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