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Bill: Ecology Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Intellectual 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: November 2277
Description[?]:
| We propose the following changes to ecology policy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: The government enforces no regulations.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Article 2
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: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: The government promotes and subsidises forest clearance.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 4
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 highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Current: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 6
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 but enforces mandatory recycling for industry only.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government does not regulate the quality of drinking water.
Current: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Proposed: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:46:22, August 28, 2006 CET | From | AM Meria Separatist Alliance | To | Debating the Ecology Bill |
| Message | "We oppose the need for a national forestry agency, but we support the majority of the bill so will vote yes." -- Michael Makaveilli |
| Date | 17:22:37, August 29, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Ecology Bill |
| Message | We absolutely support every consideration on this bill, and congratulate the Intellectual Party on their stance on this issue. |
| Date | 15:32:18, August 30, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Intellectual Party | To | Debating the Ecology Bill |
| Message | The Liberal Intellectual Party thanks the AMR, we believe that this is one of the most important issues in the world today and the environment should be treated as national defence as the impact on the country could be far greater than any war. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 422 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 79 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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