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[COMPLETE] Saving the Buffalo Act of 1981
Posted: 14:56:57 Sunday, 08 March, 2015
by Smyg
Zachary Goldman, Kansas (R-L)
Earlier this year, we received alarming reports that - for reasons unknown - the population of
bison bison, the American buffalo, has dropped to alarming levels. The population is too low, yet still higher than the late 19th and early 20th century when visionaries and entrepreneurs - among them President T. Roosevelt - saved it from extinction. Conservationism was once a great cause in this nation, one which fell into obscurity with the hardships of the 1930s and the period from then on. I feel we need to renew it, lest we lose both crucial biodiversity and the ecological foundations of our economical system. In order to take a first step in this direction, I have decided to propose a first bill to start the initial stages to save the American buffalo. The soil for this project is, I hope, fertile - the present Secretary of the Interior is a well-reputed conservationist, and the Vice President himself has expressed concerns in this matter.
In the words of the aforementioned President Roosevelt: "
Conservation means development as much as it does protection. I recognize the right and duty of this generation to develop and use the natural resources of our land but I do not recognize the right to waste them, or to rob, by wasteful use, the generations that come after us."
This bill legislates the following:
- Instituting tax breaks for all agricultural businesses which raise pure-blood buffalos as cattle for human consumption, in order to provide an incentive for the industry to grow and the number of bisons raised as livestock to increase.
- In addition to this, further tax breaks will be granted to Native Americans who engage in said industry within the nation's reservations, to ensure that the long-standing traditions of our indigenous population will be preserved as well as the bison itself.
- Providing a credit from the federal treasury to the Windcave National Park (South Dakota, founded 1903) and the National Bison Range (Montana, founded 1908), for the local wildlife authorities to use in improving their facilities, which are crucial to the bison's conservation.
- Allocating one credit as an initial cost for re-founding the American Bison Society, disbanded in 1935 at a time when its work was assumed to be completed. This Society will allow for nation-wide work to be done in cooperation between local and federal authorities, ecological researchers, and concerned citizens.
Any and all proposed amendments are welcome, ladies and gentlemen.
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 16:25:02 Sunday, 08 March, 2015
by BgKnight
Vernon J. Baker, Wyoming R-M wrote:
Ladies and Gentlemen, dear colleagues. I am happy to stand here today in support of this act. Let us hope that all parties in the Senate will back this crucial bill in support of the survival of this iconic animal on the American continent. I have no amendments to make and support this bill fullheartedly.
Thank you!
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 18:56:40 Sunday, 08 March, 2015
by Coin
Senator Perryman, R-C wrote:An initiative to be welcomed, I look forward to this bill reaching the voting stage.
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 20:50:00 Monday, 09 March, 2015
by Flamelord
President pro Tempore Joanna Nelson, MT wrote:I hereby assign this bill to the relevant section of the Senate Committee on Energy for review.
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 20:58:17 Tuesday, 10 March, 2015
by Flamelord
Senator Arthur Bailey, AR, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy wrote:After careful review, this bill is hereby approved by the Senate Committee on Energy, and is returned to the Senate floor for debate, any future amendments as requested by the body, and voting.
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 15:45:37 Thursday, 12 March, 2015
by Smyg
Senator Zachary Goldman, Kansas (R-L) wrote:Thank you, Senators Nelson and Bailey.
I have no further comment. Let's save the buffalo, folks.
3 Republican Liberal votes in FAVOR.
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 19:17:50 Thursday, 12 March, 2015
by BgKnight
We continue to completely support this bill.
4 Republican Moderate votes in FAVOR
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 19:31:51 Thursday, 12 March, 2015
by Gesar
Elijah Kennedy, P-IA wrote:I can't begin to describe my appreciation for this bill, or the fact that among my colleagues to the right, there remains a voice of reason. You have my support.
2 Progressive Liberal votes IN FAVOR
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 21:23:26 Thursday, 12 March, 2015
by Flamelord
Senator Jose Marquez, TX wrote:I would like to thank Senator Goldman for proposing this bill, it serves as a reminder to America that we must stand together to protect our environment and our heritage, lest we lose it forever.
5 Progressive Moderate votes IN FAVOR
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 21:38:31 Thursday, 12 March, 2015
by Snacks
2 Progressive Hard Left votes IN FAVOR
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 22:26:02 Thursday, 12 March, 2015
by Rising Phoenix
Orval Scott, P-C wrote:This is a great proposal and will do much good for the future of our nation.
5 Progressive Conservative votes IN FAVOR
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 00:08:01 Friday, 13 March, 2015
by Coin
3 Republican Conservative votes IN FAVOR
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 03:03:12 Saturday, 14 March, 2015
by OYID
3 Socialist votes IN FAVOR
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 14:41:13 Saturday, 14 March, 2015
by Huojin
Senator Paul C Sherwood, S-LA wrote:((1 Socialist-Worker votes IN FAVOR))
Re: [SENATE] Saving the Buffalo Bill
Posted: 16:27:27 Sunday, 15 March, 2015
by Smyg
Senate vote count:
In favor: 28
Against: 0
Abstaining: 0
Not present: 2
Representative Joshua Johnson, Minnesota (R-L) wrote:The proposal put forward to Senator Goldman having passed through Senate with enormous conensus behind it, I put the same bill before the House of Representatives. Let's save the buffalo, folks.
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- Instituting tax breaks for all agricultural businesses which raise pure-blood buffalos as cattle for human consumption, in order to provide an incentive for the industry to grow and the number of bisons raised as livestock to increase.
- In addition to this, further tax breaks will be granted to Native Americans who engage in said industry within the nation's reservations, to ensure that the long-standing traditions of our indigenous population will be preserved as well as the bison itself.
- Providing a credit from the federal treasury to the Windcave National Park (South Dakota, founded 1903) and the National Bison Range (Montana, founded 1908), for the local wildlife authorities to use in improving their facilities, which are crucial to the bison's conservation.
- Allocating one credit as an initial cost for re-founding the American Bison Society, disbanded in 1935 at a time when its work was assumed to be completed. This Society will allow for nation-wide work to be done in cooperation between local and federal authorities, ecological researchers, and concerned citizens.