Vote: Resource Management Amendment Bill (No 2) — In Committee 
Vote: Resource Management Amendment Bill (No 2) — In Committee 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendment be agreed to. 
Ayes 45 
Noes 69 
Amendment not agreed to. 
New Zealand National 26; New Zealand First 13; ACT New Zealand 6. 
Labour 52; Green Party 9; United Future 8. 
The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Dr Nick Smith to clause 9 be agreed to: 
to omit this clause and substitute the following clause: 
9New section 30 substituted 
The principle Act is amended by repealing section 30 and substituting the following section: 
30Functions of regional councils under Act 
(1)For the purpose of integrating the management of natural and physical resources and to give effect to this Act in its region the functions of a regional council are— 
(a)to establish implement and review objectives policies and methods for the control of— 
(i)the use or development of the bed of a lake or river; and 
(ii)the taking use damming and diversion of water in a water body; and 
(iii)the quantity level and flow of water in a water body including the maximum or minimum levels or flows of water and the range or rate of change of levels or flows of water; and 
(iv)the taking or use of geothermal energy; and 
(v)the discharge of contaminants onto or into land air or water; and 
(vi)the discharge of water into water: 
(b)to establish implement and review objectives policies and methods for the control of land— 
(i)for soil conservation purposes; and 
(ii)to maintain and enhance the quality and quantity or water in a water body and coastal water; and 
(iii)to maintain and enhance ecosystems in a water body and coastal water; and 
(iv)to avoid or mitigate natural hazards; and 
(v)to precent or mitigate any adverse effects of the storage use or transportation of hazardous substances: 
(c)together with the Minister of Conservation to establish implement and review objectives policies and methods for the control of the coastal marine area including— 
(i)land and associated natural and physical resources; and 
(ii)the occupation of foreshore and seabed that is land of the Crown or lead vested in a regional council; and 
(iii)the extraction of sand shingle shell or other natural material from foreshore or seabed that is land of the Crown or land vested in a regional council; and 
(iv)the taking use damming and diversion of water; and 
(v)the discharge of water into water; and 
(vi)the emission of noise and mitigation of the effects of noise; and 
(vii)the discharge of contaminants into or onto land air or water; and 
(viii)the dumping or incineration of waste or other matter; and 
(ix)the dumping of ships aircraft or offshore installations; and 
(x)the avoidance or mitigation of natural hazards; and 
(xi)the prevention or mitigation of any adverse effects of the storage use or transportation of hazardous substances; and 
(xii)the modification damage destruction or invasive investigation of the whole or any part of an archaeological site in on or under the foreshore or seabed: 
(d)to establish implement and review objectives an policies for the effects of the use development or protection of land on terrestrial ecosystems that are of regional significance: 
(e)any other function specified in this Act. 
(2)To integrate the management of natural and physical resources a regional council may establish processes for issues that affect more than one local authority in the region. 
(3)A regional council’s functions under subsection (1)(a)(i) do not include establishing implementing or reviewing methods for the control of subdivision of the beds of lakes or rivers. 
(4)This section does not enable the Minister of Conservation and the regional council to control the harvesting or enhancement of a population of aquatic organism if the purpose of the control is to use conserve enhance or develop a fisheries resource to which the Fisheries Act 1996 applies.