📋 Tender Overview
The Environment Commission approved by majority the idea of legislating the project, in the second process, which strengthens and improves the effectiveness of the inspection and compliance with the environmental regulation by the Superintendence of the Environment. It approved in general (3 votes in favor and 1 abstention), the message that strengthens and improves the effectiveness of the inspection and compliance with the environmental regulation by the Superintendence of the Environment, in addition to other matters. The specialized instance, chaired by Senator Alfonso de Urresti, dedicated 7 sessions of deep analysis and included exhibitions of the actors related to the subject. Matrix idea It should be remembered that the legal proposal, which studies its second process seeks to ensure the protection of the environment and health of people, through the correction of a series of shortcomings in the current environmental legal system, particularly based in the design of the Superintendence of the Environment, strengthening this organ. This, through the reformulation of the denunciation procedure, the creation of a simplified model of application of sanctions, alternative routes and incentives of compliance, expansion of its precautionary power and improvement of the catalog of infractions and sanctions. Arguments During the last session, Senator Alfonso de Urresti said that the respective arguments will be made during the general debate of the Sala, an opportunity in which indications will be opened to perfect the law. Meanwhile, Senator Juan Ignacio Latorre acknowledged the relevance of legislating and not only to focus on sanctions and fines, but also to encourage economic activity complying with environmental institutionality. In this line, he recorded his concern to incorporate to companies that operate without RCA (Environmental Qualification Resolution), which are very old and as a country we have an environmental debt, referring in particular to the Quintero Puchuncavi cord in the Valparaiso region. Although Senator Francisco Chahuan backed in general, he recorded his repairs in fractionation matters, disparity of prosecutions on allegations for annoying noises, among others. Then, Senator Sergio Gahona argued his abstention due to doubts that seem too great, such as discretion, legal certainty and due process. This, he added, added to a political issue, because in the Chamber he ignored the opposition proposals. In this regard, the Minister of the Environment, Maisa Rojas, insisted that the opening and commitment of having a good discussion and listening in depth all kinds of doubts that exist with respect to the bill. Once the Technical Secretariat issues the respective report, the project will be in conditions analyzed by the session.
