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24. waste disposal, air pollution control, and noise abatement
(except for the protection from noise associated
with human activity);
25. state liability;
26. medically assisted generation of human life, analysis
and modifi cation of genetic information as well as the
regulation of organ, tissue and cell transplantation;
27. the statutory rights and duties of civil servants of the
Länder, the municipalities and other corporations of
public law as well as of the judges in the Länder, except
for their career regulations, remuneration and pensions;
28. hunting;
29. protection of nature and landscape management;
30. land distribution;
31. regional planning;
32. management of water resources;
33. admission to institutions of higher education and requirements
for graduation in such institutions.
(2) Laws enacted pursuant to clauses 25 and 27 of paragraph
(1) shall require the consent of the Bundesrat.
Article 74a (repealed)
Article 75 (repealed)
Article 76
[Bills]
(1) Bills may be introduced in the Bundestag by the Federal
Government, by the Bundesrat, or from the fl oor of the Bundestag.
(2) Federal Government bills shall fi rst be submitted to the
Bundesrat. The Bundesrat shall be entitled to comment on
such bills within six weeks. If for important reasons, especially
with respect to the scope of the bill, the Bundesrat
demands an extension, the period shall be increased to nine
weeks. If in exceptional circumstances the Federal Government
on submitting a bill to the Bundesrat declares it to be
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