Bill 231 — Second Session, 20Th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 231 An Act To Amend the Environment Statutes Dr. Buck (Legislature 20, Session 2)

L20 S2 3589

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1984 BILL 231 Second Session, 20th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 231

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENT STATUTES DR. BUCK First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

BiU 231 Dr. Buck BILL 231 1984

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENT STATUTES (Assented to , 1984) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1

(1) The Department of the Environment Act is amended by this section.

(2) The following is added after

section 7; 7.1(1) Any person may file with the Minister a petition in the prescribed form bearing the signatures of no less than 200 residents of the Province requesting the Minister to monitor an emission of a substance into the environment in the Province, specifying the location of the emission, the person apparently responsible, if known, and the apparent identity of the emission, if known.

(2) On receiving a petition the Minister shall monitor the emission over a period of no less than 30 days and provide the petitioners with a copy of the results of the monitoring within 60 days of the completion of the monitoring and, if the monitoring continues for more than 90 days, then the Minister shall provide an interim report no later than 90 days after the commencement of the monitoring.

(3) Where the emission alleged to have taken place was a single event or if the emission ceases prior to the com mencement of the monitoring, the Minister shall use his best endeavours to identify the nature and quantity of the emission and advise the petitioners thereof in accordance with this section.

(4) Every petition filed with the Minister pursuant to this

section shall contain a single address within the Province to which the Minister may send all notifications to the petitioners required by this section.

Explanatory Notes 1(1) This

section will amend

chapter D-19 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980.

(2) Requires the Minister to monitor where so requested by petition.

2(1) The Clean Air Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 11 is amended by adding the following after sub section (3):

(3.1) Every certificate of variance in force at the com mencement of this

section or coming into force thereafter shall be amended no later than 12 months after the com mencement of this

section to make it a condition of the certificate that the plant, structure or thing to which it refers use the best available technology to reduce the level of air pollution which is the subject of the certificate of variance. 3(1) The Clean Water Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 12 is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):

(3.1) Every certificate of variance in force at the com mencement of this

section or coming into force thereafter shall be amended no later than 12 months after the com mencement of this

section to make it a condition of the certificate that the water facility to which it refers use the best available technology to reduce the level of water pollution which is the subject of the certificate of variance. 4 This Act comes into force on Proclamation.

2(1) This

section will amend

chapter C-12 of the Revised Stamtes of Alberta 1980.

(2) Requires the use of the best available technology to reduce pollution within 1 year when operating under a certificate of variance. 3(1) This

section will amend

chapter C-13 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980.

(2) Requires the use of the best available technology to reduce pollution within 1 year when operating under a certificate of variance. 4 Coming into force. Title: 1984 (20th, 2nd) Bill 231,

An Act to Amend the Environment Statutes

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