1972 Bill 42 First Session, 17th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 42 The Environment Conservation Amendment Act, 1972 THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading ............................. . Third Reading .............................. . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 42 1972 THE ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1972 ( Assented to ,1972) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative As:semhly of AI'belrta, enacts als foHows: 1. The Environment Conservation Act is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended (

a) by adding the following clause after clause (c): (cl) "Minister" means the Minister of the Environ­ ment; (

b) by striking out clause (

e) and by substituting the following: (e) "public advisory committee" means a public committee on environment conservation ap­ pointed under

section 11.

Section 4, subsection (1) is amended by striking out the words ~'three members 1l and by substituting the words "fourme,mbers" .

Section 5 is amended by striking out subsection (2) and by substituting the following:

(2) A quorum of the Authority shall consist of two members, one of whom shall be the chairman or the vice­ chairman.

Section 7, subsection (1) is amended (

a) as to clause (

a) by striking out the words "Lieute­ nant Governor in Council" and by sUbstituting the word "Minister", (

b) by striikng out clause (

b) and by substituting the following: (

b) may, after consultation with the Minister, in­ quire into any matter pertaining to environ­ ment conservation and make its recommenda­ tions and report thereon to the Minister;

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter 125 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970. 2. In 1971

section 11 of the Act was amended so that the public advisory committees would be appointed by the Environment Con­ servation Authority rather than by the Lieutenant Governor in COWlcil.

Section 2 (

e) should have been also amended accordingly and this amendment now cures this drafting oversight. 3. The membership .of the Environment Conservation Authority is increased from three to four.

Section 5, subsection (2) presently reads:

(2) Two members of the Authority constitute a quorum.

Section 7, subsection (1), clauses (a), (b), (e), (h), 0), and (

j) presently read: 7.

(1) The Authority (

a) shaH oonduct a ·continuing review of policies and programs of the Government and gov:ernment agencies on matters per­ taining to environment conservation and shall report thereon to the Lieutenant Governor in Council; (

b) may inquire into any matter pertaining to environment con­ servaUon and make its reoommendations and report thereon to the Lieutenant Governor in Council; (

e) may, and when required to do so by an order of the Lieutenant Governor in Oouncil shall, hold public hearings for the purpose of receiving briefs and submissions on any matter pertaining to environment conservation, and shall report thereon to the Lieutenant Governor in CouncU; (

h) may ·engage the services of per·sons having special technical or other knowledge in connection with an inquiry 'Ori any matter per­ taining to environment conservation that the Authority has undertaken or proposes to undertake; (

i) in co-operation with and primarily through the medium of the Department of the Environment shall use its best efforts to achieve co-ordination of policies, programs and administrative procedures of .the Government and government agencies relating to matters pertaining to environment 'conservaton; (

j) shall make a report in each year to the Lieutenant Governor in Council (

i) summarizing generally its activities and affairs in the pre­ ceding year, (ii) summarizing the recommendations made by it to the Lieutenant Governor in Council and to the Department of the Environment in the preceding year, and (iii) showing any reports or studies prepared in the preceding year at the request ,ori the Lieutenant Governor in Council. -

(

c) by striking out clause (

e) and by substituting the following: (

e) may, and when required to do SIQ by an order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council or of the Minister shall, hold publk hearings for the pur,pose of receiving briefs and submissions on any matter pertaining to environment con­ servation, and shall report thereon to the Lieu­ tenant Governor in Council and the Minister; (

d) as to clause (

h) by adding after the words "the Authority" the words ", with the approval of the Minister," , (

e) as to clause (

i) by striking out the words "in co­ operation with and primarily", (

f) as to clause (

j) by striking out the words "Lieu­ tenant Governor in Council" where they occur in the portion of the clause preceding subclause (

i) and by substituting the word "Minister", (

g) as to clause (j), subclause (iii) by adding at the end thereof the words "or IQf the Minister".

Section 7 is amended by striking out subsection (2) and by substituting the following:

(2) When a report by the AuthlOrity under subsection (1), clause (

j) is received by the Minister, the Minister shall lay a copy of it before the Legislative Assembly if it is then in session and if not, within 30 days after the commence­ ment of the first session in the next ensuing year.

Section 8, subsection (1) is amended by striking out the words "The Authority" and by sUbstituting the words "Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Authority".

Section 11 is amended by adding after the words "The Authority" the words ", after consultation with the Minister," . 9. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

Section 7, subsection (2) presently reads:

(2) When a report by the Authority under subsection (1), clause (

j) is received by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the President of the Executive Council shall lay a copy 'of it before the Legislative Assembly if it is then in session and if not, within 15 days after the commencement of the first session in the next ensuing year.

Section 8, subsection (1) presently reads: 8.

(1) The Authority may make such banking arrangements as are necessary for the ,carrying out of its duties and functions.

Section 11 presently reads: 11. The Authority may (

a) appoint one or more pubUc advisory ,committees ,on environment conservaUon, (

b) prescribe the duties and functions of a public advisory committee, Title: 1972 (17th, 1st) Bill 42, The Environment Conservation Amendment Act, 1972