British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Power for Jobs Development The Order under the Power for Jobs Development Act respecting Getty Copper Corp (O.C. 492/2001)

O.C. 492/2001

British Columbia — Orders in Council

SIP Lieutenant Governor PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. 492 , Approved and Ordered APR 1 2 Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the attached order under the Power for Jobs Development Act respecting Getty Copper Corp. is made Minister of mployment and Investment Presiding Member of the E cutive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: - Power for Jobs Development Act, ss. 3 and Other (specify):- March 20,2001 +s-g /2001/33/ca ORDER UNDER THE POWER FOR JOBS DEVELOPMENT ACT RESPECTING GETTY COPPER CORP.

WHEREAS, on December 5, 1997, the Power for Jobs Development Act (the Act) was brought into force by B.C. Reg 402/97; AND

WHEREAS the purpose of the Act is to help ensure that British Columbia's electric power resources contribute to the creation and retention of jobs in British Columbia and to regional economic development; AND

WHEREAS Getty Copper Corp. (the Applicant) made an application (the Application) to the Administrator pursuant to sections 3 (

a) and of the Act; AND

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Administrator has made recommendations to the Minister of Employment and Investment (the Minister) respecting the Application and the Lieutenant Governor in Council has considered those recommendations; AND

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make Orders with respect to the surplus electricity to be supplied to and the development power rate that will apply to a business; AND

WHEREAS the Lieutenant Governor in Council has determined that an Order pursuant to the Act in respect of the Application meets the purposes of the Act; AND

WHEREAS, by agreement dated November 30, 1998 and entitled Development Power Rate Agreement — Getty Copper (the Agreement), which agreement is deposited with the Administrator, it was agreed between the Administrator and the Applicant that the Administrator would recommend to the Minister that surplus electricity be provided to the Applicant at a devel- opment power rate on the terms and conditions more particularly set out in the Agreement; AND

WHEREAS the Applicant has agreed to perform the terms and conditions set out in the Agreement in return for being provided surplus electricity on the terms and conditions set out in the Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE the Lieutenant Governor in Council makes the following order: 1 Subject to this order, the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (the Authority) must, for so long as this order remains in effect, supply surplus electricity to the Applicant at a development power rate in accordance with the terms of the Agreemeht for the purposes of the Project. 2 The surplus electricity under

section will be delivered at a maximum rate of megawatts. 3 Any electricity consumption in excess of 2.5 megawatts during heavy load hours during the months of May to September, inclusive, or exceeding 3.0 megawatts at all other times, will be billed to and payable by the Applicant pursuant to the standard tariffs of the Authority otherwise applicable to the Applicant. 4 The development power rate payable to the Authority under

section for the surplus electricity referred to in that

section is the development power rate set out in the Agreement. 5 This order will remain in effect, and, without limiting this, the development power rate payable by the Applicant under

section to the Authority for the supply of surplus electricity under the Agreement will remain in effect, for a term (the Term) beginning on the later of the date that this order is made and the date on which the Applicant begins to receive surplus electricity at the development power rate set out in the Agreement and ending on the earlier of (

a) the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Term, and (

b) the date on which this order is rescinded. 6 At the end of the Term, the Applicant will be entitled to obtain electricity from the Authority pursuant to the standard tariffs offered by the Authority and approved 1- the B.C. Utilities Commission that would otherwise be applicable to the Applicant, and to obtain other electricity services generally available in the Authority's service territory to customers similar to the Applicant.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 492/2001
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0492 2001
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	21951c76f4cd59a62817cd30eec9c56c7450796a

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