British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Power for Jobs Development Order respecting Louisiana Pacific Corporation (O.C. 183/2000)

O.C. 183/2000

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA' ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council Nr 183 , Approved and Ordered FEB 1 7 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 Louisiana Pacific Corporation is made. Minister of Employment and Investment Presiding Member of the Executive Courv:il (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, sections and Other (specify): 1395 ■-icsla.cfcro Ic.cN AH-JUU9 Order in Council under the Power for Jobs Development Act Respecting Louisiana Pacific Corporation

WHEREAS, on December 5, 1997, the Power for Jobs Development Act (the Act) was brought into force by Regulation 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, on November 23, 1998, Louisiana Pacific Corporation (the Applicant) sought the assistance of the Job Protection Commissioner (the Commissioner) and the Commissioner issued an economic plan for the Applicant's pulp mill operations at Chetw- ynd, B.C. (the Project) dated March 12, 1999 which plan came into force on April 26, 1999 (the Economic Plan); AND

WHEREAS, on May 28, 1999, the Applicant made an application (the Application) to the Administrator pursuant to sections 3 (

b) and of the Act; AND

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Administrator has made recommenda- tions to the Minister of Employment and Investment (the Minister) respecting the Applica- tion 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 pur- suant to the Act in respect of the Application meets the purposes of the Act; AND

WHEREAS, by agreement dated for reference the 21st day of December, 1999, and entitled Development Power Rate Agreement - Louisiana Pacific Corporation (the Agree- ment), 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 development 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 Agreement for the purposes of the Project. 2. The surplus electricity under

section I will be delivered at a maximum rate of megawatts. 3. 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. 4. Any electricity consumption in excess of the limit set out in the Agreement will be billed to and payable by the Applicant at the standard tariffs of the Authority otherwise applicable to the Applicant. 5. This Order will remain in effect, and, without limiting this, the develop- ment 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 date that this Order is made and ending on the earlier of (

a) January 1, 2007, and (

b) the date on which this Order is rescinded. 6. At the end of the Term, the Applicant will be entitled to obtain elec- tricity from the Authority at the standard tariffs offered by the Authority and approved by 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. 2

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 183/2000
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0183 2000
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6297aaaa2a546c5a28b9fea062c6a93a4bb96669

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