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Volume 62, No. 23

246/2019

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

December 3, 2019

B.C. Reg. 246/2019 , deposited November 29, 2019, under the ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT [sections 47 and 77 (2) (b), (

c) and (f)]. Order in Council 610/2019, approved and ordered November 29, 2019.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with

the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective December 16,

2019, the attached Environmental Assessment Fees Regulation is made.

— G. HEYMAN, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy ; C. JAMES, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FEES REGULATION

Definition

1 In this regulation, "Act" means the Environmental Assessment Act .

Fees

(1) The fees set out in Column 2 of the following table, in relation to the services

provided or duty performed set out in Column 1, are prescribed to be paid by the applicable

proponent.

(2) The fee set out in item 2 of the table is not required to be paid if the chief

executive assessment officer recommends the project for exemption under

section 16

(2) (

b) of the Act.

(3) The chief executive assessment officer may issue an order respecting the time

by which a fee under subsection (1) must be paid.

Item

Column 1

Service or Duty

Column 2

Fee

Filing an initial project description under

section 13 (1) of the Act

$25 000

Filing a detailed project description under

section 15 (1) of the Act

$75 000

Application for an exemption order under

section 16 (2) (

b) of the Act

$25 000

Application for an environmental assessment under

section 27 (1) of the Act

$150 000

Mitigation effectiveness report under

section 30 of the Act

$5 000

Application for an extension under

section 31 (2) of the Act

$25 000

Amendment fee under

section 32 (1) or 32 (5) of the Act

$5 000 – $100 000

Management plan approval required by an environmental assessment certificate

$10 000

Management plan review required by an environmental assessment certificate

$5 000

Other post-certificate filings required by an environmental assessment certificate

$5 000

Inspection conducted under

section 49 of the Act

Under 30 hours

30 hours to 60 hours

Over 60 hours

$5 000

$10 000

Transition fee

$150 000

Failure to pay

3 If a person fails to comply with an order under

section 2 (3), the chief executive

assessment officer may do one or more of the following:

(

a) extend the time for compliance, if satisfied that it is reasonable to do so

having regard to the extent of and the reason for the delay;

(

b) if the order was made in respect of an application, deem the application to

have been withdrawn and refuse to consider the application further;

(

c) if the order was not made in respect of an application, refuse to consider

a subsequent application made under the Act or to otherwise deal further with the

person in respect of a reviewable project until the outstanding fee and all interest

owing on it is paid;

(

d) take any action permitted under the Act in respect of the failure to comply

with an order.

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