Increase in Electricity Consumption Reporting Act, 2006 Lalonde, Jean-Marc — Bill 98 (38th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 98, 38-2

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Bill 98, Increase in Electricity Consumption Reporting Act, 2006

Lalonde, Jean-Marc

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Bill 98 2006

An Act to require

reporting on increased

electricity consumption

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1. In this Act,

"chief building official" means a chief building official appointed or constituted under

section 3 or 4 of the Building Code Act ; ("chef du service du bâtiment")

"construct" means to do anything in the erection, installation, extension or material alteration or repair of a building and includes the installation of a building unit fabricated or moved from elsewhere, and "construction" has a corresponding

meaning; ("construire", "construction", "travaux de construction")

"municipality" means a local municipality. ("municipalité")

Report on energy consumption

2. Every person who causes a building to be constructed shall report to the chief building official in the municipality where the building permit under the Building Code Act was issued,

(

a) on the estimated annual amount of electricity that will be consumed in respect of the building when it is complete, in the case of a new building; or

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b) on the estimated annual amount of increased electricity, if any, that will be consumed in respect of the building when it is complete, in the case of a building that is being extended, materially altered or repaired.

Report to Minister of Energy

3. The chief building official in a municipality shall annually report to the Minister of Energy on the estimated annual increase in electricity consumption in the municipality based on the reports that the chief

building official has received under

section 2 in the previous year.

Use of report

4. The Minister of Energy shall use the reports that he or she receives under

section 3 in planning for the future energy needs of the Province.

Commencement

5. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

6. The

short title of this Act is the Increase in Electricity Consumption Reporting Act, 2006 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill enacts the Increase in Electricity Consumption Reporting Act, 2006 . The Act requires that every person who causes a building to be constructed report the anticipated annual electricity use,

in the case of a new building, or the annual increase, if any, in electricity use in a building that is being extended, materially altered or repaired. The report is made to the chief building official in a municipality. On an annual basis, the

chief building official is required to report to the Minister of Energy on the anticipated annual increase in electricity use in the municipality based on the reports he or she has received. The Minister shall use this information in planning for

the energy needs of the Province.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 10, 2006

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April

10, 2006

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-Laws

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Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 98, 38-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s2 bill 98 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6e11a24c790a22ab52db5a6e1144b06cb0b3a6a8

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