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NEWFOUNDLAND AND

LABRADOR

REGULATION 86/22

Wind Energy Land Reserve Order

under the

Lands Act

(O.C. 2022-294)

Amended by:

7/23

65/23

75/23

29/25

32/25

91/25

3/26

NEWFOUNDLAND AND

LABRADOR

REGULATION 86/22

Wind Energy Land Reserve Order

under the

Lands Act

(O.C. 2022-294)

(Filed December 14, 2022)

Under the authority of subsection 8(2) of the Lands Act , the minister, with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, makes the following Order.

Dated at St. Johns, December 14, 2022.

Derrick Bragg

Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Krista Quinlan

Clerk of the Executive Council

ORDER

Analysis

Short title

Definitions

Purpose

Term

Exception

SCHEDULE

Short title

This Order may be cited as the

Wind Energy Land Reserve Order .

86/22 s1

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Definitions

In this Order,

(a.01)

"Act" means the Lands Act ;

(a)

"available Crown lands" means

Crown lands that have not been

(

i) granted, leased or the subject of a licence or easement, or

(ii)

otherwise lawfully set apart or alienated from the Crown;

(b)

"call for bids" means

the process outlined in the Guidelines: Crown Land Call for Bids for Wind Energy Projects prepared by the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology; and

(c)

"Wind Energy Land Reserve" means Crown land reserved under

section 3 .

86/22 s2 ; 7/23 s1

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Purpose

The

Wind Energy Land Reserve is established to ensure that available Crown lands located within the area described in the

Schedule are available for the purpose of the call for bids.

86/22 s3

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Term

The Wind Energy Land Reserve is established until February 28, 2027.

86/22 s4 ; 75/23 s1 ; 29/25 s1 ; 32/25 s1 ; 91/25 s1 ; 3/26 s1

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Exception

Notwithstanding

section 3,

(

a) the minister may accept applications for Crown lands included in the Wind Energy Land Reserve where the application states that

(

i) the Crown lands are required

(

A) on an urgent basis for the public good,

(

B) for meteorological towers and associated developments or infrastructure, or

(

C) for access or utility purposes for developments existing on or before December 14, 2022; or

(ii)

the person making the application has acquired an interest in the Crown lands under

section 36 of the Act; and

(

b) the minister may issue grants, leases, licences or easements in relation to Crown lands included in the Wind Energy Land Reserve where

(

i) the minister is satisfied that

the Crown lands are required for a purpose referred to in subparagraph (a)(i),

(ii)

the minister is satisfied that the person who made the application has acquired an interest in the Crown lands under

section 36 of the Act, or

(iii)

the application for Crown lands was received on or before December 14, 2022.

86/22 s5 ; 7/23 s2

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SCHEDULE

All that piece or parcel of land containing approximately 30,712 hectares , more or less, as

depicted on the Provincial Land Use Atlas.

86/22 Sch. ; 65/23 s1 ; 75/23 s2 ; 32/25 s2 ; 3/26 s2

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