Respecting Municipal Authority Over Landfilling Sites Act, 2018 Hardeman, Ernie — Bill 201 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 201, 41-2

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Bill 201, Respecting Municipal Authority Over Landfilling Sites Act, 2018

Hardeman, Ernie

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill enacts the Respecting Municipal Authority Over

Landfilling Sites Act, 2018 . The Act amends the Environmental

Assessment Act to provide that the Minister shall not give approval to

proceed with an undertaking in respect of a landfilling site within a

municipality or on a reserve unless the municipal council or the council of the

band, as the case may be, passes a resolution supporting the establishment of

the landfilling site. The Act makes a similar amendment to the Environmental Protection Act with respect to the Director

issuing an environmental compliance approval in respect of the establishment of

a landfilling site.

Bill 201 2018

Act to amend the Environmental Assessment Act and the Environmental Protection

Act to require support from municipal councils and band councils before

establishing landfilling sites

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Environmental Assessment Act

(1) Section 9 of the Environmental Assessment Act

is amended by adding the following subsections:

Landfilling

site approval

(1.1) The

Minister shall not give approval to proceed with an undertaking in respect of a

landfilling site

within a municipality or on a reserve unless the municipal council or the

council of the band, as the case may be, passes a resolution supporting the establishment

of the landfilling site.

. . . .

Definitions

(5) In

this section,

"council

of the band" has the same meaning as in subsection 2 (1) of the Indian Act (Canada); ("conseil de la bande")

"Indian"

has the same meaning as in subsection 2 (1) of the Indian

Act (Canada); ("Indien")

"reserve"

means a reserve as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Indian

Act (Canada) or an Indian settlement located on Crown land, the Indian

inhabitants of which are treated by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada in

the same manner as Indians residing on a reserve. ("réserve")

(2) Subsection

9.1 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out "subsection 9 (1)" at the end and

substituting "section 9".

Environmental Protection Act

(1) Section 20.3 of the Environmental

Protection Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Landfilling

site approval

(3) The

Director shall not issue an environmental compliance approval in respect of the

establishment of a landfilling site within a municipality or on a reserve unless

the municipal council or the council of the band, as the case may be, passes a

resolution supporting the establishment of the landfilling site.

Definitions

(4) In

this section,

"council

of the band" has the same meaning as in subsection 2 (1) of the Indian Act (Canada); ("conseil de la bande")

"Indian"

has the same meaning as in subsection 2 (1) of the Indian

Act (Canada); ("Indien")

"reserve"

means a reserve as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Indian

Act (Canada) or an Indian settlement located on Crown land, the Indian

inhabitants of which are treated by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada in

the same manner as Indians residing on a reserve. ("réserve")

(2) Subsection

20.15 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out "and the Director" and

substituting "and, subject to subsection 20.3 (3), the Director".

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Respecting Municipal

Authority Over Landfilling Sites Act, 2018 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

March 1, 2018

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 1, 2018

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 201

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

Environmental Assessment Act

Environmental Protection Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 201, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 201 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b2a13e766bb101a963c6bdce07eae43dcf7d9d80

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