Bill 43 — Third Session, 23Rd Legislature, 44 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 43 Willmore Wilderness Park Amendment Act, 1995 (Legislature 23, Session 3)

L23 S3 2107

Alberta — Bills

1995 BILL 43 Third Session, 23rd Legislature, 44 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 43 WILLMORE WILDERNESS PARK AMENDMENT ACT, 1995 THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 1995 (23rd, 3rd) Bill 43, Willmore Wilderness Park Amendment Act, 1995

Bill 43 BILL 43 1995 WILLMORE WILDERNESS PARK AMENDMENT ACT, 1995 (Assented to , 1995) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 1980 cW-10 1 The Willmore Wilderness Park Act is amended by this Act. 2 Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are repealed and the following is substituted: Industrial activities 4 No person may conduct any industrial activities, including, but not limited to, mining, geological and geophysical explorations, water management, hydro-electric power and pulp and paper mills, saw mills and other forestry related industries, within the Park.

Prohibited dispositions 5(1) No person may be granted, in respect of land within the Park, (

a) a disposition under the Public Lands Act and the regulations under that Act, (

b) a timber disposition as defined in the Forests Act, (

c) a disposition as defined in the Mines and Minerals Act, (

d) any disposition, licence, permit or approval under any Act or regulation for the purpose of geophysical or geological exploration or for the purposes of water conservation or hydro-electric power, or (

e) an estate or interest in land under any other Act or regulation. 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter W-10 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 presently read: 4 Subject to

section 6, unless otherwise provided by the regulations or by an order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, no disposition shall be made within the Park of any estate or interest in land under the authority of any Act or regulation that otherwise applies to the Park. 5 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing the methods of disposing of estates or interests in land within the Park under any Act or regulation that would apply to the area of the Park but for this Act. 6 Nothing in this Act affects the administration and control of mines and minerals within the area of the Park. 7 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, with respect to the Park, make regulations varying, substituting, adding to or making inapplicable to it the provisions of any or all of the following Acts or regulations: (

a) the Public Lands Act and regulations under it; (

b) the Forests Act and regulations under it; (

c) the Wildlife Act and regulations under it; (

d) any Act or regulation relating to the use of land for the purpose of geophysical or geological exploration and the 1 Explanatory Notes

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Crown may (

a) grant registered fur management licences under the Wildlife Act and any dispositions to assist in trapping, and (

b) grant a disposition, licence, permit or approval under any Act or regulation if it relates to the control of insects or forest diseases or to commercial trail riding, guiding or outfitting operations. Regulations 6 Subject to sections 4 and 5, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, with respect to the Park, (

a) make regulations varying, substituting, adding to or making inapplicable to it any or all of the provisions of the following Acts or regulations: (

i) the Public Lands Act and regulations under it; (ii) the Forests Act and regulations under it; (iii) the Wildlife Act and regulations under it; (iv) any Act or regulation that relates to (

A) the prevention or suppression of fire, (

B) the removal or destruction of forest growth, (

C) the prevention of soil erosion, or (

D) the conservation of water or water-power; (

b) make regulations considered necessary to carry out the purposes for which this Act is enacted. 2

conduct of such exploration in relation to the use of land; (

e) any Act or regulation that relates to (

i) the prevention or suppression of fire, (ii) the removal or destruction of forest growth, (iii) the prevention of soil erosion, or (iv) the conservation of water or water-power. 8 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, with respect to the Park, make any regulations and orders considered necessary to carry out the purposes for which this Act is enacted. 2 Explanatory Notes Title: 1995 (23rd, 3rd) Bill 43, Willmore Wilderness Park Amendment Act, 1995

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