Ontario Water Resources Amendment Act (Water Source Protection), 2003 Dombrowsky, Leona — Bill 35 (37th Parliament, 4th Session)

Bill 35, 37-4

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Bill 35, Ontario Water Resources Amendment Act (Water Source Protection), 2003

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Bill 35 2003

An Act to amend the

Ontario Water Resources Act

with respect to

water source protection

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

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 5 of the Ontario Water Resources

Act , as amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993,

chapter 23,

section 73

and 1998,

chapter 35,

section 45, is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Decisions by Director

(2.1) When making any decision under this Act, a Director shall

make decisions consistent with the statement of environmental values of the

Ministry as made under

Part II of the Environmental Bill of Rights ,

Section 34 of the Act is amended by adding the

following subsections:

Mandatory consultation

(5.1) If the Director receives an application for a permit to

take water that, if granted, will affect or is likely to affect the water

source or supply of a municipality or conservation authority, the Director

shall give it notice of the application.

Same

(5.2) The municipality or conservation authority has at least

30 days, or such longer period as the Director may permit, from receipt of

the notice to provide the Director with its comments, if any, on the

application, and the Director shall take them into account in deciding

whether to issue the permit.

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Ontario Water

Resources Amendment Act (Water Source Protection), 2003 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Ontario

Water Resources Act in regard to the availability and conservation of

Ontario water resources. Specifically, the Bill requires the Director to

consider the Ministry of the Environment's statement of environmental values

when making any decision under the Act. The Bill also requires that

municipalities and conservation authorities are notified of applications to

take water that, if granted, may affect their water sources or

supplies.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 22, 2003

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

May 22, 2003

Second Reading

Carried

May 21, 2003

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May

21, 2003

Second Reading

Debate

May

22, 2003

Mrs. Dombrowsky, Mr. Galt, Mr. Parsons, Ms. Churley, Mr. Miller,

Mr. Gerretsen, Mr. Bradley

May

22, 2003

Declared carried and referred to the Standing Committee on

General Government

Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 35, 37-4
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s4 bill 35 html
Language	en
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