2017 Legislative Session: 6th Session, 40th Parliament

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MR. ANDREW WEAVER

BILL M 219 – 2017

RECALL AND INITIATIVE AMENDMENT ACT, 2017

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

This Bill amends the Recall and Initiative Act to provide specific rules pertaining to a legislative proposal which seeks to withdraw the Government of British Columbia from an Environmental Assessment Equivalency Agreement.

Section 7 (1) of the Recall and Initiative Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 398, is amended

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a) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (

b) and substituting " ; or ", and

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b) by adding the following paragraph:

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c) for a legislative proposal initiated under

section 2 for the purpose of withdrawing a specific project from an Environmental Assessment Equivalency Agreement, the signature sheets must be signed by at least 15% of the total number of registered voters in the Province of British Columbia without regard to electoral district requirements under

section 7 (1) (b).

Explanatory Note

This Bill amends the Recall and Initiative Act to provide specific rules pertaining to a legislative proposal which seeks to withdraw the Government of British Columbia from an Environmental Assessment Equivalency Agreement.

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