Bill 201 explained in plain English
Respecting Municipal Authority Over Landfilling Sites Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill requires municipal or band council approval through a resolution before a landfilling site can be approved under Ontario's environmental laws.
This bill, known as the Respecting Municipal Authority Over Landfilling Sites Act, 2018, would amend two existing Ontario laws: the Environmental Assessment Act and the Environmental Protection Act. The main effect of these amendments would be to require that a municipal council or a band council pass a resolution in support of establishing a landfill site before the province can approve it. This requirement applies to landfilling sites located within a municipality or on a reserve. The bill also clarifies definitions related to 'council of the band', 'Indian', and 'reserve' by referencing the federal Indian Act.
- Requires municipal councils or band councils to pass a resolution supporting the establishment of a landfilling site before the Minister can approve it under the Environmental Assessment Act.
- Requires municipal councils or band councils to pass a resolution supporting the establishment of a landfilling site before the Director can issue an environmental compliance approval under the Environmental Protection Act.
- Amends Section 9 of the Environmental Assessment Act.
- Amends Section 20.3 of the Environmental Protection Act.
- Amends Section 9.1 (2) of the Environmental Assessment Act.
- Amends Section 20.15 (6) of the Environmental Protection Act.
- Comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Municipal councils
- Band councils (as defined in the federal Indian Act)
- The Minister responsible for the Environmental Assessment Act
- The Director responsible for environmental compliance approvals under the Environmental Protection Act
- Proponents seeking to establish landfilling sites within a municipality or on a reserve
- Municipal and band councils have the right to pass a resolution supporting or not supporting the establishment of a landfilling site.
- The Minister and the Director have a new obligation to ensure a supporting resolution is passed before approving a landfilling site.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify the process by which municipal or band councils would consider or vote on such a resolution.
- The bill relies on definitions from the federal Indian Act for 'council of the band', 'Indian', and 'reserve'.
- The bill does not detail what happens if a municipality or band council does not pass a resolution.
Adds a requirement that the Minister shall not approve a landfilling site unless the relevant municipal or band council passes a resolution supporting its establishment.
Source: Section 1 (1) of Bill 201
Adds a requirement that the Director shall not issue an environmental compliance approval for a landfilling site unless the relevant municipal or band council passes a resolution supporting its establishment.
Source: Section 2 (1) of Bill 201
Changes a reference in a subsection from 'subsection 9 (1)' to 'section 9'.
Source: Section 1 (2) of Bill 201
Adds a condition to the Director's authority, stating that the Director's role is subject to the new requirement for council approval in subsection 20.3 (3).
Source: Section 2 (2) of Bill 201
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