Bill 198 explained in plain English
Cootes Paradise Water Accountability Act, 2020
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Cootes Paradise Water Accountability Act, 2020, mandates the Ministry to publicly report discharges or escapes of polluting material as specified by regulations.
This bill, known as the Cootes Paradise Water Accountability Act, 2020, amends the Ontario Water Resources Act. It requires the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to inform the public whenever it is notified about the discharge or escape of polluting material. The Act also allows for regulations to specify how this public notification should happen and what information must be shared.
- Requires the Ministry to notify the public about the discharge or escape of polluting material.
- Allows for regulations to define the method and content of public notifications regarding polluting material discharges or escapes.
- Establishes that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- The public
- The Ministry has an obligation to notify the public of a discharge or escape of polluting material.
- The Ministry has the power to be notified of a discharge or escape of polluting material under subsection (2) of Section 30 of the Ontario Water Resources Act.
- This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent. (Section 3)
- The specific manner in which the Ministry is required to notify the public, and the specific information to be made public regarding a discharge or escape, will be determined by regulations, which are not detailed in this bill.
- The bill refers to 'subsection (2)' of Section 30 of the Ontario Water Resources Act regarding notification of a discharge or escape, but the content of this subsection is not provided within the text of Bill 198.
Adds a requirement for the Ministry to notify the public about discharges or escapes of polluting material.
Source: Section 1
Adds a clause that allows regulations to prescribe how the Ministry notifies the public and what information is included in those notifications regarding polluting material discharges or escapes.
Source: Section 2
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