Bill 26 explained in plain English
Zebra Mussel Examination Act, 2018
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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Bill 26 requires the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate zebra mussel content in specific Ontario waterways under the Ontario Water Resources Act.
This Act requires the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate the extent of zebra mussel problems in a specific list of waterways. These waterways are named in the Act. The investigation will be conducted under the authority of the Ontario Water Resources Act.
- Requires the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate the extent of zebra mussel problems in specific waterways.
- Specifies the list of waterways to be investigated.
- States that the investigation is to be conducted under subsection 15 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act.
- The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- The public in areas with the specified waterways
- The Minister has an obligation to direct an investigation into the extent of zebra mussel problems in the specified waterways.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify the methodology or timeline for the investigation.
- The bill does not define what is meant by 'zebra mussel content' or 'extent of the zebra mussel problem'.
- The bill does not specify what happens after the investigation is completed or what actions, if any, will be taken based on its findings.
Subsection 15 (1) of this Act will be used by the Minister to direct an investigation into zebra mussel content in specified waterways. The Act itself is not changed, but its provisions are being utilized.
Source: Section 1
This Act is now law and sets out the requirement for the investigation.
Source: Section 3
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