Bill 29 explained in plain English
Planning Amendment Act (Renewable Energy Undertakings), 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 29 amends the Planning Act to remove previous exemptions for renewable energy undertakings from standard planning regulations.
This bill, the Planning Amendment Act (Renewable Energy Undertakings), 2010, aims to change the Planning Act in Ontario. It specifically targets how renewable energy projects are regulated. The bill proposes to remove exemptions that were previously put in place by the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009. These exemptions meant that renewable energy undertakings did not have to follow the usual rules under the Planning Act, such as provincial plans, official plans, zoning by-laws, and development permit regulations.
- Amends the Planning Act of Ontario.
- Repeals definitions related to renewable energy undertakings, facilities, and projects within the Planning Act.
- Repeals specific clauses within Section 50 of the Planning Act.
- Repeals Section 62.0.2 of the Planning Act.
- Reverses the effect of amendments made by the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009, which had exempted renewable energy undertakings from certain planning rules.
- Developers and operators of renewable energy undertakings.
- Municipalities and planning authorities in Ontario.
- The Province of Ontario.
- Renewable energy undertakings will be subject to the normal application of the Planning Act, including policy statements, provincial plans, official plans, demolition control by-laws, zoning by-laws, and development permit regulations and by-laws.
- The Act comes into force on the 90th day after it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent, which is needed to determine the precise commencement date.
The bill amends the Planning Act. It removes definitions related to renewable energy undertakings and repeals specific sections and clauses within the Act. The Explanatory Note indicates that these changes are intended to reverse exemptions for renewable energy undertakings from normal planning regulations.
Source: Sections 1, 2, and 3
This bill reverses the exemptions for renewable energy undertakings that were introduced by Schedule K of the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009. This means renewable energy undertakings will no longer be exempt from the normal application of the Planning Act.
Source: Explanatory Note
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