Bill 59 explained in plain English
Eramosa Karst Feeder Lands Protection Act, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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The Eramosa Karst Feeder Lands Protection Act, 2010, requires the Ontario government to protect specific lands adjacent to the Eramosa Karst, designate them as a conservation area, and ensure they remain contiguous with the existing conservation area.
This Act requires the Government of Ontario to take immediate action to protect approximately 36 hectares of land known as the "feeder lands" east of the Eramosa Karst in Stoney Creek. It mandates that these feeder lands be used as a conservation area and remain connected to the existing Eramosa Karst Conservation Area, which is approximately 73 hectares. The purpose is to prevent development that could harm the Eramosa Karst ecosystem by cutting off its natural water supply.
- Requires the Government of Ontario to take immediate action to protect approximately 36 hectares of feeder lands east of the Eramosa Karst in Stoney Creek from development.
- Directs that these feeder lands be used as a conservation area.
- Ensures that these feeder lands remain connected (contiguous) to the approximately 73-hectare Eramosa Karst Conservation Area.
- The Government of Ontario
- The Ontario Realty Corporation
- The Hamilton Conservation Authority
- The Eramosa Karst ecosystem
- Future generations
- The Government of Ontario has an obligation to take immediate action to protect the feeder lands from development.
- The feeder lands must be directed to be used as a conservation area.
- The feeder lands must remain contiguous with the Eramosa Karst.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The exact boundaries of the "approximately 36 hectares" and "approximately 73 hectares" of land are not detailed within the Act, but the Act uses these approximations.
- The Act states the Government of Ontario "shall take immediate action" but does not specify a timeframe for this action beyond 'immediate'.
This Act establishes new requirements for the Government of Ontario regarding the protection and use of specific lands.
Source: Section 1
This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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