Bill 62 explained in plain English
Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Industrial Facilities), 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 62, the Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Industrial Facilities), 2010, requires certain industrial facilities to submit environmental reports every five years and upon closure, and makes owners liable for environmental damage.
This bill amends the Environmental Protection Act to create new requirements for industrial facilities that regularly use, store, or treat significant amounts of hazardous materials. These facilities will be required to prepare and submit environmental reports every five years. They must also prepare a final environmental report when closing down. The reports will be made available to the public and will include details on testing results, cleanup plans (including financing), and plans for cleaning the facility after it ceases operations. Owners of these facilities are responsible for the costs of preparing these reports and for any environmental damage that occurs on their land while they are in care.
- Requires industrial facilities that regularly use, store, or treat significant amounts of hazardous materials to prepare and submit environmental reports.
- Mandates that these environmental reports be submitted every five years for operating facilities.
- Requires a final environmental report when an industrial facility ceases operations.
- Specifies that the environmental reports must include test results for land and water, cleanup plans with financing, and plans for facility cleanup after closure.
- Makes the owner of the industrial facility responsible for the costs of preparing the environmental reports.
- Makes the owner of the industrial facility liable for any environmental damage to the land where the facility is operated.
- Establishes a public registry for submitted environmental reports.
- Adds a new Part VIII to the Environmental Protection Act, titled 'Industrial Facilities'.
- Owners and operators of industrial facilities that regularly use, store, or treat significant amounts of hazardous materials.
- The public, who will have access to environmental reports.
- The Minister of the Environment, who will maintain a public registry of reports.
- The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, who will receive submitted reports.
- Owners of industrial facilities must prepare and submit environmental reports every five years and upon closing.
- Owners are responsible for the costs of preparing these reports.
- Owners are liable for environmental damage occurring on their land.
- The public has the right to access the environmental reports through a registry.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Owners of industrial facilities in operation before this Act comes into force have two years from the Act's commencement date to comply with its requirements.
- Owners of industrial facilities are responsible for the costs associated with preparing environmental reports, including testing and cleanup plans.
- The bill text does not specify penalties for non-compliance. It states that owners are liable for environmental damage.
- The specific definition of 'significant amounts' of hazardous materials is not provided, which may lead to uncertainty about which facilities are covered.
- The bill text does not outline specific penalties for failing to submit reports or for non-compliance with cleanup plans, beyond liability for environmental damage.
- The exact content of 'test results' and 'cleanup plans' is not detailed beyond general categories.
Adds Part VIII (Industrial Facilities), which includes new requirements for certain industrial facilities regarding environmental reports and liability for environmental damage. It also defines 'hazardous materials' and 'industrial facility' for the purposes of this Part.
Source: Section 1
Establishes that the new Part VIII prevails over conflicting provisions in the Environmental Protection Act or any other Act, unless those other provisions explicitly state they prevail over Part VIII.
Source: Section 75(2)
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