Bill 16 explained in plain English
Respecting Municipal Authority Over Landfilling Sites Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 16, if passed, would require municipal and band council support, via resolution, for the establishment of landfilling sites before they can be approved under environmental legislation.
This bill, if passed, would require municipal councils and band councils to pass a resolution supporting the establishment of a landfilling site before it can be approved. This applies to decisions made under the Environmental Assessment Act and the Environmental Protection Act.
- Amends the Environmental Assessment Act to require municipal or band council support through a resolution before a landfilling site can be approved.
- Amends the Environmental Protection Act to require municipal or band council support through a resolution before an environmental compliance approval can be issued for a landfilling site.
- Defines terms like 'council of the band', 'Indian', and 'reserve' for the purposes of these amendments, referencing the Indian Act (Canada).
- Makes the changes effective on the day the bill receives Royal Assent.
- Municipal councils
- Band councils
- Proponents seeking approval for landfilling sites
- The Minister responsible for the Environmental Assessment Act
- The Director responsible for environmental compliance approvals under the Environmental Protection Act
- Municipal councils and band councils must pass a resolution supporting the establishment of a landfilling site for approval to be granted.
- The Minister (under the Environmental Assessment Act) and the Director (under the Environmental Protection Act) have a duty not to approve a landfilling site without this council resolution.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify the process for a municipal or band council to consider or pass such a resolution.
- The bill does not detail what factors a council may consider when deciding whether to support or reject a landfilling site.
- The bill does not outline any appeals process if a council refuses to pass a resolution.
Adds a requirement that the Minister must receive a resolution of support from a municipal council or band council before approving the establishment of a landfilling site within a municipality or on a reserve.
Source: Section 1(1)
Adds a requirement that the Director shall not issue an environmental compliance approval for a landfilling site within a municipality or on a reserve unless the municipal council or band council passes a resolution supporting its establishment.
Source: Section 2(1)
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