Bill 110 explained in plain English
Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Amendment Act (Anti-Fracking), 2019
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 110, the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Amendment Act (Anti-Fracking), 2019, prohibits hydraulic fracturing and related activities for oil and gas exploration or production in shale, with exceptions for pre-existing authorized activities.
This bill amends the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act to prohibit hydraulic fracturing and related activities for the purpose of exploring for or producing oil or gas trapped in shale. A prohibition is put in place, but there is an exception for activities that were already authorized by a licence or permit granted by the Minister on or before the day this Act comes into force. Contravention of the prohibition is added as a cause for an order under section 19 (1) of the Act.
- Prohibits hydraulic fracturing and related activities for oil or gas exploration or production in shale.
- Creates an exception for activities that were authorized by a licence or permit granted by the Minister before the Act came into force.
- Adds contravening the prohibition against hydraulic fracturing as a reason for an order under the existing Act.
- Persons or companies engaging in or seeking to engage in hydraulic fracturing or related activities for oil or gas exploration or production in shale.
- The Minister responsible for the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act.
- No person shall engage in hydraulic fracturing or activities related to it for the purpose of the exploration for or production of oil or gas trapped in shale, subject to an exception.
- Existing authorizations granted by the Minister before the Act came into force are protected.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Contravention of the prohibition against hydraulic fracturing can lead to an order being made under section 19 (1) of the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act. The specific nature of these orders is not detailed in this bill.
- The bill does not specify the exact nature of the orders that can be made under section 19 (1) of the Act for contravening the prohibition.
- The definition of 'activities related to hydraulic fracturing' is not explicitly provided within the bill.
Adds a new section that prohibits hydraulic fracturing and related activities for the purpose of exploring for or producing oil or gas trapped in shale, with an exception for previously authorized activities.
Source: Section 1
Adds a contravention of the new hydraulic fracturing prohibition as a reason for an order to be made under section 19 (1) of the Act.
Source: Section 2
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