Bill 128 explained in plain English
Ontario Water Resources Amendment Act, 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 128 exempts water taking for electricity-generating dams from permit requirements if specific conditions under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act are met.
Bill 128, the Ontario Water Resources Amendment Act, 2019, amends the Ontario Water Resources Act. It adds an exception to the rules about water taking permits. Specifically, taking water for activities related to dams used for electricity production is now exempt, as long as these activities follow approvals or orders under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act. This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Amends the Ontario Water Resources Act to create a new exception for water taking.
- The exception applies to activities related to dams that are associated with electricity production.
- These activities must be conducted in accordance with an approval or an order under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Individuals or entities involved in constructing, operating, altering, improving, or repairing dams associated with electricity production.
- The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (implicitly, as it administers the Ontario Water Resources Act).
- An exemption from water taking permit requirements under the Ontario Water Resources Act for specific dam-related activities.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes a 'dam associated with the production of electricity' beyond the reference to the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act.
- The bill does not detail the specific approvals or orders under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act that would satisfy the exemption.
Adds a new paragraph to subsection 34 (2) that exempts certain water-taking activities related to electricity-generating dams from permit requirements, provided they comply with the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act.
Source: Section 1
The exemption under the Ontario Water Resources Act requires that activities related to electricity-generating dams be done in accordance with an approval granted under, or in compliance with an order made under, this Act.
Source: Section 1
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