Bill 19 explained in plain English
Zebra Mussel Survey Act, 2018
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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The Zebra Mussel Survey Act, 2018 mandates the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate zebra mussel presence in designated Ontario waterways.
This Act requires the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate the extent of zebra mussel infestations in a specific list of lakes and creeks in Ontario. The investigation is to be conducted under the authority of the Ontario Water Resources Act.
- Requires the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate the extent of zebra mussels in specific lakes and creeks.
- States that this investigation must be carried out under subsection 15 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act.
- The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Individuals or groups involved in environmental surveys or water resource management.
- The Minister has an obligation to direct an investigation into the extent of zebra mussels in specified waterways.
- This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify the methods or timeline for conducting the investigation.
- The bill does not define 'zebra mussel content' or 'extent of the zebra mussel problem'.
Specifies that the Minister must use the powers under subsection 15 (1) of this Act to conduct the zebra mussel investigation.
Source: Section 1
This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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