Bill 27 explained in plain English
Waterways Examination 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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Bill 27, the Waterways Examination Act, 2018, mandates the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate zebra mussel levels in specified waterways under the Ontario Water Resources Act.
This bill requires the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate the extent of zebra mussel infestation in a specific list of waterways, as outlined in the Schedule of the bill. This action is to be taken under the existing Ontario Water Resources Act.
- Requires the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate the extent of zebra mussel infestation in the waterways listed in the bill's Schedule.
- Specifies that this investigation must be conducted under subsection 15 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act.
- Names the specific waterways to be examined in the Schedule, including lakes, creeks, and bays starting with 'Good' and 'Goose', as well as others with names starting with 'Gilder', 'Glimmer', 'Globe', 'Glory', 'Glosser', 'Glover', 'Glue', 'Gnat', 'Gneiss', 'Gnome', 'Goat', 'Goblin', 'Godda', 'Goddard', 'Godfrey', 'Godin', 'Godson', 'Goff', 'Gog', 'Gohere', 'Go Home', 'Going', 'Golborne', 'Goldbar', 'Gold', 'Golden', 'Goldfield', 'Glass', and 'Glassy'.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- The public and potentially aquatic ecosystems in the listed waterways
- The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has an obligation to direct an investigation into the extent of zebra mussel problems in specified waterways.
- This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify the methods or depth of the investigation required.
- The bill does not specify a timeline for completing the investigation.
- The bill does not specify what actions, if any, should be taken based on the findings of the investigation.
The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is required to use the powers granted under subsection 15 (1) of this Act to investigate zebra mussel content in specified waterways.
Source: Section 1
This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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