Bill 29 explained in plain English
Protecting Waterways from Zebra Mussels 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 Protecting Waterways from Zebra Mussels Act, 2018, mandates the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate zebra mussel content in a defined list of waterways.
This Act requires the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate and determine the extent of zebra mussel infestation in a specific list of Ontario waterways. The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Requires the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to investigate the zebra mussel content in specific waterways listed in the Schedule of the Act.
- Specifies that this investigation must be conducted under the provisions of subsection 15 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act.
- States that the Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Waterways listed in the Schedule of the Act
- The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has a duty to direct an investigation into the extent of the zebra mussel problem in the specified waterways.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify the methodology or timeframe for the investigation, nor does it outline what actions, if any, will be taken based on the investigation's findings.
- The list of waterways in the Schedule is extensive and specific, and the bill does not describe how this list was determined or if it can be amended.
The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is required to exercise existing powers under this subsection to investigate zebra mussel content in specified waterways.
Source: Section 1
The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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