Bill 111 explained in plain English
No More Pits or Quarries in the Greenbelt Act, 2023
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Bill 111 amends the Greenbelt Act, 2005 to prohibit new pits and quarries and expansions of existing pits and quarries in Ontario's Greenbelt Area.
Bill 111, titled the No More Pits or Quarries in the Greenbelt Act, 2023, amends Ontario's Greenbelt Act, 2005. The bill adds new rules that prevent anyone from applying for permits to operate new pits or quarries (mineral extraction sites) in the Greenbelt Area. It also prevents the expansion of pits and quarries that already exist in the Greenbelt Area. The bill uses definitions of "pit" and "quarry" that match those in the Aggregate Resources Act. The bill also makes a related technical change to section 9 of the Greenbelt Act to refer to "the Greenbelt Area" instead of "Protected Countryside" in the Greenbelt Plan. The law came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Amends the Greenbelt Act, 2005 by adding definitions for 'pit' and 'quarry' (using definitions from the Aggregate Resources Act)
- Prohibits any person from applying for an aggregate permit to operate a new pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
- Prohibits the expansion of any existing pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
- Makes a consequential amendment to section 9 of the Greenbelt Act to refer to 'the Greenbelt Area' instead of 'Protected Countryside in the Greenbelt Plan'
- Comes into force on the day of Royal Assent
- Any person or company seeking to apply for an aggregate permit to operate a new pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
- Operators of existing pits and quarries in the Greenbelt Area who may have wanted to expand their operations
- The aggregate industry in Ontario, particularly those with operations or potential operations in the Greenbelt Area
- No person may apply for an aggregate permit to operate a new pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
- No person may expand an existing pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (the bill text does not specify a specific calendar date)
- The bill text does not identify any direct financial, tax, or fee impacts
- The bill text does not specify enforcement mechanisms or penalties for violations of the prohibition on new pits, quarries, or expansions
- The bill text does not specify how the prohibition will be enforced or what penalties apply for violations
- The bill text does not define what constitutes an 'expansion' of an existing pit or quarry
- The bill text does not address whether existing operations with valid permits will be allowed to continue operating or under what conditions
- The bill text does not explain the relationship between this prohibition and other provincial legislation affecting aggregate extraction
- The precise meaning of 'pit' and 'quarry' as used in this act depends on the Aggregate Resources Act, which is not provided in the bill text
The act is amended to add definitions for pit and quarry, and to add a new subsection (1.1) to section 6 that prohibits applying for aggregate permits to operate new pits and quarries and expanding existing pits and quarries in the Greenbelt Area. Section 9(1) is also amended to replace reference to 'Protected Countryside' with 'Greenbelt Area'.
Source: Sections 1, 2, and 3
The definitions of 'pit' and 'quarry' in this act are adopted for use in the Greenbelt Act, 2005.
Source: Section 1
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