O. Reg. 361/16: GENERAL
filed November 10, 2016 under Environmental Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.18
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made under the
Environmental Assessment Act
Made: October 26, 2016
Filed: November 10, 2016
Published on e-Laws: November 14, 2016
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: November 26, 2016
Amending Reg. 334 of R.R.O. 1990
(GENERAL)
1. (1) The definition of “fish and wildlife habitat management” in section 1 of Regulation 334 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding “, as it may be amended from time to time” after “the class environmental assessment for remedial flood and erosion control projects” at the end.
(2) Section 1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:
“Government property” has the same meaning as in the Ministry of Infrastructure Act, 2011; (biens du gouvernement”)
(3) The definition of “public work” in section 1 of the Regulation is revoked.
2. (1) Clause 5 (2) (i) of the Regulation is amended by adding “, as it may be amended from time to time,” after “the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment”.
(2) Clause 5 (3) (a) of the Regulation is amended by adding “, as it may be amended from time to time” after “the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment” at the end.
3. Clauses 6 (1) (j), (k) and (l) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
(j) the Minister of Municipal Affairs;
(k) the Minister of Housing;
(l) the Minister of Government and Consumer Services; and
(m) the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development,
4. Section 7.1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
7.1 (1) An undertaking by or on behalf of the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation, other than an undertaking in respect of Government property, is exempt from the Act.
(2) An undertaking in respect of forfeited corporate property to which the Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015 applies, carried out by or on behalf of the Minister responsible for the administration of the Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015 or by or on behalf of the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation, is exempt from the Act.
5. The definition of “cost” in subsection 8 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Minister of Natural Resources” and substituting “Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry”.
6. Subsection 15.0.2 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Minister of Natural Resources” and substituting “Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry”.
7. (1) Clause 15.1 (a) of the Regulation is amended by adding “, as it may be amended from time to time” after “the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment”.
(2) Clause 15.1 (b) of the Regulation is amended by adding “, as it may be amended from time to time” after “the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment” at the end.
(3) Section 15.1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:
(2) For the purpose of subsection 15.2 (2) of the Act, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport is authorized to proceed with undertakings in respect of Government property in accordance with the Ministry of Infrastructure Class Environmental Assessment, as it may be amended from time to time, with necessary modifications.
(3) In subsection (2),
“Ministry of Infrastructure Class Environmental Assessment” means the class environmental assessment that,
(a) was originally named “Class Environmental Assessment Process for Management Board Secretariat and Ontario Realty Corporation” and was approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on April 28, 2004 under Order in Council 913/2004,
(b) was amended on September 11, 2008 by approval of the Director of the Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch of the Ministry of the Environment and was renamed “Class Environmental Assessment Process for the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure for Realty Activities Other Than Electricity Projects”, and
(c) was amended on October 31, 2012 by approval of the Director of the Environmental Approvals Branch of the Ministry of the Environment and was renamed “Ministry of Infrastructure Public Work Class Environmental Assessment Process”.
8. Section 15.2 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing” and substituting “Minister of Municipal Affairs”.
Commencement
9. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2017 and the day it is filed.