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Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
to establish a process for assessing the environmental and
socio-economic effects of certain activities in Yukon''.
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This enactment, in fulfilment of certain obligations under the
Umbrella Final Agreement between Canada, the Yukon Territory and
the Council of Yukon Indians, creates a process for assessing the
environmental and socio-economic effects of activities in Yukon.
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The enactment establishes a Yukon Environmental and
Socio-economic Assessment Board with assessment staff in six or more
designated offices in communities throughout Yukon. They serve as the
main instruments for the assessment of the environmental and
socio-economic effects of activities in Yukon.
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The enactment provides for the making of regulations prescribing
lists of activities that may be subject to assessment, and governing
decision-making in response to recommendations made by assessment
bodies.
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