(k.3) for the purpose of section 9.1, prescribing by class authorities other than federal authorities and respecting the manner in which those classes of authorities shall conduct assessments of the environmental effects of, and follow-up programs for, projects, as well as any action to be taken in respect of projects during the assessment process - which manners and actions may vary by class of authority - and, for those purposes, respecting the application of the laws from time to time in force in any province;

    (k.4) prescribing the provisions of any Act of Parliament or any regulation made pursuant to an Act of Parliament that confer powers, duties or functions on an authority prescribed in regulations made under paragraph (k.3), the exercise or performance of which requires an assessment of the environmental effects under paragraph 9.1(2)(d);

    (k.5) for the purposes of paragraph 9.1(2)(e), prescribing the circumstances in which an assessment of the environmental effects of a project to be carried out in whole or in part on federal lands must be conducted, and specifying the right or interest that the authority prescribed in regulations made under paragraph (k.3) must have in the federal lands;

    (l) for the purposes of section 10, designating bands individually or by class and respecting the manner in which those bands or classes of bands shall conduct assessments of the environmental effects of, and follow-up programs for, projects that are to be carried out in whole or in part on a reserve that is set apart for the use and benefit of a designated band and that is subject to the Indian Act, as well as any action to be taken in respect of projects during the assessment process, which manners and actions may vary by band or class of band;

    (l.01) for the purposes of section 10.1,

      (i) varying the definition ``project'' in subsection 2(1),

      (ii) respecting the manner of conducting assessments of the environmental effects of, and follow-up programs for, projects for which the Canadian International Development Agency exercises a power or performs a duty or function referred to in subsection 10.1(2) and respecting any action to be taken in respect of those projects during the assessment process,

      (iii) providing that, in the case of a project in respect of which an agreement or arrangement entered into by the Canadian International Development Agency in accordance with subsection 54(2) applies, no assessment of environmental effects need be carried out by that agency,

      (iv) varying or excluding any of the provisions of section 54 in their application to the Canadian International Development Agency, or

      (v) providing for the application of section 55.4 to the Canadian International Development Agency as if it were a responsible authority;

    (l.02) varying or excluding any of the provisions of sections 55 to 55.3 in their application to the Canadian International Development Agency;

31. Section 62 of the Act is amended by striking out the word ``and'' at the end of paragraph (d) and by adding the following after that paragraph:

    (d.1) to promote and monitor compliance with this Act and the quality of assessments conducted under this Act; and

32. (1) Subsection 63(1) of the Act is amended by striking out the word ``and'' at the end of paragraph (b), by adding the word ``and'' at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):

    (d) establish and lead a quality assurance program for assessments conducted under this Act.

(2) Subsection 63(2) of the Act is amended by striking out the word ``and'' at the end of paragraph (d) and by adding the following after paragraph (e):

    (f) assist parties in building consensus and resolving disputes; and

    (g) request federal authorities, and persons and bodies referred to in sections 8 to 10, to provide information respecting assessments that they conduct under this Act.

TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

Non-applicati on of amended provisions to assessments already commenced

33. Any environmental assessment or assessment of the environmental effects of a project commenced under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act before this section comes into force shall be continued and completed as if this Act had not been enacted.

COMING INTO FORCE

Coming into force

34. The provisions of this Act come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.