Bill C-6
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RECOMMENDATION |
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His 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 provide for an integrated system of land and water management in the
Mackenzie Valley, to establish certain boards for that purpose and to
make consequential amendments to other Acts''.
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SUMMARY |
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This enactment implements obligations under land claims agree
ments between Her Majesty the Queen and the Gwich'in and the Sahtu
Dene and Metis, respectively. The Gwich'in Comprehensive Land
Claim Agreement was signed April 22, 1992 and the Sahtu Dene and
Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement was signed September 6,
1993.
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The enactment creates an integrated co-management regime for land
and waters in the Mackenzie Valley.
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The enactment establishes a five-member Land Use Planning Board
in each of Gwich'in and Sahtu settlement areas, a Mackenzie Valley
Land and Water Board consisting - subject to the creation of addition
al regional panels - of seventeen members, which includes a five-
member permanent regional panel in each of the Gwich'in and Sahtu
settlement areas, and an eleven-member Environmental Impact Review
Board for the entire Mackenzie Valley.
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The enactment provides for the making of regulations governing
land use, prescribing lists of developments that are to be included or
excluded from the examination of environmental impacts, and respect
ing cumulative impact monitoring and audits.
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The Land Use Planning Boards are given the power to develop land
use plans and to ensure that future use of lands is carried out in
conformity with those plans. The Land and Water Board and its panels
are given the power to regulate the use of land and water, including the
issuance of land use permits and water licences. The Environmental
Impact Review Board is the main instrument in the Mackenzie Valley
for the examination of the environmental impact of proposed develop
ments, including by means of public reviews.
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EXPLANATORY NOTES |
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Canadian Environmental Assessment Act |
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Clause 162: New.
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Clause 163: (1) New.
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(2) This amendment adds the underlined words.
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Clause 164: This amendment adds the underlined
words.
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Northwest Territories Waters Act |
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Clause 165: Section 2.1 is new. The headings before
section 3 read as follows:
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GENERAL |
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Her Majesty |
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Clause 166: New. The relevant portion of subsection
14(4) reads as follows:
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(4) Where an application for a licence is made, the Board shall not
issue a licence unless the applicant satisfies the Board that
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