Bill S-222
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023 |
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STATUTES OF CANADA 2023
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An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
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ASSENTED TO
October 26, 2023
BILL S-222 |
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to permit the Minister, in developing requirements for public works, to allow the use of wood or any other thing that achieves environmental benefits.
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Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address: www.sencanada.ca/en |
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70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III |
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CHAPTER 27 |
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An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood) |
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[Assented to 26th October, 2023]
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His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1996, c. 16
Department of Public Works and Government Services Act
1 Section 7 of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):
Use of wood
(1.1) In developing requirements with respect to the construction, maintenance and repair of public works, federal real property and federal immovables, the Minister shall consider any potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and any other environmental benefits and may allow the use of wood or any other thing — including a material, product or sustainable resource — that achieves such benefits.
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Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
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