Draft Agreement To Conduct a Cooperative Environmental Assessment, including the Establishment of a Joint Review Panel of the Site C Clean Energy Project BetweenCooperative Environmental Assessment Agreement • November 4th, 2011
Contract Type FiledNovember 4th, 2011Excerpt from the Draft Agreement Government Agencies BC Hydro Question or Comment 1Suggested Wording in Italics Preamble Whereas this is a project-specific agreement consistent with the Canada-British Columbia Agreement for Environmental Assessment Cooperation signed on March 11th, 2004; and No comment Whereas the Minister of the Environment, Canada (the federal Minister of the Environment) has statutoryresponsibilities pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (the “CEAA”); and No comment Whereas the Minister of the Environment, British Columbia (the provincial Minister of the Environment) has statutoryresponsibilities pursuant to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act (the “BCEAA”); and No comment Whereas British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority is proposing to construct and operate a dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River near Fort St. John, British Columbia, referred to as the Site C Clean EnergyProject, which is subject to envi