BILL NO. 23
(as introduced)
1st Session, 63rd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
66 Elizabeth II, 2017
Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act
(amended)
Kim Masland
Queens–Shelburne
First Reading: October 3, 2017
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Notes
Clause 1 adds a definition of "Paris Agreement".
Clause 2 establishes compliance with the Paris Agreement as an environmental and economic goal for the Province.
Clause 3 requires the Minister of Environment to introduce legislation to update the Province's environmental and economic goals to cover the period between December 31, 2018, and January 1, 2030.
An Act to Amend Chapter 7
of the Acts of 2007,
the Environmental Goals
and Sustainable Prosperity Act
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Section 2 of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2007, the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act, as amended by Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2012, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (e) the following clause:
2 Subsection 4(2) of Chapter 7, as enacted by Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2012, is amended by adding immediately after clause (f) the following clause:
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