CACERCanadian Energy Regulator Act, s. 252Primary legislationIn force

Laws of a province

Section 252 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes provincial regulatory authority over intra-provincial electricity transmission lines, granting provinces jurisdiction over location/routing, land acquisition and expropriation procedures, environmental impact assessments, environmental protection during construction and operation, and abandonment protocols.

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Laws of a province

252 For the purposes of sections 253 to 255, a law of a province is in relation to lines for the transmission of electricity from a place in the province to another place in that province if the law is in relation to any of the following matters: (a) the determination of their location or detailed route; (b) the acquisition, including by expropriation, or lease of land required for the purposes of those lines, the power to so acquire or lease land and the procedure for so acquiring or leasing it; (c) assessments of their impact on the environment; (d) the protection of the environment against the consequences of the construction, operation and abandonment of those lines, and the mitigation of their effects on the environment; (e) their construction and operation and the procedure to be followed in abandoning their operation.

Source

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-252.html

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