Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act

Marginal note:Submission of proposals

• 50 (1) A proponent shall submit a proposal for a project

  • (a) to the executive committee, in the case of a project specified in regulations made under paragraph 122(c); or

  • (b) in any other case, to the designated office for the assessment district in which the project is to be undertaken, subject to the rules made under paragraph 31(2)(d).

• Marginal note:Considerations by proponent

  (2) The proponent of a project shall, in preparing a proposal,

  • (a) take into consideration the matters referred to in paragraphs 42(1)(b), (c), (e) and (f), in the case of a proposal submitted to a designated office, or the matters referred to in paragraphs 42(1)(b), (c) and (e) to (h), in the case of a proposal submitted to the executive committee; and

  • (b) incorporate any mitigative measures that may be appropriate.

• Marginal note:Consultation

  (3) Before submitting a proposal to the executive committee, the proponent of a project shall consult any first nation in whose territory, or the residents of any community in which, the project will be located or might have significant environmental or socio-economic effects.

• Marginal note:Notification of Environment Minister

  (4) The executive committee shall notify the Minister of the Environment of any proposal submitted to it under paragraph (1)(a) for a project for which there is a federal decision body.