alberta land stewardship act & related amendments to: public lands act forests act
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Alberta Land Stewardship Act & Related Amendments to: Public Lands Act Forests Act. Presentation to the College of Alberta Professional Foresters June 25, 2009. Overview. Context For Legislation Alberta Land Stewardship Act Forests Act Amendments Public Lands Act Amendments - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Alberta Land Stewardship Act & Related Amendments to:
Public Lands ActForests Act
Presentation to the College of Alberta Professional Foresters
June 25, 2009
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Overview
Context For Legislation Alberta Land Stewardship Act Forests Act Amendments Public Lands Act Amendments Status of Regional Plans Impacts of Regional Plans Role of Forestry Professional
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Context for Legislation
Land-Use Framework (LUF) Policy Albertans asked for:
Provincial leadership
An approach to planning that integrates Alberta’s environmental, economic, and social objectives at the regional level.
An approach that encourages stewardship and conservation
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Alberta Land Stewardship Act
Purpose of the Act Means for Government to provide
guidance on Economic, Environmental, and Social Objectives
Ability to Plan for the needs of Current and Future Generations
Enable Sustainable Development and a Cumulative Effects Management approach
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Part 1 Regional Plans
Lieutenant Governor Makes Planning Regions and Plans
Elements of a Regional Plan Adopt or Create Sub-Regional Plans Statutory Consents
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Part 2Nature, Effect and Compliance
Plans are Regulations Plans are Legally Binding Compensation Limited under this Act Compliance Declaration
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Part 3 Conservation & Stewardship Tools
Research and Development Conservation Easements Conservation Directives Conservation Offsets Transfer Of Development Credits
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Part 4Regional Planning Process
Lieutenant Governor Sets the Process in Motion
Regional Advisory Council Approves a Terms of Reference
Land-Use Secretariat Not a department Stewardship Commissioner
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Part 4Regional Planning Process
Landuse Secretariat’s Role in: Regional Plan Development Regional Plan Implementation Information Systems Monitoring and Reporting
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Part 5Transitional Provisions & Amendments
Conservation Easements transferred from Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
Consequential Amendments Consequential amendments to 26 Acts
Align other Acts with regional plans
Provides for enforcement of regional plans
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Forests Act – Consequential Amendments
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Forests Act – Key Changes
Regional Plans take precedence Allows for partial assignments of
dispositions
Part 3 – Transferred to Public Lands Act
Forest Land Use Zones Forest Recreation Areas Forest Recreation Trails
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Forests Act – Key Changes
Section 16 – refers to ‘sustainable forest management’ vs. ‘yield' (outdated)
Section 28.1 – can prohibit 3rd parties from selling or buying access to crown timber
Section 29 – Reforestation Records
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Forests Act – Key Changes
Enforcement Fine increases Enabling Admin penalty process Scope of ‘Forest Officer’ Expanded Great clarity on investigation, right of entry,
seizure process Creative Sentencing Provision Recovery of Economic Benefit
Separation of ‘Director’ and ‘Minister’
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Forests Act – Key Changes
Additional offences:
Section 9 – damage of signs, structures Section 10 – cutting, damaging forest growth Section 28.1 – sale or purchase of access to
forest land Providing misleading information to forest
officer
Enables an Appeals Process
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Public Lands Act – Consequential Amendments
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Public Lands Act - Amendments
Major amendments were necessary:
60 percent of Alberta is Public Land, administered under the Public Lands Act
More land management ability is required to implement regional plans
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Public Lands Act – Key Changes
Clarification that Crown is owner of public land
Ability to manage cumulative impacts of activity (i.e. access to public land) in accordance with Regional Plans
Increased enforcement provisions
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Public Lands Act – Key Changes
Director vs. Minister Establishment of a land stewardship
fund Dispositions
Cancelled/Suspended/Amended Occupation of Public Land
Access to land requires consent Blanket Consent for Disposition Holders
Greater ability to manage recreation access to vacant public land
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Public Lands Act – Key Changes
Fines increased New tool - Stop Work Orders Recovery of economic benefit Creative Sentencing New Appeals Section
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Current Situation
Stakeholder sessions held - Concerns: Impact to existing dispositions What does managing rec access mean? Stop Work Orders – need an appeal Timely approvals
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Current Situation
Open Houses held on Bill 36 (ALSA) Seven Weeks of sessions
Bill 36 received Royal Assent June 4, 2009
Next Steps Proclamation Regulation Development/Amendment
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Regional Plan Status
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Regional Plans
Seven Planning Regions Currently two plans are under
development Lower Athabasca Regional Plan (LARP) South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP)
Complete all Plans by 2012
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Lower Athabasca Regional Plan
Regional Advisory Committee Established
Terms of Reference nearing Approval Economic Development (Bitumen) Land Conservation Water and Air Thresholds Human Development
Vision Statement and Objectives drafted Modelling already underway Complete draft plan – December 2009
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South Saskatchewan Regional Plan
Regional Advisory Committee appointed Terms of Reference draft stage
Population Growth Water
State of the Region drafted Modelling input being discussed Final Draft completed by June 2010
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Regional Plan Impact
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Regional Plan Impacts
Difficult to Predict Immediate Impacts Depends on the Resolution of the Plan Current Plans At least 4 Levels of Filtering
• Cabinet Direction
• Regional Planning Team
• Regional Advisory Committee
• Public, Stakeholder, and First Nations
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Regional Plan Impacts
Cons Potential to affect allocation or approvals However, current message is business as
usual
Pros Clearer Government Objectives Greater Certainty More Efficient Resource Planning Less Conflict between Industrial users Social License
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Role Of the Forestry Professional
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Role Of the Forestry Professional
Get Involved
Professional Level Regulation Development (Forests Act,
Public Lands Act) Regional Advisory Committee Public/Stakeholder Consultations Direct Feedback
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Role Of the Forestry Professional
Individual Level
Forestry Professionals have: Broad Base of Ecological Knowledge Planning skills at both the Operational
level as well as the long-term 10 - 200 year view
Used to Being Specialized Generalist Position ourselves as Facilitators and
Mediators
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Questions?