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Order Number:

OC2006-026

Order Date:

2006-01-26

Department:

Executive Council

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Order Text:

 

The Lieutenant Governor in Council is pleased to declare this policy statement of the government of the province:

 

i)  The Minister of Environment and Conservation shall not issue Crown leases or grants pursuant to the Lands Act, for commercial wind energy generation projects which propose to produce energy for sale.  Applications for a Licence to Occupy up to a maximum of one acre of Crown land for the purpose of wind data collection may be considered by the Minister;

 

ii)  There shall be no environmental assessment pursuant to Part X “Environmental Assessment” of the Environmental Protection Act for commercial wind energy generation projects which propose to produce energy for sale;

 

iii)  All lease and/or grant applications made pursuant to the Lands Act for Crown land for commercial wind energy generation projects which propose to produce energy for sale currently on file with the Minister of Environment and Conservation shall be cancelled; and

 

iv)  This policy does not apply to proponents participating in Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s 2005 Wind Power Request for Proposals.  However, with respect to Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s 2005 Wind Power Request for Proposals, the Minister of Environment and Conservation shall not issue Crown leases and/or grants for commercial wind energy generation projects which propose to produce energy for sale, unless the proponent has a Power Purchase Agreement and a Power Transmission Agreement in place with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.

 

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