The Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act

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This paper discusses the Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act which relates to lands in Ontario that have been used in the past for industrial or commercial activity. The author explains the goals and benefits that could be realized from such legislation.

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"Brownfields are lands on which industrial or commercial activity took place in the past and that may need to be cleaned up before it can be redeveloped. As a result of this, Ontario passed legislation and regulations to aid in this transition. The Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act was brought around in 2001 and focused on a variety of issues that concerned the cleanup and betterment of the environment . Things such as environmental liability, planning and financing are important factors that strengthen the resolve to redevelop contaminated areas."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Benidickson, Jamie. Environmental Law 2nd Edition. Canada. Irwin Law Inc., 2002
• Government of Canada. (October 2005) National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy : KEY PROVISIONS - Box 1. Retrieved October 22, 2005, From, http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/Publications/HTML/Complete-Documents/SOD_Brownfield-Strategy_E/Page12-Box1.htm
• Government of Canada. (October 2005) Recent Progress on Brownfield Redevelopment. Retrieved October 20, 2005, From, http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/Publications/HTML/Complete-Documents/SOD_Brownfield-Strategy_E/Ch3_Progress_e.htm
• Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. (July 12, 2005)MAH - Series No.3: Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act, 2001. Retrieved October 23, 2005, From, http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_7483_1.html
• Ministry of the Environment. (October 2005) Brownfields Redevelopment. Retrieved October 23, 2005, From, http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/land/decomm/brownfields.htm

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