174_2006 — Public Utility Regulation

s. 1 — Definitions

In this regulation:

s. 1 — Act

Act means the Utilities Commission Act;

s. 1 — project

project means the construction or operation of a public utility plant or system, or an extension of either.

s. 2 — Conditions

For the purposes of section 121 (2) (c) of the Act, a public utility must meet the following conditions with respect to its project:

s. 2(a)

the public utility must have entered into an energy supply contract with the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, with Powerex Corporation or with FortisBC;

s. 2(b)

the public utility plant or system must be located entirely on Crown land;

s. 2(c)

the public utility must have, if required under the Acts referred to in the following subparagraphs, each of the following:

s. 2(c)(i)

a lease, licence or right of way granted under section 11 of the Land Act;

s. 2(c)(ii)

a permission under section 25 of the Agricultural Land Commission Act;

s. 2(c)(iii)

a licence issued under section 14 of the Water Sustainability Act;

s. 2(c)(iv)

an environmental assessment certificate issued under section 17 of the Environmental Assessment Act;

s. 2(c)(v)

a lease issued under section 8 of the Geothermal Resources Act;

s. 2(c)(vi)

a permit issued under section 14 of the Environmental Management Act;

s. 2(c)(vii)

an occupant licence to cut entered into under section 47.4 of the Forest Act and an approval of the chief forester granted under section 5 of that Act;

s. 2(c)(viii)

a permit issued under section 12 of the Heritage Conservation Act;

s. 2(c)(ix)

a pipeline permit issued under section 25 of the Energy Resource Activities Act;

s. 2(c)(x)

a written permission under section 4 of the Wildlife Act;

s. 2(c)(xi)

a park use permit referred to in section 8 or 9 of the Park Act, an approval of the minister granted under section 9 of that Act, and a resource use permit referred to in section 12 of that Act;

s. 2(c)(xii)

an authorization under section 35 (2) of the Fisheries Act (Canada);

s. 2(c)(xiii)

an approval under section 5 of the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Canada);

s. 2(c)(xiv)

permission under section 20 (1) (a) or 37 (1) (a) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.