A-2.001 - Act respecting the acceleration of certain infrastructure projects

Section 38 Disposition versions

2020-12-11

38. For the purposes of section 36 of this Act, the demonstration required under paragraph 2 of section 46.0.3 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) must contain

(1)  the reasons for which work is necessary in the environments concerned, based in particular on

(a)  a description of the constraints related to the project’s development;

(b)  if applicable, a description of the zoning and land-use constraints associated with potential alternative sites at the municipal level;

(c)  in the case of the expansion of an existing facility, a description of the activities related to the project justifying the need for proximity to that facility; and

(d)  a description of the nature of the project showing that it cannot be carried out elsewhere than in wetlands and bodies of water; and

(2)  a description of the alternative scenarios examined.

Failure to send the information required under the first paragraph renders the application for authorization inadmissible for consideration by the minister responsible for the environment.

2020, c. 27, s. 38.