A proposal filed under the Act must include cost information and any required material, and most applicants must pay a filing fee based on the project cost.
c t ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FEES REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to March 19, 2011. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Enviromental Protection Act Environmental Assessment Fees Regulations Section 1 c ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT Chapter E-9 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FEES REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 25 of the Environmental Protection Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. E-9, Council made the following regulations: 1. “Act”, defined In these Regulations, “Act” means the Environmental Protection Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. E-9. (EC244/05) 2. Proposal A proposal filed under subsection 9(1) of the Act shall include the following: (a) an estimate of the total cost of the proposed undertaking; (b) an environmental impact statement if required by the Minister, (c) such other information as may be required by the Minister or the Department; and (d) the fee required by section 3. (EC244/05) 3. Fees (1) A person, other than a Crown corporation listed in Schedule B of the Financial Administration Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. F-9, who files a proposal with the Department under subsection 9(1) of the Act shall pay a fee in the amount of (a) $100, where the estimated total cost of the undertaking is $200,000 or less; (b) $500, where the estimated total cost of the undertaking is greater than $200,000 but less than $1,000,000; (c) $2,500, where the estimated total cost of the undertaking is $1,000,000 or greater, but less than $2,500,000; (d) $10,000, where the estimated total cost of the undertaking is $2,500,000 or greater; or (e) the revised fee, as determined under subsection (4). Fees payable, when (2) Fees shall be paid by the applicant as follows: (a) the amount required under clauses (1)(a) to (d) shall be paid at the time of filing the proposal; and c t Updated March 19, 2011 Page 3 Enviromental Protection Act Environmental Assessment Fees Section 3 Regulations (b) any additional amount required as a revised fee under subsection 3(4), shall be paid 10 days after receiving notice of the revised amount from the Department. Information confirming cost estimate (3) The Department may require that the applicant provide information to confirm, to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, that the cost estimate is accurate. Notice of revised fee (4) Upon receiving the information requested in subsection (3), the Department may provide the applicant with notice of revised fee in a letter to the applicant. (EC244/05; 96/11) Page 4 Updated March 19, 2011 t c