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Bodies under the authority of the Minister
The Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE)
is a public hearing body whose function is to inform and consult the population
on questions relating to the quality of the environment submitted to it by
the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks in order to guide government decision-making
with a view to sustainable development. To that end, it carries out
information and public consultation meetings, investigations and public
hearings as well as environment mediation. It reports its findings and its
analysis thereof to the Minister.The Société des établissements de
plein air du Québec (Sépaq)
is a government agency mandated to operate and develop natural sites and
tourist facilities entrusted to it under its act of incorporation. Its
mission is to ensure the accessibility, development, and protection of these
facilities for the benefit of its clientele, Québec's regions, and future
generations.
The Société québécoise de récupération et de recyclage (RECYC-QUÉBEC)
is a body whose mission is to promote, develop and foster the reduction, re-use,
recovery and recycling of containers, packaging, materials or products and
their reclamation with the goal of conserving resources.
The Minister is responsible for the Environment Quality Act and enforcement
of the environmental requirements agreed to by Québec in the James Bay and
Northern Québec Agreement and incorporated in Chapter II of the Act.
Four
bodies have been established by and in accordance with the Agreement and Act;
these are:
- the James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment (JBACE), which is to
be consulted on any proposed law and regulation concerning environmental
protection in the territory governed by the James Bay and Northern Quebec
Agreement and south of the 55th parallel;
- the Evaluating Committee, which is responsible for assessing projects
proposed south of the 55th parallel;
- the Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee (KEAC), which is to be
consulted on any proposed law and regulation concerning environmental
protection in the territory governed by the James Bay and Northern Quebec
Agreement and north of the 55th parallel;
- the Kativik Environmental Quality Commission (KEQC), which is responsible
for initial assessment and review of environment development projects north
of the 55th parallel.
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