B.C. replaces Sustainable Environment Fund Revenue Regulation with updated version listing prescribed revenue sources

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The 2011 Sustainable Environment Fund Revenue Regulation has been repealed and replaced by a new Sustainable Environment Fund Regulation. The new regulation specifies which government revenue streams must flow into the Sustainable Environment Fund, drawing from two statutes. Under the Environmental Management Act, prescribed revenue now includes fees and charges for waste management plans, asphalt plant registrations, operational certificates, contaminated sites fees, municipal wastewater registrations, oil and gas waste discharge authorizations, and waste discharge code-of-practice registrations. Under the Integrated Pest Management Act, prescribed revenue covers fees for pesticide licences, individual certificates, permits, and pesticide use notices. Businesses and operators paying these fees or charges should be aware that the revenue collected continues to be directed to the Sustainable Environment Fund under a refreshed legal framework.

Who this affects: waste management facility operators · contaminated sites parties · asphalt plant operators · municipal wastewater system operators · pesticide licence and permit holders