What's New in FRPA - 2005
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Q&A 2005 -
Answers to questions arising from the "What's New in FRPA 2005
sessions.
Effective February 22, 2005, amendments were made to the Forest and
Range Practices Act to extend the transition period by one year. The
amendments were included in the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act,
2005 (Bill
3).
Effective February 25, 2005, the Forest Planning and Practices
Regulation (FPPR) was amended to provide Code equivalency for the
environmental standards for community watersheds and fisheries sensitive
watersheds.
All Community Watersheds that were established under FPC provisions
before January 31, 2004 are continued for the purposes of FRPA. An
objective has been established in FPPR for these watersheds to continue
management under FRPA. The objective is effective immediately. For
planning areas that include a continued Community Watershed, plan content
must be consistent with the objective.
The FPPR now includes an objective for Fisheries Sensitive Watersheds,
and a schedule that identifies the Fisheries Sensitive Watersheds that are
continued into FRPA. If a Forest Development Unit encompasses any area of
a watershed identified in the regulation, plan content consistent with the
objective in regulation is required. The regulation changes for FSW are in
effect immediately.
Attached is the Amending Regulation B.C. Reg.
62/05.
FRPA Act and Regulations Changes - Dec. 13, 2004
On December 13th, 2004, most remaining provisions in Bill 33 respecting
the Forest and Range Practices Act were brought into force, and a number
of changes were made to the following regulations:
- Administrative Remedies Regulation,
- Forest Planning and Practices Regulation,
- Security for Forest and Range Practice Liabilities Regulation, and
- Woodlot Licence Planning and Practices Regulation.
In particular, the Forest and Range Practices Act includes the
amendments made by sections 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 90 94, 97 and 102 of
the Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, which were brought into force
effective December 13, 2004.
In addition, the Government Actions Regulation was repealed and
replaced to:
- correct drafting oversights,
- provide for an extended transition to the Forest and Range Act to
December 31, 2005, and,
- to address operational issues identified since the FRPA regulations
were brought into force in January 31, 2004.
Unofficial consolidations of the Act and regulations posted at:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/code/training/frpa/legislation.html reflect these
changes.
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