Examples of Mackenzie Valley in a sentence
The pace is expected to continue to be slow in the next 5 years due to reduced interest in oil and gas exploration in the Central Mackenzie Valley region, the cancellation of the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline Project, and interim land withdrawals in the southern NWT which preclude the issuance of new oil and gas and mineral rights due to ongoing land claims negotiations.
The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act17 (MVRMA) establishes boards to carry out land use planning, regulate the use of land and water, and conduct environmental assessments of proposed developments in the Mackenzie Valley.
The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act section 50(1) provides that the federal Minister (CIRNAC) may, after consultation with a planning board, give written policy directions that are binding on the planning board with respect to the exercise of any of its functions under this Act.
Regulation of land and water resources in the Mackenzie Valley is part of an integrated system incorporating the Waters Act and Northwest Territories Lands Act.
Although the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act remains federal legislation, devolution provides the GNWT with significant delegated authorities including the authority to approve Type A water licences, the designation of inspectors, the holding of security and powers, and duties and functions related to environmental assessment.
Decisions of the Sahtu Land and Water Board and the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board are subject to such direction from the Tłegǫ́ hłı̨ Got’įnę Government, to the extent that compliance with such direction can be accommodated within the Boards’ approved budgets, while discharging their budgeted-for activities.
The subsurface resources chapter provides that the NWTMN will receive an annual payment consisting of a percentage of the Mackenzie Valley mineral royalties.
The NWTMN will receive 4.56% of the first $2 million and 0.912% of the remaining Mackenzie Valley Mineral Royalties.
Paragraph 3.5 of the Cooperation Plan provided: The EIA [environmental impact assessment] component will be undertaken by a Joint EIA Panel formed pursuant to the MVRMA [Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act] (section 141) and the CEAA [Canadian Environmental Assessment Act] (sections 40 and 41).
These would include, but would not necessarily be restricted to, the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, the Gwich’in Land and Water Board, the Sahtu Land and Water Board, the Northwest Territories Water Board, Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, and the GNWT, as well as relevant Alberta regulatory authorities.