Section 2 · Northern Pipeline Socio-Economic and Environmental Terms and Conditions for the Swift River Portion of the Pipeline in the Province of British Columbia

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(1)In these terms and conditions,

Act means the Northern Pipeline Act; (Loi)

agricultural land means any land that is

(a)cleared and used for pasture,

(b)under cultivation, or

(c)part of an agricultural land reserve; (terre agricole)

agricultural land reserve means a reserve of land established under section 8 of the Agricultural Land Commission Act (British Columbia); (réserve de terres agricoles)

big game animals means big game as defined in the Wildlife Act (British Columbia); (gros gibier)

borrow pit means a site used for the extraction of granular material and fill and the excavation resulting from such extraction; (ballastière)

construction means, in respect of the building of the pipeline or any portion thereof, those field activities carried out by Foothills from the commencement of the clearing for the pipeline or any portion thereof until leave to open the pipeline or portion thereof, as the case may be, is granted by the Board but does not include clearing for survey lines by Foothills; (construction)

environmental impact means any change in the existing physical or biological conditions of the environment resulting from the construction or operation of the pipeline; (répercussions écologiques)

facility means any fixed installation of a temporary or permanent nature installed by Foothills as a part of the pipeline or that is used by Foothills in the construction or operation of the pipeline; (installations)

fish means fish as defined in the Fisheries Act; (poisson)

Foothills means Foothills Pipe Lines (South Yukon) Ltd.; (Foothills)

fuel means all liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons and petroleum products used in the construction and operation of the pipeline; (carburants)

fur-bearing animals means fur-bearing animals as defined in the Wildlife Act (British Columbia); (animaux à fourrure)

grazing reserve, means a grazing reserve established under the Land Act (British Columbia) for the purpose of grazing livestock; (pâturage)

hazardous material means any chemical, explosive, toxic material or other substance that, if spilled, misused or allowed to escape, may cause significant damage to the environment; (produits dangereux)

inspection means observation and measurement by Foothills to verify that

(a)the construction and operation of the pipeline accord with the designs and specifications of the pipeline, and

(b)these terms and conditions are complied with; (inspection)

monitoring means data gathering, data analysis and interpretation and data presentation to determine magnitudes and characteristics of environmental change; (contrôle)

operation means any field activity by Foothills relating to the pipeline or any portion of the pipeline for which leave to open has been granted; (exploitation)

Province means the Province of British Columbia; (province)

rare and endangered species means those animal or plant species that occupy areas or exist in numbers so small that, in the opinion of the designated officer, their existence would likely be threatened by the construction or operation of the pipeline; (espèces rares et menacées)

Swift River portion means that portion of the pipeline within Zone 2 Foothills Pipe Lines (South Yukon) Ltd., as described in Annex II of the Agreement, that lies within the Province; (tronçon de la rivière Swift)

waste means discarded or abandoned liquid or solid matter including human waste, garbage, oil drums, petroleum products, ashes and equipment; (déchets)

waterbodies means lakes and ponds and permanent and intermittent rivers and streams and their beds; (masses d’eau)

wildlife means

(a)big game animals and fur-bearing animals that are native to the Province,

(b)migratory game birds as defined in the Migratory Birds Convention Act,

(c)all Galliformes native to the Province,

(d)all species of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes, and

(e)rare and endangered species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. (faune)

(2)All other words and expressions have the meaning assigned to them in the Act.

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.

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