6 The Minister shall promptly notify York Region and Durham Region and each Indigenous community identified on the list provided by the Minister under subsection 5 (4) when the following have been completed to the Minister’s satisfaction: 1.  The report required under section 4. 2.  The consultation required under section 5. 3.  Any other requirements prescribed for the purpose of clause 3 (3) (c). Note: Sections 7 to 10 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. Municipalities to construct Lake Simcoe phosphorus reduction project 7 (1) Every municipality prescribed for the purposes of this subsection shall, in accordance with subsections (3) and (4), work together to do everything in their respective powers to develop, construct and operate the Lake Simcoe phosphorus reduction project. Municipalities that may be prescribed (2) The following municipalities may be prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1): 1.  York Region. 2.  A lower-tier municipality within York Region. 3.  A lower-tier municipality within the County of Simcoe. Specific requirements (3) The Lake Simcoe phosphorus reduction project must be developed, constructed and operated in accordance with the regulations, if any, including meeting any prescribed timelines for all or part of the project. Consultation required etc. (4) A municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) shall not submit an application for an environmental compliance approval under Part II.1 or register under Part II.2 of the Environmental Protection Act in respect of the Lake Simcoe phosphorus reduction project until, (a)  the report required under section 8 has been completed to the Minister’s satisfaction; (b)  the consultation required under section 9 has been completed to the Minister’s satisfaction; and (c)  any other prescribed requirements have been completed. Report 8 (1) Immediately following the coming into force of this subsection, every municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7 (1) shall commence the preparation of a report, in accordance with subsection (2) of this section and the regulations. Details in report (2) The report required under subsection (1) must contain details of, (a)  necessary work required to meet the requirements of section 7; (b)  any associated cost of the work that is required to be detailed under clause (a); (c)  the approvals required to meet the requirements of section 7; (d)  the impacts to the environment of the project and the mitigation of those impacts; and (e)  anything else required by the Minister. Report to be completed (3) The report required under this section must be completed before the date specified by the Minister. Report to be made public (4) Promptly after completing the report required under this section, each municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7 (1) shall, (a)  provide the report to the Minister; (b)  make the report publicly available on its website; and (c)  provide the report to each Indigenous community identified on the list provided by the Minister under subsection 9 (4) for the purposes of the consultation required under section 9. Revised report (5) The Minister may require a municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7 (1) to make revisions to the report provided to the Minister under subsection (4) by a date specified by the Minister. Revised report to be made public (6) Subsection (4) applies to a revised report required under subsection (5). Additional reports (7) The Minister may require a municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7 (1) to submit additional reports under this section for any part of the project, by the date specified by the Minister. Requirements for additional reports (8) Subsection 7 (4) and section 10 apply, with necessary modifications, to any part of the project that is the subject of a report required under subsection (7) of this section. Same (9) Subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5) apply to a report required under subsection (7). Additional consultation (10) Section 9 applies, with necessary modifications, to any part of the project that is the subject of a report required under subsection (7) of this section. Consultation 9 (1) Every municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7 (1) shall, in accordance with this section and any regulations, consult with every Indigenous community identified on the list provided by the Minister under subsection (4) of this section and with persons who, in the opinion of the municipality, may be interested in the Lake Simcoe phosphorus reduction project. Commencement of consultation (2) The consultation required by subsection (1) shall begin no later than 30 days after the list described in subsection (4) is provided by the Minister. Indigenous communities (3) As part of the consultation, the municipality shall discuss with each Indigenous community identified on the list provided by the Minister under subsection (4), (a)  the contents of the report required by section 8; (b)  any aboriginal or treaty rights that may be adversely impacted by the project; (c)  any potential adverse impacts of the project on aboriginal or treaty rights; and (d)  measures that may avoid or mitigate potential adverse impacts on aboriginal or treaty rights, including any measures identified by the community. List of Indigenous communities (4) Before commencing consultation under this section, a municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7 (1) shall obtain from the Minister
a list of Indigenous communities that, in the opinion of the Minister, have or may have aboriginal or treaty rights that may be adversely impacted by the phosphorus works project. Consultation to be completed (5) Any consultation required under this section shall be completed by the date specified by the Minister. Consultation report (6) Following the completion of consultation under this section, a municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7 (1) shall provide the Minister with separate consultation reports, one respecting consultation with Indigenous communities and one with respect to consultation with other interested persons, each of which must include, as applicable, (a)  a description of the consultations carried out; (b)  a list of the Indigenous communities or interested persons who participated in the consultations; (c)  summaries of any comments submitted; (d)  copies of all written comments submitted by Indigenous communities or other interested persons; (e)  a summary of discussions that the municipality had with Indigenous communities or other interested persons; (f)  a description of what the municipality did to respond to concerns expressed by Indigenous communities or other interested persons; and (g)  any commitments made by the municipality to Indigenous communities or other interested persons in respect of the Lake Simcoe phosphorus reduction project. Further consultation (7) Following the receipt of the report required under subsection (6), the Minister may require the municipality to engage in further consultation with an Indigenous community identified on the list provided by the Minister under subsection (4). Modifications (8) The report required under subsection (4) shall be modified by the municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7 (1) to reflect any further consultation required by the Minister under subsection (7) and, following the completion of the consultation, submitted to the Minister. Consultation by Minister (9) For greater certainty, nothing in this section prevents the Minister from consulting with any Indigenous communities that, in the Minister’s opinion, have or may have existing aboriginal or treaty rights that may be adversely impacted by the Lake Simcoe phosphorus reduction project. Notification by Minister 10 The Minister shall promptly notify a municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7 (1) and each Indigenous community identified on the list provided by the Minister under subsection 9 (4) when the following have been completed to the Minister’s satisfaction: 1.  The report required under section 8. 2.  The consultation required under section 9. 3  Any other requirements prescribed for the purpose of clause 7 (4) (c).