Legislation · Quebec · Provincial
Bill 597 — An Act to amend the Environment Quality Act to establish a right of citizen initiative in environmental matters and reinforce the powers and independence of the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement
Clarion tracks Bill 597 before Quebec — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Introduced
- Sponsor
- Alejandra Zaga Mendez
- Introduced
- 2024-02-01
- Session
- 43-1
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill PL 597, introduced in the Quebec National Assembly on February 1, 2024, proposes amendments to the Environment Quality Act. It would establish a right of citizen initiative in environmental matters and strengthen the powers and independence of the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE). As of its current status, the bill has only been tabled and has not yet advanced beyond introduction.
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