His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
1 Section 3 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 is amended by adding the following definition:
“greenhouse gas” has the same meaning as in the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993; (“gaz à effet de serre”)
2 Section 42 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:
Interaction with municipal by-law restricting greenhouse gas emissions
(2.1) Subsection (2) does not restrict a municipality from imposing conditions on any new residential connection in accordance with a municipal by-law establishing limits on greenhouse gas emissions attributable to residential consumers in the municipality.
Commencement
3 This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
4 The short title of this Act is the Think Twice Before You Choose Natural Gas Act (Ontario Energy Board Amendment), 2022.