Bill S-220
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- 1 Department of Public Works and Government Services Act 1 Department of Public Works and Government Services Act
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Second Session, Forty-third Parliament,
69 Elizabeth II, 2020
SENATE OF CANADA
BILL S-220
An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
FIRST READING, December 2, 2020
THE HONOURABLE SENATOR Griffin
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Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address:
www.sencanada.ca/en2nd Session, 43rd Parliament,
69 Elizabeth II, 2020
SENATE OF CANADA
BILL S-220
An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1996, c. 16
1 Section 7 of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):
Use of wood
(1.1) In developing requirements with respect to the construction, maintenance or repair of public works, federal real property or federal immovables, the Minister shall consider any potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and any other environmental benefits and may allow the use of wood or any other thing — including a material, product or sustainable resource — that achieves such benefits.
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