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M-30.001 - Act respecting the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs
Section 15.4.44
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15.4.44. The Blue Fund is established.
The Fund is dedicated to the financing of any measure the Minister may carry out in relation to the protection, restoration, development and management of water, in particular as regards
(1) the sustainable, equitable and efficient use of water resources;
(2) flood prevention and control;
(3) the conservation of aquatic ecosystems; and
(4) water governance that complies with the governance scheme established by the Act to affirm the collective nature of water resources and to promote better governance of water and associated environments (chapter C-6.2).
The Fund is to be used, in particular, to finance activities, projects and programs aimed at stimulating technological and social innovation, research and development, knowledge acquisition, performance improvement and public mobilization, awareness and education with regard to any matter mentioned in the second paragraph.
The Fund is intended, in particular, to provide financial support to municipalities and to non-profit bodies working for the protection, restoration, development and management of water.
