Traduction de «Dommages d'un équipement et évaluation de réparation » (Français → Anglais) :

(Return tabled) Question No. 22 Hon. Larry Bagnell: In the matter of global warming, the thawing of the northern permafrost, and damage to infrastructure: (a) has the government conducted any studies to ascertain the level of potential damage to all government infrastructure in the Territories of Yukon, Northwest and Nunavut; (b) what is the cost associated with this damage to replace, reconstruct, or stabilize this infrastructure; (c) what is the time frame in regard to making these repairs or replacing damaged infrastructure; (d) have municipal and territorial partners been advised of the level of damage as a result of thawing perma ...[+++]frost; (e) have residents of the North been advised of potential hazards resulting from global warming; (f) what are the monetary costs associated with the said study; (g) when was the study conducted and by whom; (h) how is the government monitoring northern infrastructure deterioration from global warming; (i) how frequently is the infrastructure being inspected; (j) is any of the economic stimulus money earmarked for the three territories being directed to repairs or new construction of infrastructure damaged or weakened by thawing permafrost, and, if so how much; (k) what are the names of the projects, the associated costs, the location of the projects and the projected completion dates for all projects funded by earmarked money as specified in (j); and (l) given that the MacKenzie Valley pipeline is a major infrastructure project scheduled for the North, has the government applied its assessment of global warming and permafrost melting damage to this project as well, and, if so (i) what were the results, (ii) what are the government’s plans in this matter?

2. The duty to establish which operator has caused the damage or the imminent threat of damage, to assess the significance of the damage and to determine which remedial measures should be taken with reference to Annex II shall rest with the competent authority.

This involves assessing the gravity and extent of the damage and determining the most appropriate restorative measures to be taken, in co-operation, as far as possible, with the operator liable for the damage under the proposal the operator of the activity having caused the damage.

For instance, it does not require restoration nor does it give criteria for restoration or economic valuation of such damage.

The first programme is the Post-Flood Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Programme of 15 million ecus, which consists of : - an agricultural component of 7.3 million ecus, comprising supply of spare parts for the repair of small scale irrigation pumps damaged by the flood, supply of new irrigation pumps as replacement of lost or destroyed pumps and spare parts for trucks which are essential for transport to and from the flood-affected areas in remote parts of Northern Sudan; in this region small scale farmers were the most severely hi ...[+++]t by the August floods and rains, which destroyed many of their houses and most of their irrigation infrastructure (pumps and irrigation canals); - a transport component of 7.7 million ecus, comprising reconstruction of the major road bridge of Geneina in Darfur Province in Western Sudan and earth moving equipment, materials and motor trolleys to the Sudan Railways Corporation for permanent repair and strengthening of railway embankments damaged by the floods and the reconstruction of a damaged railway briilways Support Programme of 19 million ecus, of which an important part (11.5 million ecus) consists of the reconstruction of 5 major bridges and 18 smaller bridges and drainage structures on the Western railway line from Kosti to Babanousa, aimed at making this railway line more reliable during the rainy seasons, during which until now, due to insufficient drainage, flood damage has caused railway traffic to be disrupted each year/.

If the court makes an order under section 37(1)(f) (directing the person to pay the federal Crown an amount of money for the purpose of promoting sustainable water resource management) or 37(1)(j) (directing the person to compensate any person for the cost of remedial or preventative action taken or to be taken as a result of the act or omission that constituted the offence, including costs of assessing appropriate remedial or preventative action), or if the Minister incurs publication costs pursuant to proposed section 37(2), the amount or the costs, as the case may be, constitute a debt ...[+++] to the federal Crown and may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction (proposed section 37(3)).