DRAFT PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS IN DEALING WITH REFERED LEGISLATION: 2008

Cluster Four:

Departments of Land Affairs, Agriculture, Environmental Affairs &Tourism and Water Affairs and Forestry

First Term

DATE	TIME	VENUE	AGENDA
18 May 08	10h00 – 13h00	V226-Old Assembly Building	1. Briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism AND Consideration and Ratification by the Committee of the International Agreement establishing the Africa Institute for the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous and other Wastes, tabled in terms of section 231(2) of the Constitution, 1996. And Explanatory Memorandum to the Agreement establishing the Africa Institute for the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous and Other Wastes. 2. Briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism on the National Environmental Laws Amendment Bill [B35 - 2007]
		SECOND TERM
8 & 9 May 08		Provinces	Members brief Provinces on the National Environmental Laws Amendment Bill [B39 - 2007]
13 May 08	10h00 – 16h00	Parliament (To be confirmed	Briefing by DEAT on the National Environmental Management: Waste Bill [B39 - 2007]
15 & 16 May 08		Provinces	Members brief Provinces on the National Environmental Management: Waste Bill [B39 - 2007] AND Members brief Provinces on the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Bill [B40 - 2007]
23 May 2008	Deadline for provincial negotiating Mandates on National Environmental Laws Amendment Bill [B35 - 2007]
27 May 08	10h00 – 13h00	Parliament (To be confirmed	Briefing by DEAT on the National Environmental Management Bill A/B (s76(1)) [B 36 - 2007] AND Negotiating mandate meeting on the National Environmental Laws Amendment Bill [B35 - 2007]
29 -30 May 08		Provinces	Members brief Provinces on the National Environmental Management Bill A/B (s76(1)) [B 36 - 2007]
29 May 08	Deadline for provincial negotiating Mandates on National Environmental Management: Waste Bill [B39 - 2007] AND National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Bill [B40 - 2007]
3 June 08	10h00 – 13h00	Parliament (To be confirmed	Department Brief Committee on Responses to Provincial Negotiating Mandates on National Environmental Laws Amendment Bill [B35 -2007] AND Negotiating mandate meeting on the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Bill [B40 - 2007]
10 June 08	10h00 – 13h00	Parliament (To be confirmed	Final Mandate Meeting on the National Environmental Laws Amendment Bill [B35 - 2007] AND Department Brief Committee on Responses to Provincial Negotiating Mandates on the National Environmental Management: Waste Bill [B39 - 2007] AND National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Bill [B40 - 2007]
24 June 08	10h00 – 13h00	Parliament (To be confirmed	Final Mandate Meeting on the National Environmental Management Bill A/B (s76(1)) [B 36 - 2007]