Bill C-74

SCHEDULE 1

(Section 2, subsections 6(1) and 16(1) and paragraph 32(b))

PETROLEUM RESOURCES JOINT MANAGEMENT AREA

(Except where otherwise indicated, all latitudes and longitudes are determined according to NAD 27.)

The limits of the petroleum resources joint management area, excluding any island, islet or rock up to their low-water line, are described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection formed by the limit between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador and the low-water line;

thence in a southerly direction, following the prescribed limit or limits to point 2047 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51°11′56″ North and the meridian of longitude 57°07′11″ West;

thence southwesterly, in a straight line to point 2046 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 50°59′55″ North and the meridian of longitude 57°44′14″ West;

thence southwesterly, in a straight line to point 2045 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 50°34′27″ North and the meridian of longitude 58°11′27″ West;

thence southwesterly, in a straight line to point 2044 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 49°50′55″ North and the meridian of longitude 58°56′29″ West;

thence southwesterly, in a straight line to point 2043 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 48°46′53″ North and the meridian of longitude 60°28′40″ West;

thence southerly, in a straight line to tripoint 2015 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 47°45′41.8″ North and the meridian of longitude 60°24′12.5″ West (NAD 83);

thence southwesterly, in a straight line to point 2014 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 47°25′24″ North and the meridian of longitude 60°45′49″ West;

thence southwesterly, in a straight line to point 2013 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 47°19′46″ North and the meridian of longitude 60°59′34″ West;

thence southwesterly, in a straight line to point 2012 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 47°00′35″ North and the meridian of longitude 61°21′05″ West;

thence southerly, in a straight line to point 2048 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 46°50′24″ North and the meridian of longitude 61°24′01″ West;

thence due west, to point 2010 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 46°50′24″ North and the meridian of longitude 62°18′03″ West;

thence northwesterly, in a straight line to point 2026 located at the intersection of parallel of latitude 47°08′23″ North and the meridian of longitude 62°59′14″ West;

thence northwesterly, in a straight line to point 2027 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 47°36′21″ North and the meridian of longitude 63°19′56″ West;

thence northwesterly, in a straight line to point 2042 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 48°13′14″ North and the meridian of longitude 63°47′33″ West;

thence due west, to point 2041 located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 48°13′14″ North and the meridian of longitude 64°25′22″ West;

thence northeasterly, in a straight line to a point located on the low-water line at the southeasterly extremity of the cape named Cap d’Espoir;

thence along the said low-water line to its intersection with latitude 48°51′22″ North near longitude 64°12′04″ West located near Cap des Rosiers (point A);

thence northwesterly, along the geodesic to the point on the low-water line of Anticosti Island located to the most westerly point of said island, said point located approximately at latitude 49°51′49″ North and longitude 64°31′29″ West (point B);

thence northeasterly, along the geodesic to the intersection of the low-water line of the eastern shore of the rivière Saint-Jean and the low-water line of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, said intersection located approximately at latitude 50°16′54″ North and longitude 64°19′59″ West (point C);

thence in a general northeasterly direction along the low-water line to the point of beginning.

Bays

In the case of bays along the coasts, the low-water line in this description is replaced by a straight line, more specifically:

La Malbaie Bay is excluded from the petroleum resources joint management area by enclosing it from a point on the low-water line in the vicinity of the cape named Cap Percé, said point located approximately at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 48°31′23″ North and the meridian of longitude 64°11′43″ West (NAD 83); thence northerly, to a point on the low-water line in the vicinity of the point named Pointe Verte, said point located approximately at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 48°36′59″ North and the meridian of longitude 64°10′27″ West (NAD 83).

The Gaspé Bay is excluded from the petroleum resources joint management area by enclosing it from a point on the low-water line in the vicinity of the place named Pointe-Saint-Pierre, said point located approximately at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 48°37′34″ North and the meridian of longitude 64°10′ 04″ West (NAD 83); thence northerly, to a point on the low-water line in the vicinity of the cape named Cap de la Vieille, said point located approximately at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 48°44′55″ North and the meridian of longitude 64°09′47″ West (NAD 83).

In any bay where a straight closing line of 10 kilometres or less may be drawn between points on the low-water line of the bay so that the area of the bay landward of the closing line is greater than that of a semi-circle whose diameter is the closing line, the limit of the petroleum resources joint management area is the straight closing line. For the purposes of this paragraph,

(a) “bay” includes creek, cove and basin;

(b) the straight closing line must be drawn so as to enclose a maximum area of the bay; and

(c) the area of the bay must be calculated as including any islands or parts of islands lying landward of the straight closing line but as excluding any area above the low-water line along the shore of the bay.

Indentations, river mouths, inlets and ports

Where the coast is deeply indented and cut into, the low-water line in this description is replaced by one or more straight lines joining the appropriate points so as to enclose the indentations. The drawing of those lines must not depart to any appreciable extent from the general direction of the coast and must not exceed 10 kilometres. The sea areas lying within the lines must be sufficiently closely linked to the land.

In the case of rivers and inlets, the low-water line in this description is replaced by a straight line across the mouth of the river or inlet between points on the low-water line of the banks of the river or inlet. The drawing of the line must not exceed 10 kilometres.

Any permanent installations that form an integral part of a port system and that extend beyond the low-water line or straight line establishing the limits of the petroleum resources joint management area, as well as any roadsteads, are excluded from the petroleum resources joint management area.