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About public lands
- Alberta Prairie Conservation Action Plan
- Applying for Range Improvements
- Bison Grazing on Public Land
- Community Pastures
- Estate Planning and Public Land Dispositions
- Farm Holdings Consolidation Program
- Fire Suppression on Provincial Grazing Reserves
- Grazing Management Agreements - Provincial Grazing Reserve Program
- Harvesting Hay on Public Land
- History of Public Lands in Alberta
- Licensing Water Use on Agriculture Dispositions
- Locking Gates on Grazing Leases and Farm Development Leases
- Managing Riparian Areas
- Mortgaging a Disposition
- Multiple Use Opportunities on Provincial Grazing Reserves
- Range Management Terminology
- Roadway Development Administered Under the Public Lands Act
- Stock Return Forms for Grazing Dispositions
- Trapping on Agricultural Leases
- Utility Lines on Public Land Agricultural Dispositions
- Water Bodies and the Management of Bed and Shores
Administrative procedures
- Alberta's Oil and Gas Pipeline Regulation - At a Glance
AEP, Administration, 2016, No. 4 - Assignments Issued under Part 4 of the Public Lands Administration Regulation
AEP, Land Policy 2015, No. 1 - Transfer of Tax Recovery Lands to Municipalities
ESRD, Public Land Management, 2015, No. 1- Ministerial Order 03/2014 has been replaced by: Ministerial Order 08/2018
- Ministerial Order 04/2014 has been replaced by: Ministerial Order 07/2018
Directives
Exploration directives
- ED2006-01 Development of Exploration Directives
- ED2006-02 Restricted Exploration Areas
- ED2006-03 Review of Program Approvals and Conditions
- ED2006-04 Release of Program Information
- ED2006-05 Application for License or Permit
- ED2006-06 Application for Exploration Approval
- ED2006-07 Geophysical Temporary Field Authorization
- ED2006-08 Extension to an Exploration Approval
- ED2006-09 Final Plan Submission
- ED2006-10 Commencement and Completion Notification
- ED2006-11 Notice to Relevant Land Authorities and Holders of Forest Management Agreements (FMA) and Timber Licences
- ED2006-12 Change in Designated Program Permittee
- ED2006-13 Operation of Exploration Equipment
- ED2006-14 Authorization for Testing and Use of Products in Exploration
- ED2006-15 Distance Requirements
- ED2006-17 Flowing Holes and Encountering Gas
- ED2006-18 Charges in Shot Holes and Depth of Shot & Test Holes That Exceed Maximum Levels
- ED2006-19 Temporary Abandonment of Shot Holes and Test Holes
- ED2006-20 Permanent Abandonment of Shot Holes and Test Holes
- ED2006-21 Clearing of Vegetation on Road Allowances
- ED2006-22 Cleanup of Debris, Refuse and Other Material
- ED2006-24 Request For Transfer of Licence
- ED2006-25 Cancellation Licence or Permit
- ED2006-26 Letter of Clearance
External directives
- Above Ground Pipeline Wildlife Crossing Directive
ESRD Public Land Management 2014 – No. 7 - Clearing Well Sites on Public Land
ID2005-01 - Closing Roads Under Licence by Order Directive - PLAR
AEP, Land Policy, 2015, No. 4 - Commercial Work Camps Directive – PLAR
ESRD Public Land Management 2014 – No. 5 - Heritage Rangelands Operational Management Directive – PLAR
AEP Public Land Management 2015 – No. 1 - Minimum Patron Number on Provincial Grazing Reserves
SD2011-04 - Pipeline Agreements for Water Body Crossings on White Area Public Land
ID2000-01 - Procedural Guidelines for Issuing Dispositions for the Purpose of Recreational Trails
AEP Public Land Management 2018, No. 5 - Restrictions or Prohibitions on entry into Public Land Use Zones by Order – PLAR
AEP, Public Land Management, 2016, No. 8 - Routine Disclosure of Information Required to Obtain Reclamation Certificates for Upstream Oil & Gas Holdings
ID2007-Request for Information Required to Reclaim Public Lands Form (DOC, 198 KB)
ID2007-02 - Slope and Break Setback Guidelines
ID2002-01 - Tenure for Stewardship – Interim Strategy
Public Land Management, 2015, No. 3
Guides
- Access to Information and Routine Disclosure – Part 7 of PLAR
AEP, Public Land Management, 2015, No.3 - Administrative Approvals: Transfers – Part 5 of the PLA and Part 4 of PLAR
- Ministerial Order 28/2015
Public Lands Rents and Other Amounts Payable Order
AEP, Land Policy, 2016, No.4
- Ministerial Order 28/2015
- Guide for Subleasing Miscellaneous, Pipeline Installation and Surface Material Leases
Using section 146 (4) of the Public Lands Administration Regulation (PLAR)
The Application for Sublease of Disposition Form is available under the Commercial, Industrial and Personal section at: Alberta Environment and Parks land Forms – AEP, Public Land Management, 2017, No. 2
- Oil Transloading Facilities Acceptable Industry Practices
AEP, Administration, 2017, No.3 - Review Process for Commercial Recreational Tourism Use on Public Land
AEP, Public Land Management, 2016, No.1
Information letters
A to D
The above record includes the following maps:
- Berland Smoky Network Plan: Priority Areas for Caribou Habitat Restoration
- Berland Smoky Network Plan: Priority Areas for Restoration of Fish Population and Habitats
- IL 2013-01
- Compliance Enforcement Approach for Conservation and Reclamation of Oil and Gas Activities
C&R IL 98-1 - Conducting Exploration Programs - Municipalities
IL 2001-01 - Confidentiality of Geophysical Information
IL 2004-09 - Conventional Oil and Gas Wellsite Reclamation
C&R IL 93-1 - Crown Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights
C&R IL 98-3, Changes to Identification of Major Surface Concerns on Private Land - Drivable Wood Fibre Surfaces
IL 2008-06
E to H
- FAQs on Conducting Phase 1 ESAs and Changes to the Phase 1 ESA Form
D&R IL 02-1 - Flowing Holes and Step-Up / Step-Down Drilling
IL 2004-05 - Geophysical Commencement and Completion Notifications to Sustainable Resource Development
IL 2004-02 - Geophysical Timber Damage Assessment Calculation
IL 2010-01 - Guidance for Use of Phase 1 ESA Guideline for Upstream Oil and Gas Sites
D&R IL 01-1 - Horse Holding Dispositions
IL 2010-03
I to L
- Kakwa Copton Industrial Access Management Area
IL 2008-02 - Liability for Contamination on Upstream Oil and Gas Sites
C&R IL 01-8
M to Q
- More Questions on the Wellsite Reclamation Criteria
C&R IL 96-2 - Oil Sands & Coal Exploration Standard Operating Procedure
IL 2010-01: Application Processing for Oil Sands Exploration and Coal Exploration Programs Standard Operating Procedure - Oil Sands Mining End Land Use Committee Report and Recommendations
C&R IL 98-5 - Pipeline Reclamation Certificate Applications
C&R IL 01-12 - Pre-Construction Assessment Report for Wellsites
C&R IL 00-8 - Pre-Construction Wildlife Surveys: Restricted Activity Agricultural Dispositions
IL 2011-02: Pre-Construction Wildlife Surveys and Restricted Activity Periods for Agricultural Disposition Improvements (Prairies/Grasslands Natural Region) - Public Complaint Process for Oil and Gas Environmental Concerns
C&R IL 00-9
R to T
- Public Land Use: Non-Commercial Personal Residential & Recreational Structures
IL 2008-02 - Regulatory Responsibility for Interprovincial and International Pipelines
C&R IL 01-1 - Requirement Landowner Consent: Collected Surface Run-On/Runoff Waters
IL 2003-02: EUB Guide 55 and Requirement for Landowner Consent to Pump Collected Surface Run-on/Runoff Waters - Roadway Development – Public Lands Act
Roadway Development Administered under the Public Lands Act - Sale of Public Land to Municipalities
IL 2011-01: Sale of Public Land to Municipalities for Works (As Specified) - Sale of Public Land Under Disposition
IL 2010-03 - Seismic Line Movement on Private Land
IL 2008-01 - Shot Hole Plugging in Exploration Restricted Areas
IL 2012-01 - Shot Hole Plugging on Surveyed Road Allowance
IL 2004-03 - Temporary Field Authorization Guidelines (TFA)
IL 2011-04 - Trapper Access to Grazing Leases
IL 2011-03 - Trapper Notification
IL 2004-04