Bill 203 (Legislature 24, Session 2)

L24 S2 1006

Alberta — Bills

1998 BILL 203 Second Session, 24th Legislature, 46 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 203 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS) AMENDMENT ACT, 1998 MS. KRYCZKA First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 203 Ms. Kryczka BILL 203 1998 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS) AMENDMENT ACT, 1998 (Assented to , 1998) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: A m ends S A 1994 cM -26.1 1 The M unicipal G overnm ent A ct is amended by this Act. 2

Section 616 is amended by adding the following after clause (f): (f.1) “environmentally significant area” means land that (

i) contains rare or unique geological or physiographic features, (ii) contains rare or endangered plant or animal species, (iii) contains an unusual diversity of plant or animal communities, or (iv) permits the movement of wildlife including migratory stopover points. 3

Section 632(3) is amended: (

a) in clause (

a) by striking out “and" at the end of subclause (iv), by adding “and” at the end of subclause (

v) and by adding the following after subclause (v): 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter M-26.1 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1994. 2 Adds definition of environmentally significant area. 3

Section 632 presently reads in part: 632(1) A council of a municipality with a population of 3500 or more must, by bylaw, adopt a municipal development plan.

(2) A council of a municipality with a population of less than 3500 1 Explanatory Notes

(vi) environmental matters within the municipality including the identification of any environmentally significant areas. (

b) in clause (

b) by repealing subclause (iii). 4 This Act comes into force on January 1, 1999. 2

may adopt a municipal development plan.

(3) A municipal development plan (

a) must address (

i) the future land use within the municipality, (ii) the manner of and the proposals for future development in the municipality, (iii) the co-ordination of land use, future growth patterns and other infrastructure with adjacent municipalities if there is no intermunicipal development plan with respect to those matters in those municipalities, (iv) the provision of the required transportation systems either generally or specifically within the municipality and in relation to adjacent municipalities, and (

v) the provision of municipal services and facilities either generally or specifically, (

b) may address (

i) proposals for the financing and programming of municipal irifrastructure, (ii) the co-ordination of municipal programs relating to the physical, social and economic development of the municipality, (iii) environmental matters within the municipality, (iv) the financial resources of the municipality, (

v) the economic development of the municipality, and (vi) any other matter relating to the physical, social or economic development of the municipality, 4 Coming into force. 2 Explanatory Notes Title: 1998 (24th, 2nd) Bill 203, Municipal Government (Environmentally Significant Areas) Amendment Act, 1998

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L24 S2 1006
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Volume / chapter	L24 S2 1006
Language	en
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