Bill 26 (Legislature 18, Session 1)

L18 S1 5478

Alberta — Bills

1975 Bill 26 (Second Session) First Session, 18th Legislature, 24 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 26 THE on SAND'S TE'CHNOlOGY AND RESEARCH AUTHO,RITY AMEND'MENT ACT, 1975 THE MINISTER OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES First Reading Second Reading ................. . .......... . Third Reading ............................. . Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bilt '2;6. BILL 26 1975 (Second Session) THE Olt SAND'S TE,CHNOtOGY AND RESE:ARCH AUTHO,RITY AMENDMEiNT ACT, 1975 (Assented to , 1975) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Oil Sands Technology and Research Author'ity Act is hereby amended.

Section 1 is amended (

a) by adding the following clause after clause (c): (cl) "heavy crude oil" means a naturally occurring vis cous mixture that consists mainly of hydrocarbons heavier than pentane, that may contain sulphur compounds and that in its naturally occurring state has a gravity of less than 20 degrees on the American Petroleum Institute gravity scale; (

b) as to clause (

i) by striking out the words "crude bitument"and by subst,Uuting the words "oil sands or heavy crude oil". 3:

Section 2 is amended (

a) by striking out clause (a) .and by substituting the following: (

a) research into the te,chnological methods requir ed for (

i) the efficient and economic recovery and processing of crude bitumen and other oil sands products from oil sands deposits in Alberta, and (ii) the efficient and economic recovery and processing of heavy crude oil in Alberta, may be assisted, encouraged and promoted, (

b) by striking out clause (

c) and by substituting the following: (

c) the compilation, assessment and dissemination of present and future technological information relating to (

i) exploration for oil sands deposits and the recovery and processing of oil sands products,

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill win amend

chapter 49 of the Statutes of Alberta, 19'7'4. 2. "Heavy crude oil" (I.e-fined. 3. The effect of the am'endments is to extend the scope of the Aot to heavy erude o·il :and product'S derived therefwm, particularly so that research will be encouraged in the field of the recovery of res'erves o[ heavy crude 'oil that a're irrecover2.ble by present methods and in the field of the processing of heavy crude oil and products derived therefrom.

Section 2 pres,ently reads: 2. The purposes of this Act are to provide means where.by (

a) research into the technological methods required for the efficient and economic re,covery and processing of crude bitumen and other oil sands products' from oil sands depo'sits in Alberta may be assisted, enc'Ouraged and promo,ted, (

b) research into the technological methods required to ensure an acceptable quality of the environment during and aft~'r such recovery and processing 'Operations may be assisted, encouraged and promoted, (

c) the c'Ompilation, assessment and diss·emination of present and future technological informatio·n relating to the exploration for. recovery and processing of oil sands products, environmental conservation in connection with such reeovery and processing operations, and the production and transportation of synth~tic crude oil and other on sands products from oil sands deposiLs in Alberta, may be achieved, (

d) co-operation among the Government of Alberta, industry, uni versities and other institutions or agencies in respect of matters under this Act may be established, furthered and mainta,ined, and (

e) technological probl.ems impeding the development of production capacity to meet the demand for synthtic crude oil may be solved or alleviated.

(ii) the recovery :and processing of heavy crude oil and products derived from heavy crude oil, (iii) environmental eonservation in connection with such exploration, recovery and pro cessing operations, and (iv) the production and transportation of syn thetic crude oil and other oil sands pro ducts and of heavy crude oil and products derived from heavy crude oil, may be achieved, (

c) as to clause (

e) by adding after the words "synthetic crude oil" the words ", heavy crude oil and products derived from heavy crude oil" . . ~.

Section 16, subsection (1), clause (

e) is amended by striking out the word "Foundation" and substituting the word "Authority".

Section 20, subsection (1), clause (

g) is amended by striking out the words "professorships or chairs" and by substituting the words "professorships, fellowships, scholar ships or chairs". 6. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

4. Corrects a drafting error. 5.

Section 20(1)(

g) presently reads: 20.

(1) Subject to the regulations. the Authority (

g) may fund in whole or in part research professorships or chairs for the furtherance of the purposes of this Act. at any university in Alberta; Title: 1975 (18th, 1st) Bill 26, The Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority Amendment Act, 1975

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S1 5478
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