=-- 1976 Bill 36 Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLA'rIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 36 TRE'~DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AN,D PUBLIC WORKS AMENDM'ENT ACT, 1976 MR. WEBBER First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading .......................... , .. Third Reading Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 36 llfr. Webber BILL 36 1976 THE DEPARTMEN'T OF HOUSING AND PUBLIC WO~RKS AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 (Assente.d to , 1976) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Department of Housing and Public Works Act is hereby amended.

Section 11 is amended (

a) by striking out subse.ction (1) and substituting the following subsection: 11.

(1) The Minister is responsible for the de­ sign, construction and demolition of all buildings, structures or other improvements required for the purposes of public works. (

b) by striking out subsection (2), (

c) by striking out subsection (4). 3. The. following

section is added after

section 11: 11.1

(1) Unless the administration thereof is assigned or transferred to another member of the Executive Coun­ cil by this or any other Act or by an order of the Lieuten~nt Governor in Council, the Minister has the admin~stratlOn of all real property held, used or occupied for pubbc workS of the Government of Alberta.

(2) Unless responsibility thereof is assigned or trans­ ferred to another member of the Executive Council by ~n Act or by an order of the Lieutenant Governor in CouncIl, t~e Minister is responsible for the acquisition, leasing and dIsposal of all real property held, used or occupied for pub-

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 13 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1975.

Section 11 presently reads: 11.

(1) The Minister (

a) has the administration (

i) of all real property acquired by him or to be held, used or occupied for public works, and (li) of all real property held, used or occupied for public works prior to the completion of construction of any building, structure or other improvement for public works purposes thereon; (

b) may acquire and dispose of all real property referred to in clause (

a) in accordance with this Act and The Public Works Act; (

c) is responsible for the design, construction and demolition of all buildings, structures or other improvements required for purposes of public works.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), clause (a), subclause (ii), where the construction of a public work is done by employees of the Department of Gov­ ernment Services under

section 13 the Minister of Government Services has the administration of the real property held, used or occupied for the public work. . (3) ~he Minister may acquire, by purchase or expropriation, any estate or Interest m land for the purpose of constructing any public works.

(4) When any real property referred to in subsection (1), clause (a), sub­ clause (

i) is no longer required by the Minister and when any construction re­ fherred to in subsection (1), clause (a), subClause (ii) is completed, the Minister 8 all 80 report to the Lieutenant Governor in Council, who may thereupon trans- thler the administration of the real property concerned to any other Minister of e Crown. 3. Responsibilities of the Minister of Housing and Public Works.

lie works for every department of the Government of Alberta.

Section 13 is am~nded by striking out clause (b). 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assente,d to. 2

Section 13 presently reads: 13. The design, construction or demolition of a public work may be done either (

a) by employees in the Department of Housing and Public Works, or (

b) with the approval of the Minister of Housing and Public Works and the Minister of Government Services, by employees of the Department of Government Services, or (

c) by any other person under contract or commission, where the Minister is of the opinion that (

i) from the nature of the work, it can be executed more expeditiously or economically in that manner, or (ii) it is desirable or expedient to do so. 2 Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 36, The Department of Housing and Public Works Amendment Act, 1976