Bill 59 — Thii-'Tf ~Ession, 17Th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill S9 the Oil and Gas Conservation Amendment Act, 1974 (Legislature 17, Session 3)

L17 S3 5325

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1974 Bill 59 Thii-'tf ~ession, 17th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL S9 The Oil and Gas Conservation Amendment Act, 1974 THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE First Reading .............................. . Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading .................... , ........ . Printed by L. $. WALL, Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTO~

Bill 59 BILL 59 1974 THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1974 ( Assented to ,1974) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and c'Onsent 'Of the Legislative Assembly 'Of Alberta, enacts as f'Oll'Ows: 1. The Oil and Gas Conservation Act is hereby amended. 2. Sect.ion 42 is struck out and the following substituted therefor: 42.

(1) In this section, "gas pr'Oduct" means any c'On stituent 'Of gas extracted by processing including methane, ethane, pr'Opane, butanes and pentanes plus but n'Ot including sulphur 'Or any sulphur a'Ompound.

(2) No gas 'Or gas pr'Oduct pr'Oduced in Alberta shall be used in Alberta as a raw material 'Or fuel in the pr'Oduction of carbon black, amm'Onia, urea, ethanol, methan'OI 'Or any petr'Ochemical product unless the B'Oard, UP'On applica ti'On, has granted a permit auth'Orizing such us'e f'Or that purp'Ose in acc'Ordance with this secti'On.

(3) Upon receipt 'Of an applicati'On pursuant t'O subsecti'On (2) t'Ogether with any informati'On prescribed 'Or required by the B'Oard, the B'Oard may, (

a) if S'O auth'Orized by the Lieutenant G'Overn'Or in Council, grant a permit f'Or the use 'Of gas 'Or gas pr'Oducts proP'Osed in the applicati'On, or (

b) refuse the applicati'On.

(4) The B'Oard may h'Old a hearing with respect t'O an applicati'On under this secti'On.

(5) The B'Oard shall n'Ot grant a permit under this

section unless in its 'Opini'On it is in the public interest t'O d'O S'O having regard t'O, am'Ong other considerati'Ons, (

a) the 'efficient use with'Out waste of gas 'Or gas pr'Oducts, and (

b) the present and future availability 'Of hydr'Ocarb'Ons in Alberta.

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter 2167 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 19,70. 2.

Section ,42 presently reads: 42.

(1) No person shall, within Alberta, use or consume gas produced in Alberta, for a purpose other than drilling, enhanced recovery, light or fuel, until he has filed with the Board particulars concerning such use or consump tion in such detail as the Board may require.

(2) Where a person uses or consumes gas or proposes to use or consume gas for a purpose such that he is required to file particulars under subsection (1), the Board may order the person to use or consume the gas so that there is no waste.

(6) A permit granted pursuant to this

section (

a) shall be referred to as an "industrial devellOpment permit", (

b) shall be in the form prescribed by the order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council authorizing the granting 'Of the permit and shall be subject to any terms or conditi'Ons prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, (

c) shall authorize the use of the gas or gas products for the purpose 'or purposes prescribed in the permit, (

d) may prescribe the term for which the permit is granted, (

e) may prescribe the maximum volumes of gas lOr gas products that may be used during the term of the permit, and (

f) shall be subject to any other terms and conditions contained in the permit.

(7) A person is exempt from the operation of this seetion (

a) if, at the commencement 'Of this section, he is using gas or a gas product in Alberta as a raw material or fuel in the production of carbon black, ammonia, urea, ethanol, methanol or any petrochemical pro duct but the exemption under this clause continues only for so long as that person (

i) uses production facilities for that purpose that are in existence at the commencement of this

section and continues such production at an annual rate 'Of production not exceeding the rate of production for the 12-month period ending April 30, 1974, or (ii) uses production facilities for that purpose that are in existence at the commencement of this

section but which have been added to, extended or altered to increase production capacity where the construction of the additi'On, extension or al teration commenced 'On or be£ore May 16, 1974; (

b) if he intends to use gas or a gas product in Alberta as a raw material or fuel in the production of car bon black, ammonia, urea, ethanol, methanol or any petrochemical product and had commenced the construction of pr'Oduction facilities for that pur pose on or before May 16, 1974, but the exemption under this clause continues only for so long as that person uses the production facilities that were under construction on May 16, 1974 and does not there after construct any addition, extension to or alter ation 'Of those facilities to increase production capacity which results in an increase in the rate of use of the gas or gas products; 2

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c) if he ,is so exempted by the regulations under sub section (8).

(8) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations exempting any persons or classes of persons from the operation of this section. 3. This Act come8 into force on the day upon which it is assented t,o. a Title: 1974 (17th, 3rd) Bill 59, The Oil and Gas Conservation Amendment Act, 1974

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Citation	L17 S3 5325
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