Bill 208 (Legislature 30, Session 4)

L30 S4 12003

Alberta — Bills

2023 Bill 208 Fourth Session, 30th Legislature, 1 Charles III TH E LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 208 M UNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (TOURISM COMMUNITY DESIGNATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2023 MS ROSIN F irst Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S econd Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ommittee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T hird Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R oyal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Bill 208 Ms Rosin BILL 208 2023 M UNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (TOURISM COMMUNITY DESIGNATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2023 (Assented to , 2023) H IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cM-26 1 The Municipal Government Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added immediately after

section 602.48: P art 15.2 Designated tourism communities

Interpretation 602.49 In this Part, ( a) “designated tourism community” means a municipality, including a specialized municipality referred to in

section 77(f), or improvement district that is designated under

section 602.51(2) as a tourism community; (b) “destination development committee”, of a designated to urism community, means the committee established under

section 602.52(

b) for that community. Purpose of

Part 602.50 The purpose of this Part and the regulations made under this

Part is to provide for the designation of tourism communities as a means to support visitation to, and the

1 Explanatory Notes Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2

Part 15.2 Designated tourism communities.

2 economic growth and sustainability of the tourism sector in, those communities. Designation 602.51(1) The Minister may recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council that a municipality or improvement district be designated as a tourism community if (

a) the Minister receives a request from the council of the municipality or improvement district, and (

b) the municipality or improvement district meets the criteria prescribed by regulation.

(2) On recommendation of the Minister, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by order, designate a municipality or an improvement district as a tourism community. Lieutenant Governor in Council regulations 602.52 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) establishing criteria for the purposes of

section 602.51(1)(b); (

b) for the purpose of clauses (

c) and (d), establishing a destination development committee for each designated tourism community and appointing members to that committee that include representatives from the council of the designated tourism community and its tourism sector; (

c) establishing a program or service to which a designated tourism community may, subject to the approval of its destination development committee, apply for support in respect of any of the following matters: (

i) building, improving and maintaining infrastructure to (

A) increase the capacity of the designated tourism community to host visitors and other non-residents, and individuals employed in the tourism sector, or (

B) develop or enhance the character of the designated tourism community;

2 Explanatory Notes

3 (ii) facilitating marketing and other tourism initiatives; (

d) on recommendation of a member of Executive Council, prescribing and modifying as necessary an existing program or service administered by that member of the Executive Council as a program or service to which a designated tourism community may, subject to the approval of its destination development committee, apply for support in respect of the matters referred to in clause (c). 3 This Act comes into force 1 year after the day on which it receives Royal Assent.

3 Explanatory Notes 3 Coming into force.

Record of Debate STAGE DATE MEMBER FROM TO TOTAL CUMULATIVE TOTAL Title: 2023 (30th, 4th) Bill 208, Municipal Government (Tourism Community Designation) Amendment Act, 2023

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L30 S4 12003
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Volume / chapter	L30 S4 12003
Language	en
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