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Bill 43, Freeing Highways 412 and 418 Act (Toll Highway Amendments), 2020

French, Jennifer K.

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

Currently,

section 47 of the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993

allows the Ontario Transportation Capital Corporation to make regulations

designating certain highways as toll highways. The Bill amends that provision

to restrict the Corporation from designating any King’s Highway that connects

Highway 407 East, as defined in the Highway 407 East Act,

2012 , to Highway 401.

The

Bill also amends the definition of “Highway 407 East” in the Highway 407 East Act, 2012 to exclude any King’s Highway

that connects the highway to Highway 401.

Bill 43 2018

Act to amend the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993 and the Highway 407 East

Act, 2012 with respect to toll highways

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Subsection 47 (2) of the Capital Investment

Plan Act, 1993 is amended by adding “and to subsection (3.1)” after

“Lieutenant Governor in Council” in the portion before clause (a).

(2) Section

47 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Restriction

on designating toll highways

(3.1) A

regulation made by the Corporation under subsection (2) may not designate as a

toll highway any King’s Highway that connects Highway 407 East, as defined in

subsection 1 (1) of the Highway 407 East Act, 2012 ,

to Highway 401.

The definition of “Highway 407 East” in subsection 1 (1) of the Highway 407 East Act, 2012 is repealed and the following

substituted:

“Highway

407 East” means the highway between the easterly end of Highway 407, as defined

in the Highway 407 Act, 1998 , and Highway 35/115

and any improvements and fixtures on the highway but does not include any

King’s Highways that connect the highway to Highway 401; (“autoroute 407 Est”)

Commencement

This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the

Lieutenant Governor.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Freeing Highways 412

and 418 Act (Toll Highway Amendments), 2018 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

November 18, 2020

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

November 18, 2020

Second Reading

Vote

Carried on division

November 17, 2020

Second Reading

Deferred vote

November 17, 2020

Second Reading

Debated

October 16, 2018

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 16, 2018

Committee

Second Reading

November 17, 2020

Ms. Jennifer K. French, Mr. Vijay Thanigasalam, Miss Monique Taylor, Mr. Stephen Blais, Ms. Catherine Fife, Mr. John Fraser

Vote deferred.

November 18, 2020

Carried on recorded division. Referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 43

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993

Highway 407 East Act, 2012

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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