Alberta Regulation 105/2013

Municipal Government Act

LACOMBE REGIONAL WASTE SERVICES COMMISSION REGULATION

Filed: June 4, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 161/2013)

on June 4, 2013 pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

Table of Contents

1 Definition

2 Establishment

3 Member municipalities

4 Services

5 Operating deficits

6 Sale of property

7 Profit and surpluses

8 Approval

9 Transfer of assets

10 Assumption of debts, etc.

Schedule

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "member" means a member referred to in

section 3.

Establishment

2 A regional services commission known as the Lacombe Regional

Waste Services Commission is established.

Member municipalities

3 The following municipalities are members of the Commission:

(

a) City of Lacombe;

(

b) Lacombe County;

(

c) Town of Bentley;

(

d) Town of Eckville;

(

e) Village of Alix;

(

f) Village of Clive.

Services

4 The Commission is authorized to provide solid waste management

services to its members.

Operating deficits

5 The Commission may not assume operating deficits that are shown

on the books of the Lacombe Regional Solid Waste Authority or any

of the members.

Sale of property

6(1) The Commission may not, without the approval of the Minister,

sell any of its land, buildings, equipment or inventory whose purchase

has been funded wholly or partly by grants from the Government of

Alberta.

(2) The Minister may not approve a sale under subsection (1) unless

the Minister is satisfied

(

a) as to the repayment of the grants from the Government of

Alberta and outstanding debt associated with that portion of

the land, buildings, equipment or inventory to be sold,

(

b) that the sale would not have a significant adverse effect on

the services the Commission provides, and

(

c) that the sale will be properly reflected in the rates

subsequently charged to the customers of the Commission.

Profit and surpluses

7 Unless otherwise approved by the Minister, the Commission may

not

(

a) operate for the purposes of making a profit, or

(

b) distribute any of its surpluses to its members.

Approval

8 The Minister may make an approval under

section 6 or 7 subject to

any terms or conditions the Minister considers appropriate.

Transfer of assets

9 The Lacombe Regional Solid Waste Authority and the members

shall execute all documents and do all things necessary to transfer to

the Commission the land, buildings and other property listed in the

Schedule.

Assumption of debts, etc.

10 All debts and liabilities, all titles, easements and rights of way and

crossing and all service, construction and consulting agreements

incurred, held or entered into by any of the member municipalities

with respect to the applicable land, buildings and other property listed

in the

Schedule are assumed by the Commission, and the Commission

shall enter into any agreements, execute any documents and do any

other things that are necessary to assume those debts, liabilities, titles,

easements, rights of way and crossing and agreements.

Schedule

1 Assets transferred from the County of Lacombe:

Eckville Transfer Station:

Title 032 502 827

Plan 8622083

NW 34-39-3-W5

Alix/Mirror Transfer Station:

Title 092 080 700

Plan 8720017

NW 24-40-23-W4

2 Assets transferred from the County of Lacombe and the City of

Lacombe:

Spruceville Transfer Station:

Title 132 006 823

Plan 8820151

NW 29-40-27-W4

3 Assets transferred from the Town of Bentley:

Bentley Transfer Station:

That portion of the land legally described as Lot 9 Block 1

Plan 9623487 that will be subdivided and on which the Bentley

Transfer Station is located.

4 Assets transferred from the Lacombe Regional Solid Waste

Authority:

Unit

Number

Year of

Manufacture

Model

Serial Number(

s) L0902

John Deere 1070 Tractor -

comes with Mower FEL, Snow

Blower

M0170A130788

L0903

Agco Allis - comes with snow

plow and mower

339 515H

L0905

Freightliner FLD120SD

1FVPALAV75D

U85717

L0906

963D Cat Track Loader

CAT0963D0LC

S00457

L0908

Freightliner FLD120SD

1FVPALCKX9

DAE4056

L0909

Freightliner FLD120SD

1FVPGNDRXB

DAX4447

L0914

Universal Roll-off Trailer

2U9D410375100

L0915

Universal Roll-off Trailer

2U9D410395100

L0917

GMC 3/4 ton (4x4)

1GCHK24U81Z

L0S01

Weigh Scale System

S01

L0S02

Truck Scale

D0189-0603

Compactor comes with Hopper

Northside Steel Fab - Alix/Mirror

NSF550-12-5-

86-259DP

Compactor comes with Hopper

Northside Steel Fab - Spruceville

NSF550-12-5-

86-260EP

Compactor comes with Hopper

Northside Steel Fab - Bentley

NSF550-12-5-

86-261EP

Compactor comes with Hopper

Northside Steel Fab - Eckville

NSF550-12-5-

86-256DP

Compactor comes with Hopper

Northside Steel Fab - Prentiss N

NSF550-12-5-

86-258DP

Compactor comes with Hopper

Northside Steel Fab - Prentiss S

NSF550-12-5-

86-257DP

Roller System - Prentiss N

R2N

Roller System - Prentiss S

R2S

L0907

Clemmer Steelcraft Fuel Tank

L0909

Hotsy Pressure Washer

L0923

40-yard Compaction Containers

(6) CB03; CB04;

CB05; CB06;

CB07 & CB08

L0931

40-yard Compaction Containers

(6) CB11; CB12;

CB13; CB14;

CB15 & CB16

L0937

40-yard Compaction Containers

(2) CB17 & CB18

L0939

40-yard Compaction Containers

(2) CB19 & CB20

L0941

40-yard Compaction Containers

(2) CB21 & CB22

L0954

40-yard Open Top Containers

(4) OB04; OB01;

OB02 & OB05

L0960

30-cubic yard Universal Scrap

Metal Bin (6)

95915; 95917;

95918; 95931;

95932 & 95933

L0967

30-cubic yard Universal Scrap

Metal Bin (1)

L0970

Roller System - Alix/Mirror

R01

L0974

Roller System - Spruceville

R04

L0975

Roller System - Bentley

R05

L0976

Roller System - Eckville

R06

5 Any other miscellaneous piping, structures and equipment that are

located on or under any land that is being transferred to the Lacombe

Regional Waste Services Commission.

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Alberta Regulation 106/2013

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT

ACT REGULATIONS (EXTENSION OF EXPIRY DATE)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 4, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 166/2013)

on June 4, 2013 pursuant to

section 175 of the Environmental Protection and

Enhancement Act.

1 The Beverage Container Recycling Regulation

(AR 101/97) is amended in

section 22 by striking out

"October 31, 2013" and substituting "June 30, 2015".

2 The Lubricating Oil Material Recycling and Management

Regulation (AR 82/97) is amended in

section 11 by striking

out "June 30, 2013" and substituting "June 30, 2015".

3 The Paint and Paint Container Designation Regulation

(AR 200/2007) is amended in

section 4 by striking out "June

30, 2013" and substituting "June 30, 2015".

Alberta Regulation 107/2013

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 4, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 170/2013)

on June 4, 2013 pursuant to

section 16 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility

Regulation (AR 80/2012) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 6 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (1):

(1.1) The Minister of Energy is designated as the Minister

responsible for the Responsible Energy Development Act, except

section 16.

(1.2) The Minister of Energy and the Minister of Environment and

Sustainable Resource Development are designated as the Ministers

with common responsibility for

section 16 of the Responsible Energy

Development Act.

Section 7 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(

j) by adding ", except sections 9(2),

(3) and (4), 10, 12(1) and 13(

a) and (b)" after "Alberta

Research and Innovation Act";

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(2.1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in

sections 9(2), (3) and (4), 10 and 13(

a) and (

b) of the Alberta

Research and Innovation Act and the powers, duties and

functions of the Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education

section 12(1) of the Alberta Research and Innovation Act are

transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of

Enterprise and Advanced Education and the Minister of Health.

(2.2) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in

sections 3(7), 7(2), 8(2), 9, 10(1), 12(3), 13, 14 and 15 of the

Alberta Research and Innovation Regulation (AR 203/2009) are

transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of

Enterprise and Advanced Education and the Minister of Health.

Section 9 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (2):

(2.1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in

section 16

of the Alberta Research and Innovation Regulation (AR 203/2009)

are transferred to the responsibility of the Minister of Health.

Section 13 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (1):

(1.1) The Minister of Justice and Solicitor General is designated as

the Minister responsible for the Public Interest Disclosure

(Whistleblower Protection) Act.

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Alberta Regulation 108/2013

Municipal Government Act

SUPPLEMENTARY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 6, 2013

For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:074/13)

on May 27, 2013 pursuant to

section 276 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Supplementary Accounting Principles and

Standards Regulation (AR 313/2000) is amended by this

Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 1:

Notes respecting utility franchise agreement fees

1.1(1) The annual financial statements of a municipality must

contain notes that disclose all revenue received from the granting of

rights over its properties for the purpose of providing a utility

service, each as separate entries.

(2) The notes must set out the annual revenues received from the

granting of each utility franchise agreement entered into by the

municipality separately.

(3) This

section applies in respect of the 2013 reporting year and

subsequent reporting years.

Alberta Regulation 109/2013

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

SAWFILER TRADE REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: June 6, 2013

For information only: Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Board on March 22, 2013 and approved by the Minister of Enterprise and Advanced

Education on May 7, 2013 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and

Industry Training Act.

1 The Sawfiler Trade Regulation (AR 302/2000) is repealed.

2 This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2013.

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Alberta Regulation 110/2013

Railway (Alberta) Act

PUBLIC RAILWAY AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 11, 2013

For information only: Made by the Minister of Transportation (M.O. 15/13) on May

31, 2013 pursuant to

section 30 of the Railway (Alberta) Act.

1 The Public Railway Regulation (AR 177/2002) is amended

by this Regulation.

2 The title of the Regulation is amended by striking out

"PUBLIC".

Section 9 is amended by adding ", the Heritage Railway

Regulation (AR 352/2009) or the Industrial Railway Regulation

(AR 338/2009)" after "adopted by this Regulation".

Section 14 is repealed.

Section 15 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "(TC E-04)" and

substituting "(TC E-54)";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the

following:

(2) Section 2 is amended

(

a) by striking out clause 2.2 and substituting the

following:

2.2 "railway company" means a person to whom

section 2 of the Railway (Alberta) Act applies;

(

b) by adding the following

definitions in

alphabetical order:

"federally regulated" means Provincially regulated;

"Transport Canada" means the Railway Administrator

(Alberta);

"Transport Canada Rail Safety Inspector" means a

railway safety officer (Alberta).

Section 18 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "(TC O-13)" and

substituting "(TC O 0-112)";

(

b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the

following:

(3) Section 3 is amended

(

a) by striking out clause 3.13 and substituting the

following:

3.13 "Department" and "department's regional office

concerned" means the Railway Administrator (Alberta);

(

b) by striking out clause 3.32 and substituting the

following:

3.32 "railway company" means a person to whom

section 2 of the Railway (Alberta) Act applies;

(

c) by striking out clause 3.33 and substituting the

following:

3.33 "railway safety inspector" means a railway safety

officer (Alberta);

Section 22(1) is amended by striking out "(TC O-12)" and

substituting "(TC O-0-26)".

Section 23 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "Railway Freight and

Passenger Train Brake Rules (TC O-07)" and substituting

"Railway Freight and Passenger Train Brake Inspection and

Safety Rules (TC O 0-150)";

(

b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the

following:

(3) Section 3 is amended

(

a) by striking out clause 3.15 and substituting the

following:

3.15 "Department" means the Railway Administrator

(Alberta);

(

b) by striking out clause 3.31 and substituting the

following:

3.31 "railway company" means a person to whom

section 2 of the Railway (Alberta) Act applies;

(

c) by striking out clause 3.32 and substituting the

following:

3.32 "railway safety inspector" means a railway safety

officer (Alberta);

Section 26 is amended in subsection (1) by striking out

"(TC E-07)" and substituting "(TC E-17)".

Section 29 is repealed.

Alberta Regulation 111/2013

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

INSULATOR TRADE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 11, 2013

For information only: Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Board on March 22, 2013 and approved by the Minister of Enterprise and Advanced

Education on May 28, 2013 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and

Industry Training Act.

1 The Insulator Trade Regulation (AR 284/2000) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "4" and

substituting "3";

(

b) in subsections (2) and (3) by striking out "1375" and

substituting "1517";

(

c) in subsection (4) by striking out "1300" and

substituting "1517";

(

d) by repealing subsection (5).

Section 5(3) is amended by striking out "4th" and

substituting "3rd".

Section 6(2)(

d) is repealed.

5 This Regulation comes into force on August 1, 2013.

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Alberta Regulation 112/2013

Seniors Benefit Act

SENIORS BENEFIT ACT GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 12, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 172/2013)

on June 11, 2013 pursuant to

section 6 of the Seniors Benefit Act.

1 The Seniors Benefit Act General Regulation (AR 213/94)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1)(

f) is amended by striking out "Canada Pension

Disability benefits," and "alimony or maintenance income, Workers'

Compensation payments,".

Section 3 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by repealing clause (

c) and

substituting the following:

(

c) except where otherwise specified, meets the applicable

provisions of the Schedule,

(

b) by repealing subsection (2).

Section 8.1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in clause (c)

(

A) by adding "primary funded items and" after

"case of";

(

B) by striking out "$25 100" and substituting

"$25 800";

(ii) in clause (d)

(

A) by adding "primary funded items and" after

"case of";

(

B) by striking out "$40 800" and substituting

"$41 900";

(

C) by striking out "and" at the end;

(iii) by adding the following after clause (d):

(d.1) in the case of secondary funded items and an

applicant who is a single senior, the applicant's

total income is less than $21 400 after deducting

the supplementary accommodation assistance

benefit paid to the applicant in the previous year,

and

(d.2) in the case of secondary funded items and an

applicant who is part of a senior couple, the senior

couple's total income is less than $33 700 after

deducting the supplementary accommodation

assistance benefit paid to the senior couple in the

previous year.

(iv) by repealing clause (e);

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) In subsection (1), "primary funded items", "secondary

funded items" and "non-standard funded items" mean the items

classified as such under subsection (4).

(4) The Minister may by order classify the discontinuous special

needs component into primary and secondary funded items and

non-standard funded items and stipulate the effect of the

non-standard funded items classification, and may, in the order,

designate

(

a) the categories of primary funded items, secondary

funded items and non-standard funded items,

(

b) any additional or other eligibility criteria, factors and

conditions that must be met in respect of each such

funded item,

(

c) the maximum number of each funded item that may be

provided and the frequency with which each may be

provided to any person either annually or in a lifetime,

or both, and

(

d) the maximum amount that may be paid for each funded

item either annually or in a lifetime, or both.

(5) An order under subsection (4) is to be treated as a document

incorporated by reference in this Regulation.

5 The

Schedule is amended

(

a) by repealing

section 3(3);

(

b) by repealing

section 6(1);

(

c) in the Table

(

i) in

Part 1 by repealing the second (or middle)

"Percentage" column and substituting the

following in sequential order:

Percentage

17.41%

17.43%

17.41%

17.43%

17.41%

17.43%

17.41%

17.43%

17.41%

17.43%

12.11%

16.18%

(ii) by repealing

Part 2;

(iii) by repealing the "Note" at the end of

Part 3 and

substituting the following:

(Note: The benefit calculations in this Table are up to

date with effect from July 1, 2013.)

6 This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2013.

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Alberta Regulation 113/2013

Post-secondary Learning Act

MODEL PROVISIONS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 12, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 179/2013)

on June 11, 2013 pursuant to

section 124 of the Post-secondary Learning Act.

1 The Model Provisions Regulation (AR 53/2004) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 6 is amended by striking out "September 30, 2013"

and substituting "September 30, 2015".

Alberta Regulation 114/2013

Municipal Government Act

CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 12, 2013

For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:072/13)

on June 5, 2013 pursuant to

section 73 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Control of Corporations Regulation (AR 284/2003) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 14 is amended by striking out "July 31, 2013" and

substituting "July 31, 2018".

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Alberta Regulation 115/2013

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION (DIRECTIVE 083)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 14, 2013

For information only: Made by the Energy Resources Conservation Board on June

11, 2013 pursuant to

section 10(1) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

1 The Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (AR 151/71)

are amended by this Regulation.

Section 1.020(2) is amended by adding the following

after definition 5.5:

5.6. "Directive 083" means Directive 083: Hydraulic

Fracturing - Subsurface Integrity;

3 The following is added after

section 3.061:

Hydraulic Fracturing Operations

3.062 A licensee of a well shall comply with Directive 083.

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Alberta Regulation 116/2013

Hydro and Electric Energy Act

HYDRO AND ELECTRIC ENERGY AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 14, 2013

For information only: Made by the Alberta Utilities Commission on June 12, 2013

pursuant to

section 5(1) of the Hydro and Electric Energy Act.

1 The Hydro and Electric Energy Regulation (AR 409/83) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "unless otherwise

specified by" and substituting "if directed to do so by".

3 Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 are repealed.

Section 8 is amended

(

a) by striking out that portion preceding clause (

a) and

substituting the following:

8 The holder of an approval, permit or licence for an electric

distribution system, a power plant having a capability of 500

kilowatts or greater or a transmission line shall file with the

Commission each month or at the intervals directed by the

Commission a record in the form required by the Commission

for the preceding month or the period specified by the

Commission that includes the following, where applicable:

(

b) in clause (

d) by adding "the power pool as defined in the

Electric Utilities Act and" after "all energy deliveries to";

(

c) by adding the following after clause (g):

(

h) in the case of power plants, the maximum capability of

the power plants.

Section 8.1 is amended by

(

a) repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following:

8.1(1) The holder of an approval, permit or licence for an

electric utility shall file with the Commission each month or at

the intervals directed by the Commission a report for the

preceding month or for the period specified by the Commission,

as the case may be, showing in gigawatt-hours or kilowatt-hours

the amount of energy purchased in the month or period from

each power plant, if any, that is connected to the approval

holder's, permit holder's or licence holder's electric distribution

system or transmission line.

(

b) repealing subsection (2)(

b) and substituting the

following:

(b) "power plant" means a power plant, as defined in the

Act, having a capability of 500 kilowatts or greater.

Section 9 is repealed.

Section 10 is amended by striking out that portion

preceding clause (

a) and substituting the following:

10 The holder of an approval, permit or licence for a transmission

line or electric distribution system shall file with the Commission

each month or at the intervals directed by the Commission a report

of its system during the preceding calendar year or for the period

specified by the Commission, as the case may be, showing the

Section 11 is repealed and the following is substituted:

11 Unless the Commission directs otherwise, if a person proposes

to make minor alterations to a power plant, transmission line or

electric distribution system other than minor alterations to which

section 18.2 applies, the person may apply for an approval or permit

or an amendment to an approval or permit referred to in

section 11,

14 or 25 of the Act, as the case may be, by submitting a Letter of

Enquiry to the Commission in accordance with AUC Rule 007,

Rules Respecting Applications for Power Plants, Substations,

Transmission Lines, and Industrial System Designations as

published by the Commission and amended from time to time.

9 The heading preceding

section 13 and sections 13 to 17

are repealed.

10 The following is added before the heading preceding

section 19:

Exclusions for Small Power Plants

18.1(1) In this section, "small power plant" means a power plant

consisting of all of the generating facilities located or, in the case of

the construction of a small power plant, to be located at a site that

has or, when constructed, will have a total capability of less than one

megawatt.

(2) Unless the Commission directs otherwise, a small power plant

that is or is to be connected to a transmission line or electric

distribution system is excluded from the application of sections 11

and 18 of the Act if

(

a) the construction or operation of the small power plant, as the

case may be,

(

i) does not directly and adversely affect any person, and

(ii) does not have any adverse environmental impact,

(

b) the small power plant is constructed or operated, as the case

may be, in compliance with AUC Rule 012, Noise Control,

as published by the Commission and amended from time to

time, and

(

c) the person constructing or operating or proposing to construct

or operate the small power plant has entered into an operating

agreement with the owner or operator of the transmission line

or electric distribution system to which the small power plant

is or is to be connected relating to the connection.

Exclusions for Minor Alterations

18.2 Unless the Commission directs otherwise, an alteration to a

power plant is excluded from the application of

section 11 of the

Act, an alteration to a transmission line is excluded from the

application of

section 14 of the Act and an alteration to an electric

distribution system is excluded from the application of

section 25 of

the Act if the alteration

(

a) is minor,

(

b) does not directly and adversely affect any person, and

(

c) does not have any adverse environmental impact.

11 The heading after

section 19 is repealed.

Section 21 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Expiry

22 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed

for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be

repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this

Regulation expires on January 31, 2018.