19'15' Bill 13 Fou6lJ Ses~olQ~th Legislature. 24 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBE.n.fA. BILL 13 THE ALBERTA HOUSI~G AMENDMENT ACT, 1975 MR. KING First Reading ""',' ...................... . Second Reading .,., ..... , .................. . Third Reading .,"',.,." ...... ,.,', ....... . Printed by Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 18 Mr. King BILL 13 1975 THE ALBERTA HOUSING AMENDMENT ACT, 1975 (Assented to , 1975) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follow: 1. The Alberta Housing Act is hereby amended.

Section 4 is amended by adding the following sub­

section after subsection (2): ~3) A prograILl of urban dev~lopm~nt assigned ,to the Corporation under subsection (1) may involve any kind of urban development including, but not restricted to, developments for housing, commercial, industrial, institu­ tional, park or service purposes.

Section 8 is amended (

a) by striking out clause 1 and by substituting the following: 1. acquire, hold and alienate real or personal property and construct, develop, subdivide, manage, lease or otherwise deal in or dispose of real property and all manner of buildings and other improvements to land and all manner of interests therein; (

b) as to clause 2 by adding after the word "undertake to" the words "subdivide or".

Section 9.1 is amended by striking out the words "Sec­ tion 67 of The Workmen's Compensation Board Act" and by substituting the words "Section 61 of The Workers' Com­ pensation Act".

Section 91 is struck out and the following is sub­ stituted: 31.

(1) The Corporation or a municipality with the ap­ proval of the Corporation may undertake and carry to

Explanatory Notes 1. This Blli will. amend.

chapter i1l5 of the Revised. Statutes of Alberta uno. 2. This amendment will clarify the scope of the Corporation's objects. SectioD-; 4, subsections (1) and (2) presently read: 4.

(1) The objects of the Corporation are to carry out any of the duties and functions provided for by this Act and such other duties and functions related to any program of housing or urban development as may be assigned to it by the Lieutenant Govel"'lor 11. Council.

(2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1). the Corporation may undertake. carry to completion or assist in the provision. development. maintenance and management of housing (

a) generally. or (

b) for middle and low income families and individuals. or (

c) for employees of the Government of Alberta, or (

d) for students. or (

e) for senior citizens, or (

f) for families and Individuals receiving social allowances or- social assistance. 3. Broadens powers of Corporation.

Section 8, clauses 1 and 2 presently read·: 8. In addition to the powers vested in a corporation by

section 14 of The

Interpretation Act. the Corporation may: 1. acquire. hold and alienate real or personal property; 2. undertake to develop lands with roads. streets. sidewalks. water and sewer and other municipal facilities. either alone or in conjunction with municipalities ; 4. Updates a cross-reference as a result of' the new (The) Workers' Compensation Act. s. This amendment expands the scope of land assembly and land development projects.

Section 311 presently reads: 31.

(1) The Corporation or a muniCipality with the approval of the Corpora­ tion may undertake and carry to completion a land assembly project or land development project.

(2) For the purposes of this

section the Corporation. or a munlcipallty with the approval of the Corporation. may (

a) acquire. assemble, service and develop land or do any of them. (

b) lease. sell or otherwise dispose of any land acquired. assembled or developed under a land assembly or land development project. and (

c) construct or acquire housing units of any form or type for lease or sale in conjunction with a land assembly or land development project 01' separately therefrom, and may exercise any other power to do any other thing that may be required to be exercised or done for the purposes of this section.

completion a land assembly project or land development project for any purpose including, but not restricted to, residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, park or service purposes.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the Corporation, or a municipality with the approval of the Corporation, may (

a) acquire, assemble, subdivide, service, hold, admin­ ister, manage or develop land, or (

b) lease, sell or otherwise dispose of or deal in or with any land acquired, assembled, subdivided, serviced or developed under a land assembly or land develop­ ment project, or (

c) construct or acquire housing units or commercial or industrial buildings or properties, or any of them, or any other improvements of any form or type whatsoever, for lease or sale in conjunction with a land assembly or land development project or separately therefrom, and may exercise any other power to do any other thing that may be required to be exercised or done for the purposes of thiR section.

Section 38 is amended as to subsection (2) by striking out the word H Procedure".

Section 40 is amended by striking out the words "an urban renewal scheme" and by substituting the words "a rehabilitation program". 8 .. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to and upon so coming into force sections 2, 3 and 5 shall be deemed to have been in force at all times on and after January 1, 1978. 2

G. Updates' a cross-reference as a result of replacement of The Expropriation Procedure Act with The Expropriation Act. '7. Updates a cross-reference as a result of amendment to this

section in the new The Expropriation Act. 2 Title: 1975 (17th, 4th) Bill 13, The Alberta Housing Amendment Act, 1975