1969 Bill 9 Second Session, 16th Legislature, 18 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE A~~~MB'LY 'OF ALBERTA BILL 9

An Act to amend The Improvement Districts Act, 1965 THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS First Reading .......... .... . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . Second Reading Third ~eading ... Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 9 1969

An Act to amend The Improvement Districts Act, 1965 (Assented to , 1969) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Improvement Districts Act, 1965 is hereby amended.

Section 4 is amended by striking out clause (

c) and by substituting the following: (

c) amalgamate any two or more improvement dis­ tricts, or parts thereof on such terms and con­ ditions as to the Minister seems proper, or

Section 8 is amended by adding the following after subsection (1) :

(2) Notwithstanding The Municipal Taxation Act, in an industrial improvement district the Minister may, by order, impose and levy a special tax in addition to any other taxes authorized by The Municipal Taxation Act, upon any or all of the assessment of improvements as described in sub­ clause (iii) of clause 12 of

section 2 of The Municipal Taxation Act.

Section 35 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1), by striking out the word "may" and by substituting the word "shall", (

b) as to subsection (7), by striking out the word "licensed" and by substituting the words "liable to be licensed".

Section 43a is struck out and the following is sub­ stituted: 43a.

(1) The Minister may, by order, either alone or in conjunction with any municipality,

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter 39 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1965.

Section 4(

c) presently reads: (

c) amalgamate any two or more improvement districts. or

Section 2/12 (iii) of The Municipal Taxation Act reads: 12. "improvement" means (iii) machinery, equipment, appliances, working tanks and other things inc_uding the supporting foundations and footings, but excluding bui'dings and excluding tanks used exclusively for storage purposes, that form an integral part of an operational unit designed f.or or used in (

A) processing or manufacturing, or (

B) the production of natural resources or the transmis- sion of natural resources by pipe line, whether or not the machinery, equipment, appliances, working tanks or other things are so affixed as to be­ come transferred without special mention by a transfer of the land; 4.

Section 35(1) and (7) presently read: 35.

(1) The Minister may by order provide for the licensing of mobile homes situated in an impr.ovement district.

(7) A mobi'e home licensed under this

section is not liable to assess­ ment pursuant to The .Municipal Taxation .Act. s.

Section 43a presently reads: 43a.

(1) The Minister may by order acquire and equip a motor vehicle for the purpose of providing an ambulance service in an improvement district.

(2) For the purpose of encouraging the establishment and mainten­ ance of an ambulance service in all or part of the improvement district, the Minister by order may authorize the payment to the owner of an ambulance of a grant not exceeding a sum equal to one-quarter mill on the net total assessment of land and improvements in the improve­ ment district, or four thousand dollars, whichever is the greater.

(

a) acquire, equip and operate a motor vehicle for the purpose of providing an ambulance service, (

b) authorize the payment to the owner of an am­ bulance of a grant for the purpose of encouraging the establishment or operation of an ambulance service, and (

c) enter into agreements for the provision of medical or dental services: (

i) by making an annual grant to a medical or dental practitioner; (ii) by guaranteeing the medical or dental prac­ titioner's income; (iii) by constructing, purchasing or leasing of liv­ ing or office accommodation for the use of a medical or dental practitioner.

(2) An order passed pursuant to subsection (1) may apply to all or part of an improvement district.

(3) An expenditure made pursuant to this

section may be recovered by the levy of a special tax on all assessed property appearing on the assessment roll of all or part of the improvement district to which the order is applicable. 6. The following

section is added after

section 52a: 52b. For the purpose of restraining and regulating the running at large of dogs, the Minister may, by order, (

a) provide for the killing or impounding of dogs run­ ning at large, (

b) classify dogs for licensing purposes, and (

c) prescribe a tariff of licence fees to be paid by per­ sons owning, possessing or harbouring dogs, which fees may vary as between the different classifica­ tions of dogs.

Section 54 is amended by adding after the words "section 35 or" the words "section 52b or". 8. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to and upon so coming into force

section 2 shall be deemed to have been in force at all times on and after December 31, 1968. 2

6. Control and licensing of dogs. 7. Cross-reference added to conform to new

section 52b. 2 Title: 1969 (16th, 2nd) Bill 9,

An Act to amend The Improvement Districts Act, 1965