Bill 37 — Second Session, 20Th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 37 Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority Amendment Act, 1984 (Legislature 20, Session 2)

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BILL 37 Second Session, 20th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 37 OIL SANDS TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH AUTHORITY AMENDMENT ACT, 1984 MR. MILLER J.^-^\Inl First Reading Second Reading Committee ofthe Whole ^.u-i»v» • v r Thu-d Reading Royal Assent Vit-'irt,

BiU 37 Mr Miller BILL 37 1984 OIL SANDS TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH AUTHORITY AMENDMENT ACT, 1984 (Assented to . 1984) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent ofthe Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 2(e): (

f) technological methods and technological information ac quired or developed in respect of matters under this Act may be further developed for any purpose; (

g) technological methods and technological information ac quired or developed in respect of matters under this Act may be provided to persons, industries and other institutions or agencies for any purpose.

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill amends

chapter 0-6 ofthe Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Section 2 presently reads: 2 The purposes ofthis Act are to provide means whereby (

a) research into the technological methods required for (

i) the efficient and economic recovery and processing of crude bitumen and other oil sands products from oU sands deposits, (ii) the efficient and economic recovery of crude oil through the use of enhanced recovery methods, and (iii) the efficient and economic processing of crude oil, may be assisted, encouraged and promoted; (

b) research into the technological methods required to ensure an ac ceptable quality of the environment during and after those recovery and processing operations may be assisted, encouraged and promoted; (

c) the compilation, assessment and dissemination of present and fu ture technological information relating to (

i) exploration for oU sands deposits and the recovery and pro cessing ofoU sands products, (ii) the recovery and processing of crude oU and products derived from crude oil, (iii) environmental conservation in connection with those explo ration, recovery and processing operations, and (iv) the production and transportation of synthetic crude oU and other oU sands products and of crude oU and products derived from crude oil, may be achieved; (

d) co-operation among the Government of Alberta, industry, univers ities and other institutions or agencies in respect of matters under this Act may be established, furthered and maintained; 1 Explanatory Notes

Section 20(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (j): (

k) may enter into agreements for the provision of technological methods or technological information to any person. In accordance with

section 4(1) ofthe

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent.

(

e) technological problems impeding the development of production capacity to meet the demand for synthetic crude oil, crude oU and products derived from crude oil may be solved or alleviated. 3

Section 20(1 )(

i) and (

j) presently read: 20(1) Subject to the regulations, the Authority (

i) may apply for or acquire by purchase, assignment, licence or oth erwise any invention, discovery, addition to knowledge, patent, trade secret, design, utility model, certiftcate or authorship, trade mark, co pyright, computer program or technical, commercial, ftnancial or other information, or a right in it. and may sell, grant, assign, license or otherwise dispose of it or an interest in it; (

j) may enter into agreements for the provision of services, equipment or supplies to be rendered or supplied in connection with research projects. Explanatory Notes Title: 1984 (20th, 2nd) Bill 37, Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority Amendment Act, 1984

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