Bill 58 — Second Session, 18Th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly 9F Alberta Bill 58 the Natural Gas Price Admini'Stration Amend'Ment Act, 1976 (Legislature 18, Session 2)

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1976 Bill 58 Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 9F ALBERTA BILL 58 THE NATURAL GAS PRICE ADMINI'STRATION AMEND'MENT ACT, 1976 THE MINISTER OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES First Reading Second Reading 'fhird Reading Printed by tilt Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 58 BILL 58 1976 THE NATURAL GAS PRICE ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 (Assented to , 1976) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Natural Gas Price Administration Act is hereby amended.

Section 1 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1), clause (a), by striking out the words "as prescribed by or pursuant to the regula tions" and by substituting the words "as determined by the Minister", (

b) as to subsection (1) by striking out clause ( e) , (

c) as to subsection (1), clause (

m) by adding at the end thereof the words ", subsections (1), (2) and (3) or the regulations under

section 5, clause (c.l), which ever applies to the contract", (

d) bU adding the following subsection after subsection (1)

(1.1) Where any reference is made in this Act or any regulation or order under this Act to a month whether by its name or not, the reference shall be construed to be the period from 8 :00 a.m. on the first day of that month to 8 :00 a.m. on the first day of the next lSucceeding month. (

e) as to subsection (-'+), clause (

a) by adding after the words "a producer" the words "supplies and". 3. The following

section is added after

section 4: 4.1 A producer, an original buyer or 'any other buyer of gas in Alberta or any person operating a pipeline for the trans:n:~j~sion of ga,s in Alberta shall, upon the request of the MInIster or a person authorized by the Minister for the purpose, furnish to the Minister or that person any information specified in the request and relating to

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter 70 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1975 (Second Session). 2. (a), (

b) and (c):

Section 1 (1) (a), (

e) and (

m) presently read: 1.

(1) In this Act, (a) "Alberta cost of service" with respect to any gas or the movement of any gas means the costs and charges, wherever incuned, (

i) that are attributable to the acquisition of the gas by the original buyer, except the contract field price or the regulated field price, whichever applies, (ii) that are associated with the movement and metering of the gas in Alberta, (iii) that are related to any processing required to cause the gas to become marketable gas or that are otherwise related to the supply of the gas, and (iv) that consist of interest or other costs which, under a contract en tered into prior to November 1, 1975, were recoverable by the original buyer from the price at which he sold the gas, or any portion of those costs or charges, as prescribed by or pursuant to the regulations; (e) "designated officer" means an officer of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources or (

m) the "regulated field price" of any gas means the regulated field price of the gas determined in accordance with

section 9. (

d) The new subsection (1.1) will interpret "month" in accord ance with standard invoicing practices in the gas industry. (

e) This amendment will make the language in

section 1(4) (

a) consistent with The Gas Utilities Act. 3. The new

section 4.1 provides for the furnishing of information on request.

(

a) the determination of any Alberta cos,t.of service, or (

b) transactions under which price adjustments· are paid or are required to be paid, or (

c) transactions under se,ction 15.

Section 5 is amended (

a) by striking out clause (a), (

b) by adding the following clauses after clause (c): (c.1) providing for any matter referred to in

section 9, subsection (4) ; (c.2) exempting the original buyers under any class of gas sales contracts from the payment of price adj ustments ; (c.3) prescribing standard methods for the conver sion 'Of volumetrk measurements of gas to mil lion Btu's for any purpose related to this Act;

Section 7 is amended (

a) by striking out the word "prescribed,", and (

b) by striking out the words "or the regulations".

Section 9 is amended (

a) as to subsection (2), clause (

a) and subsection (3), clause (

a) by striking out the words "designated officer" wherever they occur and by substituting the word "Minister", (

b) by adding the following subsections after sub section (3): ( 4) Where all .or part of the gas sold under a gas sales contraet in any month ,is resold in Al berta under one or more other contracts, (a) subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply to that gas sales contract with respect to that month, and (

b) the price to be paid for the gas under the gas sales contract for the month and the manner in which any price adj ustment for that month is to be paid and the persons by whom and to whom it is to be paid, shall be determined in accordance with the regulations.

(5) A producer and an original buyer may, with the approval of the Mini,ster, enter into an agree ment under which the original buyer is exempted 2

Section 5(

a) presently reads: 5. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) for the purposes of

section 1, clause (a); .. The deletion of clause (

a) is a consequence of the amendment to

section l(1)(

a) of the Act: see

section 2 (

a) of this Bill. If regulations are made under the proposed clause (c.2), the pro ducers may nevertheless be entitled to apply for payment from the Natural Gas Price Administration Act Fund or an amount equal to the price adjustment.

Section 7 presently reads: 7. Any Alberta cost of service prescribed, determined or estimated pursuant to this Act or the regulations applies notwithstanding any order of the Public Utilities Board under The Gas Utilities Act. The amendment here is complementary to the amendments to

section l(1)(

a) and

section 5 being made by sections 2 (

a) and 4 of this Bill respectively. 6. (

a) References to "designated officer" are being removed from the Act. The only functions of the designated officer are to make estimates to the Alberta cost of service under sections 9(2) (

a) and 3(

a) and

section 15(3) (b) (

i) of the Act. The Minister will be empowered to make these estimates as a result of the amendment but he may delegate that function under

section 3 of the Act. (

b) The proposed subsection (4) will allow for the determina tion of the regulated field price by regulations under sec tion 5 of the Act in cases where gas is sold more than once in Alberta. (

c) Where an agreement is made under the proposed subsection (5), the producer may nevertheless be entitled to apply for a payment from the Natural Gas Price Administration Act Fund of an amount equal to the price adjustment. 2

from the payment of price adj ustments under this section.

Section 15, subsection (3), clause (b), subclause (

i) is amended by striking out the words "designated officer" wherever they occur and by substituting the word "Minister" . 8. This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by Proclamation. 3

7. See the note to

section 6(

a) of this Bill. 3 Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 58, The Natural Gas Price Administration Amendment Act, 1976

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