Bill 56 — Second Session, 30Th Legislature, 70 Elizabeth Ii the Legisla Tive Assembly of Alberta Bill 56 Local Measures Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Legislature 30, Session 2)

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2021 Bill 56 Second Session, 30th Legislature, 70 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLA TIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 56 LOCAL MEASURES STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2021 THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Firs t Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 56 BILL 56 2021 LOCAL MEASURES STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2021 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 2 1 ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Emergency 911 Act Amends SA 2013 cE-7.5 1(1) The Emergency 911 Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 1 is amended (

a) by repealing clause (a); (

b) in clause (

e) by striking out “call, including the directing of a 911 call to an appropriate dispatch centre” and substituting “call related to the management of the call, but does not include the dispatch of emergency services”.

(3) Section 7(

b) is amended by striking out “call taking processes and procedures” and substituting “services, including processes and procedures, and infrastructure associated with 911 services”.

1 Explanatory Notes Explanatory Notes Emergency 911 Act 1(1) Amends

chapter E-7.5 of the Statutes of Alberta, 2013.

(2) Section 1 presently reads in part: 1 In this Act, (a) “dispatch centre” means a place at which 911 calls are received from a public safety answering point and includes a dispatch centre as defined in the Emergency Health Services Act; (e) “911 services” means services provided by a public safety answering point in response to a 911 call, including the directing of a 911 call to an appropriate dispatch centre;

(3) Section 7 presently reads in part: 7 The Minister may, in order to carry out the purposes of this Act, (

b) establish Province-wide standards, guidelines and policies respecting 911 call taking processes and procedures, and

(4) This

section has effect on September 1, 2021. Local Government Fiscal Framework Act Amends SA 2019 cL-21.5 2(1) The Local Government Fiscal Framework Act is amended by this section.

(2) The

preamble is amended in the third recital by striking out “2022-2023 fiscal year” and substituting “2024-2025 fiscal year”.

(3) Section 10(1) is amended by striking out “2022-2023 fiscal year” and substituting “2024-2025 fiscal year”.

(4) Section 12 is repealed and the following is substituted: Coming into force 12 This Act has effect on April 1, 2021.

(5) The

Schedule is amended (

a) in

section 2 (

i) in subsection (1) by striking out “2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 fiscal years” and substituting “2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 fiscal years”; (ii) in subsection (2) by striking out “$2 500 973 000” and substituting “$2 166 000 000”; (

b) in

section 3 (

i) in subsection (1) (

A) by striking out “2022-2023 fiscal year” and substituting “2024-2025 fiscal year”;

2 Explanatory Notes

(4) Coming into force. Local Government Fiscal Framework Act 2(1) Amends

chapter L-21.5 of the Statutes of Alberta, 2019.

(2) The third recital of the

preamble presently reads:

WHEREAS the Government of Alberta is committed to a new funding framework for local governments beginning in the 2022- 2023 fiscal year; and

(3) Section 10(1) presently reads: 10(1) This

section applies in respect of every fiscal year after the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

(4) Section 12 presently reads: 12 This Act comes into force on Proclamation.

(5) The

Schedule presently reads in part: 2(1) Subject to subsection (2), where the Minister enters into a funding agreement under

section 2(1) of this Act with a local government for one or more of the 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 fiscal years, the local government is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, to receive the amount determined by the Minister to be the local government’s share of the available capital funding for each of those fiscal years.

(2) The aggregate amount available for providing capital funding to local governments under subsection (1) is $2 500 973 000. 3(1) The aggregate amount available for providing capital funding to Calgary and Edmonton under this Part for the 2022-2023 fiscal year is $455 000 000.

3 (

B) by striking out “$455 000 000” and substituting “$382 000 000”; (ii) in subsection (2) by striking out “2022-2023 fiscal year” and substituting “2024-2025 fiscal year”; (

c) in

section 4(1) by striking out “2021-2022 fiscal year” and substituting “2023-2024 fiscal year”; (

d) in

section 5(1) by striking out “2021-2022 fiscal year” and substituting “2023-2024 fiscal year”; (

e) in

section 6(1) by striking out “2022-2023 fiscal year” and substituting “2024-2025 fiscal year”; (

f) in

section 8 by striking out “2021-2022 fiscal year” and substituting “2023-2024 fiscal year”; (

g) in

section 9 (

i) in subsection (1) (

A) by striking out “2022-2023 fiscal year” and substituting “2024-2025 fiscal year”; (

B) by striking out “$405 000 000” and substituting “$340 000 000”; (ii) in subsection (2) by striking out “2022-2023 fiscal year” and substituting “2024-2025 fiscal year”.

3 Explanatory Notes

(2) The amount available for providing capital funding to Calgary and Edmonton under this Part after the 2022-2023 fiscal year comprises the amount determined under

section 6(1). 4(1) Where the Minister enters into a funding agreement with Calgary for one or more fiscal years after the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Calgary is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, to receive in each fiscal year under the agreement the percentage, determined under subsection (2), of the available capital funding specified in

section 3(1) or determined under

section 6(1), whichever is applicable for the fiscal year. 5(1) Where the Minister enters into a funding agreement with Edmonton for one or more fiscal years after the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Edmonton is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, to receive in each fiscal year under the agreement the percentage, determined under subsection (2), of the available capital funding specified in

section 3(1) or determined under

section 6(1), whichever is applicable for the fiscal year. 6(1) For a fiscal year after the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the available capital funding for Calgary and Edmonton for the applicable fiscal year is the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula and rounded to the nearest dollar: G x H where G is the revenue index factor calculated in accordance with subsection (2) for the applicable fiscal year; H is the available capital fundi ng under this Part for the fiscal year one year prior to the applicable fiscal year. 8 Where the Minister enters into a funding agreement with a local government for one or more fiscal years after the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the local government is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, to receive in each fiscal year under the agreement the amount determined by the Minister to be the local government’s share of the available capital funding specified in

section 9(1) or determined under

section 9(2), whichever is applicable for the fiscal year. 9(1) The amount of available capital funding for local governments for the 2022-2023 fiscal year is $405 000 000.

4 Explanatory Notes

(2) For a fiscal year after the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the available capital funding for the applicable fiscal year is the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula and rounded to the nearest dollar: P x Q where P is the revenue index factor calculated in accordance with subsection (3) for the applicable fiscal year; Q is the available capital fundi ng under this Part for the fiscal year one year prior to the applicable fiscal year.

RECORD OF DEBATE Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Title: 2020-21 (30th, 2nd) Bill 56, Local Measures Statutes Amendment Act, 2021

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Citation	L30 S2 11899
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