Bill No. 23 of 1945. A BILL TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS ACT NOTE. Sec.tion 1 of this Bill amends

section 10 'Of the Act which deals with agreements with lo~J authorities as to construc­ tion of secondary highways through the area of the local authority. The effect of the amendment is to limit the applic.ation 'Of this

section ,to municipal districts, improve­ ment districts and special areas. The new

section lOa enacted by

section 2 of the Bill provides for agreements with cities, towns and villages as to the construction of the porti'Ons of main and secondary highw·aYls within their boundaries. The proportion of the cost of c'Onstruc.tion provided for by this

section is to be fixed by the agreem'ent whi,ch must pr'Ovide that the Province will not be liable for any part of the cost of construction over and above the cost of the highway outside the municipality at and near the point 'Of conne·ction. The new

section lOb also enacted by

section 2 of the Bill authoriz·es the Province to ,contribute towards the construc­ tion of a main highway through a city.

Section 3 of the Bill which substitutes a new

section 22 authorizes the Minister to make regulations and prescribe forms. The 'Old

section 22 only gave ,authority for the prescribing of forms. W. S. GRAY, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation Jf its provisions.)

BILL No. 23 of 1945.

An Act to amend The Public Highways Act. (Assented to , 1945.) HIS :MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Public Highways Act, being

chapter 74 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended as to

section 10,- (

a) by adding immediately after the words "local auth­ 'Ority", where the same occur in the first line of subsection (1) thereof, the words "'Other than a city, town or village"; (

b) by striking out subsection (6) thereof. 2. The said Act is further amended by adding immedi­ ately after

section 10 thereof the following new sections: "lOa.-

(1) The Minis,ter may enter into an agreement with any city, town or village f'Or the c'Onstruction of the portion of a main or secondary highway lying within the boundaries of the city, town or village under which the cost of construction shall be shared by the Province and the municipality in the proportions fixed by the 'agreement, \vhich agreement shall also provide that the Province will not be liable for any portion of the said cost caused by the construction of the highway within the municipality to a greater width or at a higher ,cost than that of the highway outside the boundaries of the municipality at and near the point of connecti'On with the municipality. "

(2) The Minister is authorized to carry out the terms of such agreement, and each city, town and village is hereby authorized to enter into and carry out any agreement referred to in subsection (1) which the Minister is thereby authorized to make with the city, t'Own 'or village, as the case may be. "lOb. The Province may contribute towards the cost of any main highway connection lying within the boundaries of a city in such amounts as may be determined from time to time by the Lieutenant Governor in Council." 3. The said Act is further amended as to

section 22 by striking out the same and by substituting therefor the following: .

2 "22. The Minister m'ay from time to time make such regulations 'and prescribe such forms as may be deemed necessary for the proper carrying into effect of the provi­ sions of this Act." 4. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

FIRST SESSION TENTH LEGISLATURE 9 GEORGE VI 1945 BILL

An Act to amend The Public Highways Act. Received and read the First time ........... . Second time ........................ . Third time .......... .. HON. MR. FALLOW. EDMONTON: A. Shnitka, King's Printer 1945 Title: 1945 (10th, 1st) Bill 23,

An Act to amend The Public Highways Act