Bill 55 — I I Kit Iii ... J Third Session, 17Th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth-;Jl the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 55 the Northeast Alberta Regional Commission Act (Legislature 17, Session 3)

L17 S3 5321

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1974 Bill 55 i i kit iii ... J Third Session, 17th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth-;Jl THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 55 The Northeast Alberta Regional Commission Act THE MINISTER OF lVluNICIPAL AFFAIRS First Reading .............................. . Second ReadinJ!' ............................ . Third Reading .. Printed by L. S. WALL, Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 55 BILL 55 1974 THE NORTHEAST ALBERTA ,REGIONAL COMMISSION ACT (Assented to , 1974) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. In this Act, (a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner appointed pursuant to

section 3; (b) "local authority" means (

i) the oouncil of aiJown or village, (ii) the board of administrators of a new town, (iii) the board of trustees of a school district or a school division, (iv) the board of a health unit, (

v) the board of a hospital district, and (vi) the Minister with respect to an improvement district; (c) "Minister" means the Minister of Municipal Affairs; ( d) "Region" means the region established pursuant to

section 2. 2.

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may establish a region to be known as the Northeast Alberta Region.

(2) The Region may include all 'Or any part of the terri tory within the outer boundaries 'Of Improvement District No. 18 lying north of Township 80. 3.

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint an officer to be known as the Commissioner of the N orth east Alberta Region.

(2) The Commissioner shall hold office during pleasure and shall receive such salary as may be determined by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

(3) The Oommissi'Oner shall maintain his office within the Region.

Explanatory Note$ l. This Bill will provide for the appointment of a Commissioner for the oil sands region of N.E. Alberta whose function will be to co-ordinate and expedite the activities of the Provincial Govern ment and its agencies and the local authorities in the region so that the public services and facilities and the accommodation which will be needed with the development of the oil sands shall be provided in an orderly and efficient manner. 2. Establishment of the Northeast Alberta Region. 3. Appointment of Commissioner.

4. The functions of the Commissioner are: (

a) to initiate or organize the development of plans and programs for the provision of municipal, educa tional, health, transportation, communication and other governmental or public services and facilities and accommodation for the residents of the Region; (

b) to co-ordinate the programs and services and ad ministrative procedures of (

i) departments of the Government, (ii) Government agencies, and (iii) local authorities having jurisdiction in the Region, in matters pertaining to the Region; (

c) to administer or supervise the implementation of such programs or services as may be assigned to him by the Lieutenant GovernoQr in CoQuncil, a minister of the Crown or a local authority; as may be required to facilitate and expedite the provision of such programs, services and facilities for the benefit of the residents of the Region. 5.

(1) The Minister shall establish a committee of resi dents of the Region to act in an advisory capacity to the Commissioner in matters pertaining to the Region.

(2) The Minister may (

a) appoint the members of the committee, (

b) prescribe the term of office of any member, (

c) designate a chairman and vice-chairman, and (

d) authorize, fix and provide foQr the payment of re muneration and expenses to members of the com mittee.

(3) The committee may make by-laws, subject to the approval of the Minister, governing the calling of meetings and the procedure to be used at and the conduct of the meetings. 6.

(1) In accordance with The Public Service Act there may be appointed such employees as are required for the administration of this Act.

(2) The Minister may from time to time (

a) engage the services of experts or persons having special technical or other knowledge to advise the Commissioner 'or to inquire into and repor,t on any matter to which this Act relates, 2

4. Functions of the CommissIoner. 5. Regional committee to advise the Commissioner. 6. Staff to assist the Commissioner. 2

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b) engage the services of persons in connection with specific proj ects being developed or implemented under the supervision of the Commissioner.

(3) A person whose services are engaged under subsec tion (2) may be paid such remuneration and expenses as the Minister may prescribe. 7.

(1) In order to enable the Commissioner to carry out his functions with the diligence and dispa tch that the oircumstances may require or to provide assistance to a local authority, (

a) a local authority having jurisdiction in the Region may assign to the Commissioner any power, duty or right it has by law, ,on terms and conditions acceptable to the Commissioner, and (

b) the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, for a specified period of time or for a particular purpose, assign to the Commissioner any power, duty or right that a local authority having jurisdiction in the Region has by law.

(2) With respect to a power, duty or right assigned under subsection (1), (

a) the Commissioner may, (

i) in the name of the local authority, exercise the power, duty ,or right so as to bind the local authority, (ii) by his order, do anything that a local authority is required to do by by-law or resolution, and (iii) by his signature alone, execute any agreement or other document to be signed 'On behalf of the local authority, and (

b) the local authority may not exercise (

i) the power, duty or right assigned, or (ii) any other power, duty or right so as to effec tively interfere with the exercise by the Com missioner of any power, duty or right assigned to him, notwithstanding anything contained in the law from which the local authority derived its power, duty or right. 8.

(1) In order to ,enable the Commissioner to carry out his functions with the diligence and dispatch that the cir cumstances may require the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, with respect to the Region, varying, substituting, adding to .or making inapplicable any of the provisions of the following Acts and the regulations there under: 3

7. The Commissioner may act on behalf of the local authorities in certain circumstances. 8. Modification of other Acts to meet circumstances as they arise. 3

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a) The Improvement Districts Act; (

b) The New Towns Act; (

c) The Municipal Government Act; (

d) The Municipal Election Act; (

e) The Municipal Taxation Act; (

f) The Planning Act; (

g) The Local Authorities Board Act,· (

h) The School Act,· (

i) The School Election Act; (

j) The Northland School Division Act; (

k) The Alberta Hospitals Act;

(1) The Health Unit Act.

(2) Any regulations made under this

section cease to have any effect after the last day of the next ensuing session of the Legislature. 9. The Proposed Village of Waterways Act, being

chapter 9 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1940, is hereby repealed. 1.0. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 4

9. Repeal of 1940 Act which authorized the expropriation of certain lands for the purpose of establishing the proposed village of Waterways. 4 Title: 1974 (17th, 3rd) Bill 55, The Northeast Alberta Regional Commission Act

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