Bill 13 — First Session, 21St Legislature, 35 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 13 Department of Transportation Amendment Act, 1986 (Legislature 21, Session 1)

L21 S1 3199

Alberta — Bills

1986 BILL 13 First Session, 21st Legislature, 35 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 13 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1986 THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 13 BILL 13 1986 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1986 (Assented to , 1986) HER MAJESTY, by and vsdth the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foUows: 1 The Department of Transportation Act is amended by this Act. 2 The title of the Act is amended by adding "AND UTILITIES" after "TRANSPORTATION". 3

Section 1 is amended (

a) by renumbering clause (

a) as (a. 1) and by adding the following before clause (a. 1): (a) "Department" means the Department of Transportation and Utilities; (

b) in clause (

b) by adding "and Utilities" after "Transportation". 4

Section 2 is amended by adding "and Utilities" after "Transpor tation" wherever it occurs. 5

Section 6 is amended by adding "and Utilities" after "Transpor tation". 6

Section 9 is repealed and the following is substituted: 9(1) The Minister may in writing delegate any power, duty or function conferred or imposed on him by this Act or any other enactment under his administration to any employee of the De partment or any member, officer or employee of an agent of the Crown in right of Alberta.

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter D-30 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 The title presently reads: DEPARTMENT OF TR.4NSP0RTATI0N ACT 3

Section 1 presently reads: 1 In this Act. (a) "highway" or "road" (

i) means land used or surveyed for use as a public highway or road, and (ii) includes a bridge forming part of a public highway or road and any structure incidental to the public highway or road or bridge; (b) "Minister" means the Minister of Transportation. 4

Section 2 presently reads: 2 There shall be a department of the Government called the Department of Transportation over which shall preside the member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor under the Great Seal of the Province as Minister of Transportation. 5

Section 6 presently reads: 6 Unless the administration is assigned or transferred to some other min ister by

an Act or by an order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Minister of Transportation has the administration of all highways the title to which is vested in the Crown in right of Alberta and all real property held, used or occupied for airports, airstrips or railways. 6

Section 9 presently reads: 9 The Minister may in writing (

a) delegate to any employee of his Department any power duty or function required to carry out any agreement entered into by or on behalf of the Minister other than the power to make regulations: (

b) authorize any employee of his Department to enter into an agree ment on behalf of the Minister 1 E\pianator\ Notes

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any power or duty of the Minister to make regulations. 9.1(1) The Minister may enter into agreements on or m connec tion with any policies, programs, services or other matters under his administration.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), agreements may be made under that subsection with the Government of Canada or the government of a province or any agency of the Government of Canada or the government of a province. 7

Section 10 is amended (

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "his Department" and sub stituting "the Department for purposes related to transportation"; (

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "or material" and substituting ", material or services". 8

Section 11 is amended (

a) in subsection (

I) by adding "services are provided or" after "When"; (

b) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(2.1) When services are provided to 1 or more departments, branches or services and their value is charged to the revolv ing fund, the Minister may charge fair value for those services to the department, branch or service that receives them. 9(1) In the following provisions "and Utilities" is added after "Trans portation" wherever it occurs: Act

Section number Alberta Resources Railway Corporation Act 3(1 )(a), 4( 1) and (2) and 10(6) Crowsnest Pass Municipal Unification Act 10.1(3)(

e) Department of the Environment Act 1 l(l)(

d) and 12(2)(

e) Drainage Districts Act l(q)(ii) Financial Administration Act l(l)(u)(iv) Government Land Purchases Act 4-1(1), 7-1(1) and'8(l)(

b) Highway Traffic Act i (

f) and (i. 1) Hydro and Electric Energy Act l(l)(d)(ii) Improvement Districts Act 29 Land Titles Act 32(5) Mines and Minerals Act 89(1) Motor Transport Act i(j), 9(5) and 35(3) Motor Vehicle Administration Act 93(1) Municipal District of Clearwater No. 99 Incorporation Act 5(2),(3)(

a) and

(4) Section 10 presently reads: 10(1) The Minister shall establish and administer a revolving fund for his Department.

(2) The Provincial Treasurer on the requisition of the Minister may make advances from the General Revenue Fund to the revolving fund of any sums the Minister may require to pay for land, machinery, vehicles, equip ment, stock or material required by the Department.

(3) The net amount of the advances at any time shall not exceed $200 000 000. 8

Section 11(1) and (2) presently read: 11(1) When land, machinery, vehicles, equipment, stock or material is purchased for and delivered to a particular department, branch or service, the Minister may charge the value thereof to that department, branch or service.

(2) When land, machinery, vehicles, equipment, stock or material is pur chased out of the revolving fund for use by one or more departments, branches or services, and the value thereof is charged to and retained by the revolving fund, the Minister may charge a fair rent for its use to the department, branch or service by or for which it is used. 9 Consequential. Explanatory Notes

Municipal District of Cypress No. 1 Incorporation Act 4(1 )(

a) and

(2) Municipal Government Act 173(1), 179(1), 180(1) and (8), 180.01 181(l)(b), 182(2)(b), 183(2) and 194(1) Off-highway Vehicle Act 18(2)(

a) Pipeline Act 39(1), (3) and

(4) Planning Act 86(3.2)(

b) and 131(4) Public Highways Development Act 1(

f) and (1) and 14(3) Public Works Act l(b)(

i) and 14(3) Railway Act 1(

h) and 126(2)(

a) and (

b) Surveys Act 85(2) Water, Gas, Electric and Telephone Companies Act 1(b).

(2) The Highway Trafffic Act is amended in

section l(rl) by striking out "Department of Transportation" and substituting "Department of Transportation and Utilities". 10(1) In the following provisions "Utilities and Telecommunications" is struck out wherever it occurs and "Transportation and Utilities" is substituted: Act

Section number Electric Energy Marketing Act 1(

c) and 2(4) Gas Protection Act 8 Hydro and Electric Energy Act 19(3) and 36(

b) Municipal Government Act 283(1) Natural Gas Rebates Act l(

i) Pipeline Act , 9, 20(2) and 48(3) Rural Gas Act 1(

c) and (1), 4(2) and 7(1 )(b).

(2) The Crowsnest Pass Municipal Unification Act is amended in sec tion 6(2) by adding ", or a regulation under the Department of Trans portation and Utilities Act," after "that regulation". 11 The Department of Utilities and Telecommunications Act is re pealed.

10 Consequential. 11 Repeal. E\planator\ Notes Title: 1986 (21st, 1st) Bill 13, Department of Transportation Amendment Act, 1986

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