Bill 121 (Legislature 11, Session 1)

L11 S1 7243

Alberta — Bills

Bill NOe 121 of 1949, A BILL RESPECTING TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAYS NOTE This Bill enacts a new Act to be known as "The Trans-Canada Highways Act" c The Act enables the Lieutenant Governor in Council to enter into an agreement with the Government of the Dominion providing for the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of trans-Canada highways and providing for the payment by Alberta of a portion of the cost incurred 0 The Lieutenant Governor in Council is authorized to expend moneys not exceeding a total of two million dollars under any such agreement~ The Minister of Public Works is responsible for putting into effect the provisions of this Act.

KENNETH Ao McKENZIE, Acting Legislative Counsel~ (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions ~ ) 2 BIll. No 121 of 1949

An Act Respecting Trans Canada Highways (Assented to ~ 1949.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta~ enacts as follows:

Short Title 1 This Act may be oi ted as "The Trans Canada Highways Act!1 2 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may from time to time c. (

a) enter into an agreement with the Government of the Dominion providing for the construction~ reconstruction and maintenance of trans· Canada highways and providing for the payment by Alberta of a portion of the costs incurred in constructing~ reconstructing and maintai.ning trans Canada highways in so far as they may be within the Province; (

b) do all things necessary or expedient to carry out the said agreement in conjunction with the Government of the Dominion and in particular may institute and ~arry out such measures as may from time to time be considered practicable and necessary for the construction c, reconstruction and maintenance of trans Canada highways in so far as they may be within the Province; (

c) expend moneys not exceeding a total of two million dollars in 1949 under any such agreement for the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of trans Canada highways in so far as they may be within the Province: (

d) make such regulations as are deemed necessary to carry O'l t. the provisions of this Act according to their true intent 3 (

J) All moneys expended under this Act shall be paid out of any money ~ that may be appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose and in defauJt - 3 - of any such appropriation may be paid out of the General Revenue Fund.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall have power to raise Qy way of loan any sum or sums of money that may be necessary to discharge the obligation of the Province under this Act, 4, For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act the Minister of Public Works shall be charged with its administrationv. 5l This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented too Noo 121 FIRST SESSION ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE 13 GEORGE VI 1949 B ILL

An Act respecting Trans-Canada Highways Received and read the First time Co ....... .,." ". .... '" 50 Second time~~~~~~&~~OO Third time co ... 0' '" 0' 0 0- e. 0- .. G' 0 ... Hon 0 Mr c. Manning Title: 1949 (11th, 1st) Bill 121,

An Act Respecting Trans Canada Highways

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L11 S1 7243
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L11 S1 7243
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	8e90418a9edebbd103e5a267922c92d5d10a6497

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