Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Amendment Act (Noise Remediation), 2001 Caplan, David — Bill 156 (37th Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 156, 37-3

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Bill 156, Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Amendment Act (Noise Remediation), 2001

Caplan, David

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Bill 156 2001

An Act to amend the

Public Transportation and

Highway Improvement Act

with respect to noise remediation

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 26 of the Public Transportation and

Highway Improvement Act, as amended by Statutes of Ontario, 1998,

chapter 15,

Schedule E,

section 31, is further amended by adding the

following subsections:

Noise level assessment

(2.1) Where the Minister constructs, extends or alters a

highway, the Minister shall undertake an assessment of the noise level on the

highway after the completion of the construction, extension or

alteration.

Noise abatement

(2.2) Where the noise level on a highway that is subject to a

noise level assessment exceeds the standard for acceptable noise level as

established by the Minister under subsection (2.3) by five decibels or more,

the Minister shall undertake remedial action to reduce the noise level to at

least the acceptable level and shall complete all work necessary to reduce

the noise level to the acceptable level within three years after the highway

is constructed, extended or altered.

Setting noise levels

(2.3) The Minister shall establish standards for acceptable

noise levels for the operation of highways, which standards may vary

according to the class of highway.

Application of the Regulations Act

(2.4) The standards for acceptable noise levels are not a

regulation for the purposes of the Regulations Act , but the Minster

shall publish such standards in The Ontario Gazette .

Injurious affection

(2.5) Nothing in this

section affects the rights of the owner

of land to be compensated for loss or damage caused by injurious affection,

as defined in the Expropriations Act .

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Public

Transportation and Highway Improvement Amendment Act (Noise Remediation),

2001 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement

Act to require that the Minister assess the noise levels on highways

after their construction, extension or alteration. Where the noise levels

exceed the acceptable level by five decibels or more, the Minister is obliged

to take all necessary steps to reduce the noise to an acceptable level within

three years. The Bill also requires that the Minister establish and publish

standards for acceptable noise levels for the operation of highways.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 12, 2001

First Reading

Carried

December 5, 2001

Ordered carried over from previous session

December 5, 2001

Carried over to next session

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 12, 2001

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 156, 37-3
Type	bill
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Language	en
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