Bill 9 — Second Session, 30Th Legislature, 69 Elizabeth Ii Th E Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 9 Em Ergency Management Amendment Act, 2020 (Legislature 30, Session 2)

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2020 Bill 9 Second Session, 30th Legislature, 69 Elizabeth II TH E LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 9 EM ERGENCY MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT ACT, 2020 THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS F irst Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S econd Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ommittee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 9 BILL 9 2020 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT ACT, 2020 (Assented to , 2020) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cE-6.8 1 The Emergency Management Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 11(

a) is amended by striking out “section 18” and substituting “section 19(5.1) or 22(3.1)”. 3

Section 19(5) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(5) Subject to subsection (5.1), on the making of an order under

section 18(1) respecting an emergency in respect of which a st ate of local emergency has been declared, the local authority is responsible in the municipality for the co-ordination and i mplementation of the necessary plans or programs prepared pursuant to this Act.

(5.1) If the Minister authorizes the Managing Director or another person under subsection (6), the Managing Director or the other person authorized by the Minister is responsible for

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chapter E-6.8 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2

Section 11 presently reads in part: 11 A local authority (

a) shall, at all times, be responsible for the direction and control of the local authority’s emergency response unless the Government assumes direction and control under

section 18; 3

Section 19(5) presently reads:

(5) On the making of an order under

section 18(1), the Managing Director is, unless the Minister authorizes another person under subsection (6), responsible for the co-ordination and implementation of the necessary plans or programs prepared pursuant to this Act and all persons and agencies involved in the implementation are subject to the control and direction of the Managing Director.

2 the co-ordination and implementation of the necessary plans or programs prepared pursuant to this Act and all persons and agencies involved in the implementation are subject to the control and direction of the Managing Director or the other authorized person. 4

Section 22(3) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(3) Where a declaration of a state of local emergency has been made and the Lieutenant Governor in Council makes an order for a state of emergency relating to the same area of the m unicipality, if there is any conflict between the direction of the Managing Director or another person authorized by the Minister under

section 19(6) and the local authority, the d irection of the Managing Director or the other authorized person prevails.

(3.1) If a declaration of a state of local emergency has been made, an order under

section 18(1) for a state of emergency by the Lieutenant Governor in Council relating to the same area of the municipality may provide that the declaration of a state of local emergency ceases to be of any force or effect.

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Section 22(3) presently reads:

(3) A declaration of a state of local emergency ceases to be of any force or effect on the making of an order for a state of emergency by the Lieutenant Governor in Council relating to the same area of the municipality.

RECORD OF DEBATE Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Title: 2020 (30th, 2nd) Bill 9, Emergency Management Amendment Act, 2020

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
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