1970 Bill Third Session, 16th Legislature, 19 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBL~~ALBERTA BILL The Alberta Grain Storage Corporation Act DR. HORNER First Reading ............................. . Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading ..................... " . . .. . Printed by L. S. WaU, Queen's Printer, Edmonton BILL The Alberta Grain Storage Corporation Act (Assented to , 1970) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as The Alberta Grain Storage Corporation Act. 2. In this Act (

a) Interpretations of the Canadian Wheat Board Act being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952 and subsequent amendments shall be used in regard to this Act; (b) "Corporation" means the Corporation referred to in this Act. 3. There is hereby established a corporation with the name Alberta Grain Storage Corporation whose purpose shall be to act as an agent of the Canadian Wheat Board in the buying and storage of grain. 4.

(1) The Alberta Storage Corporation shall have a board of directors, seven in number, who shall be appointed as follows: 1. One member appointed by the Farmers' Union of Alberta; 2. One member appointed by the Alberta Wheat Pool; 3. One member appointed by the United Grain Grow­ ers in Alberta; 4. One member appointed by the other elevator com­ panies operating in Alberta; 5. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture; 6. Two members appointed at large by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, noting only that they should roughly represent the north and south of the Prov­ ince, and be active producers.

(2) At the first meeting one of the members shall be elected Chairman, and one shall be elected Vice-chairman.

(3) A quorum shall be four members.

(4) The Board shall make regulations as are necessary for their internal operation. 5.

(1) The Corporation may hold, purchase, or dispose of property as required in the discharge of its duties.

(2) The Corporation may borrow money on the securities of its holdings for the ordinary transaction of its business. 6.

(1) The Board shall set up a system of warehouses for the storage of grain in Alberta.

(2) The warehouses shall primarily be farm storage owned by farmers and leased by the Corporation.

(3) Such other warehouses or elevators as the Corpora­ tion may require for the efficient operation may be acquired by lease, purchase or otherwise.

(4) Lease costs shall be those paid to the Corporation by the Canadian Wheat Board in the regular exercise of their duties as outlined in the Canadian Wheat Board Statutes. 7.

(1) The grain in storage shall be forwarded at the call of the Canadian Wheat Board to the Elevator Company of the actual producers' choice for further handling.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), when a disagree­ ment or an emergency is present the Corporation shall designate the handler for further movement of the grain.

(3) Routes and rates of transportation from farm stor­ age to rail shall be designated by the Corporation and the Corporation may take further steps to help the producer with regard to these transportation costs. 8. Warehouses shall be of the design and construction approved by the Corporation and the Corporation shall designate such inspection as is required to maintain the integrity of the grain in the name of the Wheat Board. 9. The Corporation shall operate at all times within the Canadian Wheat Board Act and any subsequent amend­ ments to that Act. 10.

This Act shall be proclaimed in force after due con­ sultation with the Chairman and Officers of the Canadian Wheat Board but in any case within six months of this Act being assented to. 2 Title: 1970 (16th, 3rd) Bill 66, The Alberta Grain Storage Corporation Act