Bill 272 — First Session, 23Rd Legislature, 42 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 272 Uniform Building Standards Amendment Act, 1993 (Legislature 23, Session 1)

L23 S1 2338

Alberta — Bills

1993 BILL 272 First Session, 23rd Legislature, 42 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 272 UNIFORM BUILDING STANDARDS AMENDMENT ACT, 1993 MR. COLLINGWOOD First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 1993 (23rd, 1st) Bill 272, Uniform Building Standards Amendment Act, 1993

Bill 272 Mr. Collingwood BILL 272 1993 UNIFORM BUILDING STANDARDS AMENDMENT ACT, 1993 (Assented to , 1993) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 Uniform Building Standards Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 1: 1.1 One of the purposes of this Act shall be the conservation of energy. 3 The following is added after

section 3(1)(i): (

j) with respect to the conservation of energy: (

i) prescribing the nature and manner of insulating any building or class of building so as to achieve greater energy efficiency, and (ii) prescribing the nature and manner of mechanically ventilating any building or class of building. 4 The following is added after

section 7: 7.1(1) There shall be a task force, called the "Task Force on Energy Efficiency" the members of which shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor for such terms as the Lieutenant Governor thinks fit. 1

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

Chapter U-4 of the Revised Statues of Alberta. 2 This amendment allows regulations to be made with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. 3 This amendment will create a task force to make recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in Council on matters related to energy efficiency. 1

(2) Of the members of the task force, (a) 2 shall be appointed from the Energy Efficiency Branch of the Department of Energy, and (b) 2 shall be appointed from the Department of the Environment.

(3) The task force shall coordinate its activities with those of the Council.

(4) The task force shall make recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the following matters: (

a) measures to achieve R2000 insulation standards in new buildings; (

b) measures to upgrade the energy efficiency of existing buildings, including financial measures to assist building owners with such upgrading; (

c) a program to certify older buildings which have been upgraded to meet such standards as may be specified by this Act; (

d) amendments to the Alberta Building Code to raise standards of energy efficiency; (

e) measures to promote the use of passive solar energy and urban design to reduce the use of fossil fuels; (

f) the feasibility of requiring energy efficiency standards to be stated in real estate sales contracts; and (

g) generally, such other matters as the task force thinks will further energy efficiency in buildings. 5 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 2 Title: 1993 (23rd, 1st) Bill 272, Uniform Building Standards Amendment Act, 1993

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L23 S1 2338
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