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Fort-Falls Bridge Authority Act — F-31.2 36
Authority may accept grants 36 The Authority may receive by grant from any government, municipality or persons, as aid in the construction, operation, equipping and maintenance of the bridge and works connected therewith, any real or personal property, any sums of money or any debentures or subsidies, either as gifts, by way of bonus or guarantee, or in payment or as subventions for services and may dispose thereof, and may alienate such of the said property as is not required by the Authority for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.
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Canadian labour and materials 37 (1) If available in Canada, Canadian labour and materials to the extent of at least fifty per cent of the cost thereof shall be used in the construction of the bridge and verification of the fulfilment of this requirement shall be supplied to the Department of Manpower and Immigraion of Canada by a certified statement to it from the Authority or its agent at the end of each calendar month during construction. Application of Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act (2) The Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act applies to Canadian labour employed by the Authority.
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Declaration 38 The works of the Authority are declared to be for the general advantage of Canada.
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Powers revoked 39 (1) Subject to subsection (2), on and after the day that the bridge is opened to the public, the rights, powers and privileges granted to the International Bridge and Terminal Company by chapter 108 of the Statutes of Canada, 1905, to maintain and operate a bridge for the passage of pedestrians, cars and vehicles and for general traffic purposes are revoked in respect of pedestrian and vehicle traffic by members of the general public. Continued use of bridge for certain purposes (2) Employees of the Boise Cascade Corporation, the Ontario and Minnesota Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd., and the International Bridge and Terminal Company may continue to use the bridge now owned and operated by the International Bridge and Terminal Company for purposes arising out of their employment, except travel to and from their places of employment at the beginning and end of their work day.
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Cost of preliminary studies to be reimbursed 40 The Authority may reimburse the Governments of the province of Ontario and the state of Minnesota and the municipal authorities of International Falls and Fort Frances for expenditures incurred by reason of preliminary studies and engineering reasonably undertaken in respect of the bridge prior to the establishment of the Authority by this Act.
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Application to new law 41 A reference in this Act to any Act that is repealed and replaced by the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, or to any provision of such an Act, shall, after the coming into force of those Revised Statutes, be read as regards any transaction, matter or thing subsequent thereto as a reference to the corresponding Act or provision included in those Revised Statutes.
Fort-Falls Bridge Authority Act — F-31.2 1
1 In this Schedule, (a) average yield on long-term bonds of Canada means the simple arithmetic mean of the closing midmarket yields, as computed from yields published by the Bank of Canada, on all long-term bonds of Canada; (b) long-term bonds of Canada means marketable bonds issued by the Government of Canada payable in Canadian currency and due to mature in not less than ten years.
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2 The maximum rate of interest on bonds issued by the Authority shall be one and one-quarter per cent plus as at the date of issue of such bonds the average yield on long-term bonds of Canada calculated to the nearest one-eighth of one per cent, or if the result is equidistant from two multiples of one-eighth of one per cent, to that multiple thereof that is the lower.
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act .
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Definitions 2 In this Act, agreement means the agreement and Schedules A, B and D thereto set out in the schedule to this Act and includes Schedule C thereto, being a map not set out in the schedule to this Act but tabled in the House of Commons by the Minister on May 29, 1980 and recorded as document number 321-7/6; ( accord ) Minister means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. ( Ministre )
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agreement means the agreement and Schedules A, B and D thereto set out in the schedule to this Act and includes Schedule C thereto, being a map not set out in the schedule to this Act but tabled in the House of Commons by the Minister on May 29, 1980 and recorded as document number 321-7/6; ( accord )
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4
Minister means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. ( Ministre )
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Agreement approved 3 The agreement is approved and declared to have the force of law and shall be deemed to have come into force on January 1, 1977.
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Inconsistency or conflict 4 Where there is any inconsistency or conflict between this Act or the agreement and any other Act of Parliament, this Act and the agreement prevail to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.
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Regulations 5 The Minister may make such regulations as are necessary for the purpose of carrying out the agreement.
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Amendment given effect 6 The Governor in Council may, by order, consent to and give effect to any amendment to the agreement that is made in accordance with the agreement.
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Tabling order 7 An order under section 6, together with the amendment to which the order relates, shall be laid before Parliament not later than the fifteenth sitting day of either House of Parliament after it is issued.
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 Coming into force
Coming into force * 8 This Act shall come into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation. * [Note: Act in force September 18, 1980, see SI/80-172.]
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Application 9 This Act applies to the Fort Nelson Indian Band and to no other Indian Band.
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of January A.D. 1977, BETWEEN: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada represented herein by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (hereinafter called “Canada”) OF THE FIRST PART AND Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia, represented herein by the Attorney-General and the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (hereinafter called the “Province”) OF THE SECOND PART
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada represented herein by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia, represented herein by the Attorney-General and the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 A
WHEREAS: A By Treaty No. 8, the Fort Nelson Indian Band (hereinafter called the “Band”) for various considerations surrendered to Canada all their rights, titles and privileges whatsoever to certain lands within British Columbia, such considerations including the setting apart of lands to be reserved for the exclusive use of the Band; B By British Columbia Order-in-Council No. 2995 dated the 28th day of November, 1961, certain lands were conveyed by the Province to Canada in trust for the use and benefit of the Fort Nelson Indian Band purporting to be in accordance with Interim Report No. 91 of the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in British Columbia, established pursuant to an agreement dated the 24th day of September, 1912, between J. A. J. McKenna, Special Commissioner appointed by Canada, and the Honourable Sir Richard McBride as Premier of the Province of British Columbia; C The Province, by the said Order-in-Council No. 2995, reserved unto itself all rights to any minerals, precious or base, including coal, petroleum and any gas or gases underlying the Reserve and the Band, through Canada, took exception to this said reservation as being contrary to the terms and meaning of, inter alia , the aforesaid McKenna-McBride agreement and Treaty No. 8; D The Band, through Canada, has continued to demand from the Province conveyance to Canada as Trustee for the Band of the rights to any minerals, precious or base, including coal, petroleum and any gas or gases underlying the Reserve; E It has been agreed between Canada, in its own right and on behalf of the Band, and the Province to resolve this long-standing issue of rights to any minerals, precious or base, including coal, petroleum and any gas or gases underlying the Reserve by the parties entering into this Agreement to provide, inter alia for ownership, administration and control by the Province of coal, petroleum and any gas or gases underlying the Reserve, and for equal sharing between Canada and the Province of the net profit and gross revenue from the disposition of coal, petroleum and any gas or gases, and such other minerals as are herein defined, underlying the Reserve; F The Band Council has by Band Council Resolution dated the 17th day of December 1979, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule “A”, approved this Agreement, and has requested that the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development order that a referendum be held for the purpose of obtaining from the Band a surrender and approval to enter into this Agreement; G Canada is required to obtain from the Band pursuant to, and in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Act , R.S.C., 1970, Chapter I-6, a surrender and approval to enter into this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Schedule “B”.
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 A
A By Treaty No. 8, the Fort Nelson Indian Band (hereinafter called the “Band”) for various considerations surrendered to Canada all their rights, titles and privileges whatsoever to certain lands within British Columbia, such considerations including the setting apart of lands to be reserved for the exclusive use of the Band;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 B
B By British Columbia Order-in-Council No. 2995 dated the 28th day of November, 1961, certain lands were conveyed by the Province to Canada in trust for the use and benefit of the Fort Nelson Indian Band purporting to be in accordance with Interim Report No. 91 of the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in British Columbia, established pursuant to an agreement dated the 24th day of September, 1912, between J. A. J. McKenna, Special Commissioner appointed by Canada, and the Honourable Sir Richard McBride as Premier of the Province of British Columbia;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 C
C The Province, by the said Order-in-Council No. 2995, reserved unto itself all rights to any minerals, precious or base, including coal, petroleum and any gas or gases underlying the Reserve and the Band, through Canada, took exception to this said reservation as being contrary to the terms and meaning of, inter alia , the aforesaid McKenna-McBride agreement and Treaty No. 8;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 D
D The Band, through Canada, has continued to demand from the Province conveyance to Canada as Trustee for the Band of the rights to any minerals, precious or base, including coal, petroleum and any gas or gases underlying the Reserve;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 E
E It has been agreed between Canada, in its own right and on behalf of the Band, and the Province to resolve this long-standing issue of rights to any minerals, precious or base, including coal, petroleum and any gas or gases underlying the Reserve by the parties entering into this Agreement to provide, inter alia for ownership, administration and control by the Province of coal, petroleum and any gas or gases underlying the Reserve, and for equal sharing between Canada and the Province of the net profit and gross revenue from the disposition of coal, petroleum and any gas or gases, and such other minerals as are herein defined, underlying the Reserve;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 F
F The Band Council has by Band Council Resolution dated the 17th day of December 1979, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule “A”, approved this Agreement, and has requested that the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development order that a referendum be held for the purpose of obtaining from the Band a surrender and approval to enter into this Agreement;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 G
G Canada is required to obtain from the Band pursuant to, and in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Act , R.S.C., 1970, Chapter I-6, a surrender and approval to enter into this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Schedule “B”.
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ernor-General in Council and the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, amend this Agreement. 19 METRIC CONVERSION The parties agree that on and after 8 A.M. (P.S.T.) January 1, 1979 all calculations for the determination of net profits and gross revenue shall be made using the International System of Units (SI) where such units have been or may be adopted in the Province from time to time, utilizing the conversion factors adopted by the Province. 20 NOTICES Any notice or other written communication required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement may be given as follows: (1) To Canada, Assistant Deputy Minister, Indian & Inuit Affairs Program, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Terrasses de la Chaudière , 10 Wellington St., Hull, Quebec. (2) To the Province, Provincial Secretary of British Columbia, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia. Either Canada or the Province may at any time and from time to time notify the other in writing as to a change of address and the new address to which notice shall be given to it thereafter until further changed. 21 INTERPRETATION In this Agreement: (a) Words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular; (b) Words importing male persons include female persons and corporations.
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n the first day of the next succeeding calendar month; (17) Reserve means the lands conveyed by the Province to Canada by British Columbia Order-in-Council No. 2995 of 28th November, 1961 and which are presently set aside by Canada for the use and benefit of the Band as reserves within the meaning of the Indian Act R.S.C., 1970 c. I-6 and any lands which may in future be conveyed by the Province to Canada for the use and benefit of the Band and which are set aside by Canada for the use and benefit of the Band as reserves within the meaning of the Indian Act ; (18) Residue Gas means the substance remaining after raw Natural Gas has been processed to conform with the specifications common to the Gas Sales Contracts; (19) Residue Gas Supply means the total volume, expressed in Mcf, of Residue Gas which is: (a) derived from Natural Gas wheresoever produced, and (b) acquired by Westcoast (whether through processing raw Natural Gas or by acquiring it in Residue Gas form) for the purpose of supplying Natural Gas pursuant to its Gas Sales Contracts. (20) Shrinkage means the amount by which the Residue Gas Supply acquired by Westcoast in a Production Month exceeds the total of the volume in Residue Gas sold by Westcoast during such month pursuant to the Gas Sales Contracts; (21) Subject Gas means all Natural Gas, the production of which is attributable to the lands included within the Reserve, notwithstanding that surface rights in the said lands may be vested in the Province, any other person, or in Canada other than for the use and benefit of the Band; (22) Zero Line means the perimeter of the pay zone of the Clarke Lake Field as outlined in blue on Schedule “C” attached hereto.
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 (1)
y of the next succeeding calendar month; (17) Reserve means the lands conveyed by the Province to Canada by British Columbia Order-in-Council No. 2995 of 28th November, 1961 and which are presently set aside by Canada for the use and benefit of the Band as reserves within the meaning of the Indian Act R.S.C., 1970 c. I-6 and any lands which may in future be conveyed by the Province to Canada for the use and benefit of the Band and which are set aside by Canada for the use and benefit of the Band as reserves within the meaning of the Indian Act ; (18) Residue Gas means the substance remaining after raw Natural Gas has been processed to conform with the specifications common to the Gas Sales Contracts; (19) Residue Gas Supply means the total volume, expressed in Mcf, of Residue Gas which is: (a) derived from Natural Gas wheresoever produced, and (b) acquired by Westcoast (whether through processing raw Natural Gas or by acquiring it in Residue Gas form) for the purpose of supplying Natural Gas pursuant to its Gas Sales Contracts. (20) Shrinkage means the amount by which the Residue Gas Supply acquired by Westcoast in a Production Month exceeds the total of the volume in Residue Gas sold by Westcoast during such month pursuant to the Gas Sales Contracts; (21) Subject Gas means all Natural Gas, the production of which is attributable to the lands included within the Reserve, notwithstanding that surface rights in the said lands may be vested in the Province, any other person, or in Canada other than for the use and benefit of the Band; (22) Zero Line means the perimeter of the pay zone of the Clarke Lake Field as outlined in blue on Schedule “C” attached hereto.
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 (1)
(1) Basic Agreement means the agreement, dated November 13, 1973, between the British Columbia Petroleum Corporation (hereinafter called the “Petroleum Corporation”) and Westcoast Transmission Company Limited (hereinafter called “Westcoast”);
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(2) Clarke Lake Field means the natural gas pool commonly known as Clarke Lake Field Slave Point Pool A, being the natural gas pool lying within the lands described in Schedule “C”;
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(3) Domestic Utilities means the corporations named in Clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of sub-paragraph (6) hereof and the successors to or assigns of the rights to purchase Natural Gas from Westcoast under the contracts referred to in the said Clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and Domestic Utility means any one thereof;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 (4)
(4) Excepted Minerals means all minerals, precious or base including coal, petroleum and any gas or gases which may be found in, upon or under the lands conveyed by the Province to Canada in trust for the use and benefit of the Band by British Columbia Order-in-Council No. 2995 dated the 28th day of November, 1961;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 (5)
(5) Foreign Utility means Northwest Pipeline Corporation, its successors to, or assigns of, the right to purchase Natural Gas pursuant to the contract referred to in paragraph 1(6)(f) hereof;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 (6)
(6) Gas Sales Contracts means those contracts under which Westcoast sells Natural Gas, specifically the contracts it has with: (a) B.C. Hydro Power Authority dated October 29, 1967 (b) Inland Natural Gas Co. Ltd. dated November 1, 1968 (c) Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. dated December 16, 1969 (d) Peace River Transmission Co. Limited dated October 31, 1967 (e) Plains-Western Gas & Electric Co. Limited dated July 1, 1974 (f) Northwest Pipeline Corporation dated October 10, 1969;
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(a) B.C. Hydro Power Authority dated October 29, 1967
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(b) Inland Natural Gas Co. Ltd. dated November 1, 1968
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(c) Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. dated December 16, 1969
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(d) Peace River Transmission Co. Limited dated October 31, 1967
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(e) Plains-Western Gas & Electric Co. Limited dated July 1, 1974
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(f) Northwest Pipeline Corporation dated October 10, 1969;
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(7) Judge means a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia;
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(8) Mcf means the volume of Natural Gas which occupies one thousand cubic feet when at a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit and (unless otherwise stated) at a pressure of 14.65 pounds per square inch absolute;
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(9) Natural Gas means all fluid hydrocarbons, both before and after processing, which are not defined as petroleum and includes hydrogen sulphide, carbon dioxide and helium contained in fluid hydrocarbons;
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(10) Net Residue Gas Supply means that portion of Residue Gas Supply which is attributable to Natural Gas produced in the Province of British Columbia;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 (11)
(11) New Gas means Natural Gas which is produced in the Province of British Columbia and which is obtained through a well: (a) which draws from a pool, no part of which flowed prior to November 14, 1973, or (b) the spacing area of which lay as of the date of the spudding of such well wholly outside the outline (as described from time to time by the Chief of Branch under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act , S.B.C. 1965, c. 33) of each Pool drawn upon by such well;
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 (a)
(a) which draws from a pool, no part of which flowed prior to November 14, 1973, or
Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act — F-31.4 (b)
(b) the spacing area of which lay as of the date of the spudding of such well wholly outside the outline (as described from time to time by the Chief of Branch under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act , S.B.C. 1965, c. 33) of each Pool drawn upon by such well;
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(12) Old Gas means Natural Gas which is produced in British Columbia but does not come within the classification of New Gas;
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(14) Petroleum means crude petroleum and all other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that are or can be recovered in liquid form from a Pool through a well by ordinary production methods or that are or can be recovered from oil sand or oil shale;