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Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company Act — B-9.86
Any such trustee on default in the payment of principal and interest, whether or not all bonds have been declared due and payable, shall be entitled as of right to the appointment of a receiver who may enter and take possession of the assets and property or any part or parts thereof and operate and maintain the same and collect and receive all tolls, rentals and other revenues thereafter arising therefrom in the same manner as the board itself might do and shall deposit all such moneys in a separate account and apply the same in such manner as the court shall direct. In any suit, action or proceeding by the trustee the fees, counsel fees and expenses of the trustee and of the receiver, if any, shall constitute taxable disbursements and all costs and disbursements allowed by the court shall be a first charge on any tolls, rentals and other revenues derived from such assets. Such trustee shall, in addition to the foregoing, have and possess all of the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any functions specifically set forth herein or incident to the general representation of the bondholders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.
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The foregoing remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, however, are subject to the limitations that before declaring the principal of all bonds due and payable, the trustee shall first give notice in writing to the board and to the attorney-general of the state of New York, and if, when such notice is given to the attorney-general, the legislature shall be in session, the trustee shall not declare the principal of the bonds due before the legislature adjourns sine die or if the legislature be not then in session, the trustee shall not declare the principal of the bonds due until such an adjournment of the next regular session. If at such session the legislature shall take any action as a result of which past due principal and interest, with interest on past due interest, together with fees, counsel fees and expenses of the trustee and of the receiver, if any, as fixed by the court, shall be paid within sixty days of adjournment, default in the payment thereof shall thereby be remedied.
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company Act — B-9.86 § 21
§ 21 The bonds and other obligations of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority shall not be a debt of the state of New York nor of the Dominion of Canada and neither the state of New York nor the Dominion of Canada shall be liable thereon nor shall they be payable out of any funds other than those of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority.
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§ 22 The bonds are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions may properly and legally invest funds in their control or accept as security for deposits and all insurance companies and associations, all savings banks and savings institutions, including savings and loan associations, administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries of the state may properly and legally invest funds in their control.
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company Act — B-9.86 § 23
§ 23 Bonds and property to be tax exempt. The properties of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority shall be exempt from all taxes and assessments by the state or any municipality or municipal subdivision thereof and the bonds shall be exempt from taxation except for transfer, estate and inheritance taxes.
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§ 24 The board, subject to the authority vested in the secretary of war of the United States and the authority of the Dominion of Canada, shall have power and be required to fix the rate of tolls for the use of the bridge, approaches, connections and appurtenances; provided, however, that the toll charges for pedestrian and vehicular traffic shall be discretionary and adjusted from time to time, but at a rate consistent with any contract with the holders of its bonds, and shall not be higher than, in the judgment of the board, is necessary to provide for the payment of interest, operating expenses, maintenance and insurance, repairs, replacements and proper working funds and to mature from two and one-half per centum to not more than ten per centum of the total outstanding bonds in any one year, except that no provision shall be made for the redemption of bonds issued by the board before January first, nineteen hundred thirty-seven.
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company Act — B-9.86 § 25
§ 25 Within thirty days after the execution and delivery of the deeds of conveyance authorized by this act, the board shall execute and file with the comptroller of the state of New York and with such authority as the Dominion of Canada may designate, a detailed verified statement of the assets and liabilities of the corporation. The board annually in the month of February or oftener when required shall file with the comptroller of the state of New York and with such authorities of the Dominion of Canada as may be designated by the Dominion of Canada, an itemized detailed verified report of all receipts and disbursements of the corporation subsequent to the execution and delivery of the deeds of conveyance as authorized by this act.
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company Act — B-9.86 § 26
§ 26 All moneys received by the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority shall be paid to the treasurer thereof or other officer or officers designated by the board for the purpose. The treasurer and each other officer of the board receiving moneys of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority shall execute in duplicate an undertaking in such amount or amounts and with such sureties as may be approved by the comptroller of the state of New York, and by such authority as may be designated for the purpose by the Dominion of Canada, conditioned for the safekeeping and lawful application of all moneys which may come to his hands, and shall file one copy in the office of the state department of audit and control and one copy in such office or department as may be designated by the Dominion of Canada. Such bond may be increased or reduced from time to time in the discretion of the comptroller and of such authority designated by the Dominion of Canada. The state treasurer and his legally authorized representatives and the state comptroller and his legally authorized representatives and such authority as may be designated by the Dominion of Canada are hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the board, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, leases, sinking funds, investments and any other matters relating to its financial standing.
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company Act — B-9.86 § 27
§ 27 The following terms, whenever used, or referred to in this act, shall have to following meaning unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1 The term Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority shall mean the corporation created by section one of this act. 2 The term board shall mean the members of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority. 3 The term bridge shall mean terminals, approaches buildings, rights, easements and privileges. 4 The term bonds shall mean bonds issued by the Buffalo and Fort Erie Bridge Authority pursuant to this act, except where reference is made to the bonds of Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company. 5 The term Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company and the term Company as used herein shall mean the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company which is a consolidation of a corporation organized under chapter three hundred and seventy-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred and twenty-two and a corporation authorized under thirteen and fourteen, George V, chapter seventy-four of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada.
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1 The term Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority shall mean the corporation created by section one of this act.
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2 The term board shall mean the members of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority.
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3 The term bridge shall mean terminals, approaches buildings, rights, easements and privileges.
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4 The term bonds shall mean bonds issued by the Buffalo and Fort Erie Bridge Authority pursuant to this act, except where reference is made to the bonds of Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company.
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5 The term Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company and the term Company as used herein shall mean the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company which is a consolidation of a corporation organized under chapter three hundred and seventy-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred and twenty-two and a corporation authorized under thirteen and fourteen, George V, chapter seventy-four of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada.
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company Act — B-9.86 § 28
§ 28 If any section, clause or provision of this Act shall be unconstitutional or be ineffective, in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional, it shall be valid and effective and no other section, clause or provision shall on account thereof be deemed invalid or ineffective.
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§ 29 Insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, the provisions of this act shall be controlling.
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§ 30 This act shall take effect immediately.
Building a Green Prairie Economy Act — B-9.88
His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Building a Green Prairie Economy Act .
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Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Act. Indigenous governing body means a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( corps dirigeant autochtone ) Minister means the minister responsible for economic development in the Prairie provinces. ( ministre )
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Indigenous governing body means a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( corps dirigeant autochtone )
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Minister means the minister responsible for economic development in the Prairie provinces. ( ministre )
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Development 3 (1) The Minister must, in collaboration with the Minister of the Environment, the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Industry, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Natural Resources, develop a framework to coordinate local cooperation and engagement in the implementation of federal programs across various sectors, with the objective of building a green economy in the Prairie provinces. Consultation (2) In developing the framework, the Minister must consult with provincial government representatives responsible for transportation, environment and employment, and with municipalities, Indigenous governing bodies, the private sector and representatives of employers and employees in that sector. Exception (2.1) The consultation process provided for under subsection (2) is only required if such a consultation process is not already provided for under any other Act of Parliament or any Act of a province or by-law of a municipality. Content (3) The framework must include measures that promote economic sustainability and growth and employment in the Prairie provinces by (a) addressing the limited or non-existent transportation options in small cities and communities, and advancing innovative solutions for public transportation services in those cities and communities; (b) fostering job creation and skills transfer, as evidenced by increased employment, in Prairie regions that rely on traditional energy industries to enable them to build a net-zero emissions green economy and mitigate their impact on climate change; (c) prioritizing projects that generate natural infrastructure and a clean environment, such as tree-planting initiatives, solar energy projects and environmental management of the boreal forest, and that make use of all sources of energy, including nuclear energy; (d) supporting the continued development of clean energy in fields such as agriculture, forestry, transportation, manufacturing and tourism; (e) establishing programs and projects that stimulate a green economy, in a way that takes into account local circumstances, and the participation of local businesses, governments and civil society organizations; and (f) preparing infrastructure projects that facilitate adaptation to climate change and mitigation of its adverse effects.
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Tabling of framework 4 (1) Within 12 months after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister must prepare a report setting out the framework referred to in section 3 and cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed. Publication (2) The Minister must publish the report on the departmental website within 10 days after the report has been tabled in both Houses of Parliament.
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Report 5 Within two years after the report referred to in section 4 has been tabled in both Houses of Parliament, and every five years after that, the Minister must, in collaboration with the Minister of the Environment, the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Industry, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Natural Resources, prepare a report on the progress and effectiveness of the framework, setting out the Minister’s conclusions and recommendations, and cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after it is completed.
Building Canada Act — B-9.89 Preamble
Preamble Whereas Parliament recognizes that it is in the interests of Canada’s economy, sovereignty and security, including its energy security, to urgently advance projects throughout Canada, including in the North, that are in the national interest, including projects that foster the development of economic and trade corridors, connect different parts of the country and get goods to market, strengthen Canada’s ability to trade, create good-paying, unionized jobs, and enhance the development of Canada’s natural resources as well as its energy production and infrastructure;
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foster the development of economic and trade corridors,
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connect different parts of the country and get goods to market,
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enhance the development of Canada’s natural resources as well as its energy production and infrastructure;
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Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to working in partnership with provincial, territorial and Indigenous governments and Indigenous peoples;
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Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to respecting the rights of Indigenous peoples recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the rights set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
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Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to upholding rigorous standards with respect to environmental protection;
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And whereas Parliament affirms the need for projects that are in the national interest to be advanced through an accelerated process that enhances regulatory certainty and investor confidence;
Building Canada Act — B-9.89
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Building Canada Act .
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Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Act. authorization means, in respect of a national interest project, an approval or other decision, or a permit, licence, regulation or other document or instrument, that is required, by a provision of an enactment or, if a portion of an enactment is listed in column 2 of Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 2, by that portion of the enactment, to permit the project to be carried out, in whole or in part. ( autorisation ) enactment means an Act of Parliament listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 or a regulation listed in column 1 of Part 2 of that Schedule. ( texte législatif ) Indigenous peoples has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( peuples autochtones ) Minister means the member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada designated under section 3 . ( ministre ) national interest project means a project named in Schedule 1. ( projet d’intérêt national ) Parliamentary Review Committee means the committee referred to in subsection 62(1) of the Emergencies Act . Its chair or joint chair, on the part of the House of Commons, shall be a member of that House who is not a member of the government party. ( comité d’examen parlementaire )
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authorization means, in respect of a national interest project, an approval or other decision, or a permit, licence, regulation or other document or instrument, that is required, by a provision of an enactment or, if a portion of an enactment is listed in column 2 of Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 2, by that portion of the enactment, to permit the project to be carried out, in whole or in part. ( autorisation )
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enactment means an Act of Parliament listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 or a regulation listed in column 1 of Part 2 of that Schedule. ( texte législatif )
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Indigenous peoples has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( peuples autochtones )
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Minister means the member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada designated under section 3 . ( ministre )
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national interest project means a project named in Schedule 1. ( projet d’intérêt national )
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Parliamentary Review Committee means the committee referred to in subsection 62(1) of the Emergencies Act . Its chair or joint chair, on the part of the House of Commons, shall be a member of that House who is not a member of the government party. ( comité d’examen parlementaire )
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Order 3 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate a member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada as the Minister for the purposes of this Act.
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Purpose 4 The purpose of this Act is to enhance Canada’s prosperity, national security, economic security, national defence and national autonomy by ensuring that projects that are in the national interest are advanced through an accelerated process that enhances regulatory certainty and investor confidence, while protecting the environment and respecting the rights of Indigenous peoples.
Building Canada Act — B-9.89 4.1
National interest 4.1 (1) The Governor in Council may, by order, for the purposes of section 5, define national interest . Criteria (2) In order to promote transparency and predictability, an order made under subsection (1) must set out specific criteria that must be met by the proponent of a project in order for the project to be found to be in the national interest. Report (3) If an order is not made within 15 days after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister must, within five sitting days of the end of that period, cause to be tabled in each House of Parliament a report that sets out the reasons for the delay and the expected timeline for the making of the order.
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Public registry 5.1 (1) The Minister must establish and maintain a public registry of national interest projects that is made accessible to the public through the Internet. Content of registry (2) The Minister must include in the registry in respect of each project (a) a detailed description of the project and the reasons why it is in the national interest; (b) the extent to which the project is expected to meet the outcomes set out in paragraphs 5(6)(a) to (e); (c) detailed cost estimates that do not include private sector commercially sensitive financial information; and (d) the estimated timelines for completion of the project. 2025, c. 2, s. 4 “5.1” 2026, c. 3, s. 592
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Deeming — favourable determinations, findings and opinions 6 (1) Every determination and finding that has to be made and every opinion that has to be formed in order for an authorization to be granted in respect of a national interest project is deemed to be made or formed, as the case may be, in favour of permitting the project to be carried out in whole or in part. Clarification (2) Subsection (1) does not exempt the proponent of a project from the requirement to take all measures that they are required to take, under an enactment, in respect of an authorization. Limit (3) An authorization is not to be granted solely on the basis of the deeming provision in subsection (1).
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Power to amend conditions 8 (1) The Minister may amend any condition that is set out in a document issued under subsection 7 (1). Power to add authorizations and conditions (2) The Minister may amend a document issued under subsection 7 (1) to specify additional authorizations and set out conditions in respect of each additional authorization, in accordance with section 7 . Consultation (3) Before amending a condition or document under subsection (1) or (2), the Minister must consult with (a) the minister who is responsible for the enactment under which each authorization to which the amendment relates is required; and (b) Indigenous peoples whose rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 may be adversely affected by the amendment. Limit (4) The Minister is not authorized to amend a condition under subsection (1) while Parliament is prorogued or dissolved or after the fifth anniversary of the day on which this section comes into force.