Bill 144 explained in plain English
Repeal of the Hidden Energy Taxes Act, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 144 repeals a section of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 that allowed for the collection of money from various energy sector participants and directs it to the province, while making conforming amendments to related sections.
This bill repeals section 26.1 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. This section allowed the Ontario Energy Board to collect money from various entities, including consumers, gas distributors, licensed distributors, and the Independent Electricity System Operator. The collected money was required to be paid to the Ontario government for specific purposes outlined in the Act. The bill also makes conforming changes to subsections 26.2 (1) and (2) of the same Act to reflect the repeal of section 26.1. The bill states that it does not affect the use of money that was payable under section 26.1 before its repeal. The short title of the bill is the Repeal of the Hidden Energy Taxes Act, 2010. The bill comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Repeals section 26.1 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998.
- Amends subsections 26.2 (1) and (2) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998.
- Specifies that the bill comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Establishes the short title of the bill as the Repeal of the Hidden Energy Taxes Act, 2010.
- Consumers in service areas
- Gas distributors
- Licensed distributors
- Independent Electricity System Operator
- The Ontario Energy Board
- The Province of Ontario
- Money collected under section 26.1 before its repeal is not affected by its repeal.
- The Ontario Energy Board had the power to collect money under section 26.1.
- Collected money was required to be paid to Ontario for certain purposes.
- This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Repeals a mechanism for the Ontario Energy Board to collect money from consumers and other entities, which was to be paid to the province.
- The specific 'certain purposes' for which money collected under the repealed section 26.1 was to be paid to Ontario are not detailed in this bill.
- The specific regulations prescribing 'any other person' who could be subject to collection under section 26.1 are not detailed in this bill.
Section 26.1 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, which allowed the Ontario Energy Board to collect money from consumers, gas distributors, licensed distributors, the Independent Electricity System Operator, and others prescribed by regulation, is repealed. The collected money was required to be paid to Ontario for specific purposes outlined in the Act.
Source: Section 1 of Bill 144
Subsections 26.2 (1) and (2) are amended by adding the phrase "as it read before its repeal" after "section 26.1" wherever it appears.
Source: Section 2 of Bill 144
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