Bill 206 explained in plain English
TransCanada Highway Improvement Act (Highway 17), 2011
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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The TransCanada Highway Improvement Act (Highway 17), 2011, mandates Ontario's Ministers of Transportation and Infrastructure to work with their federal counterpart to improve Highway 17, with work to commence as soon as possible and be completed within 20 years, subject to a cost-sharing agreement with Canada.
This Ontario Act, known as the TransCanada Highway Improvement Act (Highway 17), 2011, requires the provincial Minister of Transportation and the Minister of Infrastructure to collaborate with the federal Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Their joint effort aims to improve the section of the TransCanada Highway designated as Highway 17. The improvements should include features like additional passing lanes, paved shoulders, rumble strips, rest stops, and potentially widening to four lanes. The Act mandates that work begin as soon as possible after the law comes into effect and be completed within 20 years. Before starting improvements, Ontario must discuss cost-sharing with the Government of Canada. The Act received Royal Assent and came into force on the same day.
- Requires the Ontario Minister of Transportation and the Ontario Minister of Infrastructure to work together with the federal Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities to improve Highway 17.
- Specifies that improvements should include features like additional passing lanes, paved shoulders, rumble strips, rest stops, and a potential increase to four lanes.
- Requires that work on these improvements begin as soon as possible after the Act comes into force.
- Sets a deadline of 20 years from the date the Act comes into force for the completion of the improvements.
- Requires the Province of Ontario to discuss cost-sharing for the improvements with the Government of Canada before commencing work.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Minister of Transportation (Ontario)
- Minister of Infrastructure (Ontario)
- Federal Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
- Government of Canada
- Province of Ontario
- Drivers and users of Highway 17
- The Ontario Ministers of Transportation and Infrastructure have a duty to work with the federal Minister to ensure improvements to Highway 17.
- Ontario is obligated to enter into discussions with the Government of Canada regarding cost-sharing before making improvements.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Work on improvements must commence as soon as possible after the Act comes into force.
- Improvements must be completed within 20 years after the day the Act comes into force.
- The Province of Ontario must engage in discussions with the Government of Canada concerning the sharing of costs for the improvements.
- The specific details of the agreement for cost-sharing between Ontario and the Government of Canada are not provided in the Act.
- The exact definition of 'improvements' beyond the listed examples (additional passing lanes, paved shoulders, rumble strips, rest stops, four lanes) is not detailed.
- While the Act states work must commence 'as soon as possible,' the precise timeline for this commencement is not defined beyond this general requirement.
This Act establishes the requirements for improving Highway 17.
This Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
Work on the required improvements must start as soon as possible after the Act comes into force and be finished within 20 years.
Source: Section 1(4)
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