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Bill 83 explained in plain English

Metrolinx Amendment Act, 2012

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Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 83
Full title
Metrolinx Amendment Act, 2012
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
May 3, 2012
Sponsor
Jonah Schein

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
May 3, 2012
Sponsor
Jonah Schein
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 83 amends the Metrolinx Act, 2006, to require that any new passenger railway connecting downtown Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport must not be powered by diesel fuel.

What It Means

Bill 83, the Metrolinx Amendment Act, 2012, amends the Metrolinx Act, 2006. It requires Metrolinx to ensure that any passenger railway system built between downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport does not use diesel fuel for power. The bill came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Metrolinx Act, 2006.
  • Adds a new section to the Metrolinx Act, 2006, concerning passenger railways to the airport.
  • Requires Metrolinx to ensure that any passenger railway system established between downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport is not powered by diesel fuel.
Who Is Affected
  • Metrolinx
  • The public using the passenger railway system between downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Metrolinx has a new obligation to ensure that any passenger railway system established between downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport is not powered by diesel fuel.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what happens if Metrolinx fails to ensure the railway is not diesel-powered.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Metrolinx Act, 2006
amends

Adds a requirement for Metrolinx regarding the power source for a specific passenger railway system.

Source: Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 3, 2012
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Jonah Schein
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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