Bill 59 explained in plain English
Gasoline Tax Fairness for All Act, 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Gasoline Tax Fairness for All Act, 2015, ensures that if the Minister provides a gasoline tax rebate to a municipality for public transit, they must also provide a rebate to other municipalities for public highway projects under certain conditions.
This bill amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act. It changes the rules for when the Minister of Finance can provide rebates of gasoline tax to municipalities. Specifically, if the Minister agrees to give a rebate to one municipality for a public transit project, they cannot refuse to give a similar rebate to another municipality for a public highway project, provided the legislature authorizes the payment. The amount of this highway rebate will be based on the population of the municipality and the total distance of public highways it is responsible for, using a formula that compares these factors to a municipality that received a transit rebate. The Act came into force the day it received Royal Assent.
- It amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act.
- It requires the Minister to provide a gasoline tax rebate to a municipality for public highway purposes if they have already provided one for public transit purposes, under certain conditions.
- It establishes a formula to calculate the amount of the gasoline tax rebate for public highway purposes.
- Municipalities
- The Minister of Finance (or equivalent provincial minister responsible for gasoline tax and transportation funding)
- Municipalities have a right to receive a gasoline tax rebate for highway purposes if certain conditions are met.
- The Minister has an obligation not to refuse a gasoline tax rebate for highway purposes if a rebate has been provided for public transit purposes and the legislature authorizes payment.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The Act deals with rebates of gasoline tax, which can have financial implications for both the provincial government and municipalities.
- The amount of rebate for highway purposes is calculated using a formula based on population and highway distance.
- The bill states that the Minister shall not refuse to enter into an agreement to provide a rebate for highway purposes 'if the Legislature by appropriation authorizes payment of the latter rebate'. This means the availability of the rebate is dependent on future legislative appropriations, which are not guaranteed.
- The exact calculation of the rebate amount is based on a formula, but the specific population data and highway distances to be used are not detailed within this bill text.
Changes the conditions under which gasoline tax rebates are provided to municipalities for highway purposes.
Source: Section 1
The Act affects how rebates under this Act are provided to municipalities for highway purposes, but does not directly amend the Gasoline Tax Act itself.
Source: Section 1
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