Bill PR20 explained in plain English
Niagara Central Dorothy Rungeling Airport Act, 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill PR20, the Niagara Central Dorothy Rungeling Airport Act, 2015, amends existing legislation to officially change the name of the Niagara Central Airport.
This bill amends The Welland-Port Colborne Airport Act, 1976 to change the name of the Niagara Central Airport to the Niagara Central Dorothy Rungeling Airport. It ratifies an agreement related to this name change and updates the definition of 'Airport' in the original Act to reflect the new name. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Changes the name of the Niagara Central Airport to the Niagara Central Dorothy Rungeling Airport.
- Ratifies an agreement dated March 10, 2015, between the Cities of Welland and Port Colborne, and the Towns of Pelham and Wainfleet, concerning the name change of the airport.
- Updates the definition of 'Airport' in The Welland-Port Colborne Airport Act, 1976, to include the new airport name.
- Ensures that other terms and conditions of previous agreements related to the airport remain in effect.
- The Niagara Central Airport Commission
- The Corporation of the City of Welland
- The Corporation of the City of Port Colborne
- The Corporation of the Town of Pelham
- The Corporation of the Township of Wainfleet
- The public using or interacting with the airport formerly known as Niagara Central Airport.
- The agreement dated March 10, 2015, regarding the airport name change is ratified and declared valid and binding on the parties and their successors.
- All other terms and conditions of prior agreements related to the airport, except for the name, remain in full force and effect.
- The Act came into force on June 4, 2015, the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify any new penalties or enforcement mechanisms related to the name change itself, beyond the ratification of existing agreements.
- The bill relies on existing agreements and does not introduce new operational details for the airport.
Section 1 is repealed and replaced to update the definition of 'Airport' and 'Commission' to reflect name changes. A new section is added to ratify the agreement for changing the airport's name.
Source: Section 1 and Section 2.2
Section 1 of the original Act is repealed and replaced.
Source: Section 1
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