Bill 26 explained in plain English
Uploading Highways 174 and 17 Act, 2021
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Bill 26, the Uploading Highways 174 and 17 Act, 2021, transfers jurisdiction of Highways 174 and 17 from municipalities to the Ministry of Transportation.
This Act transfers the jurisdiction and control of Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17 from the municipality to the Ministry of Transportation. It also prevents the Lieutenant Governor in Council from directing any further transfers of these highways. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Transfers the jurisdiction and control of Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17 from any municipality to the Ministry of Transportation.
- States that Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17 are no longer considered part of any municipality's road system.
- Ensures that any existing agreements or permits related to these highways, granted by a municipality, will continue to be valid as if they were made or granted by the Minister of Transportation.
- Specifies that all rights, privileges, and benefits that a municipality had under these agreements will now apply to and bind the Crown in right of Ontario.
- Prohibits the Lieutenant Governor in Council from directing any future transfers of these highways under a specific section of an existing act.
- Municipalities
- The Ministry of Transportation
- The Crown in right of Ontario
- Municipalities will no longer have jurisdiction or control over Highways 174 and 17.
- The Ministry of Transportation will have jurisdiction and control over Highways 174 and 17.
- Existing agreements and permits related to these highways will continue to be valid.
- Rights, privileges, and benefits under existing agreements will transfer to the Crown in right of Ontario.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The specific date of Royal Assent is not provided in the text.
- The specific municipalities that previously had jurisdiction and control over Highways 174 and 17 are not detailed in the bill text.
Adds a new section (29.0.1) that governs the jurisdiction and control of Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17.
Source: Section 1
Prohibits the Lieutenant Governor in Council from directing a transfer of highways 174 and 17 under subsection 29 (4).
Source: Section 1 (adding section 29.0.1 (2))
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