BILL NO. 42

1st Session, 57th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
47 Elizabeth II, 1998



Private Member's Bill



Municipal Amalgamation Review (1998) Act



Robert L. Chisholm
Halifax Atlantic



First Reading: October 23, 1998

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

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An Act to Review the Recent
Municipal Amalgamations in the
Counties of Cape Breton and Halifax

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 This Act may be cited as the Municipal Amalgamation Review (1998) Act.

2 In this Act,

(a) "Board" means the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board;

(b) "Minister" means the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs;

(c) "regional municipality" means the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton and the Regional Municipality of Halifax.

3 (1) The Board shall, in respect of each regional municipality,

(a) study the social and economic effect of the amalgamation resulting in the formation of that regional municipality;

(b) hold public hearings and receive written submissions respecting each amalgamation; and

(c) develop options for the area of each regional municipality.

(2) The options developed by the Board pursuant to clause (1)(c) shall include the

(a) social and economic affects of each option;

(b) effect on property tax rates of each option; and

(c) effect on the delivery and quality of municipal services.

4 (1) The Board shall report the options developed by it pursuant to this Act to the Minister.

(2) Within thirty days of receiving the report of the Board, the Minister shall table the report in the House of Assembly if it is sitting or, if it is not then sitting, file the report with the Clerk of the Assembly.

5 After submitting the report to the Minister pursuant to Section 4, the Board shall

(a) select, from the options developed by it pursuant to this Act, the options that the Board considers to be the most reasonable; and

(b) direct the regional municipality to include on the ballot at the next election held in the regional municipality a question as to which of the options selected by the Board pursuant to clause (a) is favoured by the residents of the regional municipality.

6 The money required for the purpose of this Act may be paid out of moneys appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.

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