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M-22 - Municipalities Act

Section 190.08
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Rural communities
190.08(1)If a rural community carries out a power under this Act or provides a service, the rural community
(a) shall administer the power or service,
(b) shall pay the costs of the power or service, and
(c) subject to the Motor Vehicle Act, may make by-laws with respect to the power or service.
190.08(2)Without restricting the generality of any powers given under this Act, a rural community in providing a service may
(a) acquire land or an interest in land that is adjacent to the rural community and use the land to provide the service,
(b) enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities, rural communities or with any person, including the Crown, whereby the cost and use of a service may be shared by the parties to the agreement,
(c) enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities, rural communities or with any person, including the Crown, to provide for the joint acquisition, ownership, development, extension, management or operation of services that may be provided by a rural community under this Act, and
(d) enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities, rural communities or with the owner of a sewerage or water works providing
(i) for the disposal or treatment of sewage, and
(ii) for the payment of compensation for the use of the sewerage or water works.
190.08(3)Subject to any other law regulating the distribution of natural gas in the Province, a rural community may enter into an agreement with a distributor of natural gas respecting the use of the property of the rural community and any other matter associated with the construction or operation of a natural gas distribution system.
190.08(4)A rural community may participate in an airport commission and may enter into an agreement for that purpose.
190.08(5)Subject to subsection (6), for the purpose of carrying out any of its powers or providing any of its services, a rural community may expropriate within the meaning of and in accordance with the Expropriation Act, whether the subject matter of the expropriation is within or without the boundaries of the rural community.
190.08(6)A rural community shall not expropriate where the subject matter of the expropriation is within the boundaries of another rural community or a municipality, and any such purported expropriation is invalid.
2005, c.7, s.49