moved:
Motion No. 61
That Bill C-44, in Clause 61, be amended by adding after line 31 on page 38 the following:
"(2) A person or body who wishes to enter into an agreement under paragraph (1)( a ) shall submit a proposal for the sale, management and operation of a public port or port facility to the Minister at least 60 days before an agreement would take affect.''
(3) The proposal may include, but is not limited to the following: a ) the objectives; b ) capital and operating plans; c ) fee and tariff schedules; d ) management and ownership structures; and e ) any other information and related documents the Minister considers appropriate.
(4) A person or body shall take all reasonable steps to bring notice of the proposal to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it at least 60 days before an agreement would take affect.
(5) An interested person may at any time within the notice period file an objection with the Agency that it is not in the public interest to dispose of all or part of the federal real property that formed part of a public port or public port facility, and the Agency shall consider the objection without delay and report its findings to the Minister who shall be governed accordingly.
(6) Section 40 of the Canada Transportation Act applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to every report of the Agency made under subsection (5) as if the report were a decision made pursuant to that Act."
Motion No. 62
That Bill C-44, in Clause 61, be amended by replacing line 32 on page 38 with the following:
"(2) The agreements shall include "