AI-assisted research summary: Certain public utilities must pay an annual easement fee to the Provincial Treasurer.
c t ROADS ACT PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT (FEES) REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to February 1, 2004. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Roads Act Public Utility Easement (Fees) Regulations Section 1 c ROADS ACT Chapter R-15 PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT (FEES) REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 54 of the Roads Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. R-15, the Minister of Transportation and Public Works made the following regulations: 1. Public utility easement fees (1) A public utility, except a water or sewerage public utility, shall pay to the Provincial Treasurer in respect of the grant of a public utility easement pursuant to section 4.1 of the Act an annual fee calculated as follows: (a) $75 per kilometre where the aerial lines or cables extend along highways designated as arterial highways; (b) $37.50 per kilometre where the aerial lines or cables extend along highways designated as collector or local highways or along seasonal roads or subdivision streets. Application (2) The fees set out in subsection (1) apply to existing and future installations. (EC476/97) c t Updated February 1, 2004 Page 3