(Pursuant to the Legislative Assembly Act) RMSC 1992, c. T-2 TRANSPORTATION ORDER MR BUS AND TAXI 1 The following shall be provided to or for the use of Members on the condition that they are related to and reasonably necessary for the performance of their duties as Members: (a) regularly scheduled air travel service (i) between the Members constftuency or normal place of residence and Edmonton, or between other points in or outside Alberta if it is more reasonable and convenient to use air travel service between such points when travelling between the Members constituency or normal place of residence and Edmonton, and (ii) between any points in Alberta for travel on business, limited in the case of all Members except a Member who is the leader of an opposition party, to no more than 5 return trips in a fiscal year; (b) chartered aircraft service, subject to the following conditions: (i) the service may be used only by the Members for the electoral divisions of Athabasca-Lac La Biche, Fort McMurray, Dunvegan, Lesser Slave Lake and Peace River, (ii) the use of the service shall relate to a trip to or from a destination within the Members electoral division, (iii) the use of the service for a trip on any day, either to or from the destination referred to in subclause (ii), shall not be allowed if the trip could have been made with reasonable convenience on that day by way of regularly scheduled air service, 29 (iv) subject to subcLause (v), the charter shall be between points within the Members electoral division, and (v) a charter may be arranged under which the trip is to or from a point outside the Members electoral division if it is more practical to do so in the circumstances and if that point is reasonably close to the boundaries of the Members electoral division; (c) reimbursement for the cost of taxi travel or car rental, whichever is deemed to be less costly by the Member, in the cities of, or areas surrounding, Edmonton and Calgary, subject to the submission of supporting receipts; (d) regularly scheduled long-distance bus transportation within the Province where privileges are not otherwise provided; (e) cost of taxi travel necessary to connect with other forms of transportation when travelling to and from the City of Edmonton; and (f) the reimbursement of expenses incurred in parking a vehicle at an airport. 2(1) The use of an automobile shall be provided on the same basis on which they are provided to or for the use of Members of Executive Council to (a) the Speaker; (b) the Deputy Speaker; and (c) the Leader of Her Majestys Loyal Opposition. (2) The use of an automobile shall be provided on the same basis on which they are provided to or for the use of Deputy Ministers to (a) the Deputy Chairman of Committees; (b) the leader of a recognized opposition party as defined in section 4.8(1) of the Legislative Assembly Act; and (c) the Chairman of a Category A committee as defined in Memb- Convniuee Allowance Order (RMSC 1992, c. M-2), excepur committee which is not a Standing Committee. 30 INCIDENTAL AUTO 3 Use of any automobile provided by this section includes fuel and other things related to the operation, maintenance and repair of that automobile including, with respect to automobiles provided pursuant to section 2(1) and section 2(2)(a), mobile telephone services. 4 Use of any automobile provided by this Order is subject to any directives of the Treasury Board regarding that automobile. AUTOMOBILE mA VEL 5 The following shall be provided to of for the use of Members on the condition that they are related to and reasonably necessary for the performance VEHICLE of their duties as Members: (a) the provision of fuel, oil, lubrication, antifreeze, gas line antifreeze, transmission fluid, brake fluid, steering fluid, windshield washer fluid, washes and waxing, including labour, if they relate to the operation of a private automobile; (b) an allowance of 25 cents per kilometre in respect of a Members use of a private automobile on the following conditions: (i) the purpose of an allowance is to cover the expenses of operating the automobile other than those items covered by clause (a); and (ii) the allowance is limited to payment for up to 52 trips per year between the Members residence or place of employment or business, and the City of Edmonton, and for general travel within the Province; (c) an allowance of 25 cents per kilometre in respect of a Member of a committee of the Assembly on committee business, subject to the conditions in section 42 of the Legislative Assembly Act. 6(1) The amount of general travel within the Province for which the allowance provided for in section 5(b) may be paid shall be: (a) for a Member representing an urban electoral division, up to 25,000 kilometres per year which may be paid without production of fuel receipts in respect of 0-10,000 kilometres and subject to the provision of fuel receipts in respect of 10,000-25,000 kilometres; and 31 (b) for a Member representing a rural electoral division, up to 60,000 kilometres per year which may be paid without production of fuel receipts in respect of 0-18,000 kilometres and subject to the provision of fuel receipts in respect of 18,000-60,000. USE 0$ PJVATE 7 A Member who is provided with an automobile at public expense may ERSEN111UD TO also claim the allowance in respect of the use of a private automobile, where it VEHICLE was not possible or reasonably convenient for the Member to use the automobile provided at public expense. CI.MMS 8 Claims for the allowance provided in section 6 shall be submitted using a form approved by the Special Select Standing Committee on Members Services. ALJTOTRAVELINUEU 9 In addition to the travel covered by this Order, a Member who chooses ThAVEI. not to travel by air on official business during the fiscal year as provided by section 1(a)(ii) may claim in lieu mileage for up to 1500 kilometres for each of the 5 air trips not taken and receive an allowance at the rate provided in section 5(b). 10(1) If any question arises as to the payment of any amount or the provision of any service or thing under this Order, the question shall be decided in the first instance by the Speaker, subject to appeal to the Members Services Committee. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) if a question arises under subsection (1) in relation to the Speaker, the question shall be decided by the Members Services Committee. 32