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Vote 45 |
MINISTRY OPERATIONS |
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Classification by Sub-Vote |
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Estimates 2001/02 |
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Estimates 2002/03 |
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$000 |
$000 |
$000 |
$000 |
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480 |
Minister's Office......................................................................... |
480 |
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27,703 |
Corporate Services (net of recoveries).......................................... |
28,328 |
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109,738 |
Environmental Operations (net of recoveries)................................. |
102,341 |
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85,545 |
Environmental Stewardship and Biodiversity......................... |
68,655 |
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6,359 |
Environmental Protection..................................................... |
13,792 |
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17,834 |
Planning, Innovation and Enforcement................................... |
19,894 |
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45,000 |
Britannia Mine Site Remediation................................................... |
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182,921 |
Total Vote ............................................................ |
131,149 |
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VOTE DESCRIPTION This vote provides for environmental stewardship, protection, recreation, conservation, and technology programs including support for cooperative relationships with First Nations. This vote also provides for management and corporate support services and functions related to these programs and initiatives including: (a) Ministers Office This sub-vote provides for the office of the Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection, and includes salaries, benefits, allowances and operating expenses of the minister and the minister's staff. (b) Corporate Services - This sub-vote provides for executive direction and the administrative support to program areas. Communications and public affairs are provided under an agreement with the Public Affairs Bureau of the Office of the Premier. Under an agreement, the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management provides corporate support services including finance, administration, human resources, information systems, information and privacy, records management, special and corporate program co-ordination, consultation and support on program matters with First Nations, trust fund management for ministry operations and programs, and Forest Information Act co-ordination. Government transfers are provided for activities concerned with protection and management of the environment, and provincial parks and ecological reserves. |
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Vote 45 |
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MINISTRY OPERATIONS |
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Group Account Classification |
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Estimates 2001/02 $000 |
Estimates 2002/03 $000 |
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MINISTER'S OFFICE |
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Salaries and Benefits........................................................................................................................ |
371 |
371 |
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Operating Costs............................................................................................................................... |
109 |
109 |
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Total .................................................................................................................................. |
480 |
480 |
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CORPORATE SERVICES |
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Salaries and Benefits........................................................................................................................ |
4,061 |
8,470 |
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Operating Costs............................................................................................................................... |
14,468 |
4,667 |
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Government Transfers...................................................................................................................... |
12 |
2,000 |
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Other Expenses.............................................................................................................................. |
13,200 |
13,191 |
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Internal Recoveries.......................................................................................................................... |
(538) |
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External Recoveries......................................................................................................................... |
(3,500) |
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Total .................................................................................................................................. |
27,703 |
28,328 |
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Vote 45 |
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(c) Environmental Operations -- This sub-vote provides for the stewardship and protection of the environment, the promotion of outdoor recreational activities, provincial inspections, enforcement and innovation of business delivery models. (i) Environmental Stewardship and Biodiversity - provides for the protection, maintenance, restoration and rehabilitation of the diversity of British Columbia's terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, landscapes, native plants and fish and wildlife populations, through regional offices and headquarter branches for programs including management, protection, conservation, rehabilitation and regulation of fresh water and anadromous fisheries; managing, protecting, rehabilitation and enhancing wildlife and its habitat while balancing ecological, cultural and recreational interests; and sustaining the diversity and integrity of ecosystems through habitat protection and the management of special areas including provincial parks. This sub-vote also provides for diverse outdoor recreational opportunities including the provincial park system; and maintenance of the provincial system of campsites; and hunting and angling recreation. Government transfers are provided for activities concerned with access, protection and management of the environment. Funds generated from parks producing net revenue are used to partially fund the operating costs of the parks system. Costs are recovered for some program services or from revenues from within the ministry, other ministries, other levels of government, organizations and individuals. (ii) Environmental Protection - provides for clean, healthy and safe water, land and air for all living things through programs delivered from regional offices and headquarter branches including surface and ground water management; the administration and delivery of the Sustainable Environment Fund programs to develop and implement environmental management systems within the municipal, industrial and small business sectors to prevent pollution and remediate sites where pollution is occurring; maintain comprehensive air quality assessment, protection and improvement activities; water quality development for non-point source pollution, ambient criteria, and remediation plans and assessments; and manage environmental laboratory activities and standards. This sub-vote also provides for reducing risks of harm to the environment and to people and property from natural and induced events through regulation of dykes; human/wildlife conflicts; and the enforcement of environmental protection and resource management legislation to deter violations that harm the environment and resources. Government transfers are provided for activities concerned with access, protection and management of the environment. Costs related to the Sustainable Environment Fund are recovered from the Funds Special Account. Some program costs are recovered for services or from revenues from within the ministry, other ministries, other levels of government, organizations and individuals. (iii) Planning, Innovation and Enforcement - provides for corporate business innovation through programs delivered from regional offices and headquarter branches including strategic planning, business review and information systems coordination and planning, corporate policy development, co-ordination of legislation and intergovernmental relations, program evaluation, economic and regulatory impact analysis; the management and delivery of programs that report on public information on the state of environment and environmental trends and improve the quality of life of all British Columbians by promoting opportunities and activities that support environmental excellence through the development of policies, strategies and plans; and provincial enforcement, inspection and special investigation through programs delivered from regional offices and headquarter branches. Government transfers are provided for activities concerned with access, protection and management of the environment. Costs are recovered for services or from revenues from the within the ministry, other ministries, other levels of government, organizations and individuals. (d) Britannia Mine Site Remediation - This sub-vote provided for the provincial costs of an indemnity provided to the prior owners of the Britannia Mine. The 2001/02 costs released the prior owners from all liabilities related to the site and was net of payments from the previous owners. |
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Vote 45 |
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MINISTRY OPERATIONS |
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Group Account Classification |
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Estimates 2001/02 $000 |
Estimates 2002/03 $000 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONS |
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Salaries and Benefits........................................................................................................................ |
68,899 |
68,776 |
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Operating Costs............................................................................................................................... |
76,456 |
68,757 |
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Government Transfers...................................................................................................................... |
7,811 |
7,602 |
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Other Expenses.............................................................................................................................. |
3,800 |
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Internal Recoveries.......................................................................................................................... |
(30,874) |
(33,355) |
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External Recoveries......................................................................................................................... |
(16,354) |
(9,439) |
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Total .................................................................................................................................. |
109,738 |
102,341 |
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BRITANNIA MINE SITE REMEDIATION |
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Other Expenses.............................................................................................................................. |
45,000 |
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Special Account |
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SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FUND |
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Estimates 2001/02 |
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Estimates 2002/03 |
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$000 |
$000 |
$000 |
$000 |
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20,251 |
Total Account Balance at the Beginning of the Fiscal Year ............ |
20,251 |
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Operating Transactions |
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31,345 |
Revenue................................................................................... |
31,345 |
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31,345 |
Expense................................................................................... |
31,345 |
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Net Revenue (Expense) ............................................................. |
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20,251 |
Total Account Balance at the End of the Fiscal Year....................... |
20,251 |
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SPECIAL ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION This account was created by the Sustainable Environment Fund Act, 1990, and subsequent amendments. It provides for the protection of the air, land and water and for environmental renewal by preventing pollution, controlling pollutants and undertaking remediation activities through administration of the Waste Management Act, Pesticide Control Act, the Environment Management Act, and related regulations. Revenue is derived from environmental levies, fees, licenses, and contributions from the federal government and other organizations and individuals. Expenses represent a transfer from the Ministry Operations Vote of the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection for administration; the development of policies, legislation and regulations, standards and criteria for discharges and emissions; monitoring and understanding the receiving environment; education, and encouragement of activities to prevent pollution; waste reduction; laboratory services; air and water quality; the clean-up of contaminated sites; special waste management; soil and water remediation projects; and government transfers to local governments, other organizations and individuals to assist in waste management; clean-up of contaminated sites and to support various environmental protection initiatives. No financing transactions are provided for under this account. |
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