MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The mission of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management is to provide provincial leadership, through policies, planning and resource information to support sustainable economic development of the province's land, water and resources.

MINISTRY SUMMARY

($000)

Estimates
2002/03¹

Estimates
2003/04

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS

Vote 37— Ministry Operations

114,566 

90,001 

Vote 38— Agricultural Land Commission

2,931 

2,296 

STATUTORY APPROPRIATION

Crown Land Special Account

— 

— 

OPERATING EXPENSE

117,497 

92,297 

PREPAID CAPITAL ADVANCES²

— 

— 

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES³

8,115 

8,342 

LOANS, INVESTMENTS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS⁴

100 

100 

REVENUE COLLECTED FOR, AND TRANSFERRED TO, OTHER ENTITIES⁵

— 

— 

FULLTIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) EMPLOYMENT⁶

1,292 

954 

NOTES

¹    For comparative purposes only, figures shown for 2002/03 operating expense, capital expenditures, and FTEs have been restated to be consistent with the presentation of the 2003/04 Estimates.  Schedule A presents a detailed reconciliation.

²    Details of prepaid capital advances are presented in Schedule C.

³    Details of capital expenditures are presented in Schedule D.

⁴    Details of loans, investments and other requirements are presented in Schedule E.

⁵    Details of revenue collected for, and transferred to, other entities is presented in Schedule F.

⁶    Details of FTEs are presented in Schedule G.

CORE BUSINESS SUMMARY

$000

2002/03

OPERATING EXPENSE

Net

Gross

External
Recoveries

Net

Core Business

Sustainable Economic Development

29,166 

25,565 

(469)

25,096 

Integrated Land and Resource Information

63,118 

66,364 

(13,960)

52,404 

Sound Governance

2,218 

2,012 

(17)

1,995 

Water Management

7,771 

— 

— 

— 

Property Assessment Services

1 

1,973 

(1,972)

1 

Executive and Support Services

12,292 

10,535 

(30)

   10,505 

Agricultural Land Commission

2,931 

2,296 

— 

2,296 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE

117,497 

108,745 

(16,448)

92,297 

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

Net

Disbursements

Receipts

Net

Core Business

Sustainable Economic Development

639 

501 

— 

501 

Integrated Land and Resource Information

7,264 

7,646 

— 

7,646 

Sound Governance

5 

5 

— 

5 

Property Assessment Services

96 

97 

— 

97 

Executive and Support Services

60 

50 

— 

50 

Agricultural Land Commission

51 

43 

— 

43 

TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.

8,115 

8,342 

— 

8,342 

LOANS, INVESTMENTS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Net

Disbursements

Receipts

Net

Core Business

Crown Land (special account)

100 

1,000 

(900)

100 

TOTAL LOANS, INVESTMENTS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

100 

1,000 

(900)

100 

OPERATING EXPENSE BY CORE BUSINESS

$000

Estimates
2002/03

Estimates
2003/04

VOTE 37 - MINISTRY OPERATIONS

This vote provides for ministry programs and operations described in the voted appropriations under the following six core businesses: Sustainable Economic Development, Integrated Land and Resource Information, Sound Governance, Water Management, Property Assessment Services, and Executive and Support Services.

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Voted Appropriation

Sustainable Economic Development

29,166 

25,096 

Voted Appropriation Description: This sub-vote provides for management and delivery of programs through regional offices and headquarter branches that support sustainable economic development of Crown land, water and other resources.  This sub-vote also provides for strategic landscape/watershed land and resource use planning; developing guidelines and tools for strategic plans; and developing operational policy and conducting planning to support sustainable development of tourism and other resource-based sectors.  Transfers are provided for activities concerned with sustainable economic development and land and resource use activities and processes.  Costs are recovered for some program services from clients or from revenues collected by the ministry, other ministries, other levels of government, organizations, and individuals.

INTEGRATED LAND AND RESOURCE INFORMATION

Voted Appropriation

Integrated Land and Resource Information

63,118 

52,404 

Voted Appropriation Description: This sub-vote provides for the administration and delivery of programs that collect, record, manage and co-ordinate land, water and natural resource inventories and data.  The sub-vote also provides decision support, base mapping and information management services and products in support of economic development, land-use planning and negotiations with First Nations. It also provides for developing and maintaining partnerships with other governments, industry, academia and other organizations related to information management.  Transfers are provided for activities concerned with sustainable resource use and land-related activities and processes.  Costs are recovered for some program services from clients or from revenues collected by the ministry, other ministries, other levels of government, organizations, and individuals.

SOUND GOVERNANCE

Voted Appropriation

Sound Governance

2,218 

1,995 

Voted Appropriation Description: This sub-vote provides corporate policy and legislation development associated with land and water activities, property assessment, and revenue (fees and licences).  It also provides for the development and implementation of consultation and accommodation policies, and development of strategic land and resource policies for negotiations with First Nations.  Further, the sub-vote provides for intergovernmental-affairs, service planning, evaluation and the development of a sustainable resource management framework to support decision-making.  Transfers are provided for activities concerned with sustainable resource use and land-related activities and processes.  Costs are recovered for some program services from clients or from revenues collected by the ministry, other ministries, other levels of government, organizations, and individuals.

WATER MANAGEMENT

Voted Appropriation

Water Management

7,771 

— 

Voted Appropriation Description: Responsibility for the Water Management Program has been assumed by Land and Water British Columbia, a provincial Crown corporation.  In 2002/03, this sub-vote provided for Crown land management and appraisals, acquisitions and exchanges and land administration activities including Crown land pricing and allocation, water pricing and allocations, administration of land tenures and water licences and regulation of water utilities.  This sub-vote also provided for managing appeals under the Water and Utilities Act. Transfers were provided for activities concerned with sustainable resource use and land related activities and processes.  Costs are recovered for some program services from clients or from revenues collected by the ministry, other ministries, other levels of government, organizations, and individuals.

PROPERTY ASSESSMENT SERVICES

Voted Appropriation

Property Assessment Services

1 

1 

Voted Appropriation Description: This sub-vote provides for the operating costs of the Property Assessment Review Panels and the Property Assessment Appeal Board including the fees and expenses of appointees.  Recoveries are received from the British Columbia Assessment Authority or from organizations and individuals.

EXECUTIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Voted Appropriations

Minister's Office

520 

520 

Corporate Services

11,772 

9,985 

12,292 

10,505 

Voted Appropriations Description: This sub-vote provides for the office of the Minister of Sustainable Resource Management and includes salaries, benefits allowances and operating expenses of the Minister, the Minister's staff and the deputy minister’s office.  This sub-vote also provides for finance, administrative, personnel, information systems, information and privacy, special and corporate program co-ordination and trust fund management for ministry operations and programs.  Under agreement, corporate services are provided to the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, the Environmental Assessment Office and Land and Water British Columbia Inc. Transfers are provided for activities concerned with sustainable resource use and land-related activities and processes.  Costs are recovered for some program services from clients or from revenues collected by the ministry, other ministries, other levels of government, organizations, and individuals.

VOTE 37 — MINISTRY OPERATIONS

114,566 

90,001 

VOTE 38 - AGRICULTURAL LAND COMMISSION

This vote provides for the operations described in the voted appropriations under the core business Agricultural Land Commission.

AGRICULTURAL LAND COMMISSION

Voted Appropriation

Agricultural Land Commission.

2,931 

2,296 

Voted Appropriation Description: This sub-vote provides for the operation of the Agricultural Land Commission (formerly the Land Reserve Commission).  Under the Agricultural Land Commission Act, the commission is responsible for preserving the scarce supply of agricultural land in the province through policies and programs that foster long-term sustainability and encourage farm businesses.  The commission responds to the needs of farmers, landowners, applicants, local governments and others.  A portion of fees for the applications made under the Agricultural Land Commission Act are retained by local governments for services provided in the application process.

VOTE 38 — AGRICULTURAL LAND COMMISSION

2,931 

2,296 

MINISTRY GROUP ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATION SUMMARY

GROUP ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATION

Salaries and Benefits

74,830 

62,547 

Operating Costs

71,414 

60,110 

Government Transfers

7,461 

2,843 

Other Expenses

3,875 

397 

Internal Recoveries

(22,286)

(17,152)

External Recoveries

(17,797)

(16,448)

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE

117,497 

92,297 

SPECIAL ACCOUNT¹

$000

CROWN LAND SPECIAL ACCOUNT

This account was originally created as a fund by authority of Section 7 of the Department of Housing Act, 1973, was replaced by the Crown Land Fund effective July 31, 1979 pursuant to the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act, and was changed to a Special Account under the Special Appropriations and Control Act, 1982.

Revenue sources (net of direct costs) include land sales, land exchanges, land tenures, interest income, and sale of density allotments pursuant to community plans, and fees.  Expenses have been restated to reflect the reallocation of program costs such as reporting, clean-up and crown land servicing to the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management and transfer to the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection of expenses relating to park land.

Receipts represent repayment of outstanding loans and deposits made on pending sales. Disbursements reflect recoverable disbursements associated with the acquisition, servicing, development and disposition of inventoried Crown land administered by Land and Water British Columbia Inc.

Estimates
2002/03

Estimates
2003/04

SPENDING AUTHORITY AVAILABLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR

50,000 

50,000 

OPERATING TRANSACTIONS

Revenue

56,600 

65,870 

Expense

— 

— 

Net Revenue (Expense)

56,600 

65,870 

Difference Between 2002/03 Estimates and Projected Actual Net Revenue (Expense)

(334)

Return to the General Fund

(56,166)

(65,770)

FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

Loans, Investments and Capital Acquisitions

Receipts

900 

900 

Disbursements - Capital

— 

— 

Disbursements - Other

(1,000)

(1,000)

Net Cash Source (Requirement)

(100)

(100)

PROJECTED SPENDING AUTHORITY AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR²

50,000 

50,000 

NOTES

¹     A Special Account is an account in the General Fund where the authorization to spend money from the account is located in an Act other than the Supply Act.

²    The Projected Spending Authority Available represents the cash and temporary investments projected to be available at the end of the fiscal year.