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• Message from the Minister and Accountability Statement  
• Message from the Minister of State for Resort Development and Accountability Statement  
• Ministry Overview and Core Business Areas  
• Resource Summary  
• Vision, Mission and Values  
• Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Results  
• Related Initiatives and Planning Processes  
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Core Business Areas 2004/05 Restated Estimates1 2005/06 Estimates 2006/07 Plan 2007/08 Plan
Operating Expenses ($000)
Sustainable Economic Development 10,603 22,624 18,530 18,530
  Water Rental Remissions2 0 10,000 50,000 50,000
Land Information BC 42,968 32,001 31,998 31,998
Sound Governance 2,562 23,535 24,516 25,516
Property Assessment Services 1 1 1 1
Executive and Support Services3 6,515 7,257 7,244 7,244
Ministry Sub-Total 62,649 95,418 132,289 133,289
Agricultural Land Commission4 1,957 2,068 2,087 2,087
Crown Land Special Account5 210,620 141,820 94,320 59,320
Total 275,226 239,306 228,696 194,696
Full-time Equivalents (Direct FTEs)
Sustainable Economic Development 110 111 111 111
Land Information BC6 421 291 291 291
Sound Governance 22 24 24 24
Property Assessment Services 11 11 11 11
Executive and Support Services3 171 171 171 171
Ministry Sub-Total 735 608 608 608
Agricultural Land Commission4 20 21 21 21
Total 755 629 629 629
Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000)
Sustainable Economic Development 600 150 150 150
Land Information BC 7,400 10,615 6,371 6,381
Sound Governance 5 10 10 10
Property Assessment Services 96 96 96 96
Executive and Support Services3 50 50 50 50
Ministry Sub-Total 8,151 10,921 6,677 6,687
Agricultural Land Commission4 50 15 15 5
Total 8,201 10,936 6,692 6,692
Other Financing Transactions ($000)
Crown Land Special Account5        
Receipts 900 144 124 105
Total Net Cash Source (Requirements) 900 144 124 105
1  These amounts have been restated, for comparative purposes only, to be consistent with the presentation of the 2005/06 Estimates. Schedule A of the 2005/06 Estimates presents a detailed reconciliation.
2  Water rental remissions — provided to BC Hydro to offset restrictions on existing water licences as a result of new water use plans. This is an activity under the core business area of Sustainable Economic Development.
3  Executive and Support Services includes the offices of the Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Minister, as well as the finance, administration, information technology and human resource support services for all ministry core businesses. Corporate Services staff FTEs under Executive and Support Services also support the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection and other agencies through service agreements.
4  The Agricultural Land Commission has its own service plan.
5  The Crown Land Special Account is used to record free Crown grants and nominal rent tenures at fair market value for all of government. These amounts are then offset by a matching revenue item resulting in a zero impact to the government's budget. All but $20,000 of the planned expenditures shown here are for this purpose. The budget for the Crown Land Special Account differs each fiscal year, depending on the number and value of free Crown land grants and nominal rent tenures issued.
6  The FTE reduction after 2004/05 reflects the transfer of employees to the newly formed Land Title and Survey Authority in 2004.

Recoveries and Revenues

Through partnerships and other arrangements with various organizations, the ministry provides services and then recovers some or all of the costs. These recoveries are shown by core business on page 3 and are expected to amount to $31.6 million in 2005/06. Principal items include funding from the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection for administrative support services, and from the Forest Investment Account for resource planning and information services. The gross operating budget for the ministry's core businesses on page 3 totals $115.0 million (excluding water rental remissions), while the resource summary operating budget, net of recoveries, totals $85.4 million, excluding the ALC, the Crown Land Special Account and water rental remissions.

The ministry expects to collect revenues of about $412 million in 2005/06 and similar amounts in the following three years. Of these, about $285 million are expected from water revenues, $87 million from real estate earnings of the Crown Land Special Account, $39 million in land registry fees paid to the government from the new Land Titles and Survey Authority, and about $1 million from a number of other sources including map and air-photo sales.

 

     
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