Protocol Agreement Crown Lands

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PROTOCOL AGREEMENT
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CROWN LANDS IN THE TRUST AREA

BETWEEN:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS AND PARKS
LANDS REGIONAL OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
AND:
ISLANDS TRUST
WHEREAS:

The legislated object of the Islands Trust, pursuant to Section 3 of the /slands Trust Act, is to preserve and
protect the Trust Area and its unique amenities and environment for the benefit of the residents of the Trust
Area and of the province generally, in cooperation with municipalities, regional districts, improvement districts,
other persons and organizations, and the government of the province;

Pursuant to Section 8(2){a) of the /s/ands Trust Act, for the Purpose of carrying out the object of the Trust, the
Islands Trust Council may, subject to approval by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, enter into agreements with
the province and agents of the province respecting the coordination of administrative activities within the Trust
Area;

The Islands Trust through the following corporate entities is responsible for:

Trust Council - making recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in Council respecting the
acquisition, use and disposition by the Crown in right of the province of land situated within
the trust area, establishing general policies to carry out the object of the Trust, ensuring
proposed !ocai planning activities comply with the Trust object and policy statement:

Trust Fund Board - acquiring and holding land in perpetuity to protect significant environmental
sites and features; and

Local Trust Committees - providing local land use planning and regulation and responding te the
concerns of island resident and property owners.

BC Lands is responsible for managing and allocating provincial Crown land, including aquatic land, in the
interest of the public for industrial, commercial, settlement, recreation and conservation uses. Entrusted with
the authority to make decisions on the use of Crown land, BC Lands considers the broad range of interest when
allocating Crown lands for the best possible use of the land;

Crown lands in the Trust Area form part of the unique amenities of the Trust Area and require extra effort to
protect their unique character;

Both BC Lands and the Islands Trust share responsibility for the protection and conservation of Crown lands
in the Trust Area for the enjoyment of present and future generations;

Both BC Lands and the Islands Trust recognize that environmental and land use planning issues related to
Crown lands are complex, often transcending political boundaries, and thus require coordinated responses from
the parties;

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AND WHEREAS:
Both parties recognize the need to clarify BC Lands responsibility for Crown lands, local trust committee
responsibility for land use planning and regulations in local trust areas and the Islands Trust responsibility to
preserve and protect unique amenities and the environment of the Trust Area.
THEREFORE:
BC Lands and the Islands Trust are committed to developing agreements and p

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