Grants-in-Lieu Negotiated Agreements with First Nations

Year
2005
Number
LR16
Sponsor(s)
Metchosin

WHEREAS municipalities have historically received grants-in-lieu funding from the senior levels of government; AND WHEREAS negotiations with First Nations could result in provincial andor federal lands being part of the negotiation process: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, should any existing provincial or federal lands for which municipalities receive grants-in-lieu become part of any negotiated First Nations Agreement, municipalities will be compensated financially on an annual basis for any lost revenues.

Convention Decision
Not Admitted for Debate