Whereas requirements for highway access to water is legislatively required for subdivisions that border a body of water and these accesses become the responsibility of the Province under the Transportation Act; And whereas many of these highway access points on Crown Land have organically developed into public access points such as boat launches which the public desires use of; And whereas the Province does not maintain these access points and the public continues to express their concern for lack of maintenance to local governments: Therefore be it resolved that the UBCM request that the Province recognize these highway access points established under provincial legislation as official public access points and that the Province maintain these sites to provide the public with access to British Columbias lakes.
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure recognizes the importance of public access to bodies of water and the maintenance of these accesses. However, the ministry is responsible for the maintenance and operation of highway networks, not the administration of water accesses, like public pathways. All legally surveyed highway dedications, created via subdivision or otherwise, are currently legally recognized and there is no distinction between a highway dedication used for a constructed roadway and a highway dedication createdused for water access. There is no special classification of water access highway dedication. These access locations can be better managed by local government business units such as parks departments, additionally Ministry district staff have found issuing Licenses of Occupation with local governments to be very successful.