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Volume 66, No. 3

25/2023

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

February 14, 2023

B.C. Reg. 25/2023 , deposited February 8, 2023, under the BALANCED BUDGET AND MINISTERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT [section 9]. Regulation of Treasury Board, dated February 7, 2023.

Treasury Board orders that the attached Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit Expected Results for the 2023/2024 Fiscal Year Regulation is made.

— K. CONROY, Chair, Treasury Board .

MINISTER OF STATE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND

TRANSIT EXPECTED RESULTS FOR THE 2023/2024

FISCAL YEAR REGULATION

Application of this regulation

1 This regulation applies to the Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit for the 2023/2024 fiscal year.

Definition

2 In this regulation, "Act" means the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act .

Minister of State for Infrastructure

3 The expected results that the Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit is to achieve for the purposes of

section 5 (3) of the Act are as follows:

(

a) support the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure to advance B.C.’s major infrastructure projects, including Highway 1 expansion in the Fraser Valley, the Fraser River tunnel replacement project, and the Surrey-Langley and UBC Skytrain projects;

(

b) work with BC Transit and TransLink to ensure ridership continues to recover to pre-pandemic levels;

(

c) support the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in working with Cabinet colleagues, communities and regions to assess and support the planning of transit projects to reduce commute times for fast-growing urban areas, including evaluating the possible extension of the West Coast Express;

(

d) work with local communities to develop options to improve public transit and other transportation modes on Vancouver Island, including building on the South Island Transportation Strategy;

(

e) support the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure to complete the Transit-Oriented Development framework to advance sustainable communities along transit corridors to help achieve our housing and affordability goals;

(

f) work with BC Transit, TransLink and BC Ferries on improving service integration to ensure passengers experience more seamless travel;

(

g) support the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure to ensure highway improvement projects result in more integrated transportation corridors through incorporating improved active transportation and transit amenities;

(

h) support the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in working with Indigenous communities, local governments and the federal government to advance rural transportation solutions;

(

i) submit to Cabinet a report on the results referred to in paragraphs (

a) through (

h) on or before March 31, 2024.

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