The minister is given powers over infrastructure projects, including policy-making, planning, coordination, land acquisition and disposal, and transferring land administration with consent.
Infrastructure Projects Act 13 2025 May 29, 2025 111685340/1053823270/637125230 E4tlc25013 1 Not in force 1 [Not in force.] 2 Minister's Powers Minister's general powers â infrastructure projects 2 1 The minister may do the following in relation to infrastructure projects: a establish policies relating to infrastructure projects; b plan and manage infrastructure projects; c make recommendations for the effective coordination and development of infrastructure projects; d make recommendations regarding priorities for infrastructure projects; e acquire land, on behalf of the government or on behalf of a prescribed person or entity, or a prescribed class of persons or entities, by purchase, lease or otherwise, for present or future infrastructure projects; f dispose of land, or make land available, to any prescribed person or entity or prescribed class of persons or entities; g transfer the administration of land to another minister of the government with the consent of that other minister; h exercise any other prescribed power. 2 With the consent of the minister, another minister of the government who has the administration of land may, for the purposes of this Act, transfer the administration of the land to the minister. Not in force 3 [Not in force.] 3â6 Not in force 4â30 [Not in force.] 7 Repeal and Consequential Amendments 1 Repeal Repeal 31 [Note: See Table of Legislative Changes for the status of sections 31 to 47.] Section(s) Affected Act 31 Significant Projects Streamlining Act 2 Consequential Amendments Consequential Amendments 32-47 Section(s) Affected Act 32â33 College and Institute Act 34 Environmental Assessment Act 35â36 Health Authorities Act 37â38 Hospital Act 39 Islands Trust Act 40â41 Local Government Act 42â43 School Act 44 University Act 45 University Endowment Land Act 46 Vancouver Charter 47 Water Sustainability Act Commencement 48 The provisions of this Act referred to in column 1 of the following table come into force as set out in column 2 of the table: Item Column 1 Provisions of Act Column 2 Commencement 1 Anything not elsewhere covered by this table The date of Royal Assent 2 Section 1 By regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council 3 Sections 3 to 47 By regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council